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– Remi Ajayi
Finally, You’ve been admitted to study the course of your choice.
You’re grinning from ear to ear, notifying friends and family of your newly
acquired success. You can’t wait to resume and graduate with a distinction.
But you need to take a pause and think ahead.
What do you need to do during your days as an undergraduate?
What are some things you need to do before graduation?
As an undergraduate already at the verge of completing your four year plan,
what do you need to focus on? What aspirations do you need to work on and
develop?
Here is a Number of things:
â– JOB HUNT
Having a degree does not automatically guarantee or
entitle you to a job. There is no big formula to acquire a job. The best way
to get ahead of your colleagues and soar ahead is, if you start hunting for a
job before you graduate. The outside world is filled with thousands of
graduates with the same degree as you, people with the same grade and as
qualified as you are.
To a reasonable extent, in order to avoid toiling and endlessly waiting for
years searching for a job, You have to start your career exploration right
from your school days.
You can research branches of your field, Do industrial trainings, Visit
various industries, firms and companies to tell them of your wish to become a
personnel of their firm, corporation or agency.
Give them convincing reasons that sets you apart from the crowd and why they
should consider you for a job instead of your competitors. Make friends with
them. Awe them and make them see reasons why you are distinct from the crowd.
More Importantly, before you graduate build a Network and a attachment with
your Industry. Get their attention. You can do this with a handful of
Professional Sites for your Career like LinkedIn, JobBait ,Nakuri,
Careercloud, CareerBuilder,etc.
â– GET A DIGITAL SKILL
Digital skills are defined as a range of abilities to use
digital devices, communication applications and networks to access and manage
information.
You may be wondering what are the kind of digital skills you need to learn in
order to keep up with technological trends?
You can learn about
•Web Design/Development
•Digital Marketing
•Graphic Designing
•Copywriting
•Mobile App Development.
You can even start working with this skills in major freelancing sites and
earning money even while still as an undergraduate.
Having one or more of these skills, sets you apart from your contemporaries.
You stand a higher chance of getting a job because of your versatility.
â– LEARN SOME ACQUIRABLE SKILL
What are outside skills? These are skills such as catering, Tailoring, fashion
designing, shoes designing and the likes.
Even if you probably won’t do these things after graduating, You can use them
to create a fun time and invent something in your own little way.
It can be some new cloth styles, New cake flavors.
Either ways getting this kind of skill will make you more experienced,
versatile and Knowledgeable while at the same time you can be catching fun
with it.
â– START SAVING
Saving right? Start saving part of your pocket money while
still an undergraduate. cut down expenses. The importance of saving and
cutting down expenses on less important things cannot be overemphasized.
Wishes are not horses that everyone would climb on it. Stop wishing to SAVE.
Start it Now!
â– LEARN HOW TO PERFORM BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS
Learn how to handle the computer before you graduate. You
need to get acquainted with the basic computer skills before you graduate.
These skills include but not limited to Spreadsheet, Operating systems,
Presentation software such as power point and keynote and tools such as Slack
and Skype.
â– BUILD A PASSION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Develop that spirit for building start-ups and being on
your own. Learn the art of taking calculated risks before you graduate. This
is very important as it will help you build courage in most endeavour of your
lives and even in the labour market.
â– LEARN HOW TO DRIVE
Driving is a lifelong skill. It is definitely worth
giving a try when you’re young and when you’re an undergraduate. In case you
later get the opportunity to own a car, You have a higher chance of mastering
the tactics of maneuvering you car far better than your contemporaries.
â– BUILD A NETWORK OF GREAT FRIENDS
Friends are priceless. Surrounding yourself with good
people and the same goals as yours will help you reach those goals faster.
Great friends build individual experiences faster. So endeavor to make good
friends that will push you to success far beyond your undergraduate days.
â– BUILD A STRONG CGPA
Graduating with a good grade is definitely a must. One of the worthwhile tales
an undergraduate can give is about a good Grade Point Average. Try as much as
possible to maintain a good CGPA till the end.
â– BUILD INVESTMENTS
Investments are like seeds that later yields something
beautiful in the long run. Try to make legitimate investments that’ll pay off
even after you graduate. Investments such as Shares of a company and many
others, is a medium you can explore to financially stable and live out your
dreams.
These are just part of what you, as an undergraduate should, strive to
accomplish before graduation.
Remember, the grass is not always green and roses aren’t always red.
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