When I was growing up, the system around me taught me that, I have to go to school and learn hard; complete a university or a tertiary institution; look for a job from existing companies or institutions and start working. I thought the process of getting an employment with companies was so easy until I continuously submitted applications to fill job vacancies of many companies for close to two years before being called for an interview by one of the companies I had applied to. Several mates of mine also had to wait for some number of years before landing on their first job even though some others were employed earlier than expected.
Many youths have associated themselves with the ideology of getting a job from already existing companies after school. I have come across several graduates of tertiary institutions moving from offices to offices to drop ‘application for employment letters’. Usually, the demeanour of such persons show how desperate they are for jobs and one can easily guess the number of years they may have been waiting to get employment. For how long can one wait to fill vacancies that may not exist?
Creativity is an innate and precious characteristic of man. God created Adam and Eve to dominate the earth. This implies that man has the ability to create using resources that God has already provided and even create out of nothing. Employers have been creative enough to establish businesses that provide good(s) or service(s) to members of the society. These employers located a need of society and have provided solutions to these need(s) in the form of businesses.
Each and every one of us is unique. What one person can do, another person may not be able to do. Each and every one of us has a unique style of creativity. Some of us can write songs; some are good in the arts; some are good in discovering new recipes; others are good in cleaning of clothes etc. What is important is to locate your style of creativity and develop it. The purpose of education is to sharpen our style of creativity for us to start unique activities including setting up of new businesses. All other necessities such as initial capital, logistics, human resource etc. come after locating your style of creativity.
To conclude, if you are a graduate who has been home for several years and looking for job and not getting one, then reconsider starting one. You may already be employed by existing companies but you can start a business of your own. Joseph, King Solomon, Isaac etc. were all businessmen and their businesses contributed to their prosperity. For King Solomon, he even traded in gold.
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