adeaks:

I am surely following this thread.

Hmmmmm. Eipreel is a wonderful person truly.
But she didnt tell me about the new job. Madam how and where are 'washing' it?

ksstroud:
Lolsss... I can't laugh... Well a lesson to some peeps sha....
Hope Mrsrationalmind is not reading this....

rationalmind:

rationalmind:


I thought outings aren't really your thing

adeaks:



Well..... they aren't, but this one will be a private outing. I can do private outings.

fulfillbill:
I know this rational mind guy from that batch b corps thread...

You only stated having a wide knowledge of ur course what of additional certification.

rationalmind:
KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR COURSE OF STUDY.

I was just a raw job seeker, still serving, when I saw this job ad posted by MissIndependent. Fresh Corp members are needed at a firm in Ikoyi. Company was Montego Holdings.

Fast forward to the day of the interview, I was dressed in my favourite black shirt and black trouser with red tie looking like a ghost.

Full of confidence, I walked into the interview room to see a guy and a lady. In no time, the interview started.

So Mr rationalmind, you studied computer engineering? Yes, I answered.

So please tell us, what is computer engineering all about?

Right there in my mind I was like, what!!!, I spent the whole night reading about your company and common interview questions and all you're asking me is what computer engineering is all about?

I answered their question but I was so ashamed of myself. I struggled to explain a course I had spent six years studying (2 years in poly, 4 in uni).

After I finished, the guy looked at me and said, assuming my computer brings out a blue screen, what could be the likely cause?

I had no fucking idea. All I was taught in school were digital signal processing, artificial intelligence and a whole lot of courses that couldn't help me at that moment.

He then asked me another question which I got but it no longer mattered. They had seen all they wanted to see.

Right there, I learnt my first ever lesson. Which is to know everything there is to know about my course.

And of course, I was never called back

ksstroud:


Private outing... Will that be a pro Bono

adeaks:


Most definitely. I only do pro bono for beautiful ladies and she surely qualifies.

adeaks:



I believe he is still getting there but it is not all about additional certifications bro.

I did a partner interview in one of the big four audit firms. The first question he asked me was; "how do you think your course of study can fit in or help us in this department . Of course I had already learnt all I could about the department before coming to the interview but now I had to talk about my course and relate it specifically to the work being done in that department.

When I was done answering the question, the next thing the partner said was; "do you have a relative working here, because you seem to know all about what we do".

With that statement I knew I was relatively home and dry.

My point is; just like the story rational mind related, if you can't defend or understand your course and especially marry it to the work being done in the company, then they might not even get to the stage of asking about your additional qualifications.

Sometimes, one wrongly answered question at the start of an interview can signal the end of that interview.

VampireeM:


So what if my course of study does not in any way relate to the job am applying for.. What do I do or say??

rationalmind:
BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT LIES, IT MAY RUIN EVERY GOOD THING YOUVE SAID DURING THE INTERVIEW

I picked myself up after the airtel disappointment, downloaded numerous videos on how to overcome fear and how to build confidence.

So when I got KPMG assessment centre invite, confidence was the least of my worries. I was well prepared, digested my course to a satisfactory level and was already looking forward to working with them cos I knew I was destroying the interview which of course I did.

The interview started in no time and everything was fine, I answered all questions extremely well until one tall, slim dark guy asked this question I'll never forget.

So rationalmind, how come you're having all C's in your neco result? He asked

I responded by saying it's even miraculous I passed the neco as it was waec I really prepared for and just wrote neco for the sake of writing since I was sure I'll pass waec.

When the result came out, as I had predicted, my waec result was very fine but unfortunately, I had a D7 in chemistry and that rendered my waec result useless. Since then, I've been forced to use my neco result.

How many A's did you have in your waec? he asked.

I could have told the truth but I lied, I told him I had two A's when I had none. All I had were B's. I felt since I had given them my neco result and the result satisfies their requirement, it doesn't matter.

The interview ended in no time, I thanked them and left.

The following day, I got a call from them. "Rationalmind, you told us you have a waec result with two A's yesterday" the caller at the other end said.

Yes, I answered.

Can you please send a scanned copy of the result to us now?

I paused and said I wasn't at home but will do that once I get home. I needed time to plan my next line of action.

I sent my waec result like that and explained it was a mix up bla bla bla

The result was a regret mail

VampireeM:


So what if my course of study does not in any way relate to the job am applying for.. What do I do or say??

adeaks:

There is always something about your course that can relate....you only have to think deep and be inventive. You have to first realize that the people who invited you for the interviews were aware of your course before inviting you. If they didn't consider you employable with the course you read, they wouldnt have invited you at all. So by asking you that question they only want to see how far you can reason.
There is a senior colleague in my workplace, who read food and nutrition.(or something related) Now imagine what a food nutritionist is doing in an audit firm.
You can always ask yourself that how did she scale through the interview processes but as an example, if I am in her shoes, I can tell the interviewers that "a food nutritionist is trained to be very meticulous and observant, as a little too much of one ingredient can spoil a whole meal or maybe even render it harmful. These are traits that are also necessary for any auditor. An auditor has to have a good eye for details and also be patient and meticulous when going over the books of clients....."
You just have to link some of your skills to the job. It doesn't have to be the technical skills alone.

Thanks for the explanation and to ksstroud too.. I ve understood it just has to do with skills.. cause I was thinking I ve to start describe what my course of study had to do with the position.. lol.. well am glad ve never been asked that in an interview