7 “Downsides” of Being a First Class Graduate in Nigeria
1, More will be expected of you at interviews.
2, If you did not do well in a job test, it will be the headline when an HR Manager is interviewed: “First Class Graduates Fail NNPC Test” blabla.
3, People expect you to know everything in your field,forgetting you had a first class only in your first degree, it doesn’t make you a professor yet!
4, You will be expected to know everything , even outside your field, beyond basics. In fact, they will tell you they’ve seen a First Class Accounting graduate that cannot build a car!
5, The number of first class applicants for jobs will always be a headline (like the FIRS job news, which inspired this post, anyway).
6, The entrepreneurship noise makers expect every first class to be self-employed or be an entrepreneur, otherwise, they’re corporate slaves.
7, You must be rich. They will use you as example of their friend that made first class and is not rich. They will ask you which grade Dangote made. It doesn’t matter to them that not everyone is motivated by money.
For more discussions on education and careers, join our forum, HOTPROFORUM
Established in March 2013, JarusHub is a Nigerian information hub with focus on career and management. It is rated Nigeria's most authoritative destination for online career resources. It parades an array of Nigerian professionals who share their career experiences with a view to bridging career information gap and mentoring a generation to success. JarusHub has revolutionised career information and experience sharing in Africa. Whether you're a student, a recent graduate or an established professional, or even an executive, you will always find something to learn on JarusHub. All enquiries to jarushub@gmail.com or 0808 540 4500. Facebook: www.facebook.com/jarushub; Twitter: @jarushub or @mcjarus.
Career Q&A with Jarus: Oil & gas career, poor CGPA
September 17, 2023What is Career Counselling? How to choose the Right Career?
October 24, 2022
[…] SOURCE: https://www.jarushub.com/7-downsides-of-being-a-first-class-graduate-in-nigeria/ […]
Advantages of being a first class outweighs the disadvantage, meanwhile, first class is not a determinant of success.
[…] 7, You must be rich. They will use you as example of their friend that made first class and is not rich. They will ask you which grade Dangote made. It doesn’t matter to them that not everyone is motivated by money.[/b]source: https://www.jarushub.com/7-downsides-of-being-a-first-class-graduate-in-nigeria/ […]