UNIVERSITY DEGREE DOES NOT GUARANTEE SUCCESS ANYWHERE – AN INTERVIEW WITH JARUS

I was recently interviewed by a Nigerian blogger, Shehu Aba of Naija Inspirational Hub, on my background, academic and career experience and success of this blog.

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EXCERPTS:

 

N.I.H: Do you think university degree is over-hyped in Nigeria?

Jarus: University degree is not a license to success, anywhere, not just Nigeria. No one should believe that being in a university means automatic success. However, someone that passed through the walls of a university is expected to have some level of refinement, some level of exposure. Unfortunately, I cannot say that is the case with every graduate in Nigeria.

N.I.H: Many people complain that Nigerian graduates are unemployable, how true is this assertion?

Jarus: This is unfortunately true to a large extent. But more than the graduates themselves, the system is to blame. The system that produces graduates in Nigeria is so bastardized and you cannot expect a good product from a bad machine. Where students are encouraged to cram before passing, where initiatives are not encouraged, where critical thinking is suppressed, you cannot expect the product to be of high quality.

The workplace is different from school, especially the set-up here. To make a good employee, you need to be able to think, to be able to come up with solutions to problems.

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Here are the links to the detailed  interview:

PART 1: I Started ICAN Exams Out Of Boredom- Jarus

PART 2: University Degree Is Not A License To Success Anywhere- Jarus