Dragnet Entry Level Graduate Screening

Please how much is the registration fee?

The amount is N7,500.

Dragnet actually wants graduate to part with 7500  to get a job. Are they assuring us that if we pay this money we will secure the job or will be given a cock and bull story like," we are sorry your cut off mark is not enough to get you a job, sorry we wish u well in your future pursuits. Mean while they have secured your money in there bank. 7500 * 200 participants is 1.5million. i have to employ a web designer .

i can see that our unemployment is feeding some people,7500 is too much even if its a legitimate organisation.i thought recruitment agents were paid by the companies they recruit for.its so sad,things like these make our situation look even worse.i commit all of us into God's able hands.Amen

Hi Nairalanders,
This people are all thieves.
This BIG 419.
How do they want you to get the money, and you are not SURE of the JOB.


Thanks

hey guys,don't conclude on this just yet,while i agree that our situation is making us produce criminal stuff then u know nothing goes for nothing,there scholarships u have to pay to apply for,she u know? so those who have the money ,please tread with caution,ok.good luck oh

Some people are just funny.They devise methods of feeding,on the daily basis, in the unemployement  scorge in our country.I don't even care to know if these people mean well with their programme because the money is just too much.May God help us sha.

great way to xtot money, where r we headin, which way Nigeria.


this is internal 419in

Ehm,  Mr Baba, I quite appreciate your efforts at trying to help reduce the unemployment rate but why at such an exorbitant fee- 7500?
These are unemployed graduate for crying out loud. Where do you expect them to get that kind of money?
Dragnet is not doing anything new that other consulting firms have not been doing for graduates even without collecting a dime from them. I am a beneficiary of one of them. I got my present job through Mactay Consulting without paying a dime. Why can't you guys do the same if you realy want to help after all the Companies you are recruiting for will still pay you.

I agree with u guys that the fees charged may not go down well
But looking at the model where u pay for a test whioch may be accessed nationally is a nice idea.
But in a country whre u get jobs by who you know that may not make sense

me thinks they should designn the tests for those who are already in emplyment or use it as a stage during the recruitment test rather than turning it into a money making gesture for those who are still loking for jobs

I have called the office and they can confirm the guy is a true staff so i think we should see the option of the free test
http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-84264.0.html#msg1697983

Please House members.lets give this DRAgNET people a chance.
We`ve gotten nuthin 2 lose by applying for their free test.
I beleive all man dey shine I'm eye.
Peace ma people.

Good evening,

idnoble73, its impressive that you find an offer of a FREE TEST to be 419. Not too sure of your logic my good Sir/Madam. You tarnish our name in your line "This is a scam and 419 stuff from dragnet", an accusation which you have no right or grounds to profer, particularly when you seem to base it on your past experiences which have no link with Dragnet. This is particularly insulting when we have gone through the effort of getting tests for members of the house, FREE. In just a few hours, the number of Nairalanders that have sent in their emails, has been remarkable, so thankfully they too (like me) cannot make sense of just how this fraud would work.

biolabee, thank you for your contribution because it has good intellectual content. You rightly point out that the culture of recruitment necessitates having "contacts". This is one of the major changes being targetted by the Dragnet Revolution. Championing the cause of MERITOCRACY is a role we have embraced. On this note we have spoken to a vast number of HR departments, who are tasked with the challenge of bringing into the company; the best applicants, but hindered by the culture of "Connections". They find this very constraining and are using Dragnet as a means to revolt against this unfair practice. When I listen to them, it is not lip service they are paying. They are professionals, and they wish to do a professional job of recruitment.

Dragnet in 2008 is rolling out another portal for the 'experienced' market, borne out of requests from these same employers. Your second recommendation is addressed in this project. But suffice to say that yours are well thought out suggestions which we have considered in articulating our business concept.

Dragnet is a test used by employers to ascertain the aptitude and personality of aplicants, just as JAMB is an examination used by Universities to ascertain the ability of young Nigerians. The difference is that with Dragnet you have a choice to do it in order to signal to employers your ability and personality traits, or to go through the current (soon to be old) recruitment path. It is not compulsory, but we want as many people as possible to use it. That is why we encourage as many companies as possible to pay on your behalf. Silverbird for example, for Rhythm 93.7FM's 10th anniversary, are giving away 1,000 free test. We encourage and applaud such gestures.

Meggy, like with idnoble73, the reasoning behind your  sense of 'caution', on a FREE OFFER, eludes me.

Oluchia, thank you also, your contribution was very constructive, however one correction is needed, Dragnet is absolutely not like other recruitment companies, we offer vastly different services, and they are users of our service and partners to Dragnet. They get our service for FREE, just like the companies they recruit for. An analogy: Before cars, people got from one location to another using other means of transport, but we must not mistake one mode for another. I'm not quite sure where to start but note the following:

With test centres nationwide, Dragnet offers equal opportunity to all Nigerians no matter where they live. Dragnet offers employers a wider pool to select from. Dragnet reduces the cost of search for applicants by giving them a on stop shop. Dragnet will increase the employment chances of applicants by increasing their visibility to employers in a manner the employers themselves prefer. Dragnet engenders this “culture of meritocracy” that I mentioned to "biolabee". By completely eradicating the screening and testing burden from employers, and making it much easier to short-list graduates, employers would increase the quantum and frequency of their graduate intakes having a positive impact on employment at a macro level. There is no limit to the number of users – applicants and employers. The Dragnet Portal will serve as an effective and efficient clearing house for Graduate Recruitment in Nigeria. Integrity of test results is guaranteed as there is no human interface in the Dragnet Process, from the time your seat the test to when you walk out of the gate of the test-centre, the results are on the portal, fair and square with your picture, no cheating. It will restore hope to graduates many of whom today feel quite despondent about their prospects for employment. The provision of biometric (finger-print) and digital photo for identification will check-mate the prevalence of test mercenaries. The provision of conducive test centres (fully air conditioned) will put an end to the ‘brutalisation of applicants’ at aptitude test venues. Elimination of duplication of efforts and costs as applicants would now only need to take one test. Do the maths, N7,500 for being made available to the TOP 500 Nigerian companies and more, is N15 per company, its like texting them your CV, aptitude test scores and personality profile. Information flow is on-line real-time guaranteeing immediate feedback to the applicants and ensuring transparency in the process. The test tools all meet international standards and as a result Nigerian Graduates can become attractive to foreign firms. No we are not like other recruitment companies.

Since however they are FREE, applicants may continue to pursue as many paths to a job as possible. This is advisable. But do not mistake the type of service provided, as "same".

Segunb, the test is for everyone that has graduated. On the CV module you will be asked if you have completed your NYSC. Employers who require you to have completed your NYSC will filter using NYSC as a criteria. These employers will not see your scores. Employers who are after the most able applicants regardless of NYSC (e.g. might want you to do NYSC with them) will not use NYSC as a criteria.

Thanks @ dragnetngr and @ Olayeni
Them talk say make una pay, una complain! Grammar upon grammer. Now its free una de talk story again! abi them go beg una to apply again? U don't have anything to loose. Begger don de get choice abi? no be una de find work?
I don't know why people are pessimists.

@all
its been so nice to read all the intelligent and the not-too-intelligent responses on this issue. I have personally refrained from commenting till now. I thing Dragnet Recruitment through DRAGNETNGR has done a lot to try to prove to us that its no scam. I personally do not think its a scam. why?

• considering the fact that the Silverbird Group appart from being on the list of affiliated companies, is also doing a great deal to promote it, it would be very bad for the company's (Silverbird) image if the whole thing goes ponzi; don't think the Murray-Bruces will want that on their otherwise spotless company/personality profile
• Good intentions cost money and projecting a good image costs money. No scammer spends alot when he's thinking of scamming you. With what dragnet has put into this project, they'll be fool hardy to think they'll make more than they put in.
• someone said that 200 people @7500 is 1.5m. true. but if i may ask that poster, do you have an idea of what it costs to set up the facilities Dragnet has set up? Find out then you'll see the enormity of the funds that Dragnet has sunk into this project to see that they just might be what they say they are!

I could go on and onthe list is endless, but I think like idnoble73 said, time will prove them right or wrong. An adage says do not throw away the baby with the bath water. fingers crossed and watching.

@DRAGNETNGR
I think you're doing a good job with all your contributions here. Bros e no easy to dey reply all this people with the level-headedness you are displaying. big ups! ! ! even if you're a scam, you're a damned good scam, gbam!