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As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Rubyjade: 10:53am On Mar 27, 2023
My Funny Candidate Experience.

I recently was recruiting for the role of a Social Media Candidate, as usual, we do the normal screening and interviewing before profiling and sending it to the client.

But this particular candidate stood out (he would not keep his opinion to himself)

My conversation goes thus;

Me: Tell me about your Social Media Experience

Candidate: First before I tell you about myself, you have to tell me why the employee for the role left.

Me: I thought this should be the last question but went ahead to tell the candidate that the employee has moved on from the company.

Candidate: Why did he move on

Me: 🧐🧐🧐🧐 (the interviewer has become the interviewee)

Candidate: I want to know because I want to profer a solution so I need to know why he left so I can know which solution to give.

Me: How did you know you are the one the client will finally select, you have not even sold your skills, you want to proffer solutions to problems you don't know (shey you de whine me ni🙄🙄🙄)

Candidate: I don't think the employee did his job well, I have checked the page, and a lot of things Are wrong with it, the employee did not post frequently, and the employee did a terrible job but when you hire me I will ensure consistency in posting and create content for engagement.

Me: Errrrrmmmm Justice of the Federal Republic of Job hunting, who ask you all these one you are saying now.....

My dear candidates, sometimes it is your oversabi and saying what they did not ask you that is why you don't have a job yet.

Stop blaming your village People, it is your bad behavior and oversabiness🙄🙄🙄🙄 that keeps standing in the way of you getting a job

TGIM
COPIED

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by olamidedivotee(f): 10:59am On Mar 27, 2023
Lmao, see the boldness. 😆

I feel like Hiring the guy and Firing him the day he will resume work.

Overconfidence has been one of the major reasons most people failed woefully in their academics and career.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by brain54(m): 11:23am On Mar 27, 2023
I once employed an employee…


With similar character. The dude ended up interviewing us the interviewers (I and my manager)

He got the job ( manager convinced me to employ him. I didn’t want wahala ) and we needed someone urgently at the time.

But funny thing is dude went on to be one of the best staff we ever had.

Great guy Ralph… even though his over sabi might have cost him getting the job initially!

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Rubyjade: 1:09pm On Mar 27, 2023
shocked
brain54:
I once employed an employee…


With similar character. The dude ended up interviewing us the interviewers (I and my manager)

He got the job ( manager convinced me to employ him. I didn’t want wahala ) and we needed someone urgently at the time.

But funny thing is dude went on to be one of the best staffs we ever had.

Great guy Ralph… even though his over sabi might have cost him getting the job initially!

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Dikaveli(m): 2:42pm On Mar 27, 2023
See those Who announced Ayu's Suspension 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by SleekyP(m): 2:43pm On Mar 27, 2023
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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by IyaTola: 2:43pm On Mar 27, 2023
The precarious situation of job opportunities in Nigeria has made many Human Resource Personnels, downgrade, demean and continuously discredit Nigerian graduates.

A lot of HR officers were once job seekers before they were given an opportunity but they turn out to see themselves as demi-gods over time.

HR Officer's attitude towards job seekers portrays their organization's corporate image but most of them fail to draw the line and conduct themselves in a manner worthy of such positions. Some job-seekers are terrible though but they still deserve some respect.
Here is a friend's experience who applied for a top position in an organization that is in the Health Sector but was invited for the post of an administrative assistant even though he has an M.Sc in Health Economics and is doing a high-paying job at present. The HR officer even ended the call on my friend when he called for clarifications.

My friend almost petitioned the HR officer to his organization for disrespect & lack of professionalism but decided not to do so after the HR guy apologized.
I chose not to reveal the organization and HR officers identity for certain reasons.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by signature2012(m): 2:44pm On Mar 27, 2023
Nigerian HR be doing like one demi-god.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by moscobabs(m): 2:44pm On Mar 27, 2023
I invited this Lady for an interview only to start seducing me,droped her business card (she's into catering) on my table after the interview. I called her back 3hrs later to come for her documentation only to get to my office and I ask her to pick her business card and never step into the company again.

I hate rubbish

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by EriMma1: 2:45pm On Mar 27, 2023
Let me perch here and observe something.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Okiemute101: 2:46pm On Mar 27, 2023
E don too watch motivational videos thinking his confidence will make him get the job... 😂 .. What a pirry

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Sonnobax15(m): 2:47pm On Mar 27, 2023
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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by OboOlora(f): 2:48pm On Mar 27, 2023
I remember interviewing one guy while in Nigeria, dude was complimenting my dressing knowing fully well that I have big breasts and he kept staring at my cleavage.

He didn’t pass the first stage

What rubbish!

Erection-controlled freak, he should go and apply for porn jobs!

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Neduzze5(m): 2:48pm On Mar 27, 2023
I was in an interview session with the HR of my company.

We were recruiting for the role of digital marketer and the interviewee was busy cooking and answering us.

grin grin

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by mainman7(m): 2:50pm On Mar 27, 2023
Ok
Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Bktech(m): 2:51pm On Mar 27, 2023
Funny experience





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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by culf: 2:51pm On Mar 27, 2023
brain54:
I once employed an employee…


With similar character. The dude ended up interviewing us the interviewers (I and my manager)

He got the job ( manager convinced me to employ him. I didn’t want wahala ) and we needed someone urgently at the time.

But funny thing is dude went on to be one of the best staffs we ever had.

Great guy Ralph… even though his over sabi might have cost him getting the job initially!

waooo, Hmm. Some over do it, some under do it (if they is anything like that).
I think when I become an employer I might not be doing all these interview (if possible), come and work for some time, if you deliver, carry go.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by kaywhy09(m): 2:52pm On Mar 27, 2023
I need administrative related job.

Thank you.
Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by oneolajire(m): 2:55pm On Mar 27, 2023
HR jobs are overrated and useless, they just cash out on massive unemployment in the country.

Where was the HR role in the 70's and 80's when people graduate to get work almost immediately?

HR many times employ wrong set of people who they believe can answer general interview questions - those on the internet - against capable people who can actually do the job, especially, technical and engineering jobs.

Funny enough, people still get jobs in their companies without interviews, just because they know someone in those offices, yet HR will want to kill himself on new employees as if his company cannot sack him from his HR role.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by melonsgroup: 2:55pm On Mar 27, 2023
I used to fear lion until Samson killed a lion but now I fear what killed Samson 👠👠👠

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by bigdammyj: 2:56pm On Mar 27, 2023
Reading...
Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Madups(m): 2:57pm On Mar 27, 2023
Here to read li£$.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Juliearth(f): 2:59pm On Mar 27, 2023
[quote author=Rubyjade post=122094471][/quote]




Unfortunately for this employer, he/she/they just lost a rare gem. Employing people like this may seem like a wild gamble,but most times, such people always turn out to be the best.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by ATEAMS: 3:00pm On Mar 27, 2023
Lol
Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by brain54(m): 3:00pm On Mar 27, 2023
culf:


waooo, Hmm. Some over do it, some under do it (if they is anything like that).
I think when I become an employer I might not be doing all these interview (if possible), come and work for some time, if you deliver, carry go.
I don’t think that’s quite possible though…

They must be some at least basic/minor form of interview maybe formal or informal.

You can’t just get someone on the street and say come and work for me.

Interview is just a way to know the person you would be working with potentially.

My 2 cents though!

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Nobody: 3:01pm On Mar 27, 2023
The applicant in the story are those type who comes into the company setup and try to outdo others... They are mostly not team players...

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by jericco1(m): 3:01pm On Mar 27, 2023
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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by Oyerinde16(m): 3:02pm On Mar 27, 2023
Interviewer - why should we employ you/ or why are your the best for this job...

Me - I have worked in similar roles and performed exceedingly, I can propel the company to bla bla bla...

Me - I am bla bla bla.... I think I know you in so so and so place... How is your dad and bro, we were friends... Bla bla bla...

We were just gisting and catching up with old times, though she did not recall me cos I was very small when she was an aunty then, but I was able to recollect our neighbors who were her mates, she was just asking after this uncle this person and that person, the numbers I have I gave her, we had gisted for about 10 mins, laughing and gisting...

Other interviewers was like madam, who is interviewing who....

Last last she said she would put my name and wished me well cos from that spot, it was medicals and other people will handle the rest.... Na so I collect job o... I did the interview in kaduna but resume work Kwara state, I never saw her again... I left the job 3 years later....

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by mariahAngel(f): 3:03pm On Mar 27, 2023
At least, he took out time to find out what could've been the reason why they needed to hire someone else for the particular job.
I'd hire him.

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Re: As A Hr/recruiter Share Your Candidate Funny Experience by FOLAESO1: 3:03pm On Mar 27, 2023
OboOlora:
I remember interviewing one guy while in Nigeria, dude was complimenting my dressing knowing fully well that I have big breasts and he kept staring at my cleavage.

He didn’t pass the first stage

What rubbish!

Erection-controlled freak, he should go and apply for porn jobs!
DEY PLAY. FICTIONAL INTERVIEW ABI?

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