The Rumpled Interview Shirt

Hey there!

I recalled some years ago when I went for a job interview. About 7 of us were there waiting. Suddenly, my eyes caught the rumpled shirt of a fellow candidate. I walked up to her and gently told her. The shirt wasn’t only rumpled but worn backwards😳. Moji didn’t realize until I drew her attention to it.

When she got back from the restroom, she said to me “Lagos traffic is not a joke, leaving Mowe axis of Lagos for a 9 AM interview at Lekki was hell, thank you.” She had left home at 5 AM not knowing her dressing was wrong.

Few weeks after, she contacted me that the company offered her the job. Happily we laughed off her wardrobe malfunction that could possibly have hindered her chances of being hired.

Dear job seekers, learn to be kind at interviews. You will never know who would be instrumental to your hiring. It could be the security guard, the receptionist, the cleaner or your fellow candidate. You can share an extra pen with someone with a bad one and wish yourselves the best of luck after an aptitude test.

Some interviews are only meant to add to your experience and learning. Don’t beat yourself up when you don’t make it today, another day another chance will definitely present another opportunity.

Cheers to success ahead.🥂