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“I Was Taken by Surprise”: HR Gets Fired While Interviewing Candidates for Vacant Positions
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“I Was Taken by Surprise”: HR Gets Fired While Interviewing Candidates for Vacant Positions

by  Dave Ibemere 2 min read
  • While interviewing candidates for a post, a human resource manager discovers he has been sacked
  • Ryan, a Google employee, said he lost connectivity during an online interview with one of the candidates
  • He added that he lost access to his personal login on the corporate website and his email was blocked

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Dan Lanigan-Ryan, a human resources manager at Google, discovered that he has been sacked when interviewing new candidates for a potential job.

He explained that his call was disconnected and his email was blocked as Google laid off 12,000 employees across departments in one swift move.

The Times reports that Lanigan-Ryan, during the interview, tried to log in to the internal company website but couldn't gain access.

Google sack workers
Google sack over 12,000 workers Photo credit: @google
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He wasn’t the only one on his team to face such issues. Other members of his team also complained about getting logged out of their systems.

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Their manager dismissed the concern as a technical issue until they were informed about the sack via email.

He said:

"I was blocked out of everything. And then I saw on the news about 15, 20 minutes later that Google was announcing 12,000 layoffs."

Ryan posted on Linkedin:

"I didn't anticipate it to end so abruptly, being locked out of the system in the middle of a call.
"My contract was just extended for another year, and I was transferred to the Cloud Sales recruitment team (an area of enormous development), and only a week ago there was mention of a wage raise, so I was taken off surprise.
"However, I will be forever grateful for everything I learned and to all the fantastic people I had the pleasure of working with."

New Google tool can create music from simple words, sound

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Meanwhile, in another report, Google has announced a new artificial intelligence system that can turn ordinary text, and whistle into music.

The new technology is set to revolutionalize the music industry and also challenge the ChatGPT which is making waves.

Anyone can use the new technology to become a songwriter or musician and even make money from it.

Source: Legit.ng

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Dave Ibemere (Senior Business Editor) Dave Ibemere is a senior business editor at Legit.ng. He is a financial journalist with over a decade of experience in print and online media. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Lagos. He is a member of the African Academy for Open-Source Investigation (AAOSI), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and other media think tank groups. He previously worked with The Guardian, BusinessDay, and headed the business desk at Ripples Nigeria. Email: dave.ibemere@corp.legit.ng.

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