Petitequeen:
I never ever felt getting a job would be hard for me. As a top class student in the University, I felt I'd have a myriad of jobs to choose from when I graduate. In my 2nd year in school, I had already subscribed to MyJobMag and NGCareers and with the number of vacancies they churn out everyday, I felt, why would anyone say they couldn't get jobs or that there are no jobs, when it was apparent that firms were practically competing in the search for prospective employees. It really used to amaze me until "owu" blew me...

The plan I had in mind was to do an internship in a prestigious organization before NYSC and then come back after NYSC to secure a position as a staff in that organization or in a better one entirely. And may I bring it to your notice brothers and sisters of God, I am still searching. Me, the self proclaimed top student in the University.... Anyways I haven't lost hope, but I've learn a great deal.

One of the memorable experiences I had in my job search struggle was my interview with a popular food company in Lagos. It was one of my first interviews, so one may feel that I would be a little naive, however I was very confident I would do well as I felt it wasn't a big task. I was good at communication and public speaking as I led so many presentations back in school so an interview wasn't going to be that hard, I thought.

The morning of the interview, I woke up by 4am, took my bath and got dressed before 5am, had a short prayer with my mum over the interview and then left the house around 5:30am,( I stay in Badagry, which is like another state entirely, so you have leave home very early if you want to make it to anywhere on the mainland or island before 9am) I already had the address of the organization I was going to, but I didn't know the place, I had the help of google map and Lagos bus drivers, so I was covered, or so I thought.

My ordeal started when I got to Iyana Ipaja and was supposed to take another bus to Ikeja, prior to this time I had never been to Ikeja, so when I started hearing buses calling "Ikeja along" and others calling "Ikeja inside" I was confused. I was like which one is going to Ikeja naw?? After pondering for a while, I decided to ask one woman selling jewelry on the roadside. I approached her and said, "Madam, please where can I get a bus going to Ikeja?"

she looked at me suspiciously and turned to a young girl seating close to her, who would probably have been her daughter and asked her "ki lo wi?" meaning "what did she say?"

As someone who was bred and 'buttered' in Lagos now, I quickly repeated the question again in Yoruba, only for the woman to look at me and hiss.

"so you know how to speak Yoruba since, you were now shaping your mouth and speaking oyibo English for us? Big madam! You went to school, we have seen you!" She mouthed in Yoruba.

I was surprised, it was only a question I asked, I thought. After about 2 minutes of realizing the woman wasn't going to say any other thing, her daughter decided to help me.

"Go that garage, tell them say..." she started to say, only for the woman to cut her short again..

"why are you telling her? is she blind? can't she hear conductors calling Ikeja inside everywhere?" she spoke in yoruba.

"sebi you went to school?" she turned to ask me, still in yoruba, "didn't you see all these conductors calling Ikeja inside? they are the one going inside Ikeja" she finished off with snort.

Shocked and weak, I thanked the woman and walked towards the bus calling Ikeja inside. I asked the conductor how much the fare was and he told me #300. I quickly sat in and was waiting for the bus to fill up, only for the conductor to announce that the fare was now #400. Everybody inside the bus started shouting and abusing the conductor, why was he hiking the price? was it because his bus was the only one at the garage and people were late? they were all asking and shouting all at once, the conductor kept on hammering that it was #400 and if anyone didn't want to go, the person could equally come down. Everybody started getting down from the bus in annoyance and me, the newbie, also joined them, thinking "no be me conductor go scam this morning"
When the conductor realized people were getting down, he shouted "oya enter for #300, hold your change oh, I no get change..." before the man had even finished his speech, see men and women in suit scrambling to get back into the bus, both people that got down from the bus and people that were standing at the garage waiting for another bus. In the event of the scrambling, I was shoved and pushed and still didn't get a seat.

I had to wait for over 20 minutes for another bus, which I managed to struggle and squeeze myself in. By this time, it was already past 8 and my interview was scheduled to hold around 10.
After spending about an hour in traffic, we finally go to Ikeja underbridge and I managed to get a keke going to my direction, along with my phone showing google map, I finally got to the address.

I entered the building and was told to wait in the reception, along with some other interviewees, after 30 minutes, I was called into another room where a three-man panel sat, the panel was made up of an elderly man, a white man and a woman. I waa told to sit, so I sat.

The white man smiled at me and asked me to tell them about myself, I started off by saying my name and talked for about two minutes. Then the elderly man , with a scowl on his face looked at me and said "This one you're speaking English fre fre fee, can you sell?"

I smiled and told him I could. That I had led a sales project back in school and I was capable of...

"How many main markets do you know in Lagos?, Mention the major markets in Lagos" he interrupted.

I started mentioning the little markets I knew around my area and the man laughed sarcastically, "this one looks like all those ajebo that leave the market runs for their mother" he told the woman seated beside him.

The white man sensing that I had begun to feel nervous asked if I knew their products, I turned to him and said I did and started mentioning some of them, only for the elderly man to cut me short again asking if I use all the products. To be honest, I prefer another brand entirely, but I told him I use some and he started calling out all their products and asking for the market prices and I was only able to answer some of them. He stopped and asked the woman if she had any other question, and she asked me what my strengths were, naive as I was, I said my strength was smiling, that I smile even when I'm not happy, I was trying to smile as I was saying this, but village people no gree oh, the smile didnt come, what came was a rigid teeth showing attempt that was apparently fake.
The woman looked at me with pity and said she had no more questions, I was still trying to regain my consciousness when the elderly man threw the question at me " If you were an animal, what animal would you be?"

I couldn't imagine that they were referring to me so I said "what?"but he repeated the same question, Was I a joke to these people? I asked myself. In my confusion, I replied that I would be a bird. The man asked why, and I said because I love to sing. The looks on their faces showed my reply was foolish, the question itself was foolish, I thought, so I tried to align my reply with the job and then I said "when I'm working, I love to sing as this makes the job look seamless and easier for me" which was a more silly response when I think about it.

The interview ended there, after they said they'd get back to me, which I knew wasn't going to happen. I knew I had flopped big time. I boarded a bus going home along with one of the applicants, so I asked her if she was asked the animal question, she told me she was and she told them she would love to be an eagle because she was foresighted and loved to soar high at all times.
Her reply made much sense and I began to wonder why I didn't think of that. Why didnt I even think of being a Lion? so I could be brave and courageous or a tortoise, so I could be wise?

Anyways, I vowed to be a better animal in my next interview. Being an animal will not disqualify me from any other recruitment process.

Nigeria our nation

Martinez39:
God is nonexistent. Live your life as you like.

May u be deliver....But do u believe death exist ?? Who took the Souls ??

Adebowale1616:






Haha hahahahahaha, so funny

Hahahahaahahah....

olayinkajnr:


I was once paid 4,000naira as a Math, Physics, Furthermathematics, Basic Technology and Computer Science Teacher.



Guy man don suffer.

Na wa ooooo....1k for each Course thought....Tears!!!

Babayoutoomuch:
Forget o
I earn 30k per month
I think January was the last time my salary was fully paid at once.
Since then, nah to dey collect 10k after 2 weeks or 3 weeks. Even with this, have not collect 3 months salary.
Also working with a private org.
Infact, trekking is now my hobby
It's well with Nigeria.

Guy I feel ur trekking....The best is ahead

icankel:
perform wat? if u know how much this man has wasted in d last few years u will understand he's on recovery mode. lol

Recovery mode indeed.. and to Cover the EFCC CASE ON HIM...THEN WHERE IS THE INTEGRITY OF THE BUHARIS

He decampedto APC...HE IS AN EXCELLENT THIEVE [zquoted zauthor=hisexcellency34 post=80548974]Na waoooo. He actually appointed people he knows..how much does he know about Akpabio?[/quote]

Nothing will come out it...Is not the Minister...Buhari is Weak...he desperately want power....but has not plan for governance in the 21st century...all his thinking are 80's....They have nothing to produce. Let give the youth a chance....

Don't forget Oshimole is the shortest APC Chairman....but he produce the Tallest president....

Am here to read Comments

nkwuocha:
Lol
What God plan for TINUBU is not O te ge.
God's plan for TINUBU is to remove him suddenly from this earth,just the way he removed his sons he used as sacrifices.His time is almost here.
Remember God's judgment is often swift....

And when that happens,it will be blood against blood,greed against greed and thugs against thugs...They will kill themselves and be at each other's throats all to grab the powerful seat of TINUBU the godfather, and sure it will be for nothing as his death will mark the end of godfatherism in Lagos.I pray not to be in Lagos when it happens because e go bloody mehn!

Oga...are u a prophet

Allahu Akbar.......Who can deny this.......

In all circumstances....there is Allah in all we do.

Well...the first step of solving ur problem...is admitting u have a problem....bro...stick to your mum...do all the household for her...let her bless u plenty....


It is her tears and anger that is following u....once that one is removed from her mind...

U Re free to go......

Gossiplover:
She is pretty...I saw her jumping up when Croatia scored the second goal. Her trousers were see-through from the upper thigh downward.

Wetin carry ur eye go dia.....

Germans Machine......Una sweat pay una.....I love to see hardwork shaaaa

Germans...which miss be dis oooo....

CircleOfWilis:
Na aboki just dey score o

Ball no know aboki man

God bless musaaaaaaa

yoged:
All for them are too dull for this kind formation. There is no way musa will thrive at that position. Put Moses for left wing, and musa for right wing..

I feel like so...e go make sense better

Oga boy....this world cup sef.....Is unpredictable

Well....here in Tudun-wada , kaduna, we are enjoying 20 hours supply.....We hope it will stabilise after Xmas....

Too much atrocities this day.....what a sick Nation.....As she recuperate....they will carry on..
.....men no dey sent......konji wahala

jackpot:
It's called Lebesgue Measure and Integration

Na only God oohh...That is the worst aspect of mathematics....Egorroff theorem....I no go forget u

Math 408.....Measure Theory.... i wrtin i no dey even understanding...na God shaaa

I had one Ebira guy while In Suleiman Hall A.B.U Zaria.....he got angry without a reason.....I later come to understand that Most Ebira are like that....What help me was that am not stingy.....

Apologies to My People "Ebira"

Curruption is everywhere.....see clear patcha.....na qa oooo....Uefa don turn to politics

Oh boy na so olodo full nairaland so......i now understand why people hate mathematics.....

96 is the physical correct ans

Oga OP....Is good that u write this personal experience, although there are a lot of mistakes....which are indeed forgiven as a first timer....in kano....

I do not expect all this refutation from those guys above me....they fail to understand what is meant by PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.....

ALL I WILL ADVISE U.....


USE UR KNOWLEDGE AND GET CASH AS PHYSICS GUYS ARE SCARCED....

DON'T FORGET SERVICE TO HUMANITY....IT IS SERVICE TO GOD.........


ENJOY UR KANO AND MAKE SURE U LERNT HAUSA B4 U COMOT

Mansur Liman, Head of BBC hausa service....

U own share Don land.....

I know blame Baba...FRCN IS STRATEGIC PLACE...U NEED A LOYAL SON.....

AND MANSUR IS FROM KATSINA...

SHIKENAN

ononujuchika:
agrededede ede urie!

Aggreegiii

Golden rules....Life is all about instructions be it divine or humane.....

All this Wahala for Naija....we fail to follow simple instructions of life....

Gbossa to the lecturer jor

Who cares here in india....if petrol is 1k/litre.....


All travelling is by trains.......

Presently it is 60 rupee, equivalent to 280 Naira.....


We are paying the price for not developing our railway system