Virtual Interview Etiquette
Many opt for virtual interviews because it's convenient. I recently interviewed someone who sat in a toilet. It may have been the only quiet place they could find, hence the choice, but with advanced preparation they could have found a better location than a toilet. I...
My Thoughts On Attending Events
Everything of significance that will happen to you in life, will happen with or through someone else, not alone. A friend called me up to get my opinion on her thoughts around attending conferences and training events. She said she noticed she had lost interest and...
Layoffs
With layoffs hindsight has 202:20 vision. It's easier to assert after the event that a company grew too quickly but is this always the case? Wasn't the hiring done to meet real demand? Should short term opportunities be forgone for long term stability? Aren't hiring...
Gender Equality In The Workplace
Yesterday, I was told I was hitting below the belt. I could see some people weren't comfortable with some of my assertions as I spoke at a conference on Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Important messages are not always easy but they need to be delivered. I...
HR Bootcamp Story Epilogue
And just when I thought the story updates were over, Lanre sends me this message. Life indeed is a full of twists. In Shakespeare words. "All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players." This is real life, not Netflix yet life remains stranger than...
HR Bootcamp Part 7
Spoiler Alert: Only proceed after reading the first 6 parts of this series, else you would be reading the end first and miss out on the build up. Some important updates since 2009: Lola Esan is now a partner at EY. All the speakers are now at the pinnacle of their...
HR Bootcamp Part 6
On getting to the venue, Lanre was already there. He had set up the registrations table. A few people were already in the hall. He had taken their attendance. I had brought the printed agenda with me and placed them in blue, plastic pouch files. One for every...
HR Bootcamp Part 5
I knew I should sleep but the anxiety got the better of me. I stayed up. Set my phone alarm, just incase I dozed off. I still kept waking up all through the night to check the time. At about 6am, I headed to the bathroom. My laptop was on the other side of the bed,...
HR Bootcamp Part 4
I started preparing nonetheless. The registrations continued to drip in. The flyer had promised light refreshments would be served, so I sourced for snacks and drinks on a very tight budget. Another payment finally came through. My heart gladdened. Then a few more...