Scholarships are moving to social media. Many of you don't get replies because of how you are presented. A lot of my #mentees have grabbed their scholarship s on social media. Two important apps you must have is #Twitter and #Linkedin.
How can you benefit from this?
How can you benefit from this?
1. Make your profile name catchy!! First impression last longer. All those "sexy dollie" "fine tohbe" etc profile names. Na wa o. How does that present you?
🥞Use your legal names!!!
🥞Get a sweet handle
🥞Write a small profile summary and highlight your education too
🥞Use your legal names!!!
🥞Get a sweet handle
🥞Write a small profile summary and highlight your education too
2. What's your profile picture? My dear, some profile picture reminds me of the sentence "na only you waka come?
Use a nice casual or smart profile picture. Do you know I got to know about my school via Twitter? and I am here now.
Mimic the profile of mentors and do yours
Use a nice casual or smart profile picture. Do you know I got to know about my school via Twitter? and I am here now.
Mimic the profile of mentors and do yours
3. Who are you following?
🥞Search for your course of study or research interest & follow those labs or supervisors. You can start your conversation like
"I have been following your lab on twitter and even set notifications so I wont miss any progress because I'm obsessed with
🥞Search for your course of study or research interest & follow those labs or supervisors. You can start your conversation like
"I have been following your lab on twitter and even set notifications so I wont miss any progress because I'm obsessed with
your research". Specifically, your research where you ......
You dey feel am?
🥞 Follow these armies tagged in this tweet and more. I can them scholarship prophets. They see opportunity, they post it. They have great deal of information. Follow them and set notifications
You dey feel am?
🥞 Follow these armies tagged in this tweet and more. I can them scholarship prophets. They see opportunity, they post it. They have great deal of information. Follow them and set notifications
4. Engage
When you see tweets, like them, retweet, get involved, but most importantly ACT kn it. Knowledge is not power, applied knowledge is!
When you approach a mentor or a professor for the first time, state your businesses. Many people send "hi" "how was your night?(as if you
When you see tweets, like them, retweet, get involved, but most importantly ACT kn it. Knowledge is not power, applied knowledge is!
When you approach a mentor or a professor for the first time, state your businesses. Many people send "hi" "how was your night?(as if you
were there)", please go straight to the point and make sure your reader has no assumptions.
When you don't get a reply, send a reminder. Life is very busy at the top. Don't beg in DMs, be intentional and professional. Bury your entitlement mentality, nobody is owing you!
When you don't get a reply, send a reminder. Life is very busy at the top. Don't beg in DMs, be intentional and professional. Bury your entitlement mentality, nobody is owing you!
Finally, keep the fire burning on your prayer altar while you engage. Only one win is enough.
For the handles and more, I am sure they will make inputs.
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@AdeleyeSamuelA @Oludeewon @FclNetwork @arawu_samuel @amuta_ann @drhammed @KennyOnwukamike
For the handles and more, I am sure they will make inputs.
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@AdeleyeSamuelA @Oludeewon @FclNetwork @arawu_samuel @amuta_ann @drhammed @KennyOnwukamike
@eniolakiite @Okpala_IU @Okafor_SC @Ijesha_canadian @Ijesha_canadian @MomentsWithBren @ritapurity @AcademicChatter @HelloPhD @jdhallphd @ajayi_ola_josh @Iam_MrPackagin @aproko_doctor
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