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Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by KINGinVAHALA: 1:36pm On Dec 02, 2016
Qummie:
Well then you go ahead and enlighten us on how to recognise fake companies(registered with CAC), their bank accounts, etc. I'm waiting. wink
oga, I didn't helped you to open this thread, if I want to do what you just asked for I would open a diff thread and do it.
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 1:39pm On Dec 02, 2016
KINGinVAHALA:
oga, I didn't helped you to open this thread, if I want to do what you just asked for I would open a diff thread and do it.
Mention me when you create your thread.
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 1:40pm On Dec 02, 2016
a quick search on google will show you if the company is legit or not. many of these fake companies calling for invites dont have websites. thats one big red flag
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by KINGinVAHALA: 1:40pm On Dec 02, 2016
Qummie:
Mention me when you create your thread.
I will surely do sir!
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 1:43pm On Dec 02, 2016
KINGinVAHALA:
I will surely do sir!
wink
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by kissoflife: 1:48pm On Dec 02, 2016
Qummie:
5. BODY

“Thanks for your application for the post of “customer care agent”, we would like to schedule an interview.…(legit).

‘In response to your application, you have been invited for a “career talk”‘….(Not legit).
What the hell is a career talk and how will that put food on the table?
Notice also that in the non-legit one, the position you allegedly applied for wasn’t stated. (Epic fail). These are the kind of invites you honour and at the venue prospective drivers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, all take the same aptitude test.
LMAO
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Odunharry(m): 1:50pm On Dec 02, 2016
Don't really agree with the TO DETAILS N MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS.
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by vislabraye(m): 1:57pm On Dec 02, 2016
missKiffy:
i disagree on the @yahoo.com and @gmail.com point, some genuine companies still use it, the former company i worked still uses yahoo, tho its a small company but they are genuine.
True !! Most small companies do so. But multinationals and conglomerates won't do such...
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Yinkame123(m): 1:59pm On Dec 02, 2016
Qummie:
While some people are trying to earn a honest living from legal jobs, a particular set of people (let’s call them job scammers) are trying to swindle unsuspecting graduates of the little they have.

These are some fool-proof to ascertain the genuity of job mails.
1. SENDER’S EMAIL:

No legitimate firm will send out an interview invite with an “@gmail.com” or “@yahoo.com” email address. All organizations have their own customized email address(es). Something like vacancies@nairaland.com would be legitimate as opposed to nairaland@yahoo.com

2. “TO” DETAILS:

Just below the mail subject, view details and see how many people the mail was sent to. If there’s any other email asides yours, just run for the sake of your life and wallet. ONLY scammers send “interview” invites in bulk. No sane organization does that. Once you view details and you find several other email addresses as receivers, it is scam. Period!

3. COMPANY LOGO

“Most” legit organizations include their logo either above or below the body of the mail. Not all organizations do this but very many do.

4. SALUTATION

If a job invite is legit, then the company sure has the name of who they are looking to meet. A legit opening would be; “Dear (your name)” as opposed to an orsinary “Dear”, “Hi”, etc.

5. BODY

“Thanks for your application for the post of “customer care agent”, we would like to schedule an interview.…(legit).

‘In response to your application, you have been invited for a “career talk”‘….(Not legit).
What the hell is a career talk and how will that put food on the table?
Notice also that in the non-legit one, the position you allegedly applied for wasn’t stated. (Epic fail). These are the kind of invites you honour and at the venue prospective drivers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, all take the same aptitude test.

6. PHONE NUMBERS

I’m not sure if legit organizations include contact numbers in mails but one thing i know for sure is that if the need to include a phone number arises, it won’t be a personal contact detail. In other words, it would be for more, Mari Williams and Co ltd: 0009875, 008765. .
Not call Mike on 08765 or call Angel on 00433.

There are several other ways to ascertain the genuity of job invites but these are the ones I’ve discovered work for me. If you have other fool-proof tips, kindly share in the comments section.

Source: https://qummiesblog./2016/12/02/job-search-identifying-genuine-job-invites/
While you might have a point your argument is not totally valid. Just attended an interview in Lagos with a reputable organization and the agent that contacted me uses a gmail account.
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by expert1(m): 2:05pm On Dec 02, 2016
missKiffy:
i disagree on the @yahoo.com and @gmail.com point, some genuine companies still use it, the former company i worked still uses yahoo, tho its a small company but they are genuine.
I know someone that got a job from an Oil and Gas company that got paid in dollars yet his interview invite was from a gmail account.

You try sha to make a frontpage. Maybe today is nairaland's black-friday grin
tongue
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Okpanwu(m): 2:11pm On Dec 02, 2016
Please anyone with Dragnet past question and answer in the house should forward it to my e-mail address, okpanwuidoko@gmail.com. tanks and may God bless you.
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 2:13pm On Dec 02, 2016
@ OP.wrong points you may have upthere ;
Famfa oil used gmail.com sometime last year, I got my first invite in an Oil firm via text. Some companies can use BCC to send out mails if they don't use an enterprise software as such the mail may not have your name. The best way to verify is to get on social media i.e linkedin and run your check. No matter how small a firm is there will be an employee on linkedin
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 2:35pm On Dec 02, 2016
STFUareyouGod:
wink
Do u need a Job?
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 2:40pm On Dec 02, 2016
Nma27:
Do u need a Job?
why ask?
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 2:57pm On Dec 02, 2016
Qummie:
wink
you're weird. Lol
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 2:58pm On Dec 02, 2016
STFUareyouGod:
you're weird. Lol
Haha
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 3:17pm On Dec 02, 2016
Qummie:
Haha
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Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by BrainnewsNg(f): 3:33pm On Dec 02, 2016
bamangar:
Very right. But your number 1 , sometimes the company might be a start up and might not have their domain email address yet.
Wonderfully written

Thanks
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by Nobody: 3:49pm On Dec 02, 2016
Another big red flag is how you are addressed they will mention your name somewhere in the mail as well as include a time and an assigned HR Representative
Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by newmusic: 10:28pm On Dec 02, 2016
Remove number 1 pls
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Re: How To Identify Genuine Job Invites by toprealman: 8:02am On Dec 03, 2016
OP I stopped at your #2....why?
Glo sent an invite using yahoo.....they later explained it was to code the whole stuff.....#1
NLNG once sent an email....not an invite sha, after an interview with them requesting for some documents..... some hopefuls were copied. HR can be very lazy! #2
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