7 Steps to Starting A Side Hustle
A side hustle used to be a means of earning extra income alongside your full-time job. However, times are changing as people look to resign full-time roles to start full-time side hustles; some take more than one side hustle to make it a full-time job. Some even go from starting a side hustle to establishing […]
Finding and launching your side hustle in 2023
It’s 2022, and young people across Africa have made a shocking discovery! The only thing better than money is… more money! How else will you survive the constant inflation and save yourself from the clutches of adulthood? Hence, the need for a side hustle. To be honest, multiple streams of income are the only ways […]
AMAZON IN NIGERIA: GOOD NEWS FOR INTENDING JOB SEEKERS OR NOT?
If you’ve been looking to get into Amazon, this might just be your lucky season. Although open vacancies have not been announced, Amazon’s latest move has suggested that there might just be new openings for new employees, so you might want to be on the lookout for news. Let me let you know what’s going […]
Career Transitions: can we all pull it off like Funke Akindele?
One of the top Twitter trends in Nigeria during the Sallah break was the news of one of the most controversial career transitions in Nigeria; Nollywood sweetheart, Funke Akindele announced as running mate for the PDP candidate in the next Lagos state gubernatorial elections. Well, the announcement and the social media furor that followed. And […]
How to Spot A Company With Toxic Work Culture
How to spot a company with a toxic work culture As a fresh-out-of-school graduate who is in the job-seeking process, or as a student who is searching for a part-time job to aid personal expenses, it is very easy to be wooed by a company you know nothing bad about. It is very easy to […]
How To Handle Rejections As A Creative Professional
One of the superpowers needed within the career space is how to handle rejections. Rejection hurts, no matter what it’s about: a job application, a cold call, a pitch for an idea, or bad feedback. Creative professionals feel good about themselves when they create great content and products. In this situation, rejection can hurt even […]
How to Ace your First 3 Months in a new job
Congratulations on starting your new job! The worst part is over or maybe not. Now it’s time to figure out how to ace your first 3 months in a new job. Getting a new job is like moving to a new country. Now you have to adapt to the culture, and new neighbors a.k.a […]
Take Cover, It’s Raining Layoffs: Twitter, Meta, and others on a Layoff Spree!
I’m not sure how job seekers would respond if they got an offer from an Elon Musk-run company, especially Gen Zs who have little to zero tolerance for mental mishaps at the workplace. It’s giving PTSD vibes from the ongoing controversies, as “Elon Musk” is fast becoming a synonym for lay-offs just as it’s been […]
A Millenial in the Civil Service
Not every Gen Z and millennial is in tech. At least, Michael, the subject of this story isn’t. As a civil servant, he is navigating life almost seamlessly and is not in a rush to meet up with the demands of thriving in a startup space. His superpower is probably living in a low-expense state […]
Job Hopping Wasn’t a Hobby, I needed to Survive
This article tells Femi’s* story, moving from job to job within two years. Heads up: he isn’t a tech-bro or working within the startup system, so it’s not a case of many companies jostling for talents out there with their competitive benefits. In fact, in a world where startups are the in-thing, he says, it’s […]