Nigerians in diaspora!!

This one thing has been on my mind for a longggg time.

So I've been seeing a lot of write-ups and posts about racism in the professional world abroad. A lot of people are of the opinion that, in order to be very successful (maybe easily), it's advised for one going abroad to opt out for STEM courses, the science, technology and mathematical courses, Emphasis especially has been made on nursing (for people without a nursing background)

I really want to know....... does it mean that people who study social science courses like public relations, mass communication and the likes over there, find it difficult getting job? especially people who would want to stay back after studies.
Does it also mean that they don't pay well in this sector?

A friend of mine already made up her mind to study nursing from undergraduate, and it looks like she'd have to write waec again, in order to pass chemistry and physics. I really don't know if it's worth the stress.
I for one wouldn't mind switching to a stem course, starting all over, in order to stand out, whatever worth doing has to be done well. And besides, we all want to succeed.

But if there are other career in demand abroad, I'm very sure there are a lot like me on here who would be keen on being enlightened.

PS : i have done a research on "career in demand abroad " on google. I keep seeing STEM everywhere.
But I'm convinced there's more to know.

Your opinions would be highly appreciated.

Jayce01:
Nigerians in diaspora!!

This one thing has been on my mind for a longggg time.

So I've been seeing a lot of write-ups and posts about racism in the professional world abroad. A lot of people are of the opinion that, in order to be very successful (maybe easily), it's advised for one going abroad to opt out for STEM courses, the science, technology and mathematical courses, Emphasis especially has been made on nursing (for people without a nursing background)

I really want to know....... does it mean that people who study social science courses like public relations, mass communication and the likes over there, find it difficult getting job? especially people who would want to stay back after studies.
Does it also mean that they don't pay well in this sector?

A friend of mine already made up her mind to study nursing from undergraduate, and it looks like she'd have to write waec again, in order to pass chemistry and physics. I really don't know if it's worth the stress.
I for one wouldn't mind switching to a stem course, starting all over, in order to stand out, whatever worth doing has to be done well. And besides, we all want to succeed.

But if there are other career in demand abroad, I'm very sure there are a lot like me on here who would be keen on being enlightened.

PS : i have done a research on "career in demand abroad " on google. I keep seeing STEM everywhere.
But I'm convinced there's more to know.

Your opinions would be highly appreciated.

Responses please, don't jus view and pass.

Racism and the demand of STEM courses are two very different topics so not sure why/how you have combined them.

The reason people advise you study STEM courses is because there is more demand for such skills compared to social studies courses. As you know most countries are experiencing a boom in technology innovation and development, so countries like the US, Canada etc need engineers, scientists to meet growing demand. Not to say you cannot get a job with a social sciences degree, you can but at the moment there is a lot more demand for STEM skills so as an immigrant who needs sponsorship it's easier to get a job and sponsorship with a STEM skill where demand outweighs local supply compared to a social science degree where local supply outweighs demand.

Jayce01:
Nigerians in diaspora!!

This one thing has been on my mind for a longggg time.

So I've been seeing a lot of write-ups and posts about racism in the professional world abroad. A lot of people are of the opinion that, in order to be very successful (maybe easily), it's advised for one going abroad to opt out for STEM courses, the science, technology and mathematical courses, Emphasis especially has been made on nursing (for people without a nursing background)

I really want to know....... does it mean that people who study social science courses like public relations, mass communication and the likes over there, find it difficult getting job? especially people who would want to stay back after studies.
Does it also mean that they don't pay well in this sector?

A friend of mine already made up her mind to study nursing from undergraduate, and it looks like she'd have to write waec again, in order to pass chemistry and physics. I really don't know if it's worth the stress.
I for one wouldn't mind switching to a stem course, starting all over, in order to stand out, whatever worth doing has to be done well. And besides, we all want to succeed.

But if there are other career in demand abroad, I'm very sure there are a lot like me on here who would be keen on being enlightened.

PS : i have done a research on "career in demand abroad " on google. I keep seeing STEM everywhere.
But I'm convinced there's more to know.

Your opinions would be highly appreciated.

ttmacoy:
[/b]Racism and the demand of STEM courses are two very different topics so not sure why/how you have combined them.[b]

The reason people advise you study STEM courses is because there is more demand for such skills compared to social studies courses. As you know most countries are experiencing a boom in technology innovation and development, so countries like the US, Canada etc need engineers, scientists to meet growing demand. Not to say you cannot get a job with a social sciences degree, you can but at the moment there is a lot more demand for STEM skills so as an immigrant who needs sponsorship it's easier to get a job and sponsorship with a STEM skill where demand outweighs local supply compared to a social science degree where local supply outweighs demand.

Thanks for this sir.
As regards the emboldened, i did come across a post here on nairaland, i just can't fish it out at the moment, something about racism in the professional world. The poster went on to say that he applied for about 10 jobs with his white friend, but his white friend was called up for an interview and he didn't get an invite.
So i sort of came to a conclusion that the reason it isn't that way in the science and technology world is, just like you said, the high demand for professionals in that field, hence, they employ just any race, as far as you are highly skilled and qualified.