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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by pocohantas(f): 3:48pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:


I'm really skeptical on calling him because of our mentality in this country.
Please house, what's your suggestion on this?

Call him, since he has called you before. This call must be done within working hours. Preferably 9-3pm. Early morning calls on working days are irritating. Or you send a mail.

Hello Sir, this is Yide Amadioha speaking. Am I on to Mr Amudike?

Him: Yes you are.

You: Thank you. Sir, you called me on the 1st of October in respect to my resumption on Monday.

He will most likely take it from here…

You can close by asking if there is anything as regards resumption you should know. My organization would usually forward dress code and other rules before you resume.

You are actually scared of calling. HRs are humans. Fear nobody. With time you’ll get used to it. Good luck.

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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by ayenale1(m): 3:48pm On Oct 12, 2021
Some HR can be crazy...he might have replaced you with someone with the highest bidder...give it a try and hear him give u stories...
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Skillsnigeria: 3:48pm On Oct 12, 2021
Hmmm, job seekers don suffer for this Nigeria

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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Realwvn(m): 3:48pm On Oct 12, 2021
Bruh ! If they said you were resuming on Monday and you are yet to get a mail, please dress sharp and resume very early !

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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Nobody: 3:48pm On Oct 12, 2021
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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by AuroraB(f): 3:49pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:
Oftentimes, it doesn't change anything in this country that we are, where our usual way of thinking is that you have to suffer and get stressed to get every positive thing. If it would bring any changes at all, it would be negative, you would be told you are desperate.
If a company seriously needs someone to fill a vacant space, they shouldn't forget that vacant chair, should they?

You were just lucky, that woman (HR) is one in a million among Nigerians
Do not mind people saying 'they may have forgotten'. Forgot what?! I laugh. That would be in the abroad not here grin

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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Pumpumking: 3:49pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:
Thank you, wen wud you suggest I drop the mail or msg pls....today or tomorrow?

hello sweeeeerat.

please do not listen to those UNemplyed mofos chatting u bull$hit advice....they never had job & the giving advise (Shake my head)
anyways...if start date is MOnday, it simply means you should email (((DO NOT CALL, I REPET, DO NOT CALL)))) them on Thursday wail until around 1pm the following Friday if u do not hear back. An then on 1 Pm on Friday, you send another email and wait for 2 hour (3pm). And then after 3pm, you call HR (FIRST). It is best for HR to chase on yor behalf (Truss me) smiley
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by omoadeleye(m): 3:52pm On Oct 12, 2021
Genesils:
I received a call from an HR of one of the companies I'd applied for.
It was like an interview/conversation sha which went well.
He asked if I'll be able to resume work at a so so so date, I said yes.
And he said good, he'll get back to me with the next steps.

Well, till now I'm yet to hear from him, and the given date don pass sef.

Before then, day by day I kept contemplating whether I should call/text him for reminder but I didn't want to sound desperate or look unprofessional so I held back.

Well, 2days after the date he gave me for resumption, I texted him... Just greetings sha no response and now I'm thinking maybe I lost my opportunity by not making follow up on time.

Next time, I won't let such repeat itself again!
I'll text, and call him.

I did an interview and when they asked me if i would be ready to resume the next day...

I plainly told them, that to be more factual with them, i cannot resume the next day...

Make dem no dey whyne me.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by nwajesus12(m): 3:52pm On Oct 12, 2021
Genesils:
I received a call from an HR of one of the companies I'd applied for.
It was like an interview/conversation sha which went well.
He asked if I'll be able to resume work at a so so so date, I said yes.
And he said good, he'll get back to me with the next steps.

Well, till now I'm yet to hear from him, and the given date don pass sef.

Before then, day by day I kept contemplating whether I should call/text him for reminder but I didn't want to sound desperate or look unprofessional so I held back.

Well, 2days after the date he gave me for resumption, I texted him... Just greetings sha no response and now I'm thinking maybe I lost my opportunity by not making follow up on time.

Next time, I won't let such repeat itself again!
I'll text, and call him.
why didn't you resume on the date given to you, you needed an official convoy to take you there?
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by scobaba: 3:54pm On Oct 12, 2021
As in you won call say HR how far.

My employment letter, i never hear from una. grin
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by tolaade1960: 3:54pm On Oct 12, 2021
Give them some weeks to follow up .
But when you call , some Nigerian companies will take you for granted.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Scetrocom: 3:56pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:
I did an interview at the beginning of this week and I was called by the HR on Thursday that the company will be employing me, he asked if I would be available for resumption on Monday, and he was told yes.

He then said I would get a proper employment mail from them, which I have not gotten from Thursday till today, tomorow is Sunday and Monday is almost here.

Should I place a call back to the HR probably tomorow afternoon, if I don't hear from them or should I just keep expecting and move on if I end up not getting the mail?

I'm really skeptical on calling him because of our mentality in this country.
Please house, what's your suggestion on this?

There is nothing wrong in calling the HR as a follow up. But let it be during the official working hours.

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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by SirLakes: 3:56pm On Oct 12, 2021
Call the HR! What will be will be cool

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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by BruncleZuma: 3:57pm On Oct 12, 2021
Absolutely yes, most jobs are unadvertised.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Nobody: 3:57pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:
Lol.....@slickbishop, I get ur point, it's just like it still doesn't change anything. And that's why I was hesitating as well.

Alright guys, I finally called him yesterday (Monday) around 9am since the number is not on WhatsApp and I don't want the situation whereby my mail would be ignored, although I called him on Sunday but he didn't pick.

So when I called yesterday, he apologized and says they are having some internal issues and the mail would be sent hopefully before the end of this week.

I don't believe him tho, it seems the usual Nigerian politics has been played. I have moved on.

Thanks to you all


Call him again on Friday if they haven't sent it. Don't just assume that they won't be honouring their employment offer.

It won't cost you all that much.

Call them.

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Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by pocohantas(f): 3:57pm On Oct 12, 2021
tolaade1960:
Give them some weeks to follow up .
But when you call , some Nigerian companies will take you for granted.

Some weeks ke? OP is supposed to have resumed yesterday o. She should be telling us about her first day at work.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Genesils(m): 3:58pm On Oct 12, 2021
omoadeleye:


I did an interview and when they asked me if i would be ready to resume the next day...

I plainly told them, that to be more factual with them, i cannot resume the next day...

Make dem no dey whyne me.
grin grin grin grin lol you geh options na
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Genesils(m): 3:58pm On Oct 12, 2021
nwajesus12:
why didn't you resume on the date given to you, you needed an official convoy to take you there?
It's a remote job
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by nwajesus12(m): 4:05pm On Oct 12, 2021
Genesils:

It's a remote job
oh, okay
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Pootle: 4:05pm On Oct 12, 2021
after my interview, it toke a week I had to remind them through call, unknown to me they where putting my office in place.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Fidelismaria: 4:07pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:


Alright guys, I finally called him yesterday (Monday) around 9am since the number is not on WhatsApp and I don't want the situation whereby my mail would be ignored, although I called him on Sunday but he didn't pick.

So when I called yesterday, he apologized and says they are having some internal issues and the mail would be sent hopefully before the end of this week.

I don't believe him tho, it seems the usual Nigerian politics has been played. I have moved on.

Thanks to you all


Interesting, keep us updated, would like to see how things turn out.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by jericco1(m): 4:10pm On Oct 12, 2021
Lol. Me I dey call that time sha

The HR sometimes are even happy sef because most of them have lot of things on their mind.

That's how I almost lost an opportunity I had an issue with my documents and the HR mistakenly called someone else.
Well that's story for another day
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by dyfaze: 4:17pm On Oct 12, 2021
ayenale1:
Some HR can be crazy...he might have replaced you with someone with the highest bidder...give it a try and hear him give u stories...



Lol, you may be right bro. I did interview with one famous company in Lagos around August this year. Having passed the first stage, I was called for second phase of interview which they conducted with one of their prominent managers of the organization. They promised to get back to me shortly. I sent them a mail, they did not even bother to acknowledge talkless of telling whether I passed or failed the second interview. cheesy cheesy cheesy Thank God, I am not jobless
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by dapolaw(m): 4:21pm On Oct 12, 2021
You better don't stop forwarding your CV to other companies, this one are not ready to employ you yet. Calling will not hasten it, if they will still contact you it will be at their convenience and not because of your call.



The HR no forget, they are not just ready yet or they don't want you
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by sinola(m): 4:51pm On Oct 12, 2021
Well,in an organised society, there is no problem in calling them but here in Nigeria, they can terminate your appointment if they suspects you are behaving desperate.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Richhard(m): 4:55pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:
Lol.....@slickbishop, I get ur point, it's just like it still doesn't change anything. And that's why I was hesitating as well.

Alright guys, I finally called him yesterday (Monday) around 9am since the number is not on WhatsApp and I don't want the situation whereby my mail would be ignored, although I called him on Sunday but he didn't pick.

So when I called yesterday, he apologized and says they are having some internal issues and the mail would be sent hopefully before the end of this week.

I don't believe him tho, it seems the usual Nigerian politics has been played. I have moved on.

Thanks to you all


I like you, straightforward sheila, don't worry, something better will come, keep pushing.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by BlackyOne(m): 5:14pm On Oct 12, 2021
Yide10:
Lol.....@slickbishop, I get ur point, it's just like it still doesn't change anything. And that's why I was hesitating as well.

Alright guys, I finally called him yesterday (Monday) around 9am since the number is not on WhatsApp and I don't want the situation whereby my mail would be ignored, although I called him on Sunday but he didn't pick.

So when I called yesterday, he apologized and says they are having some internal issues and the mail would be sent hopefully before the end of this week.

I don't believe him tho, it seems the usual Nigerian politics has been played. I have moved on.

Thanks to you all


That's the spirit!

Hopefully they will do the right thing, but remain cheerful and explore other options.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Bazo101: 5:25pm On Oct 12, 2021
[quote author=Coollegend89 post=106582433]Please don’t call or send an sms or mail.
Best thing to do is to keep praying for the employment letter to drop.
I’m speaking from experience, lost something like this because I called.
Wish you all the best.[/quot lost mine too because I cald
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Emmanuel909090: 5:31pm On Oct 12, 2021
Learning
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by KLand(m): 5:54pm On Oct 12, 2021
It's okay to call back the same number that was used to call you. Explain to them that you haven't received their email as promised, that you want to be sure you have not missed it. There is no offence in that.
Re: Is It Okay To Call A Company Regarding Employment? by Ofadaman(m): 6:13pm On Oct 12, 2021
I recall my experience, I was expecting their feedback since we already discussed resumption dates, I was skeptical about calling them or mailing them.

But after watching a movie titled, strange angel, I discovered there are no rule ,' you only do what thou wilt...', chase your will and the world would bend to your will , the universe would answer, it's you that has the will and anything is possible if you believe .

I picked up my phone and dialed the HR woman, she picked and told me they've sent the mail two days ago, we discovered there was an issue with the mail server and the mail never left, she thanked me for following up and she resent the mail,. After discovering the power of a positive mindset and strong will ,I rejected the offer and asked for a 5% above my old offer, yet again they obliged.

Listen son, there are NO rules , only a man of will shall break all bounds.

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