6 Technical Skills You Need To Have Before You Graduate
Dear undergraduates, it’s no longer news that your
university is not going to give you everything you need to get a job after
graduation. So many educated people thought certificate doesn’t really count
but what you’ve got in your head to project and to be productive to bring
income or food to your table.
And I hope you know that once you fulfill all the necessary
requirements for the award of BSc degree, you’ll have to get yourself out of
the institution and face the next struggle; and at that time, learning new
skills might not be so easy.
So, this is the best time you have to prepare yourself for
the job market. Forget the claims about unemployment, graduates with the right
skills are getting jobs every day; and believe me, if you too strive to have
certain skills, employers would be running after you even before you graduate.
This is why I’m writing this to inform you about the top
five technical skills you should have before you wear the graduation gown and
throw the cap in the air.
1. Big Data Analysis
Nearly every industry today relies on data to make sound
decision about clients and products. Because of this, every organization now
needs employees who can collect, organize, and interpret data.
2. Coding and programming
Your ability to code and understand programming language
will make you a strong and valuable candidate in many jobs. Nigeria is
currently the third country in the world with the highest numbers of
self-taught software developers.
According to the founder of FreeCodeCamp, Quincy Larson,
there are over 142,000 Nigerians on his platform learning and improving their
coding skills. What does this tell you? Coding and programming is a new skill
everyone wants to have irrespective of what they study at universities.
3. Project Management
Being a good project manager means you’re an effective
leader; you are good at paying attention to details, you can delegate tasks and
measure project success, not many people can do all these. But if you have
these skills, there are so many organizations out there waiting for you.
4. Social Media
There are many ways you can make money blogging
I know you are virtually on all social media platforms, but
your social media experience won’t impress prospective employers if you can’t
explain how well you can use social media for a business or an organization.
If you are looking for jobs in PR, marketing, web
development, Digital media and digital photography, it’s very important you
scale-up your social media skills.
5. Technical Writing
There are jobs that’ll require you to explain complex things
in a way that is easy to understand. Your ability to do this is referred to as
a technical writing skill or corporate communication skill.
Your job might include sending messages to clients or
manufacturers, or write press releases, web content, or manuals for clients.
Why you should have these skills.
These skills are in high demands and learning any of them
now is the best way to prepare and position yourself for the challenge ahead.
Don’t wait till after graduation before you begin to think about what job to
take.
It’s never to late to start now. Learn some skills that will
make you valuable after graduation and don’t rely solely on your degree
certificate, many employers don’t really care about it anymore.
6. Graphics Design
There are a lot of graphic designer who works as a freelancer
and earn huge amount of money using their laptop and social media marketing
strategies to hunt form prospective clients. In fact, some people find a website
like Fiverr to work and get paid in dollars. You can attain this skill to earn
a life time living, it is also a job people can’t make a request of in a week
since you are very good at delivering what is more than their expectations.
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