29/11/2025
Back then, when we were growing up, "learning computer" simply meant knowing how to use Microsoft Word, type properly without looking at the keyboard, save your work on a flash drive or CD, and print at the business centre. That was it.
If you could do those things, parents would brag, "My child knows computer!" You were already ahead of the game.
But now, in 2025, the story has completely changed.
You walk into a job interview , whether it's a remote role or an office or even a small startup and nobody cares what you studied in school anymore.
The first questions they ask are
"How do you share a Google Drive folder so that people can view but not delete or edit everything?"
"Which tool do you use to manage projects when a team is involved — Trello, Notion, Asana?"
"Can you host a Zoom or Google Meet call, record it, and edit out the first 10 minutes of network issues and greetings?"
"How do you organise communication in a team — Slack, Microsoft Teams, or just WhatsApp?"
If any of these questions make you anxious or you start thinking "Ah, I hope they don't ask me that", you're not alone.
Thousands of graduates and even people with years of work experience feel the same quiet panic.
You're in a meeting, smiling and nodding, while secretly searching on your phone: "How to screen share in Teams" or "How to recover a deleted Notion page".
The painful truth? Knowing how to attach a file to an email is no longer a skill. It's basic survival. Like knowing how to use a smartphone.
Today, the real advantage is being comfortable with the full set of digital tools that every modern workplace runs on. It's not about coding or becoming a tech expert. It's about small but critical things.
Knowing how to set permissions properly so your colleague doesn't accidentally delete the whole project folder, being able to create a shared calendar that actually works, recording a meeting cleanly so you don't have to take minutes by hand, organising files in a way that your boss can find things without asking you five times.
These are the things that now separate people who look sharp, calm, and competent from those who always seem one step behind.
We have left the era where "I can type fast" was enough. Now, if you're not digitally fluent, you'll keep feeling lost every time a new tool or feature is introduced at work.
If you're tired of that quiet stress whenever someone says "Let's jump on a quick call" or "Please drop the file in the shared drive", and you want to finally feel confident using these tools without fear, just drop a simple "I'm in" in the comments.
You're not alone. A lot of us are in this together. 🇳🇬
