By Mustapha Sesay
The former commercial manager of the mobile communication network, Comium, has called on final year students of Fourah Bay College to become entrepreneurs. Lawrence Coker said not all of them would be “employed after graduation” because of the non-availability of job opportunities in the country.
Speaking at the ongoing professional seminar at the Mary Kinsley Auditorium Fourah Bay College organised by the University of Sierra Leone, Coker said that entrepreneurship was about organising business and managing the risk that it involved.
He cautioned them however, that entrepreneurship was not about “getting rich quickly” but rather about making profit, and creating employment opportunities for others to help savage the problems of unemployment in the country.
Prof. Allyson Sesay told the participants that "looking for job in itself is a job," adding that they should “never quit trying.” He urged them to be respectful at all times and to always honour appointments on time. Prof Allyson admonished the students not to turn down an offer because of the grade of the job since there was always a starting point in life.
Meanwhile, the public relations officer of the University of Sierra Leone, Lola Aforo said the seminar was to enhance the career placement of finalist students after they would have left the university and to put them on a good footing in terms of their ability to prepare their curriculum vitae or résumé and to possibly meet with potential employers. She commended the UNDP and National Youth Commission not only for their support towards the seminar but also for creating and supporting the Career Advising and Placement Services (CAPS) centre at the University of Sierra Leone.
The seminar continues today at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS).
(C) Politico 19/08/13
