Opinion: 5 Great Places to Start Career in Nigeria

For majority of young Nigerians, pay is
the bottomline in job hunting. Other
factors such as job satisfaction, career
advancement opportunity, work-life
balance etc. come secondary. This is
understandable. In a country where
poverty level is high and people toil to
get themselves educated, you can forgive
the young graduate that thinks pay is all
that matters.

In this article, I have
compiled 5 great companies that offer
great platforms to start one’s career in
Nigeria. The definition of greatness is not
necessarily by the short term returns, but
more of medium to long term benefits.
The companies listed are basically for
non-technical graduates (i.e may not too
useful for engineering graduates, for
example).


1, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC): PwC
is a professional consulting firm that
offers services like auditing, tax
consultancy, financial advisory and lots
more. To me, if you want to be a
thoroughbred professional accountant,
financial consultant or tax practitioner,
PwC is your best bet for solid footing. It
is not for nothing that a good percentage
of top finance executives in big
corporations in Nigeria are PwC alumni.
PwC is a great training ground for many
professionals. The firm is also highly
regarded for its integrity in business
dealings. The pay for entry level may not
be so juicy, but it is a firm that gives you
the best of training as a young graduate
and the return from that investment will
serve you for life, as you become hot
cake when you seek to move ahead in the
future.


2, KPMG: KPMG is another great place
for a young, non-technical graduate to
seek to start career. They have almost all
the features listed for PwC above and
engage in same range of services. The
short-term reward may not be as juicy as
some banks will offer, but you can be
guaranteed of medium to long term
returns. KPMG puts high premium on
professionalism and work ethics. It is a
fantastic place for one to start career.


3, Accenture: Probably because their
work is not one you see on the street,
many graduates may not even have heard
of Accenture. The sports buff may know
Accenture as one of the principal
sponsors of golf legend, Tiger Woods, but
may not even know they have business in
Nigeria. Accenture is another great place
to start career in Nigeria. The technology
and management consulting firm is a
great brand. They are very professional
and give young intakes value-adding
training that will continue to be of benefit
throughout their career, whether in
Accenture or elsewhere.


4, Shell: Now, the big fish! Yes, that’s
what everybody has been waiting to see.
Shell is the signpost of multinational oil
companies in Nigeria and it almost
naturally comes first whenever a young
Nigerian student reels out his wishlist.
Getting job in Shell is seen as ‘money
ritual’ and it is seen as the pinnacle of
making it for a young graduate. This
notion is driven by pay. Ironically, what
makes Shell tick, compared to other IOCs
operating in Nigeria, is not its pay, but its
training. In fact, Shell is one of the least
paying of the big IOCs, and some
independent oil companies almost match
its entry level pay package. But it is
almost unanimously believed in the
industry that Shell offers the best training
for its young intakes. That is why IOCs
like Total that pay more ‘poach’ Shell
staff, who would have undergone great
learning under Shell. Shell is also to a
large extent merit-driven. Shell is another
great place to start career.


5, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB): Some of
us are not fans of professional banking
career. But for those who crave banking
job, GTB is the best around. GTB is
strong, stable and highly professional.
They are not doing badly in terms of pay
either. So if pay is your motivation, you
still have a dream in GTB. If personal
development and future career is your
motivation, GTB is still fine. Job security
they guarantee too.


---- JARUSHUB (www.jarushub.com)

I would also add: Ernst & Young and Deloitte.

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