In the course of your job search you will encounter
fraudsters and scammers, but that doesn’t pose much of a problem as long as you
are not gullible enough to part with your hard-earned or hard borrowed money. The
real threat and hazard is the growing trend of job search related kidnappings and
ritual murders.
A job-seeker gets an invitation for aptitude test or
interview. He/she leaves home and never returns.
I was discussing trends in the Nigerian job market with a
lady in a bus recently and she told a story of how a lady in her neighbourhood
went for an interview and has been missing for 30days now. The victim didn’t
inform her relative about the details of the interview. The family had to
contact Airtel Nigeria to get details of the text message. They went to the
interview location and discovered the address doesn’t exist.
Don’t be a victim. PROTECT yourself. How?