No assets like self!

Some People are Phone freaks but he shouldn"t have flaunted them to his would be employers as that could Send negative signals to them.

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I once created a thread that made front page on my experience as Lead HR Person in a premier HR agency in Nigeria and many people called for my head, insulting our official procedures.

But the truth is, HR practices sometimes require weird actions which a lot of people won't understand. There are reasons the Recruitment Team did that and believe me, once they explain that to you, you would see they are justified.

One thing most Nigerians don't understand is that a real HR person is not just interested in hiring people because of their qualifications, they are looking for a total human being. Since we don't know you we try as much as possible to profile the candidates through the way they presented their CV, body language at the interview room and how you carry yourself and we try to match all these against the demands and current trends of the role you are being interviewed for.

Again, Nigerians would always say it is not about certificates but they failed to realise that we don't know who those candidates are and we don't have access to their performance files but their CV is the only material evidence we have to guage their competency level.

ednut1:
So u display phones during interviews.wakanda bs is this

Chai!!!! God bless you for this comment....

Ok lesson learnt next when am going for an interview I will carry Nokia touchlight, use style to put it in the table for the interviewer to see and maybe to top it off I will wear an old haggard suit with a little tear on the side. Since having expensive thing is a crime when going to interviews

seunawo1:
How could a person having 200k phone still be looking for job , I think he need to ask God for divine intervention. Or may be na repented G-Boy.

Do you know the worth of the Job .think

nho4:
The recruiter was only looking for an avenue to deny the applicant of the job.

Ability to add value to a firm is not hinged on the number of certification but rather your practical capabilities.

Certificate is nothing, but is so unfortunate that we place so much value on it here.

Practical knowledge is the driving force behind innovation.

NGOs and many practical based companies hardly ask for your certificates. They go more for experience and what you have done. They will chat with you extensively and make their conclusion.

nho4:
The recruiter was only looking for an avenue to deny the applicant of the job.

Ability to add value to a firm is not hinged on the number of certification but rather your practical capabilities.

Certificate is nothing, but is so unfortunate that we place so much value on it here.

Practical knowledge is the driving force behind innovation.

His practical capability n yield him anything for 4 years nah













Meanwhile are u unemployed?

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some of those born with silvers spoons are using phones worth than them

Recruiters feel like Lords over jobseekers forgetting they were once job seekers. It's good to add some value to yourself but not for a job without job security.
Adding more certifications and academic qualifications is very good though depletes the little resources and could be discouraging when the expected job doesn't seem forthcoming.

Lastanza:

This ur submission is crass. You only reasoned from ur level. Do you know the company he went for interview? Or he should rather sell his 200k phones and start a business as some of you normally say.
The company is confused.

My brother I tire oh.. Some people will just be spewing trash.. What's the big in 200k phones

Fake story again..



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The job seeker should be very grateful he didn't get the job. His employer would still have him fired if after a year or two, he decides to get a car using savings from his side hustles.

Two phones estimated at N200k can only be Tecno and Infinix products because at that amount, you can't get a mid range iPhone or Samsung talk more of a flagship. The employer is a jealous person and a control freak.
Two phones at 200k should not raise eyebrows in a progressive company where employee welfare and compensations are taken seriously.

seunawo1:
How could a person having 200k phone still be looking for job , I think he need to ask God for divine intervention. Or may be na repented G-Boy.

Do u know if he was gifted the phone And he realy likes it and doesnt want to sell it

Nigerians and the way they reason. There are only a handful quality courses or "added value" that 200,000 Naira can get you. They may not be relevant to his field or life anyway.
If someone, he or she, received gifts of phones from friends or family, are they to sell it because it's expensive?
Nigeria will be better when people are judged based on the content of their character and intellect and not based on a skewed and mediocre reasoning. What was done to that individual was done out of jealousy. This is witchcraft!

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PhenomenalMorgan:
Do u know if he was gifted the phone And he realy likes it and doesnt want to sell it

He doesn't even have to be gifted. Not all job seekers are poor. People search for new jobs for many reasons.

So histerically using a Xmax valued at 390k automatically makes one invaluable and ineligible?? Well I don't blame that interviewer. U should understand that even in this jet age many are still yet to make it to social media let alone Google. The other day one useless man sitting beside me said he has no use for a browsing phone, he's okay with a Nokia touch. I sacastically told him "it is understood". Fool never understood I meant that's y u still sell boxers n singlets 4 a living.. since that day I just keep his smelly self far from me coz I don't mingle with un-iformed fools

Well the adage says dress the way u want to be addressed
200k phone just shows ure a big boy na.
Wont be surprised na thier type dem parents still dey stay face me i slap u
#misplacedpriorities

But this is the situation with many Nigerians. Investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

TimeMachine:
Why did he go to job interview with phones worth his monthly salary ?

Some of you have no idea of the mindset of business owners, if someone who is jobless at the moment, and for four years did not try to get more certifications but is using not, one phone, but two phones worth over his monthly worth, I am confused as to why he should show up looking for a job with his monthly worth in phones. He should have kept one at home.

He does not need a job, he needs common sense.

You're a self-acclaimed online billionaire yet reason like a poverty stricken person. Where was it stated that the monthly salary was N200k? Who told you new roles and vacancies are meant for unemployed people?

Some are merely looking for a pay upgrade, career advancements, and more. Many job seekers have millions in the bank, monies saved up from previous jobs, side hustles, etc.

Let's even assume the dude has no previous work experience, should a so called billionaire who has travelled far and wide share this kind of thoughts?

What you've stated is very typical of a Nigerian employer. I bet you don't know an employee deserves more than salary from his employer. Your employer is supposed to train you (including oversea trainings FOC), give you and your family a health insurance cover, give you a car or at least settle your transportation allowance, grant you timely promotions and leave, plan your holiday trips with you, among others.

This whole thing may sound very strange to you because Nigerians are generally made to see hardship and stress as an ideal way of life.

Learnstuffs:
The interviewer is crazy. What's the point of judging someone based on their choices

If one cannot be judged based on the choices he makes, what other better basis are good for the judgement?

Acidosis:


You're a self-acclaimed online billionaire yet reason like a poverty stricken person. Where was it stated that the monthly salary was N200k? Who told you new roles and vacancies are meant for unemployed people?

Some are merely looking for a pay upgrade, career advancements, and more. Many job seekers have millions in the bank, monies saved up from previous jobs, side hustles, etc.

Let's even assume the dude has no previous work experience, should a so called billionaire who has travelled far and wide share this kind of thoughts?

What you've stated is very typical of a Nigerian employer. I bet you don't know an employee deserves more than salary from his employer. Your employer is supposed to train you (including oversea trainings FOC), give you and your family a health insurance cover, give you a car or at least settle your transportation allowance, grant you timely promotions and leave, plan your holiday trips with you, among others.

This whole thing may sound very strange to you because Nigerians are generally made to see hardship and stress as an ideal way of life.

Well said bro. Many employees in Nigeria don't even know they can negotiate for remote and flexible working agreement. It is a pity people only know about salary here.

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I also lost a job for taking a flight to attend the interview. I took a day off so i had to get there and back fast with little stress.

I dont blame them, cos i would not have taken the job. It was obvious the job was an entry level position which i wasnt aware before attending. The young expertriate focused the interview on my personality asking me about my current job, family and even how I travelled from Abj to Ph. He was kinda shocked to hear i flew and even emphasized, "you mean you flew (demonstrating flight with the hand)".

There was one unorthodox thing he did, asked me to present my palms and he kinda read them. I asked what was that for and he said it was personal. I didnt like it but i already knew i will not going to be working there.

On the op, having 2 smart phones is outrageous and will turn alot of people like me off. Infact, a person like me has no use for a tablet other than watching movies or reading. I once saw a guy using 2 iphone x's. I had pity on him for the stress.

dangoteinlaw:
So histerically using a Xmax valued at 390k automatically makes one invaluable and ineligible?? Well I don't blame that interviewer. U should understand that even in this jet age many are still yet to make it to social media let alone Google. The other day one useless man sitting beside me said he has no use for a browsing phone, he's okay with a Nokia touch. I sacastically told him "it is understood". Fool never understood I meant that's y u still sell boxers n singlets 4 a living.. since that day I just keep his smelly self far from me coz I don't mingle with un-iformed fools

What you wear to a job interview should in a way be directly proportional to the interview. You can't be looking for a job of 50k per month and be dressed so sophisticated with high class jewelries and stuff like dat. This is Nigeria. Sometimes you behave the way the society wants you to and achieve what u want, then you can be master of ur own and live the way u want.

Bros, u are just guilty of what u are preaching against. You are angry with that interviewer for rejecting the candidate for using big phone which is the choice of that candidate.
Now u condemned that your friend cos he told u that he is comfortable with his small Nokia phone. You distanced urslf from him and attributed his little business to his inability to like a phone that browses.
If you are a job interviewer, you would have rejected that singlet seller based on the choice he made over phone even if he was well qualified.
Don't You Think So?

abumeinben:
I still wonder at those insulting the interviewer. He may have not done well for the wrong reason: concluding that the candidate cannot add value, however, he was very on point to say the candidate hasn't added any value to himself yet he uses a 200k phone.



Good citing, ma'am. If I were the interviewer, and I realized the phone was a gift, I would ask: why didn't you sell the phone to purchase a cheap one just to attend any class at all, even if you couldn't afford the exam fee?

exactly .

but I'm sure the interviewer didn't have time yo ask such questions

imagine interviewing 200 or more people

some won't even say anything f

That's why first impression is important

Psoul:


If one cannot be judged based on the choices he makes, what other better basis are good for the judgement?

Why not question him on the type of food he eats, the color of his cloth and his shoes?

Learnstuffs:

Why not question him on the type of food he eats, the color of his cloth and his shoes?

You are still blind to you own argument. It most baffles me how ppl reason. Very shallow in thinking and reasoning.

Bros, you made an open statement.. why judge people by their choice and i countered it that pple's choices are the best basis for judgement now you came up with the above again.
Guy, don't you think that the type of food you eats, the color of your cloth and your shoes will go a long way in judging the kind of person you are?
Learnstuffs, pls learn to reason wide.

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There is really no need going for an interview to show off, If one phone is good enough while not keep the other in your pocket. Moreover he must have flaunted both gadgets in the face of the interviewer in a manner suggestive of someone lacking self-discipline, If he acted above board during the interview, he'll not be law abiding if given the offer. Knowing well that people are of different temperament should guide our comportment when going for an interview as one is least aware of the psychological make-up of the panel of interviewers. Attitude is everything in life, we shouldn't drop our attitude at home when going to work or undertaking a job search, minimum best standard should be maintain at all times, because show-off is always a piss-off!

Acidosis:


You're a self-acclaimed online billionaire yet reason like a poverty stricken person. Where was it stated that the monthly salary was N200k? Who told you new roles and vacancies are meant for unemployed people?

Some are merely looking for a pay upgrade, career advancements, and more. Many job seekers have millions in the bank, monies saved up from previous jobs, side hustles, etc.

Let's even assume the dude has no previous work experience, should a so called billionaire who has travelled far and wide share this kind of thoughts?

What you've stated is very typical of a Nigerian employer. I bet you don't know an employee deserves more than salary from his employer. Your employer is supposed to train you (including oversea trainings FOC), give you and your family a health insurance cover, give you a car or at least settle your transportation allowance, grant you timely promotions and leave, plan your holiday trips with you, among others.

This whole thing may sound very strange to you because Nigerians are generally made to see hardship and stress as an ideal way of life.

Thanks for your silly response, but I must emphasize that it is not about the money, it is about the mind set of the team you are hiring, and getting priorities right. Any applicant who hasnt got his/her acts together will require further re-training on the basics of expense management. And few businesses have time for that. It bothers businesses if a staff lives above his means, cos almost always, it leads to pilfering.

I must ignore your tantrum, it could be that you are bothered by something else and you are in search of an avenue to vent your frustration.

I turn down applicants who mention words like "By the Grace of God", needless to emphasize how wrong it is for an applicant to walk into an office holding exorbitant gadgets yet has no certifications, but uses his resources the fund liability for self aggrandisement.

I personally use 2 little Nokia and one android which I basically keep aside to sync corporate mails. When you start running a worthwhile enterprise, you will understand that it is about the state of mind of the team and not really the gadgets in question.

Getting priorities right is an essential barometer to valuate the mind behind the machine.