Nigerian Job Seeker Frustrated After Receiving Invite For Physical Interview, Shares Reason

• A Nigerian job seeker expressed frustration after receiving an email invitation for a physical job interview across states
• The man applied for an Administrative Assistant role and noted that his residential location was clearly indicated on his resume
• The interview was scheduled to take place in the East while the applicant resides in the North

A Nigerian man has sparked reactions on social media after expressing frustration over an invitation for a physical job interview in Lagos State despite living in Gombe State.

The applicant, identified as Abdullahi Usman, shared details of the recruitment process on his Facebook page.

Man confused, shares job interview email

Usman applied for an Administrative Assistant position and successfully progressed to the next stage of the hiring process. The company subsequently sent him an email invitation for a physical interview scheduled for Friday, May 22, 2026.

Sharing a screenshot of the email on Facebook, the interview venue was located in Lagos State in the southwest. Usman, however, resides in Gombe State, which is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria.

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Reacting to the development, Usman questioned why some human resource managers do not review the residential addresses of applicants before scheduling short-notice physical meetings.

Usman wrote:

"Some HR managers are funny, my CV and Cover Letter clearly stated that I am living in Gombe. Earlier this morning, I received an email inviting me for a physical interview that is holding tomorrow in Lagos."

During a conversation with Legit.ng, Comfort Onuvajo, the HR for CampusDec, an e-commerce platform, said that the fault might not be from the HR managers, as some companies do have a separate team in charge of processing interviews for applicants.

She said:

"He should not be pissed by that per se. The organisation may be a very big one and the HR managers might not be the one in charge of looking at applicants forms. This is quite expected."

Reactions from job seeker's interview venue

The post drew significant attention from social media users. Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the applicant's post below:

Princess Nelo Enughobi said:

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"You could actually request for a virtual interview than making the above remark about the HR."

Kingsley Nnanna Chukwu said:

"Keep ransom money before embarking on the journey."

Dautiya Andrew Bumba said:

"Normal there should be not less than 2-3days notice to make you prepared."

See the Facebook post below with screenshot:

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Source: Legit.ng