{"id":23576,"date":"2019-12-19T20:02:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T20:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23576"},"modified":"2019-12-19T20:02:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T20:02:25","slug":"danger-of-graduates-that-dont-think-beyond-their-certificates-by-gbenga-adebambo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23576","title":{"rendered":"DANGER OF GRADUATES THAT DON&#8217;T THINK BEYOND THEIR CERTIFICATES  By Gbenga Adebambo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cEducation is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education\u201d \u2014 Albert Einstein<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The greatest form of disability in life is not knowing your ability. Your winning edge in life is not the degree you have acquired or the certificate you possessed, but your ability to solve problems.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Whenever I interview graduates, I am not so keen on their qualifications; I am only keen on their special skills, experiences and their unique approach to problem-solving. Most of them cannot even apply the knowledge they have acquired in school to solving life problems. The 21st Century employer doesn\u2019t necessarily pay you a salary for the certificate you possess, but for the problems you can solve.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The reality of life is that there are more employable graduates than the available jobs, and it is only graduates that can actually think beyond their certificate that would eventually find their own place in life. Mark Twain said: \u201cDon\u2019t let schooling interfere with your education.\u201d The proof of going to school is your certificate, but the proof of your education is in your ability to solve problems through innovation and creativity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Graduates that cannot solve problems are liabilities. Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree; it is about widening your knowledge, thinking creatively and absorbing the truth about life. We must see our education beyond our certificates. Many people spend their precious years in school only to end up acquiring certificate, not education. Einstein said: \u201cEducation is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.\u201d Have you ever heard of the creativity term, \u2018think outside the box?\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">One of the major reasons why most graduates are poor is because they cannot see and think beyond their certificates. I have seen engineering graduates work as bankers. I have seen medical doctors with great skills in web and graphic designs. I have seen lawyers that are very dexterous with finances. The list is endless!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The basic truth of life is that the skills needed to be much sought after and become more successful in life are not really found within the walls of the classrooms. Your certificate is just proof that you are teachable; it does not suggest what you are totally capable of doing. You are full of possibilities when you think beyond your degrees and certificates.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you remove your certificate from the picture, what are those things you can do effortlessly so well? You would definitely need the knowledge you have acquired in school, but they must not define your limitations. Don\u2019t allow your certificate to put a limit on what you are capable of doing. Your education goes beyond acquiring certificate; it is your ability to solve problems. While schooling leads to confinement, education is an adventure. While schooling makes us learn through rules and facts, education makes us learn through exposure.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I have seen many graduates being successful in areas that have nothing to do with their course of study.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cEducation is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education\u201d \u2014 Albert Einstein The greatest form of disability in life is not knowing your ability. 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