1GUARANTEED: No credible job opening is guaranteed as long as you are reading the advert. The idea of advertising a job is to have entries from as many candidates as possible, from whom the employer would pick the best qualified. The next time u see the word guaranteed in a job advert, it could just be a ruse to get many applicants because the advertiser has something to profit from getting as many applicants as possible. Maybe to charge them "consulting" fees like some scam recruitment firms do.

2. URGENT: Yes there are urgent job openings from time to time, but for credibility sakes, such an offer would be done in house without recourse to media. Any other urgent job offer is usually for casual staff like delivery boy, factory worker etc. The only urgent job offers for graduates that could be advertised are those that don't come with salaries e.g marketing on commission basis. If u have a flair for marketing then you could study the advert and see what its about. If not, just move on.

3.INCREDIBLE! or AMAZING!: If you see any vacancy that tells you the job is incredible, then it might just be truly incredible. The use of high sounding adjectives is something that should always arouse your suspicion. If the advert sounds like it's begging you or cajoling you then forget it! They will eventually try to sell something to you.

4. NO QUALIFICATION REQUIRED or ANY QUALIFICATION IS ACCEPTED. : Again there are jobs that don't require any qualifications. But trust me, those are not jobs that plan to put your degree into consideration. Simply put; they cannot pay graduates. If anybody with any qualification can apply then it could be one of those funny schemes that want you to be part of their referral program or pyramid scheme

Wish you all the best in your careers and ambition. God bless

And lest I forget,you may soon be getting text messages from people who claim to have served with you, asking you if you have are employed yet or if you are interested in working in the oil company that employed them (usually AGIP or Shell). Ignore them or just for the fun of it tell the person to call you back since your out of airtime. If he does then ask questions that he cannot answer by just looking at the yearbook(that's where they get your numbers from). Ask a very unlikely question and see if he takes the bait.

On point.

Op: nice topic...

A guy called me after my youth service,he said we served together in Benue nd dat he now works wt Shell.He told me he had a busines for me to supply an equipment worth N150K EACH.I was to supply 100 pieces nd dat i didnt need to worry about fund as i needed to just buy one as sample to show to d coy nd they would then giv me d fund to buy d rest.he den gav me d no of d guy who i wud buy d sample frm.I almost fell for it.

Any Job that says Salary is attractive but uses a cheap advert medium such as a free online advert is suspicious! That is not to say close your mind but watch it!

iwanchop: A guy called me after my youth service,he said we served together in Benue nd dat he now works wt Shell.He told me he had a busines for me to supply an equipment worth N150K EACH.I was to supply 100 pieces nd dat i didnt need to worry about fund as i needed to just buy one as sample to show to d coy nd they would then giv me d fund to buy d rest.he den gav me d no of d guy who i wud buy d sample frm.I almost fell for it.

Yes. Its a simple but sometimes effective psychological trick they take advantage of; when a "friend" just remembers you out of the blues and decides to help you, you may feel a bit guilty about not remembering him or her so naturally you may not want to ask to many questions. You begin to wonder if they could be some of those people you hardly spoke to. Don't mind them.

and wat about a scenerio the company u sent application to, replied u within 14 days with a questionnaire/interview urging u to reply immediately for consideration. Does it arouse any suspicion? The question they sent was actually 17 in numbers and when i saw it i couldnt believe it. Its one of the big oil servicing companies in nigeria. Any answer to that plz?

it just occured to me to ask him d name of d school we served together and guess what he culd nt mention...i asked him my 1st name(which evry one cald me in d sch) he mentioned my 2nd name which non of those i serve wt knew then i discovered he got my info frm d nysc yearbook in which i used my second name...OPEN UR EYES ND MIND

Nonybb: and wat about a scenerio the company u sent application to, replied u within 14 days with a questionnaire/interview urging u to reply immediately for consideration. Does it arouse any suspicion? The question they sent was actually 17 in numbers and when i saw it i couldnt believe it. Its one of the big oil servicing companies in nigeria. Any answer to that plz?

Some Human Resources departments do send such questionnaires that you can fill anywhere and send back to them. The questions are usually to assess your personality type and figure out what work environment best suits you. I have taken one of these before. You can go ahead and answer them. Also do well to research the company online. Nothing to be alarmed about yet unless they are asking for a payment or something like that to go with the questionnaire.

Nice post

iwanchop: it just occured to me to ask him d name of d school we served together and guess what he culd nt mention...i asked him my 1st name(which evry one cald me in d sch) he mentioned my 2nd name which non of those i serve wt knew then i discovered he got my info frm d nysc yearbook in which i used my second name...OPEN UR EYES ND MIND

Nice one! They think they are smart.

shocks: Some Human Resources departments do send such questionnaires that you can fill anywhere and send back to them. The questions are usually to assess your personality type and figure out what work environment best suits you. I have taken one of these before. You can go ahead and answer them. Also do well to research the company online. Nothing to be alarmed about yet unless they are asking for a payment or something like that to go with the questionnaire.

u said u had taken such questionnaire/interview, did u get a job frm there? For the one i got, i did a research about them and i visited there website. Its a popular company which u might even knw. But my problem is, whether its too good to be true! Coz if i mention the company u would even congratulate me before the employement letter is received

Nonybb: u said u had taken such questionnaire/interview, did u get a job frm there? For the one i got, i did a research about them and i visited there website. Its a popular company which u might even knw. But my problem is, whether its too good to be true! Coz if i mention the company u would even congratulate me before the employement letter is received

two actually, one was an instant assessment online (Procter & Gamble) the other was a BTL brand communications company. It was the second one that called me back for a final interview. Yes, I did get the job. Worked there for almost 2 years before I changed jobs again. Is it that the questions seem too simple?

9ce one bro. Fynx

iwanchop: A guy called me after my youth service,he said we served together in Benue nd dat he now works wt Shell.He told me he had a busines for me to supply an equipment worth N150K EACH.I was to supply 100 pieces nd dat i didnt need to worry about fund as i needed to just buy one as sample to show to d coy nd they would then giv me d fund to buy d rest.he den gav me d no of d guy who i wud buy d sample frm.I almost fell for it.

I served in Benue too and I got that kinda call too from a scumbag like that telling me about a supply bizness in shell.."Dem no wan walk at all"

shocks: And lest I forget,you may soon be getting text messages from people who claim to have served with you, asking you if you have are employed yet or if you are interested in working in the oil company that employed them (usually AGIP or Shell). Ignore them or just for the fun of it tell the person to call you back since your out of airtime. If he does then ask questions that he cannot answer by just looking at the yearbook(that's where they get your numbers from). Ask a very unlikely question and see if he takes the bait.

yeah, ve had dat experience b4. He called to get me a contract in shel where he claimed he worked. Wel, i took my time to waste his air-time after i askd him to give me time to thnk abt it. And at d end i told him i was nt interested and immediately he cut d line. He called using glo, while i use mtn network.

Any company that request for money even if it's a little token is fake because any company that has money to pay you will not be needing your own.

Fenks for d info,its well appreciated. An eye-opener especially for doz of us dat are jst being introduced into the favor market.

shocks: two actually, one was an instant assessment online (Procter & Gamble) the other was a BTL brand communications company. It was the second one that called me back for a final interview. Yes, I did get the job. Worked there for almost 2 years before I changed jobs again. Is it that the questions seem too simple?

my guy, dnt evn cosider answering dm unless u js wana kip ya sf busy. Dts a pure scam oh, me i av experiences with dem oh ( Peak Petroleum, Zebras Petroleum, Hilavics etc) at d end de sent me a contract letter issueing me a job (evn without seeing my face and results oh, jst CV) only 4 dm 2 demand i get sm 4m of certificate, clearance or permission (which ever 1 ) b4 finaly claiming d juicy position. My man, a reputable cmpany willing 2 employ won't evn av d time 2 send lengthy questionairs to pipo nat 2 talk of reading or going 2ru dem (thousands of lengthy questioniar answers). Does it nt look rediculous? Me i was snt 15 question, it took me lyk 5hrs 2 reply dem, only 4 dm 2 send me a cntract letter for d job bt demand dt i get a DPR certificate. They evn gav me a cntact 4 d certificate whch i later discovered 2 b fake. My man, run oh

nicefeeling: Fenks for d info,its well appreciated. An eye-opener especially for doz of us dat are jst being introduced into the favor market.

You are most welcome. Wish you all the best.

LemonBoy1:

my guy, dnt evn cosider answering dm unless u js wana kip ya sf busy. Dts a pure scam oh, me i av experiences with dem oh ( Peak Petroleum, Zebras Petroleum, Hilavics etc) at d end de sent me a contract letter issueing me a job (evn without seeing my face and results oh, jst CV) only 4 dm 2 demand i get sm 4m of certificate, clearance or permission (which ever 1 ) b4 finaly claiming d juicy position. My man, a reputable cmpany willing 2 employ won't evn av d time 2 send lengthy questionairs to pipo nat 2 talk of reading or going 2ru dem (thousands of lengthy questioniar answers). Does it nt look rediculous? Me i was snt 15 question, it took me lyk 5hrs 2 reply dem, only 4 dm 2 send me a cntract letter for d job bt demand dt i get a DPR certificate. They evn gav me a cntact 4 d certificate whch i later discovered 2 b fake. My man, run oh

That means that scam artists are now taking advantage of even regular hiring methods. I guess its even worse than I thought. Anyway, the moment u get wind of someone asking you to pay for one certification or medical what not then turn the other way and run. Thanks for the heads up

^^ its realy depressing esp wen d job in question is very juicy (which is usually the case)

Nonybb: u said u had taken such questionnaire/interview, did u get a job frm there? For the one i got, i did a research about them and i visited there website. Its a popular company which u might even knw. But my problem is, whether its too good to be true! Coz if i mention the company u would even congratulate me before the employement letter is received

But then again my bro, even this questionnaire thing has been corrupted as well. Just be sure that it is the same company that you applied to directly. If they are not straight forward questions on a credible recruitment portal on their known website, then you have a reason to be cautious.

^^^ U r rili on point here. Unless its a questionair directly on or from dia website, else its scam scam scam

I served in Benue too,got same call immediately after service n exactly what the person said to you was exactly what he told me too.i just said to him that he called the wrong person,419 people ehe..

iwanchop: A guy called me after my youth service,he said we served together in Benue nd dat he now works wt Shell.He told me he had a busines for me to supply an equipment worth N150K EACH.I was to supply 100 pieces nd dat i didnt need to worry about fund as i needed to just buy one as sample to show to d coy nd they would then giv me d fund to buy d rest.he den gav me d no of d guy who i wud buy d sample frm.I almost fell for it.

nicefeeling: Fenks for d info,its well appreciated. An eye-opener especially for doz of us dat are jst being introduced into the favor market.

nicefeeling: Fenks for d info,its well appreciated. An eye-opener especially for doz of us dat are jst being introduced into the favor market.

If you guys continue to reel out meaningless shorthands like this, I might be tempted to see you as the real scammers with half-education looking for jobs meant for genuine graduates. Just my opinion though.

I served in Benue too, they came to me with spears of deception, armour of lies and cutlass of hypocrity but I dealth with them with Atomic bazooka of wisdom. They flee cos i refuse to fall their prey. Awon ole oshi

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If you guys continue to reel out meaningless shorthands like this, I might be tempted to see you as the real scammers with half-education looking for jobs meant for genuine graduates. Just my opinion though.

wat hs short-hands gat 2 do wit d topic? Hw cn it affect u wen u r such a genius in english language? Hw cm u still a job seeker wen u r a genius? Hv u 4goten dat mst pipo r typing wit dem phone ( esp non - QWERTY keypad phones) ? Y will i go 2ru d stress typin evrytin in full wen i knw dat d pipo am typing 2 r nat daft aslong as i maintain a conventional short-hand? Bros, me nat in anyway intending 2 insult u, bt i guess ur opinion ds time is'nt sane enough. A short- hand dts nat clear 2 u, u should ask d poster so u may b clerified, i call dat humility.

Nice one dear

shocks: And lest I forget,you may soon be getting text messages from people who claim to have served with you, asking you if you have are employed yet or if you are interested in working in the oil company that employed them (usually AGIP or Shell). Ignore them or just for the fun of it tell the person to call you back since your out of airtime. If he does then ask questions that he cannot answer by just looking at the yearbook(that's where they get your numbers from). Ask a very unlikely question and see if he takes the bait.

U are absolutely right. Sum mu.mu played this format on me bt i didnt fall for it tho