jashar:

Biko.... Why you shine teeth like this?

oweniwe:


Biko.... Why you shine teeth like this?

Because I dey use close up

Your writing is quite good;more like a satire.

This is it! You are inspiration personified. I'm wowed!!! Your GNLD experience is something else. The way you told the story made me laugh to the point of shedding tears. Thank God I didn't choke. Kudos!!!

Others reasons i stopped job hunting....

Firstly... It wasn't working for me. I saw many people who couldn't even do things i can do being employed... The employers are very much aware i can get any job done... But they fear they won't b able to interact with me or... Put me in a position that will expose me to their visitors and customers... So... What's the use of apply for what you wont get at the end of the day... After expending so much time and resources?

Secondly.... Time factor... Recruitment process are often very long... I spent about 2 years job hunting.... If i had used those 2 years to hustle and save up cash, i would be far better off than i am right now... Howvere, hustling and saving hasn't been easy but i no longer face any humiliation or stigmatization from anybody.

Thirdly... All these so called "officials" who behave like demi-gods, i find their attitude very annoying... In an oil company i applied to, the h.r manager was British... He's very open and i could go see him anytime...

Later the British guy was promoted and a naija guy became HR... The guy behaves like a mixture of area boy and sango... Many other ones are like that...

The most annoying are the gate men and petit receptionists.... You can imagine a semi-literate security guard adressing me and other applicants around as if we are village children... They receptionist will be looking you with scorn as if you came to take her job.

At time came when i went for an interview invite and the small boy guard who is obviously just fresh out of secondary school nonchalantly shouted at me to "go away" because the oga had travelled..... I felt insulted...

Where is my dignity as a human being? How much more humiliation am a going to "eat" as i continue job hunting? when your dignity is continally trampled upon by low lifers... I had enough.

jashar:


Because I dey use close up

Your writing is quite good;more like a satire.

I've stopped using close up since when the excessive scharrine in it attempted to corrode my teeth..

#oralB

oweniwe, couldn't you have gotten hearing aid or something?

Dahveydson:
oweniwe, couldn't you have gotten hearing aid or something?

I used hearing aid in briefly in SS 2 (2006).

It was expensive then... different grades... the one my dad brought cost N150,000...

Now... the thing is like a mini microphone outside with speaker inside.... just like earpiece... but the sound goes directly into the ear drum.

In a quiet environment, it works fine.

But it has many cons...

It has an external microphone abi.... and it picks up every sound... If a Generator is running nearby, Okada are running up and down the street... children are screaming outside.... The microphone would pack all those sounds together and jam it into my ears

So i can't use it outdoor or in a noisy environment... only in very quiet place.

Secondly, after taking it off... it feels like i poured water into my ear... takes about two hours for the feeling to go away.... and to suppress that, the company that sold the hearing aid gave me a pack of drugs to be taking constantly... And i hardly take drugs... i mean, i only take drugs when necessary... not taking drugs everyday...

And finally, it comes with a kind of battery that is imported and can only be purchased from the company... When the last pack of battery got used up... the hearing aid somehow disappeared...

I don't wish to go back to wearing hearing aid again sha... The attention it generate to me is much... even okada men will be turning head to look at me.. other people will be looking as if i be person wey Dangote trailer Jam

If money comes in again... I'll look around for a good doctor who will fix everything once for all...

For now... Life goes on.

amicable09=:
Now tell me, " what is facism" lol ... Jesus! What! He said it again. .... I tire jare!

If na me den ask these kind questions... I will reply without bathing an eyelid and when i'm through... the interviewer will feel like a small boy.

Shebi fascism is Italy's Benito Mussolini? Absolute rule by the state? Pre WW2 ... Current Affairs? Me that read newspapers everyday from cover to cover... No interviewer can try me...

But then... All these knowledge... All these things i know... How has it made me a millionaire?

People who don't even know the name of Buhari's wife are smiling to the bank everyday .... While i used to sit inside goat shed with cigar reeking guards waiting to be called for interview... What have i gained?

Forck Job Hunting!

All the folks wh are getting jobs... the artisans making millions.. Do they have two heads?

All those bank tests... multinationals tests... the people who passed the tests... do they have two heads?

What do they have that you don't have?

Next time (If there will be), don't cramp your head for what to say... talk confidently... and never be intimidated by those folks because... They are no better than you.

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oweniwe, you went through my files abi?
Thanks for the advice but truth is you can't predict the flow of an interview no matter how conversant you are with interview process. I have attended one too many and I can say no two interview situation are the same.

I have also heard of people who forgot their names right in front of their interviewer, it can be that bad. I've learnt one thing though that whether you are right or wrong don't lose your composure, nobody knows it all.

The question I asked the lady at that particular interview wasn't well answered but I just nodded, thanked her and acted like I understood her response. It is an interview, losing balance is sometimes a likelihood.

amicable09:
oweniwe, you went through my files abi?
Thanks for the advice but truth is you can't predict the flow of an interview no matter how conversant you are with interview process. I have attended one too many and I can say no two interview situation are the same.

I have also heard of people who forgot their names right in front of their interviewer, it can be that bad. I've learnt one thing though that whether you are right or wrong don't lose your composure, nobody knows it all.

The question I asked the lady at that particular interview wasn't well answered but I just nodded, thanked her and acted like I understood her response. It is an interview, losing balance is sometimes a likelihood.

Very very very true.
Lol. Ive walked into an interview with full confidence before and one thing led to another and the interviewer asked me "what is your pastors name?"
I couldnt remember at tht moment. I was lost. I felt terrible n then he told me to find out immediately i left there.... now immediately i stepped out of tht room, i rememberd my pastors name, even surnname sef, but it was too late...

One can never be fully prepared cos u duno wat they'd throw at you.
Staying confident is key, no matter what.

I know a smart person when I see one.. You my friend would have your breakthrough soon.. Great stuff u have here BTW.

Moyarh:


Very very very true.
Lol. Ive walked into an interview with full confidence before and one thing led to another and the interviewer asked me "what is your pastors name?"
I couldnt remember at tht moment. I was lost. I felt terrible n then he told me to find out immediately i left there.... now immediately i stepped out of tht room, i rememberd my pastors name, even surnname sef, but it was too late...

One can never be fully prepared cos u duno wat they'd throw at you.
Staying confident is key, no matter what.

True Moyarh. Staying confident truly is key.

amicable09:

Thanks for the advice but truth is you can't predict the flow of an interview no matter how conversant you are with interview process. I have attended one too many and I can say no two interview situation are the same.

I have also heard of people who forgot their names right in front of their interviewer, it can be that bad. I've learnt one thing though that whether you are right or wrong don't lose your composure, nobody knows it all.

Somehow ... I was curious you have only just on thread since joining Nairaland for donkey years and... i come wonder wetin you write there... No vex biko.

You're very right with the bold part.

You finished not long ago... i'm 12B ....

Time seems to be forming Concorde jet these days... Infact, i didn't even know when two years flew past me... everything was like yesterday... The times have really changed but many people have not realized it.

I will be very happy when i peep into your book again to read you have decided to... take up some temporary jobs with job hunting on the side... That way, you won't have to worry about experience again... and you'll make some dough too...

Please... Don't do job hunting alone... Browse for other things to keep you busy... My next post will clarify why.

Cheers.

oweniwe:


Somehow ... I was curious you have only just on thread since joining Nairaland for donkey years and... i come wonder wetin you write there... No vex biko.

You're very right with the bold part.

You finished not long ago... i'm 12B ....

Time seems to be forming Concorde jet these days... Infact, i didn't even know when two years flew past me... everything was like yesterday... The times have really changed but many people have not realized it.

I will be very happy when i peep into your book again to read you have decided to... take up some temporary jobs with job hunting on the side... That way, you won't have to worry about experience again... and you'll make some dough too...

Please... Don't do job hunting alone... Browse for other things to keep you busy... My next post will clarify why.

Cheers.

Lol.
Registered in 2009, gained admission and forgot about NL. Came back late last year, I'm sure once I get what I'm pursuing, I may be gone for years again or stay active (don't know for now).

Speaking of side stuff to do, I'm actually on one. And I was 14B, finished in July. I'm positive soon my story will change just like yours will. *smiles.

oweniwe:


I've stopped using close up since when the excessive scharrine in it attempted to corrode my teeth..

#oralB

You get money for Oral B naa .

Moyarh:
Ive walked into an interview with full confidence before and one thing led to another and the interviewer asked me "what is your pastors name?" I couldnt remember at tht moment.

E gba mi o
E gba mi o
My people o...
This man o...

He has killed me o

He has killed me o...

He has killed me o ....

Am i laughing or crying ....

jashar

The money is worth it o... After brushing with Oral B...

Next thing is to start whistling

amicable09

Sharp Bebe...

Amen.

obiaguna ... Thanks Sir

oweniwe:


E gba mi o
E gba mi o
My people o...
This man o...

He has killed me o

He has killed me o...

He has killed me o ....

Am i laughing or crying ....

Its not cos i did/do not know it, but at that moment my mind was filled with interview stuff, things about the coy, nothing relating to church. I actually remembered immediately i stood up to leave, but i just dint want to go back to it.

Moyarh:


Ita not cos i did/do not know it, but at that moment my mind was filled with interview stuff, things about the coy, nothing relating to church. I actually remembered immediately i stood up to leave, but i just dint want to go back to it.

You cant go back nau... I felt lik going back after walking out of the Kaymu test too... But that would be stupid... Security sef go bounce person

4. To Be Certified or Not Be Certified

same question I asked my friend "the whole dy/dx,fourier series,engineering analysis etc we did in the university how as it helped us get the engineering jobs we hoped for" but GOD will help us...novena likes attaching "studies" to some of their courses shaaa.happy sunday to everybody. how una dey..ride on oweniwe

Udochee... The "studies" attached felt really awkward... Especially on my CV

during interviews, when asked about my course... I just say Intelligence & Security... Finish

Sunday is opposite today... E turn Rainday ... Still feeling cold...

I hate cold

The Thread has gone dry so soon

7. Never Beg, Don’t Sell, Hustle for Your Money

Cool memoir you got here.

Op could you please shed more light on your experience with the "Christ Embassy"? Or better still, cut it off your memoir.

oweniwe:
The Thread has gone dry so soon

Oweniwe, you're doing a great job here.
I'm still following your story.

I would like to know if at some point you considered applying to schools/organizations abroad for MSc/PGD scholarships?

At least if things didn't work well here, your writing skills & determination might have earned you some goodwill abroad.

barbiesparkz2:


I would like to know if at some point you considered applying to schools/organizations abroad for MSc/PGD scholarships?

I'm discouraged from applying for scholarships due to my present tight finances. When i read about Nigerian students being stranded abroad too... Things like that...

If have stable support to supplement in case of eventualities, i will apply, but presently, im on my own. .... One of my course mates in U.K is presently in quagmire as he is out of funds and he doesn't support from anywhere else.

If i run into murky waters, who will i call?

Kookny:
Cool memoir you got here.

Op could you please shed more light on your experience with the "Christ Embassy"? Or better still, cut it off your memoir.

Please have patience sir

An interesting read, following. . . . .