By this time in the next two years or so, you would
have been rounding off your undergraduate
programme. If you want to be sure you had
prepared for life after campus, you’ve got to start
these right from now!
This is actually based on the notion that you’ve already taken a decision on what you want to be in future. As you get ready for that priced time regarded as ‘final year’, here are the top ten things you should consider doing ahead of then.
Participate in Career Advancement Events: They
are many around. From conferences to seminars,
workshops to symposia and from competitions to
contests, from grants to scholarships, the list is
endless. It only takes discerning minds to identify
one.
In line with your future aspiration most especially, it is important you attend such career advancement events. Use career advancement websites or google, ask a professional in the field to keep a tab on upcoming career advancement events ahead.
Earn the trust of others: Are you the cunning type?
Do you possess some character that could portray
you as a dishonest person? It’s high time you
started getting rid of such characters. People
around you are watching you. News of your good
character or otherwise would spread to a place you
never imagined in the nearest future. You’d better
turn a new leaf today before it’s too late!
Volunteer: Volunteering involves you providing
services to people based on your skills or expertise
at little or no cost at all. The world is in need of
helpful people and such people should be sure that
their effort is not in vain. It is important to note that volunteering could even increase your chances of
getting a job. In an age when work experience is
one of the pre-requisite to get a job, your
volunteering experience would be helpful.
For example, consider using your leadership and
organisational skills, editing, writing, publicity, ICT,
social media, medical and child caring skills.
Give to the society voluntarily and you would succeed!
Mop up your social media: Watch what you post on
the social media. Your first job might be lost as a
result of one status update in the same way another
could get you a job right before you graduate.
Remove that gangster picture of yours. Be equally
careful of those who tag you in their status updates,
especially if such wouldn’t present you in a good
light. If it requires you ‘unfriending’ or ‘blocking’
such people, please do! Be as modest as possible in
your posts.
There is no crime talking about religion, politics, ethnicity, gender or other topics of diverse
views. But if you must, you should thread the path
with high level of intellectuality based on facts and
avoid maligning other people indiscriminately.
Study Smartly: Studentship isn’t all about working
hard to get the highest of grades but studying smartly. Smart studying emphasizes you understanding the course content beyond examination situations. More often than not, most students read just to pass exams. Yours should be an exception! Irrespective of what the course is, it important you can apply its contents beyond
examination situations.
You don’t want to open your over five hundred page engineering textbook when asked to determine solution to a mechanical fault!
Learn some skills: A skill-based personality is the
ideal professionally-prepared personality. Go
beyond the lectures to learn new skills applicable in
the industry generally.
It is possible that that step could place you above your peers in future. Skills learnt should be however relevant to contemporary times. Your skills are your selling points!
Engage in fruitful journeys: Before you decide on
embarking on any sojourn as a student, weigh the
benefits. Ask yourself what you stand to lose by not
participating as much as you consider what you
stand to gain. You don’t want to found in the midst
of street urchins nor would you want to be caught in
the web of some controversy betraying your
sparkling good character.
Get yourself a mentor: Career mapping comes to
play here. Your career should be plan-based. You
would need a trustworthy professional in the field to
be your mentor. He is more likely aware of current
trends relating to achieving career success. He can
easily help you in material and technical support
where necessary. Your mentor should be your
adviser in making professionally-inclined decisions.
There is no need for an aspiring lawyer having a
physician as his mentor. Choose your mentor
wisely!
Start practicing before graduating: Do you want to
be a teacher? Start acting as one directly or
indirectly. Clinch with a professional in your field of
choice and request being his assistant/intern Don’t
expect to be paid since you are not yet a graduate.
They could consider paying you if they have the
resources to cater for that. You know what?
Practice makes perfect!
Be prayerful: God is the one who makes our plans
materialise. Whatever we have in stock can only be
successful combining dedication with prayer. There
are stories of dedicated people who yet failed.
That’s as a result of lack of God’s blessings in their
acts. Think God first!
People generally see tertiary institution life as being
full of freedom. Yes, it is! Everybody is free to do
whatever they wish. Why not do something personally worthy of reverence and reference against the future? Choose to do something beneficial for yourself. Your future starts now!
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