Everyone blames an applicant for not making the most of the opportunity he or she has when in front of an interviewer. Sadly, no one has deemed it fit to beam the searchlight on the interviewer—some Nigerian HR persons can be damn rude sometimes. Most HR persons like playing “god”—can’t blame though, the economy is in a terrible shape. It is a world where an applicant is always at the mercy of the employer. Here are seven annoying things Nigerian interviewers do when interviewing an applicant.

Keeps you waiting without a word of apology
The letter asking you to attend an interview or chat states that the interview is for 9 am in the morning—and you are there before the set time. However, some HR person playing “god” walks into the venue by 10 am without a word of apology and acts like you are a-nobody. I mean this is typical of most Nigerian employers.

Talks down on you
Some HR persons would talk down on you and treat you like you are a nobody. It had to be said that no responsible company employs interviewers that treat candidates badly.

Acts like he was not once an applicant
It is so disheartening that some HR persons act like they were not once in your shoes (na your papa get the company?). They not only talk down on you, but expect you to act like a superhuman who has answers to everything about the company.

Cuts you off when you are speaking?
Lousy HRs don’t know a jack about manners—and that’s why they treat applicants like they are beneath them in status. They ask a question, and before you could finish offering an explanation—they cut you off without offering any form of apology.

Don’t Know a Jack about the job he/she is interviewing you for
It is not so difficult to know if an interviewer has little or no knowledge about the job he/she is interviewing you for. Anyone involved in an interview process should be as prepared as you are when interviewing you—regardless of whether it is his field or not.

Comes to an interview unprepared
Most HR persons don’t read through an applicant’s CV before the ‘D-day—ugh! When an interviewer starts asking you to tell him about yourself or ask you to walk him through your resume. They have no questions about your background because they have never given it a moment’s thought—this is absolutely unacceptable.

You can add yours.

Talking too much. I've attended an interview where d interviewer was the one asking the questions and talking through the answer. This was how the interview went

Interviewer: tell me what previous experience you have for this job? Cos I can see from ur CV u haven't worked in this type of position before and we need someone with at least 2years experience working in this role or something similar to it.well let me assume you are a fast learner because without that quality u won't b able to survive in this job

For my mind I was like Nor be me suppose dey talk all these ones

KillerBeauty:
Talking too much. I've attended an interview where d interviewer was the one asking the questions and talking through the answer. This was how the interview went

Interviewer: tell me what previous experience you have for this job? Cos I can see from ur CV u haven't worked in this type of position before and we need someone with at least 2years experience working in this role or something similar to it.well let me assume you are a fast learner because without that quality u won't b able to survive in this job

For my mind I was like Nor be me suppose dey talk all these ones

Some of them are terribly annoying

Ok

I'm always shivering...dunno why

Alright

hmmmm

Have Buhari ever been interviewed before?

Monday morning. . front page tins.. dis week wil gonna be gud.. on de interviewer stuff.. I hve no experience yet... stil in skul. .

Monday morning. . front page tin.. dis week wil gonna be gud.. on de interviewer stuff.. I hve no experience yet... stil in skul. .

If na guy, him go dey do like Bruce Lee... Buh him no sabi fight

God help all jobs seekers land their dream jobs

Anytime i notice tht frm an interviewer, i jst put them to where they belong to........ Havn't u walked out of an interview?

What a process

Asking you questions on the minutest areas of your field !

i was at an interview one time and the stuwpid chic interviewing me would ask me a question and start pinging.
i would talk and wonder if she was even listening, she wouldn't even know when i had stopped talking.

worst interview ever.

I had to write a letter to the boss and thank him for tje opportunity while taking time to tell him what happened.

no be small call i get from the stuwpid lady some days later. she beg taya but too late cos the letter has been sent to the boss already.

I lost the job opportunity and she lost her job.

smh

Blue
That's the color of the sky.

You're not the only one oo.
They could be soo annoying sometimes.
Just become a Human Resource Person yourself to avoid such annoying scenarios.

Better still, learn a skill that will make them look for you for a job, and make them suffer too while they're at it. They will learn their lessons.

HR?

Only in niger.......ur Answer will determine your fate
Interviewer:Who was the First Minister Of Finance In Cameroon You:

some of the questiom they ask 60% of the interveiwers don't even know it, they had to browse or read about it the previous days before the interview

I guess it all depends on the candidate's composure, don't make an impression that the job is the last resort you have else you'll be trampled upon, show confidence not pride and also, don't stuttering, stare at the HR face like you've got all it takes, HRs tends to show a know all attitude, prepare well for every question related and sometimes outside the job description using expertise English... Follow these and you'll be fine, HRs are not gods, you are.

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Has Buhari ever been interviewed before?

Yes...when your role model was still in the creek looking for fish to catch.

frozenSun:
i was at an interview one time and the stuwpid chic interviewing me would ask me a question and start pinging.
i would talk and wonder if she was even listening, she wouldn't even know when i had stopped talking.

worst interview ever.

I had to write a letter to the boss and thank him for tje opportunity while taking time to tell him what happened.

no be small call i get from the stuwpid lady some days later. she beg taya but too late cos the letter has been sent to the boss already.

I lost the job opportunity and she lost her job.

and that makes you fulfilled, shey?

wailing:
I'm always shivering...dunno why

I know y..…...u scared

Next tym u shud try breathing in deep but slow for d next minute.....u'll see hw u stop shaking.

the females tend to ave big booobs.
I interviewed one like that..the boobs were asking me "why should we give you this job, instead of the 14 others outside?" the truth was that I wasn't seeing the woman's face. The boobs were literally talking to me, I swear.

Anyway, I later realized that the booobs interviewing me was attached to a woman who happened to have a face....that was after one old man -i dont even know what he was doing there- had shouted 'young man, what are you looking at?'

these companies shouldn't assign interviews to ladies with a lot of booobs...very bad.

wailing:
I'm always shivering...dunno why

When this occurs always kind of seize your breath... This will help reduce tension

laikas:
some of the questiom they ask 60% of the interveiwers don't even know it, they had to browse or read about it the previous days before the interview

lol they even read in ur presence

Unless you have been to an interview outside the country I don't think you have the right to suggest it's a Nigerian thing. Just maybe it's almost a common practice.

am here to book space.