when I graduated in 202019

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The video resonates by sharing a relatable struggle with unemployment and a pivot to entrepreneurship, offering practical advice on identifying local market needs rather than solely relying on external opportunities.

Summary

The creator shares their experience graduating in 2019 and struggling to find a job, leading them to consider a master's degree abroad. They ultimately decided against further education and instead focused on building a business locally, highlighting the importance of identifying and solving existing problems in the economy.

Structure

1Graduated in 2019, struggled to find a job.
2Considered a master's degree abroad but faced financial and logistical hurdles.
3Decided against further education and focused on local opportunities.
4Identified a gap in the market for graphic and web design services.
5Started a cyber cafe as a stepping stone to content creation and web design.
6Emphasizes solving local problems as a path to success.

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when I graduated in 202019 when I graduated in 202019 figure out what to do when I graduated in 202019 when I graduated in 202019 to find a job well unfortunately I was not the only one who was thinking like that you're probably in the hundreds of thousands who are thinking about looking for jobs in procurement so unfortunately I did not get a job so here's the next thing I decided Mimi Nikamua Nitahitaji UK Kufanya Mimi Nikamua Nitahitaji UK Kufanya to go to a university it was university of hartfordshire it was university of hartfordshire something like that and I was so pleased because I was like yeah Bilango sasa imeanze kufunguka Bilango sasa imeanze kufunguka because now I was thinking if I do more education then if any masters nikirudi Kenya ni SEMA a masters from a university a masters from a university United Kingdom that I would get a better job I was so mistaken well fortunately or unfortunately I fortunately or unfortunately I my visa did not go so zikwenda plus the fees so zikwenda plus the fees were a lot we would have spent over 1.9 million Kenyan shillings 1.9 million Kenyan shillings in two years just trying in two years just trying to chase that particular thing hijackers is probably like 3 million Kenyan shillings a very common scenario with so many who think that going abroad is a quickest solution to to our unemployment problems you forget that you're going to economies that already have people in those countries students in those countries they're also looking for the that you've probably gone there to see come on as a partner and as Africans we think that the best education is not in our country it is outside the country so what I decided is missing a tuffet a case in a and I also decided not to take a master's program I decided to look at what could actually pay me in my country I was running a cyber cafe ni kafikiria one thing Nimeona Watu wengi Kenya especially in so many businesses is the lack of proper graphic designers and web designers so decided to focus on that I also decided to get into the whole thing of creation that is churning out content on TikTok talking about the various things I do now look at where the quickest solution to your unemployment problem is not more education is looking at what is in the economy and looking for a solution to your unemployment by solving the problems that are already here I think that's for I'm not saying that you don't have to you have you don't have to go if you want to go go go learn your lesson but for me this manner I think I spent over only 200,000 shillings to open the cyber cafe cost me 100,000 shillings to open cause it was in Nairobi it cost me around another hundred thousand shillings getting laptops mini ring lights but that got me started and I'm happy where I am today because I was able to actually get to tick one you know content creation and and that is what is actually paying me so that's probably one way to think about it especially for guys who are always in a rush to think of always going to the UK US Canada and the rest what is it that you can do locally over here that could help you I'm not against you going you can go if you want to if you can go anywhere it's OK for you to learn your lesson and everyone has their own way of living well you could actually think about and I hope this helps

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I graduated in 2019 with a Procurement degree and immediately went hunting for a job. Unfortunately, so were hundreds of thousands of others. The jobs never came. So my mind went to the obvious next step. A master's degree. And not just anywhere. I decided I needed one from abroad. I applied and got an offer letter from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. I was thrilled. In my head, doors were finally opening. I would return to Kenya announcing a master's from the United Kingdom and better jobs would follow. I was completely mistaken. My visa did not go through. And when I looked at the actual numbers, the fees alone would have been over 1.9 million shillings across two years. Today that same path is closer to 3 million. Nearly 3 million shillings to chase a promise. And this thinking is everywhere. We believe going abroad solves unemployment. But you forget you are entering economies that already have their own graduates competing for those same jobs. We have convinced ourselves that good education only exists outside our country. So I made a different decision. I stayed and asked what could actually pay me here. I was running a cyber cafe at the time, and I noticed something. Kenyan businesses badly needed proper graphic designers and web designers. So I focused there. Then I added content creation, talking on TikTok about the work I was doing. Look at where that led. My total investment was about 200,000 shillings. Roughly 100,000 to open the cyber cafe in Nairobi, and another 100,000 for laptops and ring lights. That is what built everything. Go abroad if you genuinely want to. I am not against it. But look around you first. The problems here are already paying people. Solve one. — Elvis W.

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when I graduated in 2019 when I graduated in 2019 figure out what to do when I graduated in 2019 when I graduated in 2019 to find a job well unfortunately I was not the only one who was thinking like that you're probably in the hundreds of thousands who are thinking about looking for jobs in procurement so unfortunately I did not get a job so here's the next thing I decided Mimi Nikamua Nitahitaji UK Kufanya Mimi Nikamua Nitahitaji UK Kufanya to go to a university it was university of hartfordshire it was university of hartfordshire something like that and I was so pleased because I was like yeah Bilango sasa imeanze kufunguka Bilango sasa imeanze kufunguka because now I was thinking if I do more education then if any masters nikirudi Kenya ni SEMA a masters from a university a masters from a university United Kingdom that I would get a better job I was so mistaken well fortunately or unfortunately I fortunately or unfortunately I my visa did not go so zikwenda plus the fees so zikwenda plus the fees were a lot we would have spent over 1.9 million Kenyan shillings 1.9 million Kenyan shillings in two years just trying in two years just trying to chase that particular thing hijackers is probably like 3 million Kenyan shillings a very common scenario with so many who think that going abroad is a quickest solution to to our unemployment problems you forget that you're going to economies that already have people in those countries students in those countries they're also looking for the that you've probably gone there to see come on as a partner and as Africans we think that the best education is not in our country it is outside the country so what I decided is missing a tuffet a case in a and I also decided not to take a master's program I decided to look at what could actually pay me in my country I was running a cyber cafe ni kafikiria one thing Nimeona Watu wengi Kenya especially in so many businesses is the lack of proper graphic designers and web designers so decided to focus on that I also decided to get into the whole thing of creation that is churning out content on TikTok talking about the various things I do now look at where the quickest solution to your unemployment problem is not more education is looking at what is in the economy and looking for a solution to your unemployment by solving the problems that are already here I think that's for I'm not saying that you don't have to you have you don't have to go if you want to go go go learn your lesson but for me this manner I think I spent over only 200,000 shillings to open the cyber cafe cost me 100,000 shillings to open cause it was in Nairobi it cost me around another hundred thousand shillings getting laptops mini ring lights but that got me started and I'm happy where I am today because I was able to actually get to tick one you know content creation and and that is what is actually paying me so that's probably one way to think about it especially for guys who are always in a rush to think of always going to the UK US Canada and the rest what is it that you can do locally over here that could help you I'm not against you going you can go if you want to if you can go anywhere it's OK for you to learn your lesson and everyone has their own way of living well you could actually think about and I hope this helps