Is Total Nigeria Recruitment department messing with my head

Dear All,

Last year I joined thousands of fellow Nigerians to apply for the role of Telecoms Engineer in Total Nigeria Exploration and Production. After which I got shortlisted to write an entrance exam in Port Harcourt which I did. At the venue of the exam a pretty HR executive of the company from Abuja explained the stages of the recruitment from which I understood the successful candidates would be contacted in two weeks from the exam date and subsequently invited for the next stage and those who are unsuccessful would be contacted at a later date.

With four years experience on the same job at offshore though working for a contractor, I thought I did well to answer the questions but to my surprise I received a mail two weeks after the exam that I have not been successful with the exam. I contacted other friends who wrote the exams but they didn't receive the mail. They were later sent same mail few weeks later as promised.

Now to my surprise, I woke up this morning (1st February 2015) on a beautiful Sunday like this to read a mail from total Nigeria (see below) informing me that I have not been successful again after the first email was sent last year. Now I don't understand this, Is someone trying to mess with me or what? Please did anyone else receive this message and please were you successful with the exam?
Thanks

Dear $$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$,

Having analysed all the applications, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the TELECOMS ENGINEER opening. However, the information provided will be held in our databse and will be available to the various recruitment departments across the Group. This will enable them to contact you directly if there is an opening that could be of interest to you.

Best regards,

Recruitment Department
Total

BRO, i am also sad seeing this on the first day of the month and week. its such a bad one. mine is CADET Drilling Services. atleast they shld let s do the entrance test first. i don taya for dis jobsearch.

Steve2farahgma:
Is Total Nigeria Recruitment department messing with my head

Dear All,

Last year I joined thousands of fellow Nigerians to apply for the role of Telecoms Engineer in Total Nigeria Exploration and Production. After which I got shortlisted to write an entrance exam in Port Harcourt which I did. At the venue of the exam a pretty HR executive of the company from Abuja explained the stages of the recruitment from which I understood the successful candidates would be contacted in two weeks from the exam date and subsequently invited for the next stage and those who are unsuccessful would be contacted at a later date.

With four years experience on the same job at offshore though working for a contractor, I thought I did well to answer the questions but to my surprise I received a mail two weeks after the exam that I have not been successful with the exam. I contacted other friends who wrote the exams but they didn't receive the mail. They were later sent same mail few weeks later as promised.

Now to my surprise, I woke up this morning (1st February 2015) on a beautiful Sunday like this to read a mail from total Nigeria (see below) informing me that I have not been successful again after the first email was sent last year. Now I don't understand this, Is someone trying to mess with me or what? Please did anyone else receive this message and please were you successful with the exam?
Thanks

Dear $$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$,

Having analysed all the applications, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the TELECOMS ENGINEER opening. However, the information provided will be held in our databse and will be available to the various recruitment departments across the Group. This will enable them to contact you directly if there is an opening that could be of interest to you.

Best regards,

Recruitment Department
Total

The company still has your details in their database, and as always, will continue to try to shortlist you for future opportunities. Your application was automatic.

That response is automatic. Anyone that applied to Total, gets that email, Successful or not. Guess its a problem they have to fix.

Now I get it. Thank you all.