German History and the Armenian Genocide

German History and the Armenian Genocide

Interview Cons!!

There is a trend in town now, you get called for an interview and when you get there, the first impression you have is; “this venue doesn’t look like a corporate office where serious business occurs”. Alas you are there, perhaps your first impression is wrong. Once seated, you will be given an aptitude test paper comprising of 10 questions. Hmmm, you proceed to answer, first few questions are quantitative in nature. But hold up, did you read the instructions? It says to ignore question 1 to 7….. (You exhale), you move on to question 8 to 10 which asks you what skills you possess, your vision for your future and your objectives in life. You submit once you are done. There are perhaps about 10 or 20 other people there as well who like you are in attendance.

Next, a speaker number comes in to introduce the company to you alongside their mission, vision, goals and core values. The first two hours are spent enlightening you about their company, (not what they do, that is, not the product or service they offer). Emphasis is laid on their core values which are Honesty, Integrity, Discipline, among others. When he is done, another speaker comes in to lecture you on “why a graduate shouldn’t be searching for a job”, they tear you down for being a graduate and job hunting with your certificates and Resume in brown envelops all the time, while also giving you mind blowing speeches about Robert Kiyosaki, Mark Zuckerberg and the likes of them. This will take another two hours and thirty minutes.

By now, you are most likely restless but intrigued, you have been mesmerized, suspense has gripped your entire being and you are already eager to find out what the business is about. You are saying to yourself “I will be a millionaire in no time, yipeee”. The speaker then goes ahead to introduce what they actually do, most likely health marketing. They have a portable health device used to run full body checkup and give diagnoses of your health status. Your job is to work for them after they train you, you go out to market the business and drop proposals, when you get clients, they go in to offer their service at a cost of N1000 per person and you get paid 90% of each N1000. By now, your head has turned into a calculator, imagining the millions you would make.

Then comes the catch, you are expected to register with money to become a member of their team. Token they call it, it could be N5, 000, N10, 000, N20, 000 or more, at this point, you are asked to take your leave if you are not registering on the spot and perhaps come back if you are interested.

FREEZE your thought right there!!! You were invited to an interview for a job, how come you are being lectured on “Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship”. You are also asked to pay up to become a member. Hmmmm…sounds interesting. A person has gone to attend an interview with the hope of getting the job for the purpose of fulfilling a need in their personal life, and he/she is being lectured on how to become another Mark Zuckerberg within a year, and on top of that, the person still has to buy into this business with cash. I don’t get it, the SMS shouldn’t read an invite to a job interview, this feels to me like paying to market another persons’ business. Here’s a snapshot of the test message.

Now am wondering, why it is so hard for these companies to tell the truth upfront? Does it mean they are not sure of what they are offering so they twist their messages to get people’s attention? How can they say their core value is integrity when it is not displayed in their modus operandi? Imagine a company organizing an interview with OND and Bsc holders in attendance, yet they are told what qualified them to be invited is not needed. If such companies feel that the certificates these job hunters carry are so useless, why don’t they pitch their business to people who are not able to get educated for one reason or the other. These people in attendance have come to honor an invitation, and what do they get? They are teared down, inspired to be creative instead of job hunting, they are also told how some people already make N18million monthly, and they quote bible passages on success; at an interview?? I shall put up an audio recording of a friend's experience soon.

I was lucky to experience this twice, and the speaker cited a case saying, for every 100 naira mtn airtime you purchase, part of the proceeds goes to Obasanjos’ account, he also said for every bottle of coke you drink, part of the proceeds also goes to Awolowos’ family account, he says this because he believes one should lay a legacy for the future generation. It is a great idea but I ask, which legacy is being laid here? Is it going to be of monetary or personal value? How will it impact the society you live in? How will it affect the lives of the masses? How will it be of value to the world? How sure are you that your future generation wouldn’t squander all the investment rewards on irregularities? Am just curious.

Perhaps am wrong, and this method is actually a good way of recruitment for such companies. Or just maybe they need to come up with better innovative ways to market their services, but if you are not the type that has a good reading culture already, they sure enlighten you on why you should adopt one, it is good also that they encourage you to be creative. Or what do you think? Have you been to an interview like this before or know someone who has? Please feel free to share your thoughts by commenting below.

Lecrae – Welcome to America!!

Wow. Music surely inspires. I read this article about Lecrae on a friend's blog and I must say I totally agree with her words on this video. You can read up here:

https://opewalker.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/lecrae-welcome-to-america/#comment-290

This is definitely a video worth watching. I find it very emotional. Looking forward to hearing one titled, welcome to Nigeria or rather welcome to Naija. 

Lyrics of this song – "Welcome To America"

[Intro:]
Ladies and gentlemen
Good afternoon from the flight deck
Were cruising at 37,000 ft and we just passed over the coast
We will be beginning our descent in about a 30 minutes
Like to take this opportunity to welcome you to America
Ta na na na muchawa
Ta na na na muchawa
Ta na na na muchawa ta na na na na

[Verse 1:]
Uh,
I was made in America land of the free, home of the brave
And right up under your nose you might see a sex slave being traded
And will do anything for the money
Boy, a mamma might sell her babies
Sell porn, sell pills, anything to pay the bills
Anything to bring that pay
Gotta scratch that itch
Gotta scratch them ticks
Ain’t rich but I might be
And I'mma shoot these flicks
I'mma turn these tricks
Anything for a slight fee
Yeah, made in America
Mamma told me that I belong here
Had to earn our stripes
Had to learn our rights
Had to fight for a home here
But I wouldn't know a thing about that
All I know is drugs and rap
I probably could have been some kind of doctor
Instead of holding guns and crack

I was born in the mainland
Great-grandpa from a strange land
He was stripped away and given bricks to lay
I guess you could say he a slave here
But I was made in America
So I don’t know a thing about that
All I know is Uncle Sam looking for me, working on his corner so I know I gotta pay tax

Getting paid in America
I was raised in America
And this is all I ever known
If I’m wrong then you better come save me America

[Hook:]
Ta na na na muchawa muchawa [4x]
Welcome to America [5x]

[Verse 2:]
Man, I’d die for America
I served my time for America
Got shot, shot back, went to war, got back and ain’t nobody give a jack in America
I could've lost my life, boy, I lost my wife
I can’t even get right in my home land
Cold sweats, hold tecs, paranoid looking out for a threat in my own land

I was trained in America
How'd they get up in them planes in America?
Flew them right into the buildings
Taking out civilians
People getting killed in America?

And I’m still in America
Though America ain’t feeling me
I went to war for this Country
Turned around came home and you drillin' me?
When y’all free here saying you don’t wanna be here
Well, you probably could breathe here
If I didn’t load a couple magazines here
Y’all just complain in America
I’m jumping out of military planes from America
Aye I was made in America
That's why I’m out here saving America
I got a brother in the cemetery now
Cause he wanted y’all safe
And everybody want the freedom but nobody want to hear about face!
We bled for America
To keep y’all fed in America
But whats the point of talking a lot of y’all don’t really even care America

[Hook:]
Ta na na na muchawa muchawa ta na na na
Ta na na na muchawa muchawa ta na na na
Welcome to America [5x]
Ta na na na muchawa
Ta na na na muchawa
Ta na na na muchawa ta na na na na

[Verse 3:]
Uh, I wish I lived in America
Wanna raise my kids in America
Heard everybody rich all I gotta do is run, jump, kick
I'm a hit in your area
So please pick me, America
I know you'll probably never love me
You never hear about me on the news
And you’ve probably never been to my Country
I hear you selling education and got clothes that you throw away
Got plenty food in your nation
I can tell cause a lot of y’all are overweight
I already work for y’all
I’m in the sweatshops making these shirts for y’all
Now I ain’t getting money, go to bed hungry
But I make some exports for y’all

And y’all don’t know a thing about that
You was made in America
I’m trying to find me a ticket
Where the sky is the limit catch a plane to America
It should be plain to America
Y’all blessed and you got it made
Heard y’all don’t pray no more
Y’all ain’t saved no more
Y’all looking for another way
Well, I hope it ain’t true
But I’m packing my suit
Farewell to my motherland
Said bye to my loved ones
Fate here I come, I’m going to another land

I done made it to America
I’m amazed at America
But I couldn’t get approval to stay so they sent me away from America