Happy New Year to all and sundry, I hope the new year came to meet your plans and targets prepared? I wish you the best in your vision to achieve them.
I will suggest financial advices in this article.
Yesterday, I was glancing through a popular site (nairaland.com) and came across a content that talks about what the hope of a 3rd class graduate will be in terms of seeking for employment in the labor market in Nigeria.
I smiled at first not because I am a third class but I looked at people who graduated with such grades from when I was born till present if they have been able to secure a good job with it without been embarrassed in one way or the other.
It is obvious in Nigeria here that people who falls within that level are been rejected in corporate organizations in fact employment adverts will state it clear that only graduates with 2nd class upper and above are needed for their job interview that is if you pass at the end because there are tendencies that you might not get picked especially if there are applicant with higher experience than you.
2023 came in with the reminder for a need to have a skill.
Recently I went for an interview at a corporate firm in Abuja, Gwarimpa precisely. After sitting for their test, I was called upon to be interviewed and the first question I was asked after introducing myself was what can I do?
I listed out my skills in computer engineering field to the interviewer after all satisfaction that was when I got to understand it’s all about the skills not grade to meet up financial goals.
Soon automation may take over banking, teaching, driving, and agriculture that only less amount of laborers may be needed but to survive it financially there is a need for obtaining a skill now before it is late.
Some hot skills on demand are;
Software engineering
I predict soon the entire universe might also be automated too due to the numerous spaces to train software engineers. Software engineers are responsible for writing codes and programs to make a piece of hardware function as designed. Learning this skill will make way for you financially to thrive.
The average salary of a software developer in the U.S is $120096 according to indeed.com.
One good aspect of software engineering is that opportunities are available for free learning online. I know of alxafrica.com who offers 1 year scholarship to learn software engineering skills which you must cease the opportunity to learn if financial challenge is a factor.
Data analytics
Data analytics is a very important skill to also learn. It’s all about manipulating and analyzing data in order to derive information from them. Carrying out this process requires the knowledge of advanced software such as python, R, SAS and even excel.
For a person who chooses to dive into this opportunity, I can guide you on the process. I know of outsourceglobal.com which will train you for 6 months freely to learn data analysis after which if your competence measures with their performance you might be employed.
My beginning story as a data analyst was, At first I felt enthusiastic that I started with python, though I was able to complete the course on kaggle.com but I found it rigorous to go through the stages of training.
I will advise a beginner data analyst to commence their journey into analysis with excel reason been that most businesses often use it at basic level.
The average salary of a data analyst in the United States is $72,503 per year according to indeed.com. If you were to be paid per month the resulting figure will be $6041 which is quite a good amount to earn.
There are other skills that can support you financially in this new year such as web design, graphics design, solar installation and lots more but it depends on your consistency in training, if you able to go through it, securing a job isn’t a problem as you can also carryout remote task on fiverr and up work.
I wish everyone a prosperous year indeed, stay out of trouble, focus on your happiness and be loving. Thank you for reading.