The APWB is the Female arm of the prestigious Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). Since its inception in 1983, APWB has impacted positively on the continued promotion of professionalism amongst women in the banking sector. The association is celebrating female champions that have contributed to the banking sector! Ms. Abiola Adekoya MD/CEO of RMB Nigeria Stockbrokers Abiola…
Hello and thank you for Downloading the Networking for Job Transition Workbook! I am super excited about the next steps you’ll be taking in your career! If you’d like to know more about me and how to use networking to achieve your career goals, you can follow me on my Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin Pages here. I promise I…
Do you feel stuck in your career? Do you want more from your professional life but aren’t sure where to start? Do you want to change jobs or get promoted in 2019? Do you want to increase your professional network to include mentors, career sponsors and ambitious peers? If you have answered YES to any of these questions then the…
It’s been over a week since the Wimbiz Annual conference Unstoppable You- Reinvent and Reinvigorate. As someone who has attended this conference for four years running, I’ll say without reserve that this has been my best yet. Perhaps it was the combination of real women with real stories. My most memorable portion of the conference was the keynote address given…
One of the questions I get asked a lot about networking is how to handle the fear of actually starting to network. I get it. We are afraid of rejection, being judged, seeming desperate or as we used to say in my secondary school …receiving “isho”. So we stay in our corner, listen to speakers at the conference, talk to…
I meet tons of career women who tell me they either don’t know what types of events to attend and when they do attend events, they never see any results. I always tells them, there is a right way to network and a wrong way to network. Here are 10 things that are probably hindering all your networking attempts and…
A step by step guide on how to use networking to get your dream job, climb the career ladder and become more visible in your sector. “Taking Glory’s Course on Networking is one of the best decisions I made this year. I learnt so much and it gave me a push” Chinwe- Health Sector BUILDING THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS IS THE PATHWAY…
In the recent weeks, I have been reflecting on all the women empowerment programes I have hosted since 2014. Over 10 events, with over 800 women in attendance within the last 4 years. At these events and others, I have met different types of women, all of whom have unique networking traits. So I created a fun Instagram post on the different types of female networkers…
Becuase of what I do, I meet a lot of women who tell me they don’t like to network because they feel shy, awkward, one kind, scared of rejection or seeming desperate etc…can I tell you the truth? I experience the same feelings DAILY. Sometimes when I walk into a room, I feel like the fattest woman there. I sometimes…
When it comes to using social media to build strong professional networks, I have to say, hands down, Linkedin is bae! If you are looking to build strong professional networks while also building a professional brand as an expert in your field, and you aren’t on Linkedin…or haven’t updated your profile in a while…please do so immediately after reading this. Through networking on LinkedIn,…