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Feb 18, 2022 10 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Pics: 2022 mid success celebrations

In 2020/2021, I collaborated with 15 scholars including @jessica_armooh to educate applicants on how to tell better stories in their scholarship applications. 11+ people secured ~$600K in total funding

Here are few things I discovered. THREAD
3 out of 4 of the candidates above did not make it this far in previous years

Reason: They had FORGOTTEN key details of their stories

Solution: They went through multiple rounds of REFLECTIONS and reimagined their stories. Now, they are a step ahead.
Some of these reflections took hours across days and weeks.

What problem did I solve/situation did I improve?
What did I do about it?
What was the impact and result?

These were the REFLECTION pointers they adopted in the context of the requirements of the Chevening Secreteriat.
The BEST people do not necessarily win. Pretty much unfair🙄

@Elkobby once posted a thread about being good at what you do and advocating for yourself

It’s painful to see a talker eat the cake of a doer, only because the doer did not practice self advocacy.
Having built 100s of résumés with my team at @ProductivityOpt, contributed to securing ~$600K in scholarship funding, negotiated salaries up by 25% and helping Ghanaians in Ghana secure 6 figure $ jobs, I can say that everything begins from your Receipts.
What are your receipts?
They are evidence of your work. Your Setbacks, Achievements and Learnings in any space.

Keeping receipts always prepares for any opportunity (Jobs/Scholarships)

They boost your confidence at work to negotiate for better benefits or advance your career.
Unfortunately your brain can only do so much to recall all your receipts.

In the face of an opportunity, you may not have hours to REFLECT. Actually, opportunities have no pre-announcements.

And then they slip through our fingers. I have been there but never again.
I am building @theMandEapp with my team to eliminate the pain associated with losing opportunities because you have no receipts.

Build stories for your Appraisals, Promotions, Job Hunts, Scholarships.

Don’t let a talker eat your cake.

Join our waitlist bit.ly/getmande
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Mar 16, 2025
When you compete with the world to get into a remote job from GH, you’ll know that job hunting doesn’t end at just applying

You’ll also accept than quality trumps quantity. The rejections will tell.

You need a multifaceted approach. This is what I advise 🧵

#CarryYourCareer
Let’s split it into 2 major parts

Pre-application and Post-application strategy

Pre-application
Everything you do before you apply.

Considering that so many people are applying, you would like to put your best foot forward.

This means first assessing the role that…in
…you have a high chance of getting into. This includes one that you have a good domain knowledge in and matches experience from the past

Remember, it’s not about things you can do BUT rather things you have done and can repeat with success

a lot of people make that mistake Image
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Jan 18, 2023
When I started coaching African talents into remote jobs, my Google search wouldn’t return companies that hired globally

Now, I have 60+ global remote companies listed using Advanced Google Search.

You can do same to find relevant info in < 2 minutes

How?🧵👇🏾

#CarryYourCareer
Advanced Google Search gives you the chance to use operators that slash through results and returns not the relevant ones tailored to your needs.

For starters, I will share info on 5 Google Search operators.

“”, AND, OR, NOT or -, ()

Let’s dive in 🐬
The quotes operator “” helps you to search specifically for a word or phrase

eg Gold Coast Lounge and “Gold Coast Lounge” will return different results. The former will return all webpages that have any of the words and their varying permutations

Quotes = Specificity
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Jan 11, 2023
Cover letters appear to be stressful but you could always use it your advantage.

Here are 3 ideas to incorporate to your cover letter to make the process more enjoyable.

Additionally, you get to save 50% of prep time for your first stage interview.

#CarryYourCareer

🧵
Apart from tell me about yourself, almost all first interviews ask these questions:

✅ Why our company?
✅ Why this role (for beginners/transitioners)
✅ What makes you the best fit?
Begin with an introduction which is a mini tell me about yourself.

Here, you share high-level info about your experiences, domain and how you found the role.

A kind way to get the company to evaluate which marketing channels are bringing in top candidates like you.
Read 10 tweets
Feb 20, 2021
If you are working in a company, how do you measure the impact you are bringing to the table?

Do you even bother to take a minute to keep track of what you are doing? Or it’s just vibes?

Have you ever asked yourself; how am I contributing to business growth?

#CarryYourCareer
The thing is whatever you do now feeds into the next stage of your career. Unless you don’t have plans of progressing or you work in organizations that promote people based on years of experience and not merits.

Nonetheless not growing your value will leave you obsolete at a Pt.
The benefits of measuring the work you do is that
I. It gives you purpose in the workplace

II. It helps you focus your efforts and strategies to deliver results

III. It brings you personal satisfaction as well

IV. It sets you up for progression even beyond your company
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