13/01/2023
STUDENT IS NOT AN OCCUPATION!
I've seen many students write in their bio or any form of introduction to be student as their occupation. (I am guilty of this, when I was an undergraduate)
First, what is an occupation?
*Occupation is the principal activity in your life, that you do to earn money.
Definition problem is settled✔
Now, what stage should you add occupation to your data? The stage at which you earn money from something. It may be business, skill or white collar jobs.
That one also is being solved✔
Now, back to my point.
When adding occupation to your bio or in an introductory write up, you mean to tell us what you
are currently doing to make money.
Being a student, we don't know your discipline, you don't have a certificate yet, you are still
learning, not yet graduated.
Also, many students have what they earn from e.g
Make-up Artistry, Photography, Graphics designing, Stand up comedy, Fashion designer, Selling
of things, etc..
Like, if you are a student, not yet earning, except for your pocket money, occupation shouldn't be
in your bio.
You can just add, I am ######x, a student at Federal University of Oye Ekiti, currently
doing my Bsc Program in the department of Physics Education.
That's all.
But if you're a student, earning from a skill or selling stuffs, occupation is for you.
Example
Name: Aunty Agbaya
S*x: Female
Location : Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti state.
Occupation : Graphics designer and a photographer. If you sell things, you add what you sell
When adding your occupation, you should have it in mind that someone may want to hire me or
buy things from me
Being a student is not an occupation, it's a preparation for occupation.
T FOR THANKS