University Of Ghana Graduate Begs For Job Online: "My Siblings Depend On Me"
- A Ghanaian man who could no longer bear his unemployment situation has taken matters to the public to beg for help
- Evans Akwasi Antwi, a graduate of the University of Ghana, said that he had been home without a job for several years
- Evans, hoping to be the breadwinner of his family, is banking his hopes on the power of social media to secure a job
- Jane Annan, an HR professional spoke to YEN.com.gh on this phenomenon of graduate coming online to beg for job
An unemployed graduate of the University of Ghana (UG), Evans Akwasi Antwi, has taken to social media to beg for help after many failed attempts.
Antwi graduated from the UG in 2021 having obtained a Second-Class (lower division) Honours in Adult Education and Psychology.
Source: Twitter
However, after his university education and the completion of his mandatory national service, he stated in a social media post that life had become difficult for him due to his inability to get hired.
Taking to X to appeal for help, Antwi also suggested that he was the provider for his younger siblings.
"Hello folks on twitter please I am in a search of job please kindly help me land one for the sake of my siblings who are looking up to for their daily meals please. This is my qualification, please don’t ignore it my help might be on your timeline please," he wrote on X.
Antwi is not the first person to come out publicy to beg for job, there seemed to be a growing phenomenon of unemplyed graduate publishing their certifcate online to seek employment
Speaking to the YEN.com.gh on this phenomenon, an HR expert, who works with Silverbird Cineman Ghana Limited as People Operation Officer, Jane Annan said publishing one's credentials online to increases the person's chances of getting employment, hence why many unemployed graduates feel confident in doing so.
"Precedents where people have come out to publicly declare their unemployed status and gotten job offers," she stated/
"Wide reach; Ideally one would have to go through multiple job boards or recruitment platforms to find job vacancies. Posting on social media would mean that the post would reach a wide range of people, who may be able to recommend job openings they know about to them," Jane added.
Antwi receives encouragement from netizens
Following Evans' plea on X, netizens thronged the comment section with words of encouragement, with many reposting him.
Others also recommended some online job portals such as the YEA website where he coud submit his CV and possibly find work.
@sirlexy3 reacted:
"Oh V-Mate. I understand your plight. Cos I've been through that before. Steadfast bro.... Shaaarrrppp."
@nanasam34 said:
"Pray the favor of GOD locate you right now."
@AnsahLewis also said:
"May God link you to your destiny helper."
@JCC201480769594 wrote:
"Bro, first identified areas you can work with your degree such as: Care Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, Adolescent Therapist, Early Years Educationist, Behavioural Analysis, Weight Management Health Educator, Wellbeing Practitioner, Trainee Counsellor, Educational Psychologist."
Graduate with an MPhil also begs for a job
In a related YEN.com.gh publication, a Ghanaian man, Issifu Salifu, who completed a University of Ghana qualification in 2013, also took to social media to appeal for help with a job.
According to the man, who holds first-class honours in Geography and Resource Development, he has been jobless for years despite securing an MPhil at a Norwegian university.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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