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There are several challenges that a new entrant can face in the work place. But I will like to mention the top two.<div><br></div><div>1. Adopting the work culture: Work place is so different from school, you will need to unlearn, re-learn and learn the procedures, policies and process assets required to function effectively in your specific organisation.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Going the extra mile: In the workplace, there is actually nothing like, "my best is enough". You will need to always continuously improve in order to stay relevant and stay winning.</div>
Adebayo Ajayi
Project Deployment Manager, West and Central Africa Area @ British American Tobacco
<p>The itching is as a result of the absence of moisture in the skin. I would recommend you use body butter (cocoa butter, mango butter. Shea butter or any body butter of your choice . For moisturizer, it should be a non-greasy moisturizer. I would also advice you see a dermatologist if the body butter does not help with the dryness or stop the itching.</p>
Priscilla Ofosu Mensah
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I would rather see it from a point of collaboration as against company versus workers.<div>A company is as good as its people, HR helps the company to shape policies and procedures while also coming up with initiatives to drive employee engagement in line with the vision of the company.</div><div><br></div><div>When employees are engaged, productivity is higher.&nbsp;</div>
Dolapo Onasanya
HR Manager @ Pernod Ricard Western Africa
Interesting, but this depends on so many factors - the type of brand, Tesla launching a mobile phone or Emmanuel launching a mobile phone. Tesla has a brand already and it will be easier to build on the existing brand value. What type of product? Who are the target audience.<div>The best answer I can give to this is media planning - right message to right people through the right media and the right time and in right place. Provided you can get all these five things things right, you should be fine.</div>
Dr. Emmanuel Mogaji
Senior Lecturer Advertising and Marketing Communications @ University of Greenwich, London
Sure, we need to start planning for the future. You want to consider what made these people stand out, they were able to make the best use of opportunities that comes their way. There are many Dangotes that are on boats in Makoko, Lagos, we cant neglect the role of opportunities. However, all things being equal, I will say<div><br><div>1. Education - to support critical thinking and evaluation. Even up to PhD is possible/necessary.</div><div>2. Entrepreneurship - to create income generating opportunities from things around.</div><div>3. Empathy - to understand and respect other people, to pull other people up, to win together and be real human.</div></div>
Dr. Emmanuel Mogaji
Senior Lecturer Advertising and Marketing Communications @ University of Greenwich, London
<p>Off shore wind energy in your context should refer to the use of winds blown from the land towards the water bodies. It is important to evaluate the amount of offshore wind energy we have available.</p> <p>Every project is feasible depending on the necessity, emergency and cost of the projects. Offshore winds utilisation is not a profitable one for Africa. </p> <p>Of course, offshore wind energy is set to grow. At the moment only about 1.7 Tera Watts are mobilised on an average using windmills. Wherever need be, the resources could be better utilized. It is not Africa&#39;s priority and shouldn&#39;t be. </p> <p>What Africans could do is research and optimistic analysis of such a project, bringing it to lower scales could be better. For example, having a team of mechanical and electrical engineering students designing local windmills in localities to assist with increasing access to electricity (this is the end of point of wind energy utilisation). </p>
Loic Bethel Dje
Youth and Apex Performance Mentor | Initiator @ PureBreedSbe
Hi Olusegun!&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I'm glad to hear this. Do keep in touch and let me know how you get on. Feel free to message me on LinkedIn - Toyin Jolapamo</div>
Toyin Jolapamo
Senior Digital Communications Analyst @ Oando Plc
Hi Joy,&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>The best way to answer this type of question is to say something that would not impact the organization’s effectiveness in any way.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Also after stating your weakness, talk about what you are already doing to translating &nbsp;this weakness to strength.&nbsp;</div>
Adebayo Ajayi
Project Deployment Manager, West and Central Africa Area @ British American Tobacco
Hello David,&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I'm glad you did.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Social media marketing isn't better for one type of business, it may be easier for B2Cs because you have a physical product or service to sell, however in terms of value being created, I don't think anyone is better.&nbsp;</div>
Toyin Jolapamo
Senior Digital Communications Analyst @ Oando Plc
A major decision for me was majoring in Computer Science, I always had an interest in biology and medicine but knew that CS could be leveraged to enhance these fields even further. Also choosing to focus on research vs. software engineering internships in undergrad really gave me a strong research foundation that helped me in my successful admission to PhD programs!<div><br></div><div>As for advice, if you want to do a PhD, I would suggest you start looking into research opportunities or programs on campus as soon as possible or look into AI residency programs. It's hard to admit students into PhD programs without research experience and I find that many students put this off until later.</div>
Chinasa T. Okolo
Managing Director & Computer Science PhD Student @ The Diasporic Group & Cornell University

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