A letter to Fresh Graduates

Dear graduates,

There's a reason I addressed this letter to you.

Have you ever come to the point of your life wherein you just want to rush and find a job? Rushing to be hired. Rushing to find what’s for you. Worrying and thinking the whole day – you don’t want to be left behind.

You saw your mates' updates that they have been employed. You asked yourself, is there anything wrong with me?

You know that you are good in academics and in performance that’s why you want to prove yourself to the people around you.

But hear this. I just realized, one of life's most costly and beautiful objects is born out of pain and irritation – pearl. Not every beautiful thing comes easily.

Your waiting season is never wasted. Your waiting season is your learning season.

While waiting, you need to lay hands-on skills that will equip you for your dream work or business because no employer wants to employ books or certificates alone, they also need people with skills that will promote their company too.

Let me share a bit of a friend's story with you.

As a first-class graduate, what would you think of her after school? That companies will rush her abi? Or probably you have an edge so not much stress, you will find work, right?

Let me shock you

She roamed from one private company to another I mean ultimate search kind. She submitted her application letter to so many top companies.

After two months, she got a teaching job in a growing school. I don’t want to tell you how much they were paying because you will be forced to ask if she is in her right senses.

But that notwithstanding she took it because she don’t have other options. Mind you this is because she has a mindset that not to just sit and wait for NYSC.

So in the course of working with the school, she saw that the more other people with skills are employed the less valuable she became, the greater the chances of being sacked and that will not be a good way to start. Then she decided to go for computer training to before up her game.

She paid for 6 months package straight up and you can guess how much that is. As of then, she couldn’t even afford to buy a laptop for her personal practice because the salary was so poor with other bills she had to pay.

Long story cut short, after NYSC the interview was mad ooo. More expectations and experiences for her. She subscribed fully to learning skills and is today still upgrading.

Na dem dey rush her.

So whenever you see an opportunity to learn a good skill, do not take it for granted.

We have moved from a job economy to a skilled economy. This is where you shouldn’t be left behind.

Join the digital world today my darlings and thank me later.