About the author.

Yewande Jinadu is the Founder of CareerLife Nigeria(careerlife.com.ng) and also a Strategic HR Business Partner. She’s a certified HR Professional with a mix of Generalist and Specialist Experience who supports businesses to achieve their goals through the people. Her social initiative, CareerLife Foundation, solving UN SDG Goal 8, is aimed at reducing unemployment by helping graduates and professionals become Employable and accelerate their career growth. With various awards won both locally and globally, her vision is to help millions of youths achieve measurable success in their career.

An Alumnus of Lagos State University, Yewande holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Polymer Engineering. She holds the Senior Professional of Human Resources International (SPHRi) Certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), USA. She is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (ACIPM) and has a Practitioners’ License to practice HR in Nigeria. She is the Convener of the Employability Fitness Program, an initiative aimed at helping young graduates overcome interview Phobia and the barriers in Recruitment process through mentoring. She is a public speaker and has been featured on various media platforms including: BellaNaija, SheLeadsAfrica, GuardianWoman, Women of Rubies, among others.