Nigerians have defended the action of an unemployed man who reportedly refused to honour an invitation to a job interview anonymously facilitated by publisher of Genevieve Magazine Betty Irabor.
The media guru shared the story of the young man on Twitter and it has evoked a lot of reactions from Twitter users who defended his actions and claimed he probably thought the invitation was one of the numerous scam messages job seekers receive daily.
They urged Irabor to reconsider him for the job.
Irabor wrote:
“A guy reached out to me..2 degrees, jobless, broke. I asked HR to invite him for interview without disclosing my identity.
HR sent guy a mail; guy didn’t respond. HR called him but guy said he didn’t apply for a job and didn’t turn up for interview. Now he knows it’s me and wants an interview.”
She however noted that the young man has been interviewed for the job by the HR.
Some Twitter users who responded to the tweet justified the young man’s action, while others also shared their heartrending experiences as job seekers.
A Twitter user, Sylva Okoli said:
“He probably thinks its a scam since he didn’t apply for the job in the first place. Job seekers go through a lot in the hands of these scammers really. There are lots of them out there. Not necessarily his fault!”
Another respondent, Atika Culture wrote:
“Did he apply? Why should he go to google? Similar methods have been used to scam and kidnap people. If he gets to the office and they give him something to drink and die there and butcher his body for ritual, we will say he is stupid. If she wants to help him, let her help well.”
Gideon Ekong wrote:
“Someone I know got an invite for an Interview for a job he didn’t apply for, we didn’t hear from him for a week after going for the interview. He was kidnapped, robbed, tortured and almost killed. All his savings taken, he was dumped in a remote village. You should have told him.”
These are some of the reactions to Irabor’s tweet.
See tweets:
A person who has searched endlessly for a job, and has fallen victim of several job scams, (probably travelled a good distance only to realize that the job wasn’t real) would be very circumspect about unsolicited job interviews.
Kindly give him a Chance Ma.— Deji Teye (@mydeji247) March 20, 2019
Please give him a chance??He has actually shown a positive skillset – being cautious and won’t likely easily fall for scams.
He didn’t apply for that specific job, so his response was in order.
Too many employment scams in Nigeria.
— Juliet ‘Kego | #PiusAdesanmiRIP (@julietkego) March 20, 2019
Please don’t turn your back on him. He must have assumed that the anonymous email and call were part of a scam to get money that he doesn’t have. You might be unearthing a diamond employee. See how he performs at an interview.
— Osasu Obayiuwana (@osasuo) March 20, 2019
A friend got a call from someone claiming they were from me to come for immediate interview. I asked if my friend applied for job, my friend said NO! So I said don’t go! We put the person’s number in tru caller, turned out to be scam. People are leery. Too many phone scams ma.
— Ngozi Onuoha (@DrNgoziOnuoha) March 20, 2019
There are a lot of scammers ma’am. If he did not know that he was recommended by someone, hence the call without an application, his hesitation would be quite understandable… adding as well the likelihood that he literally can’t afford what could very well be a fake interview
— Arit Okpo (@menoword) March 20, 2019
Please I don’t blame the guy ooo. In this current naija, one can’t be too careful. Too many dubious job openings and agents. Even the ones thrown out there by the Nigerian govt get as e be
— Tunde-loran (@t_loranisland) March 20, 2019
In my opinion, he did the right thing. Who goes for an interview he/she didn’t apply for in #Nigeria? The country is not safe and filled with all sorts of scams. Please accept his apologies now he knows its genuine. #MyView
— MEZU KINGSLEY (@Mezon4) March 20, 2019
