THE PROGRAMMED PSYCHE OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS

THE PROGRAMMED PSYCHE OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS.

The word “psyche” can be described as a kind of mentality or belief in one’s act that something will occur or take place.Ask an average Nigerian youth what his future aspirations are and you will be surprised at funny answers.You hear things like “I want to work for a big oil company where all I have to do is sit and bark orders”.In Nigerian universities today, we see most students dedicating all their resources and energy towards making a 5.0 CGPA or graduating with a first-class, with the belief that it qualifies them to just saunter into any big establishment to get lucrative jobs.

However, youths today have failed to realize the importance of all-round developments.Most employers today no longer base their employments criteria on just the certificate.The are also interested in knowing what other advantage you can offer the company.Yes, good grades are essential but shouldn’t be the only thing in one’s mind.There are instances where first-class graduates lost lucrative jobs to second-class(lower) graduates, simply because the latter has knowledge of certain skills which the former doesn’t.

The certificate is fast losing it’s singular relevance in the labour market today.This article is not channeled at encouraging mediocrity in academics.Rather, it is a clarion call on youths to develop themselves in other ways and possess more value than just their certificate.It is a well known fact that the jobs available in Nigeria are relatively small, compared to the millions of graduates churned out yearly from Nigerian institutions, and it is one’s versatility that can come in handy when one is unable to get a good job.A graduate of sociology who has adequate knowledge of computer,web designing or blogging can eke out a living from these in the event of being unable to get an employment that befits his certificate.

Conclusively, Nigerian youths should learn a skill today and stop depending on the government or their certificate to get them non-existent white collar jobs.Decorations,baking,blogging,web designing,barbing and stylistics, learning of musical instruments, e.t.c are valuable skills a student could learn and possess alongside a certificate.