LIFE AFTER COLLEGE

PRESENTEDBY

SCOTT ODIGIE

First word

What any human being is in search for today is not a good job, or wealth, or a spouse, nor

a fame but fulfilment; happiness. Ecc.1, & 2.

Several thousands of graduates are been released into the real world as it were; a world where all economic systems are failing

drastically, uncertainty is

increasing in geometric proportion, marriages are

crumbling, and several individuals are losing their

minds daily.

The question we should ask ourselves as graduates should be, “what should

I do to be exempted from these decadence?”

Some of the facts in our present world today:

Realities

1. Economic downturn: money is failing, investments

are crashing. It is not new! Our patriarchs of faith experienced

and thrived in it.

2. Unemployment: Job Recruiters say ‘It is difficult to recruit good staffs.’ Captain of industry say there are Jobs but we cannot find experienced

and employable graduates. Graduates say:

There are no jobs, governments should create jobs. Government say: It is

not the business of the government to create jobs it is the duty of private

enterprises. Pro-Entrepreneurship says: From

soil to oil now something is boiling our oil tanks are getting exhausted we need more think tanks Look at our “graduates” & see

unemployment riding high Look at our needs as a nation & see the many opportunities to

create solutions. ENTREPRENEURS are wanted!

3. Increased separation and divorce statistics: this is one of the

most abused institutions in our uncertain world. And when anything becomes predominant in life it could

become a belief system.

4. Leadership crisis: the greatest challenge we are faced with in our

nation is the challenge of leadership. We must understand that everything

rises and falls on leadership.

5. Entrepreneurship mediocrity: as you are

so is your business.

Strategies

1. Supernatural Proficiency: there is no future anywhere but in God. God

is the first employer of labour, empowers people for inventions in manufacturing, impresses visions &

dreams in peoples imagination etc.

2. Upgrade your passion to a financial stream: follow your

heart and live your passion. This will eliminate confusion but get you more precise about your decisions.

3. Device Strategic job options: for instance, if I don’t get a job in say 5-6 months after graduation what are my

options? To set up a business? Or do some menial jobs less than my qualification?

Travel abroad for a post graduate course? Etc.

4. Review your resolutions with changing economics: carry out PEST analysis. Coming out from college with

great ideas you had 1, 2 or 3 years ago, must be reviewed if it would fit in

with present economic realities.

5. Upgrade your degree: we must understand that education is not synonymous to literacy. Learn to give your degree a boost; the competition is on the high side.

6. Work to learn and not to earn: great minds and dreamers don’t work for money, they work

to learn and improve on their character and proficiencies.

7. Make every moment count: be a goal setter. Stay with the right

people, read the right books, attend the right seminars, get the right

information, go the right places etc.

8. Be information-savvy: we live in a fast growing world. Therefore,

position yourself for the acquisition of relevant information on: career trends,

CV writing, job opportunities, internships or placements,

9. Develop the Character-capital: a

good name is much more valuable than money.

Conclusion

You will succeed! Thank you for

listening.