I've really been surprised how nairalanders don't know what makes pages flip on Nairaland.

Spotted DSSHQ on this thread. I say GT "nominees" are undergoing security screening. And er...remember this post back in August 2014 about those on/about to start masters programs in the UK?

DSSHQ:
I think if you're concluding your program in september 2014,you have a real chance not those just starting in september.

Who'd have thought that even those that started in September 2014 have a real chance to get both their MSc and the job provided they came for the AC and were on a 1-year program? In fact, with this new talk of a possibility of resumption in March (as much as we hope and pray it isn't true), even those on 18 months programs have a chance. This our employer sha...to quote a new member of the family, they take their time. As in, they are not in a hurry, at all. It is well.

He has predicted his fate. Good. One less competition for some.

Aphrodite4:
Seems a 'PH hopeful' has gone on glassdoor to give a review on nlng with respect to this current nlng recruitment drive, funny thing is the anonymous fella put the result of his/her AC as "No Offer"..
Maybe its meaning wasn't clear @ d time of 'reviewing'..

Page 200! Magic page or not, I think we should all take a moment to celebrate this milestone against the odds of that data loss and the thinning out of the house after every stage, and also to reflect on how far we've come and those that have dropped out and moved on (some of them are kind enough to once in a blue moon pop in and say hi), and to remember the various episodes that have kept the thread alive this long - the quota brouhaha, the bridge-crossing puzzle, the AC spill or no spill debacle, the tired "this is the week" palava, the various sauces - the reliable ones and the not-so-reliable and those that were merely pretending, hell, we even deliberately and continuously decided to misuse a word that we now do almost subconsciously - and all the events that have possibly affected the this process (Ebola, the oil price crash), all the drama that has ensued, and to look forward to the future - success mail or regret mail - as we are all relatively young people and no one knows what the future holds. To the future!

By fire by force una wan carry this thread reach page 200. The magic number that some believe will coincide with the mails dropping.

Okay, here's some analysis: If resumption is slated for January, the mails have to drop in November (as has been mentioned previously on this thread) due to the 1-month notice to current employers. However, let me constrain it further. By my analysis, it shouldn't be later than mid-November which leaves two weeks for medicals (going by the two weeks given to EH guys to complete theirs, assuming it is a standard). So guys, brace for impact.

Lesson learnt in the last couple of weeks: all sauces are unreliable.

tk4rd:
NEW NEW FACES OOO.!!!

I tell u. I go soon conduct headcount.

Ehen, my turn now for the felicitations. Congrats bro! So now you're gonna be doing all those analyses of train 7 and what not for real! Don't worry, we're right behind you.

Okay guys, this dude waited a whole year before he was contacted. Granted, that is far more likely to normally happen in the case of experienced hires than gts, and I'm not saying either case is fair or not or anything (cause I dunno what's going on in there) but imagine constantly checking your mail for a year in anticipation. Let's try and borrow a leaf even if it's a tiny one (of course no one would reasonably expect ours to be close to that long). Of course it's a tad easy for me to say because I'm employed but you're very wrong if you think the anticipation isn't killing me too.

forkadict:


Thanks so much bro.

Hmmm, it hasn't been easy. You know we have been interviewed over a year ago. And if I tell you that since the deadline of 3 weeks that we were told during the interview elapsed, I have been checking and refreshing my mail during office hours every ten minutes would you believe me? even though we have received a couple of mails from them, there hasn't really been anything concrete to hold on to.

Welcome to page 190!

Prinzofparis:
we are all getting emotional due to our experience so far with the NLNG recruitment process. Its understandable especially for those who arnt working and those whose major plans have NLNG in its webbings.

That said, we must take caution when making comments so as not to force d company into doing Damage control. Talking from experience here. If we continue in this trend, the number of regret mails that will be sent will just increase.

Caring is one of NLNGs core values and with what I've heard, they still want to live within that value and give as many graduates as possible the opportunity to join the company. Some persons will most likely get closure very soon and move on while the rest 'hopefuls' will have to wait much longer than normal for further directives.

pls guys let's tone it down a little, we've waited two years...a few more months won't bleach us.

A few more months.

From all the hints dropped here concerning the likely number of GT intakes it means that for most candidates these mails are just going to serve as closure.

Is it today?

Interesting...

"requested for 6 but GOT only 4" So it's already done. Oya NLNG make we dey move na.

This level of journalistic protection of sauces sha...

Omo see vigil wey people dey keep for this thread. I count 15 viewing.

naastyme:
Let the emails start dropping...!

A command, a request, a prayer, a wish, or a point of privileged information? Which?

incredu:
Day 713. Page 180. Ebola came n went. Elections came n went. Ministerial list is out. Young men n ladies still keeping the faith! A bit miserly - like a romance - bittersweet!

In addition, a second ministerial list has been submitted and yet our own list is not out.

Mehn...the level of anticipation here is palpable.

prelinctus:
I have one question for all those that can't wait for the results of the AC to come out:

The 2007 NLNG AC lasted for 4 weeks(June 25, 2007 - July 21, 2007), and the results came out 15 weeks later on November 5, 2007. Considering that it took 15 weeks for the results of a 4-week AC to come out, how long is it going to take for the results of an 8-week AC(June 8, 2015 - July 31, 2015) to come out?


NB:- (1) 2007 AC had 450+ persons while 2015 AC had 600+ persons.
(2) 2007 AC held only in PH while 2015 AC held in ABJ,Lag and PH.

In other words, we should forget about results for now because they're not going to be out anytime soon based on antecedents. Good advice.

solatwizzy:
Sigh

So NLNG bounced all the participants in the NLNG prize for Literature 2015 on the grounds of 'Excellence'.

Non of the participants was up to standard so no award this year.

Talk about standards!

Therefore, if none of the GT candidates make the required cutoff, they'll employ no one.

BUT, if all of us make the cutoff, they'll employ all of us, some with immediate effect and others on a waiting list.

Abeg where is airsaylongcon? It seems guys here could use another bridge-crossing puzzle.

Djbaka:


We all survived the longest wait so far in this exercise, between July 2014 and June, 2015.

Waiting 5 months now ought to be a piece of cake, but I can tell you it's not! The anxiety and anticipation now is something else.

Tough or not.. I don't think it really matters. Cry, shout, fall sick, slap your boss #itsallowed. Let's just produce ourselves physically and mentally healthy when our success mails drop.

Nice to see SqlMastar again. BTW where's dpress, princeofparis, chm11??

#shalom

Machini:

We were able to survive that long wait because we had gotten feedback on how we performed.

Exactly, and because we got periodic updates on the status of the exercise. Chronicles:

>Success mail was in July and we were told to be on standby for the next stage.
>In December we got word that the next stage would be held late Q1 2015. And we later found out that the huge gap (July-December) was "due to ebola".
>Then early March this year we were told that Q1 2015 was no longer feasible due to rescheduled elections.
>In May, we were finally given dates for the AC.
>Then we were sent reminders early June.
Now this is September. If resumption is going to be Q1 2016, late September/early October wouldn't be a bad time for feedback mails to drop accompanied by a time frame for medicals.

But primarily, I think it is difficult now more than ever because of the added anxiety of thinking you could get cut at the final stage, just when you were about to make it through.

Just saw the GM HR of NLNG on Channels, and everyone in the living room was like "oga, which way?"

incredu:


Ten years ago. U don dey old small small o!

He's experienced hire, so it adds up.

naastyme:


Nope. I wasn't asking if NLNG caters for its own staff. Technically u aren't a staff after Medicals until u are given an offer. I don't see how having a contract with a certain charter airline etc. is relevant, but that surely means reimbursing isn't an issue with them.

I asked because if I was invited, I would be coming from Asia and back after the Medicals and would be nice to know I would be reimbursed. If that fails, at least I contributed in keeping the thread alive

Of course I completely understand where you are coming from. I was just being overly optimistic that whoever gets called up for medicals will eventually get an offer letter and if that is the plan in the mind of NLNG then they know that right from the medicals stage they are dealing with one of theirs, and they do take care of their own, so the transport reimubursement/arrangement should be a given.

naastyme:


Nope. Do u want me to? I get it that some may consider medicals as the final stage and wouldn't mind any voluntary investment, for me I still see it as one more stage. If u didn't feel "kidded" about flight reimbursement for AC, neither should u now..

You are asking if NLNG would cater for the transportation of its own staff because AFAIK and as has been discussed on this thread some time ago, people rarely fail medicals and this is a company that even has a contract with a certain charter airline for the management of transportation of its staff and contractors to and from Bonny, Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

naastyme:
Does anyone know if flight tickets are paid for medicals?

Are you kidding me?

satura:

Cmon, it was lighthearted fun.. No headaches involved.. Wd u prefer the thread enter ghost-town mode & dudes coming fortnightly to "drop pins"?

Funny enough I used to be one of those pin-droppers back then. Ghost town mode ain't good, in fact, a little argument is better than it.

The guy just permutated the numbers 2015 a couple of times and peeps are here trying to give themselves headache in the name of decoding the "code"

sexyjob:
Happy Sunday people, welcome to the week of fulfilment

At the beginning of almost every week for the past few weeks someone comes on here and says something along these lines and then the week goes by and.......nothing happens!

FGUN14:

Morning Bro... kindly verify which of the following holds true as per your post above:
1. Your friend's friend has been scammed
2. Your friend's friend is trying to scam your friend
3. Your friend is trying to scam you
4. You are trying to scam us here
This recruitment has gone past anything 'chat'

Badt guy!

forkadict:


What do you think of this rather disturbing development as it affetcs the recruitment drive? Is it an opportunity or a threat or neither?

Interestingly, I see it as both. It is obviously a threat to NLNG, but I see it as more of an opportunity to us. Because NLNG foresees a possible reduction in its market share due to a couple of formidable players entering the market it will tend to take action. and the obvious action to take here is to try and ramp up production i.e. increase its market share by increasing output (hence more trains) before the competition come on stream obviously there will be a lead time (of investment in the plants, gas supply infrastructure etc, which NLNG already has in place) from the decision of the competition to enter the market to the first LNG shipment. That fact gives NLNG more leverage to negotiate long-term SPAs with buyers but they have to break ground on train 7 to show they mean business. Just my opinion.