I am sure most of you, if not all, would like to know why companies don't post their names for job adverts... Let me share something that will be very interesting and educative. Am sure most of your questions will be answered

** Why Do Companies Choose to Remain Anonymous in Job Advertisements?**

The reasons why some company's identities are hidden in job adverts is no secret. It is often to aid objectivity and confidentiality in the recruitment process. Let me give examples of how it aids objectivity. Certain brands when revealed will over attract candidates including the wrong candidates creating a waste of recruitment resources. e.g. Everyone wants to work for an MTN. Once everyone knows MTN are recruiting, MTN starts receiving unnecessary attention from all quarters. Unsolicited applicants can go as far as harrasing MTN staff. MTN may just not want to deal with this so they hire a recruiter or an agency who keeps their identity anonymous. On the opposite side, we have some companies that have a poor or just ok brand image that If they reveal their brand they will not attract the type of candidates they want e.g. If you want to work for a Multinational and you see a job advertised for Okeke and Sons, you will run as fast as your legs can carry you. Meanwhile Okeke and Sons may just have gotten international funding from a USA grant. Thus, Okeke and Sons chooses to remain anonymous so that there will be no bias and good candidates will give them a chance. Similar example is when the candidates a company wants to attract already work with the best in their industry, if you approach such candidates revealing the company name, the candidate may refuse to go through the recruitment process citing e.g. 'I already work for Chevron why should I bother interviewing with Oando'. Meanwhile Oando really wants Chevron/Mobil candidates for a new project.

Let me give another personal example; I was recruiting for a role once for a 'not so great brand' let us call them XYZ company. I called a candidate to discuss the role and withheld the company name as confidential. The candidate was very enthusiastic about the role infact excited then said 'I hope the company is not XYZ Company because if it is, I am not interested. Well, truth be told I simply maintained the clients anonymity and arranged the interview. The candidate went for the interview, the client got the opportunity to address all the candidate's concerns and improve their brand image to the candidate. The company made the candidate an offer. The offer was accepted, everyone was happy. Now had the client not been anonymous, the recruitment process will have not been able to attract the best candidate.

In terms of confidentiality, a number of roles are confidential because there may be someone still occupying the advertised role. The employer will want to remain anonymous because they will not want the incumbent or any of its employees to know about the recruitment. I am sure none of us will like to see our jobs being advertised.

Of course a lot of companies advertise jobs with their names in public view. In my experience it is done to promote the brand via publicity or to show that the role was made open to all. Government and some companies have it as policy to advertise in newspapers. I can however tell you from my own experience that the companies are often prepared for the consequences of advertising publicly with their identities revealed. I personally do not recommend it as given the nature of unemployment here it just creates extra work and stress for all parties.

These are just a few examples. They are more good reasons why companies want to remain anonymous. I hope this helps some people understand why employers identities are protected in recruitment.
In as much as that's what it is... Some dubious sets of individuals/groups will still use it as a means to defraud well meaning and innocent Nigerians. *So be extremely cautious* Thanks and God bless you all

Gbam! very well written piece. informative

Lalasticlala will not come and read now

Is this an opinion or a fact....
Is this subjective or objective.....
Is this logical or illogical...
Is this biased or unbiased...
Is the Op writing from the left quadrant or the right quadrant..
This topic made front page without a single comment,is it right or wrong.

Read the post very well,you would find the answers to the above.

Story

Weh done

Mtcheew,who dia name help

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Well written piece! Enlightening

Good analysis

truth be told, up till now, i don't know how my present place of work got my CV or how and when I applied. this is my 8th month.

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ernesterioo:
Lalasticlala will not come and read now

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Sometimes it's just simply based on logistics!

ffo:
truth be told, up till now, i don't know how my present place of work got my CV or how and when I applied. this is my 8th month.

As long as the company dey pay, forget the source

you are 100% correct..

For instance, TOTAL advertises but under some pseudonyms.....

Once i see this companies i know straight

very nice piece, I like

@OP I got your point but if XYZ company can't bear the heat/stress in conducting recruitment with their name then It should be outsourced.

Nice piece



I almost missed the application of the job I'm doing now because I was busy trying to know the name of the company. I advice all job seekers to send application on any advert you see. You can never tell the one God will use and answer your call.

Only in 9ja?

Beautiful! Permission to cite in blog post?

Ha!!but isn't that deception!!
E no fair oo


By the way

A young boy asks his Dad, "What is the difference between confident and confidential?"
The dad says, "You are my son, I'm confident about that. But see your friend over there? He is also my son. That's confidential."

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deepwater:
Sometimes it's just simply based on logistics!

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Na you ask question
Na you answer

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Very insightful but people should be careful of fraudsters who lure unsuspecting people in the guise of confidential recruitment processes.

Very nice

Zetra:
@OP I got your point but if XYZ company can't bear the heat/stress in conducting recruitment with their name then It should be outsourced.

Simple