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dauntless15(m): 5:40pm On Feb 18
alimiadedayo1:

Pls can I know more about the survey?
sure dm me
MT: 5:40pm On Feb 18
jetson06:
That is a bloody lie. 85% of jobs in Nigeria including tech jobs is based on man know man.
Stop all this capping abeg. It is in abroad that you get the job based on merit.


You lied.

Tech job is almost entirely on merit

You want to recruit a mediocre who will expose your entire data via incompetence ?

If you are worth your salt, there are plenty jobs out there. I laugh when people talk about AI when they do not even understand how it works . AI is a platform that could be leveraged on.

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jetson06: 5:50pm On Feb 18
In the Western world yes. But in Nigeria, it is based on man know man. I got into tech based on man know man and had to learn on the job.

In the Western world, such privilege don't exist. You are getting the job on merit and it is a must or else nothing for you.

MT:


You lied.

Tech job is almost entirely on merit

You want to recruit a mediocre who will expose your entire data via incompetence ?

If you are worth your salt, there are plenty jobs out there. I laugh when people talk about AI when they do not even understand how it works . AI is a platform that could be leveraged on.
lovelybobo: 5:58pm On Feb 18
Tech is the way to go, any day, any time.

Answer these questions to rate yourself

1. How good are you at what you do?
2. How many business problems can you solve with the skills you have?
3. Learning is very good, solving business problem is better.
4. Most people that learn data analysis learn only the tools without understanding the industry-based KPIs. That is always the problem.
5. How many industry KPIs do you know, how they are used, and when they are used?

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mooofficial: 5:59pm On Feb 18
Go to this website https://darlytics.com/ and also check out their LinkedIn page and apply, check out people that work there on LinkedIn via the organization page and reach out to them and also reach out to the organization there too. All the best!
fastseo: 6:06pm On Feb 18
hartson:
Tech jobs are over rated in Nigeria. A country that can't boost of year round electricity supply can't be talking about tech.
Go outside Nigeria you will enjoy tech jobs.
If you see how AI is revolutionizing businesses in Asian countries like China,Japan,Korea and across Europe you will know better.
You are expressing this frustration cos you are still in Nigeria.

IT guys across the west dey ball big time.ask anyone close to you that lives abroad.

I met a guy at phone repair arena sometime last year.The guy brought a top notch Samsung phone for minor troubleshooting.(Just unlocking and restore)
He signed in and gave the guys in the repair dept the phone after telling them what the problem was.just to use an OEM software to unlock the phone then do factory restore.
The only solution the so called IT guys adopted was to flash the phone erasing all the vital files and information in the phone without telling the owner.

Meanwhile,The guy told me that he mistakenly locked the phone and it could not boot.He was in dubai then so he went to a repair outlet.He signed in at the outlet.
The guys simply plugged the phone to a device and in less than a minute the phone was unlocked and all factory settings restored without loosing a single file.All personal and phone files were intact.He took his phone,signed out and left.

It was the same thing that happened while in naiJa unfortunately our NaiJa backyard IT guys flash craze comot for d phone head grin grin
No be small matter that day oo

IT guys are struggling to get in these days even in advanced countries. It's a global trend
Omowale2023(m): 6:15pm On Feb 18
OlawaleBammie:
Omo..u re right ooh.

Thank God I didn't invest my all on learning tech then, I put 80% of my time on learning physical trade and now I am happy I did.

Tho still learning my tech on a low
Forex or crypto trading?
alimiadedayo1: 6:17pm On Feb 18
dauntless15:
sure dm me
send me your number or email
jUeLiZ: 6:22pm On Feb 18
Me were I dey plan to do software engineering at Aptech this July abi ma just give up then ..... nawao

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Gotam: 6:24pm On Feb 18
[qupl[b][/b]plote author=dauntless15 post=134196375]Truth is they're few tech jobs out there, but the hype was much and alot of people like you blindly learnt tech skills, now applicants are more than the actual available tech jobs, goto remote work websites and see the thousands of people applying to one tech job, all over the world, it's crazy, now most tech jobs also exclude Africa, they reserve it for Europe and north America, the few available worldwide are crowded by hungry people especially Indians, they're practically everywhere like a pandemic, forget the dreams abeg, na only crypto and surveys be the sure thing now, atleast nobody go control wether I earn or not, it's all up to me, and before you rant, I was like you, I learnt UI and UX design, web design, and graphics design yet here I am, if no be survey and crypto my own for don finish.[/quote] please sir I need to know more about survey
How do you go about it
phemmyfour: 6:29pm On Feb 18
press9jatv:
having a LinkedIn doesn’t work like that again. You just have to be creative in the areas of your coding line
Welcome to planet earth
Myrepublic(m): 6:30pm On Feb 18
Na so them say forex dey pay. Put money,na so I almost enter inside forest.. 😞

Them go dey do Yahoo Yahoo,come dey use forex cover up. 🤬

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harsysky(m): 6:31pm On Feb 18
MT:


Obviously you do not understand tech.

You have not worked with tech at an enterprise level.

You are still thinking of using code to develop a calculator solution. It is more and deep than that. So you expect a company like first bank to subject their code to chat gpt. Chat gpt simply make life a bit easier but most codes being churned out require refactoring and understanding of design principles and patterns.

The first step to failing in tech is to go into it for the financials alone. It’s a sure way to failure.

Companies in the US and Europe still recruit the best hands . There’s something lacking in your skill set if you are not getting interviewed.

Tech is an art and you need to learn the fundamentals. I get enough invites all over the world with relocation package that I even choose to ignore

Well said!
press9jatv: 6:47pm On Feb 18
OlawaleBammie:


Are u sure he didn't learn the data analytics with python?? Are u so sure??
he didn’t learn python basics and advance too. Most of them just jumped to data analysis like that.
Dumte(m): 6:48pm On Feb 18
This is a serious call for concern

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press9jatv: 6:49pm On Feb 18
phemmyfour:
Welcome to planet earth
na Jupiter you Dey niiii.
odimbannamdi(m): 6:55pm On Feb 18
obaidan:
The amount of opportunities in tech is exaggerated, especially by entrepreneurs that want to sell their courses to you. A career in tech is very lucrative and cool BUT that does not mean the jobs are available on a Buy-One-Get-One-Free basis if we want to tell ourselves the truth. If you will do tech, go the whole hog and learn it enough that you can use it to build a solution by yourself, if you just want to do the bare minimum to position yourself for jobs, u may find it tough. Tech is not the easy way out the way most people see it, u will put in the work and ur learning will be continuous and u will have to keep evolving.

Also dont forget, the fact that most tech jobs can be done remotely means the experienced and gatekeepers are having a field day taking multiple jobs as much as 3, while new entrants may find it increasingly difficult to land something.

Deep!

What are your thoughts about PowerApps Development?

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fitinwell: 6:57pm On Feb 18
markcute:
85% of tech jobs in Nigeria is based on recommendations
Only few can be gotten via normal job applications process


85% wrong assertion , over 200% IT jobs are based on strong recommendations from referrals...

But If you got the Job via Interview stage without knowing any man in the company/industry and it's a bluechip company, then you are among the so lucky 1% champ

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koladata(m): 6:59pm On Feb 18
ode grin
jetson06:
I am also in the same boat as well. I started my tech journey as an IT Engineer and later Systems about 7 years ago. I relocated to the UK under a COS but the job I got through this COS is a finance role. I have done numerous certifications in a bid to land a remote tech job and its been nothing rejection for the past 3 years in UK. I suddenly gave up and decided to be A gigolo.
fitinwell: 7:03pm On Feb 18
hartson:
Tech jobs are over rated in Nigeria. A country that can't boost of year round electricity supply can't be talking about tech.
Go outside Nigeria you will enjoy tech jobs.
If you see how AI is revolutionizing businesses in Asian countries like China,Japan,Korea and across Europe you will know better.
You are expressing this frustration cos you are still in Nigeria.

IT guys across the west dey ball big time.ask anyone close to you that lives abroad.

I met a guy at phone repair arena sometime last year.The guy brought a top notch Samsung phone for minor troubleshooting.(Just unlocking and restore)
He signed in and gave the guys in the repair dept the phone after telling them what the problem was.just to use an OEM software to unlock the phone then do factory restore.
The only solution the so called IT guys adopted was to flash the phone erasing all the vital files and information in the phone without telling the owner.

Meanwhile,The guy told me that he mistakenly locked the phone and it could not boot.He was in dubai then so he went to a repair outlet.He signed in at the outlet.
The guys simply plugged the phone to a device and in less than a minute the phone was unlocked and all factory settings restored without loosing a single file.All personal and phone files were intact.He took his phone,signed out and left.

It was the same thing that happened while in naiJa unfortunately our NaiJa backyard IT guys flash craze comot for d phone head grin grin
No be small matter that day oo

Same shits happens to Laptops in the wrong so called computer repairers.. all they can think off . .. is format... Format and re formating a device...
OlawaleBammie: 7:10pm On Feb 18
Omowale2023:

Forex or crypto trading?
noooo, a no dey do gamble oh. Forex ke,

Na software development oh
YoungBlackRico(m): 7:10pm On Feb 18
Rebuker:
So, how did these guys land theirs:
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIZWZ5RJoWM
These ones dey whine you

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gabicon: 7:11pm On Feb 18
donmik:


Pls, I need help.
I am planning to learn AI. What could be my prospect and how long do you think it can benefit me in this fast changing world?

You can't learn AI in isolation, AI is like the seasoning and spices we put in our soup, these spices are not the soup but they sure make it pleasurable to eat. Find out the effects of AI on your field of expertise and become the person that can use AI to meet that change. For instance I create art pieces, through AI I have been able to replicate ancient art pieces which would have required getting a graphic designers to replicate.

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codedt89(m): 7:27pm On Feb 18
Good evening, Pls I need help and mentorship with surveys. Thank you
funsho75(m): 7:38pm On Feb 18
When everybody dey learn the same thing, he go dey saturated na..

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dauntless15(m): 7:47pm On Feb 18
Gotam:
[qupl[b][/b]plote author=dauntless15 post=134196375]Truth is they're few tech jobs out there, but the hype was much and alot of people like you blindly learnt tech skills, now applicants are more than the actual available tech jobs, goto remote work websites and see the thousands of people applying to one tech job, all over the world, it's crazy, now most tech jobs also exclude Africa, they reserve it for Europe and north America, the few available worldwide are crowded by hungry people especially Indians, they're practically everywhere like a pandemic, forget the dreams abeg, na only crypto and surveys be the sure thing now, atleast nobody go control wether I earn or not, it's all up to me, and before you rant, I was like you, I learnt UI and UX design, web design, and graphics design yet here I am, if no be survey and crypto my own for don finish. please sir I need to know more about survey
How do you go about it
email me
dauntless15(m): 7:47pm On Feb 18
Lordfranklin:


Bro you fit mentor me on top that survey stuff?
The brokeness wey hold me now you go be my messiah if you fit show me that way
yes email me
MT: 8:18pm On Feb 18
jUeLiZ:
Me were I dey plan to do software engineering at Aptech this July abi ma just give up then ..... nawao

Do not mind these individuals who barely know nothing about tech.

If you are really driven by tech, go for IT.

Lot of people are getting jobs. You simply need to be superb. That simple.

Don’t let anyone who barely knows something about tech determines your direction.

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octavian(m): 8:37pm On Feb 18
Acidosis:
Does Nigeria really have a viable tech sector, or is it just people in tech-inscribed T-shirts with laptops hopping from one remote work hub to the next? I mean, our tech industry is basically a glorified game of "brilliant minds" with Wi-Fi.

When we're actually ready for a real tech industry, we'll be calling on the government to build a proper industrialised environment for real tech companies - think mobile phone manufacturers, satellite companies, robot factories - basically, places with actual addresses, not just free Wi-Fi and coffee.

How can we talk about a tech industry when we still import ordinary POS machines? What is you people's idea of tech? Free WiFi, website design, coding, and crypto? Walai, we are not ready.

As always, we always want to jump the process. How can we talk about modern day tech without proper industrialisation? After learning to code, what next? Look around you, apart from banks, who your coding help? Schools still struggling to pay minimum wage or market women??

God bless you for this piece @acidosis, now I will add a couple of things
1. There's a technical and non-technical side of Tech, which do you want to focus on? For those saying AI will replace most jobs in Tech, it's a 50 / 50 thing, now let's take in FINTECH, a PO or BA needs to engage Dev Team on continuous product for improvement and if they run an Agile method, daily standup meeting, sprint planning, sprint retrospective etc. In all these cycles, I can tell you that there will always be conflict, either among the team or with PO, AI is not or never intelligent enough to manage, handle and resolve Conflict resolution, no AI system has been built with that level of intelligence, so AI cannot replace things like Conflict resolution, emotional intelligence in workplace etc

2. @adaperry25, you shouldn't have quitted your job without having another one in place, however that ship has sailed no it's the way forward that matters, since you have learnt Data Analytics which itself is an act of visualization of data in a presentable aesthetic way that breaks information down to stakeholders, now ask yourself what platforms do you use or have learnt? most organizations use Power BI, how good are you creating dashboards to tell your stories? Do you have personal projects you can reference on your CV? Also don't limit yourself to one platform, learn ETL, ELT, understand the different concepts of Data Lake, Data Warehousing, Data mart, be able to run through Data Management, security, Data Architecture

3. When you understand that Data Analytics is beyond using python, or Tableau or PBI then you need to understand another important bit which is *data security*, no organization plays with it, how do you secure published dataset from getting into wrong hands, each platform has a way of securing it, I know small grin Power BI so I can tell you one way to prevent unauthorized access to any published report is using Workspaces. How you connect to multiple data sources without, if need be, without eroding the DB, or getting hacked, these are some key components you can also incorporate into your CV. Once you do these, it shows any hiring manager that even at entry level, you understand security, visualization, ETL etc.

4. Then for now, I will implore you to stop looking for remote work, rather focus on Nigeria market first, when you get into any organization, get a foothold of the profession, see at the entry level part money no dey oooo, but gain the experience, when you have gained enough experience you can march on to any level you want in the field... Then you see all the people telling you to learn Python, grin it's a good thing to learn but please don't focus so much energy on coding there are other aspects that a hiring manager wants to see and need you to understand on the job

5. Don't give up, keep on applying keep on applying, keep on preparing yourself for interviews, pick up your experience of what went wrong in a previous interview then use it as a lesson learnt in subsequent one., slowly but surely you will get there

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octavian(m): 8:45pm On Feb 18
fastseo:


IT guys are struggling to get in these days even in advanced countries. It's a global trend

Don't mind most of these guys, they rely on ear say without confirming the real issue. They also believe, getting into tech is like transferring from Nigeria to let's Canada with the same years of experience, not knowing that one thing that most managers check is whether you have their country experience, if you are a good team player, how transferable is your claimed skillset to their environment. How do you handle scenarios as an employee, so many factors

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calculusx(m): 8:48pm On Feb 18
adaperry25:
data analytics..I need an entry level role

oohh. I'm into Cyber and Info sec.

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