Olayinka Fajimite had been following their social media platforms for a few months when he decided to take a shot and tweet at them.
He bravely tweeted “@OandoPLC, how many Retweets to get employment at Oando”, and to his surprise, the company responded saying “Unfortunately, we don’t do retweets for employment, but for 2000 retweets we can offer you a 1 month internship”.
In Olayinka’s words “I was completely stunned that they had replied and even more stunned at the opportunity – this was my dream company, giving me a shot on twitter! I couldn’t believe it”. He quickly found the support of others on twitter and managed to hit over 3,000 Retweets! His story was so profound that it got recognized by Oando’s Group Chief Executive, Wale Tinubu who then tweeted “Well done Olayinka, your audacity is truly laudible”.
Olayinka started his internship with Oando on October 12 and even lasted for one month, he left such a strong impression that he was appointed by the company for full time duty a year later. "I do not believe in my fate, it's really not heard in Lagos now, getting the job the most unconventional way". He interviewed 5 other applicants and was selected for the role, which he started in January 2018. The story of Olayinka brings us to a copy from the start of Steve Jobs in 2005 at Stanford University where he quotes the farewell message placed behind the 1971 edition of the Whole Catalog Catalog: "Stay hungry. insane. "Where he encouraged young people to think outside the box and be as creative and innovative as they could.
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