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Your career does not have to be a straight line. It just has to be yours. The Thrive Careers Podcast exists for the pivots, the restarts, and the moments when you finally decide to build work that fits your life instead of the other way around.
Hosted by Olajumoke Fatoki, career coach, HR strategist, and advocate for newcomers, women, and mid-career professionals. Each weekly episode delivers honest expert conversations and real stories for anyone navigating a job search, career transition, burnout recovery, or the climb into leadership.
Some guests are seasoned pros. Others are still figuring it out. Every story brings you closer to your own version of thriving.
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"I have over 10 years of experience from back home. Degrees. Certifications. Multinationals. So why does it feel like none of it counts here?" If you've quietly said that on the bus home from a survival job — this episode was built for you. Here's the truth nobody prepares you for: your experience didn't disappear when you crossed the border. It got muted. And no extra certificate is going to fix that. Because the problem was never a missing credential. The problem is translation. One...
What does it really take for African professionals to compete for global jobs — and what are international employers actually looking for beyond a CV? In this episode of The Thrive Careers Podcast, Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Gerard Holland, Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Talent Match Africa, to explore what global hiring really looks like for African talent — and why he believes this workforce may be one of the world's most overlooked opportunities. The conversation gets practic...
You're qualified. You've done the research. You know your answers. So why does the interview still feel like it's slipping away from you? In this solo episode, Olajumoke Fatoki shares one of the most humbling moments of her early career — a five-person panel interview, a basket of folded topic cards, and a presentation that unravelled in real time even though she was fully prepared on paper. The moment that taught her what technical qualifications can't do: convince a room that you're the rig...
Sending out application after application and hearing nothing back? The problem isn't your qualifications — it's the strategy. In this episode, Olajumoke Fatoki breaks down why a job search is really an exercise in strategic visibility, and walks through the exact framework she used to land her first multinational role. Originally delivered as a fireside chat for Inspire Her Afrika — a community empowering African women to lead and thrive globally — every insight applies wherever you are in y...
Are your "good student" habits secretly holding your career back? You did everything right. Got the grades. Stayed responsible. Worked hard. Kept your head down. So why does the workplace suddenly feel confusing, frustrating, and exhausting? In this episode of The Thrive Careers Podcast, Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Brianne Carlon Rush — COO, hiring leader, and career strategist — to unpack the hidden habits quietly keeping high-achieving women invisible at work. From perfectionism and peo...
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