Why geology graduates are the most unemployed in nigeria?

A Popular Aphorism that “desperate situations require desperate measures” cannot be overstated. It is true that the unemployment figures in Nigeria keeps increasing on a daily basis. This increase is especially high among graduates of all disciplines. From lawyers to Medical doctors, Engineers to Pharmacists, Geologists to Teachers and Bankers. Despite this, it can still be safely said that geologists have a very large share of this number (I stand to be corrected).
Most geology and geophysics graduates are developing tactics to combat this challenge. One of it is that many rather than sit at home have proceeded to obtain a master’s degree with the hope that it will help them secure their dream job. Some even travel outside the shores of this country to secure a master’s degree from various institutions especially in the UK with the dream of coming back to secure a place.
A year after they are back in the country they are still in search of a job despite their degrees. They would soon get frustrated and disappointed as they had thought that it would had been the anti-dote to their job problems. Someone once asked me this question “How come companies always go out of their way to employ foreign expatriate despite the large army of unemployed graduates in the land?” What a good question but the answer is not far-fetched. Oil companies are not charity organization as most people tend to think, they are in it for profit and will only be looking to employ people that possess the right skills and competencies, people that will assist them make this profit. These candidates (whether Nigerian or foreigner) are well sought after; companies will do whatever they can to bring them on board their team. Many of them don’t even stay long on a job; before you say “Jack Robinson” they have changed job. It is not a function of their degrees or certificate but rather the skills they have and what they can do with it.

Even in the serious unemployment situation, Oil companies are still recruiting. They will only recruit capable hands. You can take yourself out of unemployment today by just taking a wise decision. A decision to acquire the skill sets and knowledge needed in the industry today. Why wait when you can take a step that will make you well sought after. The key is the RIGHT TRAINING.

Competencies in the skill sets listed below will open the door of opportunity for any geologist/geophysicist in the oil industry:
· 2D/ 3D Seismic Interpretation
· Formation Evaluation/ Petrophysics
· Reservoir characterization
· Reservoir modeling
· Sequence stratigraphy etc.
There is one place where you can get imparted and acquire these skills and more.
Geoprobe Solutions & Services – a petroleum geosciences consulting and training firm based in Lagos. Our classes are of industry standard facilitated by brilliant instructors in a highly interactive environment using the most relevant industry softwares and technologies.
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