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How Bad Is It, Going To An Interview With Native Wear? (18891 Views)

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luvly101: 7:02pm On Jun 10, 2015
Has anyone gone to an Interview with a native attire of any kind?

Is it right or wrong?

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sakafish(m): 7:08pm On Jun 10, 2015
its very very bad... you should dress official when going for an interview... native dress can automatically disqualify someone... I have a lady going for an interview with lase materials with ujab, she was sent away ni oh

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ijobaooorun(m): 7:27pm On Jun 10, 2015
Depends*** If the company is a museum grin grin or cultural centre gringrin, u are free Aside that OYO ** ooo

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luvly101: 10:58am On Jun 11, 2015
sakafish:
its very very bad... you should dress official when going for an interview... native dress can automatically disqualify someone... I have a lady going for an interview with lase materials with ujab, she was sent away ni oh

cheesy but, what if she was sent away because of her ujab? #JustSaying.
luvly101: 11:01am On Jun 11, 2015
ijobaooorun:
Depends***
If the company is a museum grin grin or cultural centre gringrin, u are free
Aside that OYO ** ooo

grin grin grin only companies that deal with Arts, right?

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shedrack222: 2:33pm On Jun 12, 2015
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Fatdon(m): 2:34pm On Jun 12, 2015
Capital NO...

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CrazyMan(m): 2:34pm On Jun 12, 2015
Whatever the job, you want the interviewer to you for your personality and performance: not as "the one that dressed as a traditional juju priest".

Once you have the job, you can wear whatever the employer approves of. But you need to get the job first, so play safe. If you look really smart it will give a big boost to your confidence.

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VickyRotex(f): 2:34pm On Jun 12, 2015
Native wear bawo?

Na cultural dance company? angry

Well, it's the combination that matters tho.

A corporate native jacket and formal pants/skirts will go down well for a lady.

It's all about being smart. You can't wear Iro and buba to an interview and expect a miracle. Abi Agbada undecided

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dejt4u(m): 2:34pm On Jun 12, 2015
It depend on the nature of the job.. If the job is newscasting in native language, my friend, wear native dress but if otherwise, be corporate.. Infact, very corporate

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Segadem(m): 2:35pm On Jun 12, 2015
luvly101:
Has anyone gone to an Interview with a native attire of any kind?

Is it right or wrong?
is interviewer OBJ?

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Kingbilo(m): 2:35pm On Jun 12, 2015
If it's Hijab, I think it's acceptable... But Hijab is a matter of religion not tradition.. Wearing traditional attire implies you have no regard for the business environment in which you find yourself and therefore will have no regard for the job when employed..
Re: How Bad Is It, Going To An Interview With Native Wear? by Nobody: 2:35pm On Jun 12, 2015
most people dont know native could also be corporate

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chiefinalowo: 2:35pm On Jun 12, 2015
You are free to wear whatever you like to get job in my company.
You just have to make sure that your dress sense is ok.
chiefinalowo: 2:36pm On Jun 12, 2015
VenusBetty:
most people dont know native could also be corporate

Don't mind them.
Zi: 2:36pm On Jun 12, 2015
OP why not try it first, but please start with GNLD coy.

Come back and tell us the outcome, please. We will be glad to know kiss
doublewisdom: 2:36pm On Jun 12, 2015
Yes you can wear native if it is for the position of a town crier or assistant native doctor.
But if na white collar or blue collar job, you dress the needful.

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Stephanie75(f): 2:36pm On Jun 12, 2015
It isn't right.
Profkomolafe(m): 2:36pm On Jun 12, 2015
for me, nothing wrong. but since we are brainwashed by the colonial mentality, it becomes pertinent to put on suit, even in the hot sun.

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OzMingle(m): 2:36pm On Jun 12, 2015
Depend on the nature of the interview, the job, the organization and the location.
sahm4u2nv(m): 2:36pm On Jun 12, 2015
luvly101:
Has anyone gone to an Interview with a native attire of any kind?

Is it right or wrong?
I'm ere2 read comments n learn smiley
loomer: 2:37pm On Jun 12, 2015
Nigeria interviews and their many wahala

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afuye(m): 2:37pm On Jun 12, 2015
If it is an appointment in a zoo
Re: How Bad Is It, Going To An Interview With Native Wear? by Nobody: 2:37pm On Jun 12, 2015
grin

I de imagine OP with 'Isi Agu' and red cap!! undecided

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colossus2: 2:38pm On Jun 12, 2015
Why not try it, then you give us a .
You wan turn white-collar job to asoebi-collar job? undecided

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spacyzuma(m): 2:39pm On Jun 12, 2015
In 2010 or 2011, I attended a scholarship interview at an oil company office in Lagos.
We were about 10 that day. All dressed in suit and official wear, except one guy. He was from the north, and dressed in native wear.
He told us that was the first interview he was doing in his life. He had done his project defence in native wear at his university, deep in the north.
Anyway, he was sent away for not dressing the right way.
The rest of us had our interviews and left.

But...

Later, I learned that guy was called back the very next day. He did his interview. He got the scholarship.
I don't know if he wore native or if he dressed official this second time.
I do suspect he got the scholarship due to nepotism. Someone "up there" wanted him to get it, and made the invite him back.

I didn't get the scholarship. *shrugs*

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OkikiOluwa1(m): 2:41pm On Jun 12, 2015
Theres nothing bad in it if the native is just Iro & Buba.
Its only bad if the interview is in UK or America.

Again, that's why I wont wear suit on my wedding day & my bride wont wear gown.
We ll wear native attires to church.
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Re: How Bad Is It, Going To An Interview With Native Wear? by Nobody: 2:42pm On Jun 12, 2015
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