nigerian job interview

Earlier this week, job-hopping was a conversation that trended on Twitter. While valid points were raised on the importance of long-term building in an organisation, the comment section also highlighted the unexpected reality that influences the cycle of switching jobs.

So, with all that was said about the difficult working conditions in organisations, what are the questions you should ask as a Nigerian before you accept a job offer and switch jobs? Read on.

1. Werey dey disguise?

Is the job description the one you applied for? Don’t go and apply to be a data analyst and be helping oga buy amala every morning. That’s all I’ll say.

2. Will you eat exposure?

Before you move, ask yourself if the money is worth it. Exposure is great, but you can see that the price of sardine is never coming down. You can kuku see the fuel scarcity happening now so try to negotiate for at least a 10% jump before you move dear.

3. Will you be rolling with the big boys?

There’s “exposure” that exposes you to nonsense and there’s exposure that takes your portfolio to the next level. Be sure about which one the company guarantees. If there is no significant increase in your salary, will you at least get to work with the big boys of the industry? And will you gain value from it?

4. Are your village people operating there too?

Sometimes, the village people are the ones that have refused to retire. Start off with checking social media for the profiles of your potential colleagues. If any of them have spent five to ten years in the same position without any sign of moving forward, run oh.

5. Will their workload send you to an early grave?

In other words, will you be a camel or a team member? Ask about the capacity of the organisation and dig into the number of people in each department. Jesus already died; nobody should come and kill you.

6. Are you re-applying to be a slave?

I know we’re all slaves to capitalism, but there are also levels to this slavery thing. Ask about the working hours and the compensation structure for overtime work. If you’re feeling jiggy, you can tell them you’d like to start your own week on Tuesday.

7. Is it the ghetto?

Don’t allow, “We have a vibrant working environment,” to deceive you. Shine your eyes because people have worked in the trenches in this country. To avoid stories that touch, ask if there are facilities like a standby generator and WI-FI to work.

Hopefully, after asking these seven questions, you’ll be able to avoid moving from frying pan to fire in this dungeon we call capitalism.

Goodluck.

Ortega

February 10, 2022

Hustle

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Nigerian job interviews are not for the faint-hearted. If you’ve ever been to one you’ll know exactly what we are talking about.
It all starts with waiting for them to even call you for the interview after you send in your application

Hope you people haven’t forgotten me o.
Then you finally get the email you’ve been waiting for “Dear Miss. Ayo we are please to inform you that…”

Just look at God
Then reality starts to set in and you remember that getting called for the interview doesn’t mean you’ll automatically get the job.

How many people even applied for this same job.
You start researching the company and the role you applied for as if you are getting ready to write JAMB again.

Sleep is only for those with jobs.
The morning of the interview you ginger yourself.

Nobody deserves this job more than you.
You get to the reception and spend thirty minutes waiting for the receptionist to show you where to wait while she’s playing Solitaire on her laptop

Your ginger starts to slip when you walk into the office and it looks like this.

Wait all of you are here for this same job?
You start prepping yourself when you hear other applicants talking about their own applications.

Only one person will have B.Sc, M.Sc, Phd, MBA while you only have B.Sc and you finished with a third class.
At this point is not as if you are panicking o but this how your shirt will look.

Maybe I should just be going home instead of wasting my time.
As you are trying to calm yourself down the door to the interview room opens and you see the applicant just be for you laughing with the interviewers.

Plis what’s funny?
You walk into the interview room and try and gauge the interviewers.

This is how they look back at you.
Then one of them asks you a question you know nothing about and you start stuttering as if you didn’t go to school.

After preparing overnight.
You try to crack a joke to lighten up the atmosphere and they start looking at you like you are a joker.

So you think you are a comedian abi? You think you are basketmouth? We are sorry for you.
How you wait for a call back after the interview.

You’ll start vexing more than usual when you get spam callers.
When you finally get a call back and they give you the good news, you got the job.

Toketemu Ohwovoriole

July 11, 2018

Oldies

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1. Werey dey disguise?

2. Will you eat exposure?

3. Will you be rolling with the big boys?

4. Are your village people operating there too?

5. Will their workload send you to an early grave?

6. Are you re-applying to be a slave?

7. Is it the ghetto?

It all starts with waiting for them to even call you for the interview after you send in your application

Then you finally get the email you’ve been waiting for “Dear Miss. Ayo we are please to inform you that…”

Then reality starts to set in and you remember that getting called for the interview doesn’t mean you’ll automatically get the job.

You start researching the company and the role you applied for as if you are getting ready to write JAMB again.

The morning of the interview you ginger yourself.

You get to the reception and spend thirty minutes waiting for the receptionist to show you where to wait while she’s playing Solitaire on her laptop

Your ginger starts to slip when you walk into the office and it looks like this.

You start prepping yourself when you hear other applicants talking about their own applications.

At this point is not as if you are panicking o but this how your shirt will look.

As you are trying to calm yourself down the door to the interview room opens and you see the applicant just be for you laughing with the interviewers.

You walk into the interview room and try and gauge the interviewers.

Then one of them asks you a question you know nothing about and you start stuttering as if you didn’t go to school.

You try to crack a joke to lighten up the atmosphere and they start looking at you like you are a joker.

How you wait for a call back after the interview.

When you finally get a call back and they give you the good news, you got the job.