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| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by sawhite: 6:15pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
CityNG:i will be her second choice of institution |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Nobody: 6:35pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
smada13:Day was fine... Aint easy at all, how's work.. U on bbm? Kindly PM me ur pin if yes |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Kimmo(f): 6:39pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
olagockay: That's how the guy put it oh. Imagine how smug I felt when I replied "If you mean Sirius Black, Harry Potter's godfather, then it's 12, Grimmauld Place" 1 Like |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Nobody: 7:44pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
My was the weirdest you can think of I got invited and I dress well in my newly acquired suit and was excited, after the introduction, the first questions GUESS WAT Recite the national anthem! Believe me it got me off balance and I was messed totally That's the weirdest isn't it? 1 Like |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Nobody: 7:47pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
sawhite: i will be her second choice of institution With all the single Women littering Nigeria, why the fixation on an adelebo woman? |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by royalicon(m): 7:50pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Waoh! This is one of the most interesting and educative thread on NL. Kudos. 1 Like |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Ezibless: 8:14pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
chukwuma101: If you were an animal, which would you be. And I said I would be an interviewer....................................... They nearly tore my original degree certificate.lmao guy u bad o  |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Nobody: 8:25pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
koolg: My attitude? So asking me how much I weigh is a "normal" interview question? |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Nobody: 8:34pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
great thread I must admit.. |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Ezibless: 8:55pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Mickey7: for someone who has barbie,a blonde as her moniker,that is a very smart answer.omg dude u bad o..lol |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by modestdude(m): 9:14pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
FrankySnow: Lol. 2 × 8? it wasn't easy based on the challenge he gave me. The man clearly avoided the multiples of 2, 3, and 5. nke gi |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Acidosis(m): 9:19pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Ezibless: omg dude u bad o..lol  |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by modestdude(m): 9:35pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
RotrEmmanuel: bro y do you leave after six months?A better offer came. I dey craze to resign when there is no offer received from another firm . Btw Fellowship.......through service (Rotaract o Rotaract, Rotaract my Rotaract) Hmmm *nostalgic feelings* |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Ezibless: 9:36pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
CityNG: It's simply amazing to read all these questions that would be illegal here in the US.Didn't you notice  ??THIS IS NIGERIA. Anything is legal lol |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Ezibless: 9:38pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
olumide77:pls explain 2 and 3 |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Nobody: 9:50pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
modestdude:Lol. |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by MztrChukwu(m): 10:34pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
tolutweety: Mine wasn't really a weird question, it wsn't even a question at all. Did you get d Job? Cos I'm abt to try that shii out too |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Phils: 11:20pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
OFF TOPIC Once had one of the best interviews. Spent about an hour/thereabout with the interviewers whereas other applicants spent less than 20 minutes. The interview ended with 4 of the 5-man panel smiling and happy with me except for 1. A member of the panel gave me his facebook username and requested I add him up...my facebook is clean by the way. They gave me 5k as 'transport subsidy'. Their Office Assistant was all over me and said it looks certain they would employ me. Their Recruitment Officer called me after a week to tell me that I satisfied all their criteria but I'm ambitious and they can't afford to spend money on someone that will not stay long with them. Well, I took it in good faith. Still-on-still, this there 'compliment' knock-out pain me wella. Interviewers have their ways of asking questions and deducing from response. 2 Likes |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by SUGARSON(m): 11:33pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Phils: OFF TOPIC Still-on-Still. U gat to move on... |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by presley64(m): 12:28am On Aug 19, 2014 |
masagoody: sure I learnt something....but am using a phone and do not know how to connect my mouse to it in other to click "LIKE"..... people like u are called online typing error seekers,can't u just over look somethings n assume its a normal typo error ??Grow up who Eva u are 1 Like |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by presley64(m): 12:31am On Aug 19, 2014 |
lildrop: tank me later over sabi,it could b a typo error |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by intuitive: 2:27am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Mine was Man: Can u drive? Me: Yes Man: Very well? Let's say from port harcourt to lagos? Me: Last christmas I had an interstate(frm state yyy to zzz) drive to my village Man: Can u drive a truck? Me: (like seriously?)No?? Man:Erm ..... Okay.... Another interviewer: Okay, I think we need to rephrase dat questn. Thinkn about it later, I guess I was too carried away with d fact that they were very nice to me. I forgot myself and thought we were just gisting. I think I was supposed to say sth like : "Although I haven't tried it, but I suppose the driving mechanism of a truck doesn't differ from that of a smaller car; so Yes, I can drive!" PS: I enjoyed so much divine favor that day that whenever I gave any wrong answer, they looked for ways within themselves to rephrase their questn so that I could get it right. They were just so impressed from the start about everything. And yes, I've been sent a congratulatory msg to resume soon. 2 Likes |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by masagoody(m): 6:29am On Aug 19, 2014 |
presley64:Amazing how we all look but see differently. (Should I rather say read, but understand differently?). Thanks anyway. As for growing up, don't you think we all need it in various aspects of our lives? |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by okeyjames(m): 6:32am On Aug 19, 2014 |
That was how I was with an interviewer months back, he saw my baptismal certificate and raised up bible discussions at first. He said I know you are from a christian family, I said yes. He now asked me, "Who is James?" Little did I know that he was asking me about myself I thought it was the James in the bible. I started: James is the half brother of Jesus Christ. He wrote the book of James and bla bla bla. The man just tire for me. After saying all those nonsense, he now reminded me that he was asking about my James not the one in the Bible. I was like WTF......Interview no easy o but confidence is KEY 3 Likes |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Akwafinaaa: 7:10am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Did my aptitude test passed and everything went well...lets get to the interview Met the board 2 white guys and 3 Nigerians. Nigerian MD asked me Where is your village? I said Akwa Ibom. Next he was like your community protest a lot and you guys cause trouble! The white guy jumps in and to my Surprise he defends me, White guy goes no He is not from there (Eket, southern Akwa-Ibom) he is from Ikot Ekpene area(North western Akwa-Ibom)  . I no fit shout, oyibo sabi Naija pass Nigerian. Anyway next I was asked do you speak YORUBA (in my mind I was like wtf) (Airline interview ohhh). I said I don't I never had the interest and grew up in a secluded residential area in Lagos. Ok Congrats you have the job bla bla bla.Appointment letter day and signing some documents : HR Girl abi na woman told me the silliest thing I have ever heard : We were 4 and she turned and faced only me. If you get to the USA and have issues with the school your village cannot save you ohh . Probably one of the worst feelings I have ever had being that I was born in Lagos schooled in Lagos and all my family live there yet YORUBA people think if you are not YORUBA you don't deserve to be treated fairly. I remember working in a bank and my Supervisor openly telling me that Since am not Yoruba I would not be taken/retained by the branch that they will retain the other 2 Yoruba corpers. By the way after NYSC and I did the aptitude test I was retained by the bank HR and the other 2 corpers kicked out.Believe in yourself and your innate abilities, don't let any body pull you down. 5 Likes |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Phils: 7:44am On Aug 19, 2014 |
okeyjames: That was how I was with an interviewer months back, he saw my baptismal certificate and...Quite funny... So a Baptismal Certificate is part of your CV? Abi Its a requirement for the job?  1 Like |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by KIDorazulume(m): 7:48am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Akwafinaaa: Did my aptitude test passed and everything went well...lets get to the interview Bristow? Confidence is key but try know ur village oo. |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Akwafinaaa: 8:02am On Aug 19, 2014 |
KIDorazulume: of course I know my Village, na the Yoruba MD wey no know say Oil no dey my village, infact we don't rely on Oil production for anything. For a white guy to correct him shows the way Nigerians think about other parts of their so called country. White against black in USA is bad, Black against Black in Nigeria is Horrible. Recently a Nigerian was denied engineering training in same company after passing all the interviews, his crime: FROM AKWA IBOM STATE! |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by KIDorazulume(m): 8:30am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Akwafinaaa: Ok great. Sad truth, misconceptions and generalizations has become part of our national life. its so sad |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Oxone(m): 8:43am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Here's a thread worth bookmarking Mine was a couple of months after service and that was my second interview. I was so jittery because i was desperate for the job. The interview panel was made up of a number of my peers and there was a pretty lady in the group. Everything was going well until i was asked how much i would want as my take home pay. i gave the usual "pay me the standard rate" reply. I didn't want to commit to a particular figure because i didn't want to short change myself by mentioning a low figure as there seem more to the company than meet the eye. The lady now asked if i would accept 15k as salary and i pointed out to her that a 15k salary was a joke in Abj in 2011 and wouldn't even meet my basic needs. she then told me that there are ladies who take home pay was 15k in Abj. *At this point i should have politely stuck to my gun & kept my mouth shut but the next few minutes was like an out of body experience for me. my brain shut down and my mouth took over, i watched myself from afar blow my chances of getting a job with that firm with the things i said.* I Agreed with her that some ladies taking home 15k a month but pointed out to her that ladies don't always spend their money & have other ways of getting money. The group became animated and wanted to know how. That's when i finished the job with a list that includes money from admirers, dates and all. I cringed with each word but couldn't stop myself. The look on their faces especially that of the lady's when i was done told me all i needed to know. I knew i wasn't going to be called back ever. There are just somethings you don't say. I guess that daily 5 mins of madness chose that moment to manifest in the worst possible way. Till date, i still can't explain what happened or what took over me because I'm not usually a chauvinistic Prick. it was all so surreal 13 Likes |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by okeyjames(m): 8:55am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Phils:I use it as a birth certificate o. I don't have a birth certificate |
| Re: What's The Weirdest Question You Have Ever Been Asked In An Interview by Flygerian1(m): 11:09am On Aug 19, 2014 |
ayokunle032:The fvck is he on about? |
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