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Tuesday 9 September 2014

Nigerian graduate who held up job sign at train station lands his dream job

The 22 year old Nigerian graduate, Alfred Ajani, who held up sign advertising himself at Waterloo Station (read here) has landed his dream job after an executive who saw at the station invited him for an interview.

Alfred Ajani (pictured centre) started work yesterday September 8th for recruitment firm, the Asoria Group, London. Alfred, who works as a marketing executive said;
"The director walked past me when he saw me that morning, but later got in contact through the website Linked In. The company said they were looking for someone with out of the box ideas and so they were keen to get me in.
The job is one I wouldn't have got if I hadn't gone to the station that morning, so I advise anyone out there who is in the same position I was to think of more direct ways to speak to employers.'
His new colleagues printed T-shirts to welcome him on his first day yesterday. How nice!

113 comments:

Bishop Dammy said...

Congratulations Alfred! You are blessed already ..it is the lord doing.. Psalm 1:3. BishopDammmy#

Bishop Dammy said...

Congratulations Alfred! You are blessed already ..it is the Lord's doing.. Psalm 1:3. BishopDammmy#

Steveosky 4 Real. said...

Now that's some good news and not Ebola and BH news. Congrats buddy

Anonymous said...

'After an executed'??

Unknown said...

Extra ordinary things takes you to extra ordinary places.

Anonymous said...

Executive,pls correct 3 rd line

Anonymous said...

He seems to be the only black guy in that office!

Mrs E said...

Diversity?

NaNcY DreW said...

Congrats 2 him, it worked 4 him bcuz he dey yankee

Unknown said...

Happy 4 him... Tink outsyd d box!

#king said...

Lucky guy..such wont work in dis country sha............................#KingOfKings

Funso Samuel said...

So inspiring...buh dont try it in Nigeria o.It wont work...

NaNcY DreW said...

Congrats 2 him, it worked 4 him bcuz he dey abroad not in 9ja u go stand tire.

Anonymous said...

great

Anonymous said...

OMG! AM SO MOVED TO TEARS RIGHT NOW! GOD PLEASE ORDER AND DIRECT MY STEPS, MY THOUGHTS IN YOUR WORD TO BE ABLE TO LAND MY DREAM JOB TOO. ALL THE BEST TO YOU...NIGERIAN GRADUATE

Unknown said...

That's great. #ThinkOutsideTheBox. That's the message here.

ary said...

Congratulations once again, creativity gets you everywhere, you just can't put a cap on it

Unknown said...

Waoooo is not a miracle, all is about innovation and pragmatic, congrat,,, omo la ajani

Unknown said...

Am inspired
This is indeed incredible






BORN TO SHINE!!!!

Unknown said...

Awww! Really nice. A very big congrats to him. It pays to be humble.

I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***

fashionista LeonorA said...

Congratulations..love dt smile,thinking of how I can get noticed..infact I'm rushing 2 foreign affairs 4 Dem 2 release my appointment letter.. And d girls are happier see their smiles! So sure u start getting invites 4 free lunch & dinner

FIZZICHILLIO said...

GREAT NEWS! These whites can be interesting atimes. Congrats to him. Hehe.. Thinking outside the box is quite fun.. but when its a very big box u mightn't even know when you're inside or out.

#Fizz

Anonymous said...

He is the only black one there. Nawa for London. May God help him to excel. AMEN.

Egbo Ekene said...

lucky him

Angie said...

Congrats to him..

*My R1.50c comment *

Anonymous said...

Congratulations. Best of luck

Peejay said...

Congrats dude.

Anonymous said...

Congrat bro, more blessing 2 you, stepping into new chapter of life, make it meaningful and enjoy every bit of it....enjoy ur life

Hypertek IshOlawale said...

Like his guts. He's the only black among 'em above. Nothing is impossible for God to do. Congrats to him.

Unknown said...

Awwwwwww! so nice of them ooo, congrat to him i wish him all the best.

MY NAME said...

VERY GOOD, THANK GOD FOR HIM...

crownwonder said...

God is working nd so is intelligence nd creativity.....instead of sitting all day in ur hux praying to God for a job nd blaming govt...get ur ass up nd go hustle

Michael said...

If you ask me I'll say...."Dreams do come true"....sometimes its hard to follow but we had to....don't stop dreaming Big.


ILcity's Finest.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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God don bless yu dude, just dey jolly dey go......
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Bestman said...

Wonderful...seems like He is the only Black person in the company...

Hypertek IshOlawale said...

He's the only black man among 'em in the pics above. i.e They don't employ black people? But this man was DETERMiiiiiINED (In Kanu's Voice) and he never gave up. Therefore, Even if your time takes VIAGRA it will eventually CUM.

Anonymous said...

Lucky you, it might not go well for the other. #######OTUoCA

Unknown said...

Interesting.

Unknown said...

Inspiring

Chinedu Oz said...

Congrats bro...i salute your courage...i followed up on your story

Anonymous said...

Wow nice! Becareful n no end up scamming o. No dupe oyinboo cos ya skin dey dan bi igbe ewure

Chinedu Oz said...

I followed up on you story..I salute your courage bro...

Unknown said...

So happy 4 him

Unknown said...

Wow...congrat..linda I heard Ik ogbonna bought Rangeover for his columbian gf,is it True or just rumur cos am junk

Unknown said...

He is the only black there?.....amazing

Anonymous said...

Ahhhh he's the only black one there. Says a lot about the company.
Good luck to him tho

Anonymous said...

how nice of them

Anonymous said...

Wowwwww. That is very good. I'm so happy for you. So prove yourself worthy there ooo. When you have a determined spirit, the sky is definitely the beginning for you

Tea said...

Lindaaaaaaaaa
"after an executed" ?

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to u dude. Will dis happen in Nigeria, I pray ooooooo

Unknown said...

Amazing. Thinking outside the box landed him this job. Good one Alfred! What will be will surely be. Can this happen in Naija? If one stands at the bus park with a placard seeking for employment, people go say d person dey crase.

Unknown said...

He's the only black there! That's so wonderful.

yawanow said...

wowww. so happy for him. congrats

Unknown said...

It runs in the blood a 9ja is always a 9ja nice one NIGERIA is GREAT

Amicable said...

Nice move,am so happy for him

APPLE said...

Good for him.

Anonymous said...

He really thought out-of-the-box!happy for you man...watch out for racism tho..

Anonymous said...

Good 4 him. Ça va?

Anonymous said...

"after an executed who saw at the station
invited him for an interview."
Linda pls correct it, I'm sure it's just a typo error.
Anyway congrats to Ajani

AMIJEZ said...

E yaaa, very nice of them. The only black among them. Congrats to him.

Anonymous said...

nice one...athink it should in naij too, LoL

KWEEN said...

So happy for him. He's the only black person in that picture. Congrats. I pray he soars to higher places.

Anonymous said...

Its an executive..not executed. Just a heads up. Thanks for the article though.

Anonymous said...

A̶̲̥̅♏ Off t̶̲̥̅̊Æ¡̣̣̇̇̇ national assembly with M̶̲̥̅♈ work advertisement.

Anonymous said...

wow, thats a nice one in a scary way. he looks like the only black person in the company. #jussaying#

Anonymous said...

wow, thats a nice one in a scary way. he looks like the only black person in the company. #jussaying#

Peace said...

So nice. I wish u all the best in ur eadeavours

@oluwarochies said...

Wonderful sure guy with 2:1 welcome to your new office...happy for you bro!

Anonymous said...

Dis guy go fuck him oyinbo colleagues tire

Jessica law said...

Wow am so happy for him his the only black among them.I hope some ppl who are looking for a job can take a bold step just like Alfred did.

Unknown said...

Congrats to him.

Anonymous said...

So he's now their token black guy. so they can claim equal opportunity employers.

Anonymous said...

"……after an EXECUTED who saw him at the station…." Linda you should really proofread before you post

Anonymous said...

Life sha


SHIP JUMPERS


Welcome to the theatre of back and forth.
A slinging play of approbates,reprobates and complicits,
Schauspielers skeined on the hot and cold business.
A political oeuvre for the spectators.

In this politricking muse.
Integrity is no right of passage.
Rather banners make succesive hoist
For the right bag of lucre.

Do not blame the umbrella or the broom,
If it fails to sweep or shield.
Ambitiously enraged progressives cannot but postulate their solitary ideals.

Diatribes love the bland stage only to vamp,
wrestling power with voices of dissent,reversing gains on a counter offensive,
well scripted by the devil from the enemy's camp.

These surly hawks with damaged claws
are not tired of preying,not yet,
hovering across their backward-principled skies with discontentment.

Restiveness is the denouement,
the burdened audience is left in a clueless flap.
- Fortune Omosola.

(Dedicated to Ribadu,Ikimi,Fayose,Atiku and all those political actors who derive pleasure in fooling innocuous Nigerians by jumping ships and assuming a reckless tool for self aggrandizement *in Tinubu's words*).....

JAYISM said...

I am inspired.. to say the least!!!

Anonymous said...

Awww great job

NEXT OF KIN said...

Creativity makes you exceptional...............................NEXT OF KIN

Unknown said...

Lucky him
Took some balls to make such a move
Like they say,if the mountain doesn't cum to mohammed,mohammed goes to the mountain
Oluwa bless his hustle



.....SƖεεkz

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Alfred, I can see is the only black guy 'Racist'

Unknown said...

Wowwww. Congrats dear. I'm happy for you and please prove yourself worthy there ok. With a determined spirit, the sky is definitely the beginning for you.

NB Linda you no de like publish my comment, i no know wetin i do you. pls publish dis one oooooooooooo Lindaaaaaa

Jennykiss said...

amazing and inspiring.

Happy for you Bro!

Unknown said...

Eya!! Am so happy 4 him.

Anonymous said...

Lol @ pictured centre, that was unnecessary lol, he is the only black guy there hehe,

Anonymous said...

Congrats Bro

chizzysignature said...

Very inspiring! May your light continue to shine brighter.

Anonymous said...

Typo error!, do you proof-read before posting @ Lynda?, anyway congrats to Alfred.

Jennykiss said...

amazing and inspiring.

Happy for you Bro!

Okoro said...

The Lord is good!
Big congrats to him..

Cecilia said...

Amen to that. The difference between ordinary and extra ordinary is "extra". Think outside the box always. S

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmmmm dis is the Lord's doing!!!!? Happy for u bro.

Anonymous said...

Congrats men.....out of the box ideas always produces amazing results. way to go!

Littlefinger said...

True

Hebrew 9 vs 27 said...

Congrats bro, that's d way. (Any single naija lady in the u.s here? ( single, living in d U.S, any single lady in U.S interested? My email thankulord2014@gmail.com.)

Unknown said...

That shows how exceptional his employment is

Anonymous said...

Salute your courage bro.....Better dayz lies ahead

Anonymous said...

Salute your courage bro.....Better dayz lies ahead

Unknown said...

Good for him

Anonymous said...

Did anyone see that only one guy there that's not smiling? He's either a Racist or Alfred is going to be bossing him @falananiyigiggs say so

Unknown said...

no b say u talk na him b d only blackky for dere. hope racism won't com into dis pic. i wish u success

Nusitech said...

Lol! Which one in the pic is he?

Maria said...

Even the Director is thinking outside the box!! that's a helluva free publicity for them!

Unknown said...

Congratulations Bro..Wishing you success in your new career.

Anonymous said...

A piece of advice though,don't date any on the office girls,to stay alive and continue in there.I can see a lot of the guys watching your every move already.

LEEZ said...

Loool the guys is the only black guy naa Lool so no need trying to I identify. Congrats Alfred! Hmmm the colleagues nice ooo! If na Naija u go old!! Them go say no money hehehe

Anonymous said...

The one black man in a company of white folk.

Anonymous said...

FIRST TO COMMENT****(GURU)

WHAT A BOLD STEP..MANY OF US CAN'T HAVE THE BOLDNESS TO DO WHAT THIS DUDE, DID.NOW, HE WILL NOW BE MAKING HIS MONEY IN POUNDS..

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