After putting up a stunning performance at a job interview, a regret mail still follows. This might not be your fault after all. Below are some reasons that will prove you're on the right path..

NATURE OF THE ECONOMY
The current Paralysis in the economic activities of this country give little or no room for investment hence, a drastic reduction in the number of employment quota. Imagine when the economy was fully vetted, unemployment was on the rise. How much more when when we have no plan in place to stabilize the economy. The implications of this is ; Portfolio that usually have 30Slots is likely to be slashed by 1/3rd. Which further make an already tight contest tighter.

NIGERIAN HRMs
In every job interview, the bridge between an applicant and the prospective job is the HR. I've noticed a clear difference between Nigerian HR and their foreign counterparts. In Nigeria, HRM sees interview as war. They ll do everything to get you off balance. Even if you outsmart them with your level of preparedness and confidence, they'll create new rules to ensure you don't get the job. The most annoying part is when they have to invite 100 candidates for a single position, regardless of the effort you put, luck might not just smile at you. That doesn't mean you performed woefully. No, it the system.

CONNECTION
In a bid to secure a high paying job in multinational companies and government parastatals, you have to have some sort of connections. It is very painful to see yourself go through series of test, assessment Centre, group discussions only for you to meet entirely different faces during the interview. That only is enough to demoralize you. Believe me, it only in Nigeria you ll see graduates of Medicine, Engineering and law teaching and hawking GNLD Products. That's not because they lack the Zeal to compete in challenging environment but rather the available slot In high profile job have been hijacked through who-know-who mechanism. You attend an interview and a regret mail follows, never get dejected, someone at the top want that slot for someone else.


RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Regardless of how superb your performance is in a job interview, if a success mail doesn't follow, friends and family see you as failure. The recruitment process in Nigerian companies is very annoying. The common cliche at the end of every job interview in Nigeria has always been " we will get back to you" this keep most graduate in suspense. You don't hear from them doesn't mean you didn't perform. Believe me, a lot must have happened during this period. Take for instance, you were the preferred candidate but along the line " connection" factor played out or the company tend to put the recruitment process on hold.

YOUR VILLAGE PEOPLE
Regardless of how much effort you put up during job interview if forces from your village follow you enter the interview venue, You will talk everything in your mouth and still not get hired. That doesn't mean you are bad. No, far from it..

This is my personal property.
Tomorrow, I'll know who to blame for not having job
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Ok, let me make good use of my land.
It feels good to blame everyone and everything except oneself for not securing a decent job in Nigeria. But the bitter truth is, once you lose that 'sense of entitlement' as a graduate, that's the key to the mental slavery most of us have put ourselves in, once you lose it, then you're an inch closer to landing that choice job.

You mentioned connection. Connection is strongly tied to the power of our network. You won't tell me that a 21 year old graduate has no contact aside from rich uncles and aunties who 'pretend' not to know how to help. Connection is not something the government will do for you or your parents will help you fetch. Build your network by yourself dear graduate.

Then another one that caught my attention is the last point - Your village people. Funny as this sounds but your village people are only in your mind. You allow them to oppress you. You give them credit for nothing. If your village people couldn't stop you from graduating then they have no right to keep you from getting a job. Simple!

TheSlyone2, you're right about seeing me somewhere . I just dropped my submission.

amicable09:
LOL.
This is my personal property.
Tomorrow, I'll know who to blame for not having job

I think I've seen this face somewhere. Let me think, job/vacancy chat room I guess.
We often blame ourselves even when it obvious the fault doesn't lie with us...
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Yeah what I am trying to say is that stop encouraging yourself, tell yourself you are to blame. That way you will be desperate to do something about your joblessness.

Ok

Gfggfhh

From my personal experience and acquired knowledge, l will blame myself if l find myself jobless in Nigeria today.

Which village people. I will blame myself if I am jobless.

i dont belive in salary work. Self establishment is surely the best.

Rubbish

My Brother.... who we go con blame? BullHari? or GEJ?

Jobless? Find something doing and do it well, your success in on the way!

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Godswillnwaoma:
i dont belive in salary work. Self establishment is surely the best.

And the money for the establishment will fall from the sky?

Village people these days don't even have your time. They're busy hustling and trying to get themselves android phones and iPhones

Your last point cracked me up.


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Nice write up.

Very noteworthy, most times it's just not your fault. There are just too many factors at play, even beyond the aforelisted.

One day we'll get it right and Gbogbo Radarada yi ma End Daradara.

Hmm

Buhari refusing to get back to his POOR BUT MANAGEABLE senses is also one of the reasons.

well said ...

Godswillnwaoma:
i dont belive in salary work. Self establishment is surely the best.

Pray, tell me why you are on this thread? Mr. Self-made-billionaire, the money to start-up will fall like hail, I guess And, ever reasoned; everyone can't and will not be self-employed

slap1:


And the money for the establishment will fall from the sky?

depend on how u see it bro, money sometimes is never an obtacle for a creative entreprenurs. Start up something no matter how small.

Op.... medical graduates hawking GNLD ah ahnn... we both know that's not possible... let's be careful with all these examples we use to butter our stories.. .

... nice article btw...

Somehow true sha but OP, how many people will you have time to explain all these to and 4 how long, perhaps not Uncles, Aunt and parents waiting impatiently to announce about your success and reap their deposits with better interest. So man can't be jobless , get anything going no matter how small

Pavore9:
From my personal experience and acquired knowledge, l will blame myself if l find myself jobless in Nigeria today.

You are right. there is job everywhere in Nigeria, many people are just lazy and 'overselective'.

slap1:


And the money for the establishment will fall from the sky?

Help me ask him o.

lol... job is everywhere but paid one is scarce

baaliyah:

You are right. there is job everywhere in Nigeria, many people are just lazy and 'overselective'.

I hope this recession will open many Nigerians mind's eye!

I need a temporary job. One to two months!

is what u have in ur brain will determine/ is not about connection... u just need to be prepare focus and determine,...in getting ur favourite job i got my job through that

In the end, na who hunger go blow? The people wey u blame or yourself.