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Who Is Cynthia B. Okonkwo? I am a wife and a mom who is a people person by heart. I live in metro-Atlanta and work as a Human Resources professional and have over twenty-four years experience in the field. My experience includes Compensation, Training, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Benefits, and Selection Procedure Development; however, Employee Relations is my passion because I enjoy interacting with others and helping them to solve problems. I became interested in Human Resources while on a work-study assignment during my sophomore year in undergraduate school. I chose management as my major because I was not quite certain what I wanted to do after college and I knew that an off-shoot of Business Administration was a safe, general choice that could help me get into a number of career fields. My work-study assignment was as an assistant to the campus Director of Career Services. There, I learned to make cold calls to area businesses to seek out employment opportunities for students and alumni. I also learned how to format vacancy announcements and resumes. Since writing had always been one of my strengths, I enjoyed my assignment so much that I requested to be reassigned to that department for most of the remainder of my undergraduate career. My Director also provided resources on job interview preparation and she allowed me to type resumes for students who did not have one and charge $1 per page to make a few extra bucks. I got a full-time job immediately after graduation, but it wasn’t in Human Resources; however, I had a Vice President who took me under his wings and allowed me to review employment applications for job openings at the Distribution Center where I worked, so this helped to strengthen my resume. It took me about two and a half years to secure my first full-time job in the field of human resources where I became a trained test developer for the State’s Government Merit System. From there my career has continued to grow. My blog was born out of my desire to write a book that provides practical job search tips and advice, from a spiritual, holistic perspective. After having drafted about three chapters, I got busy with grad school and obtained my MBA; got married and started a family. In 2013, I became SPHR (Sr. Professional in Human Resources) certified. I started seeing other people’s blogs, became interested and thought that blogging might be a great alternative, or spring board to completing my book, so here we are today. My sincere hope is that what I write will help someone. Enjoy!

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Three Reasons to Answer A Recruiter’s Questions

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INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, “Should I reply to personal questions about professionalism, job search, recruitment, confidentiality, workplace, that a recruiter, who I just met, asks me?” INITIAL RESPONSE: I wish I had more context surrounding this question. Without, I must admit that I was a bit confused by it, because if you’re speaking with …

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Paint Your Life

Paint Your Life!

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INTRODUCTION: Visit https://nnamtique.com. Welcome to this motivational moment entitled, “Paint Your Life,” with Cynthia O. MOTIVATION: I’m sure most of us remember being told by our teacher to write in active, not passive voice. Passive voice just kinda’ goes with the flow. It doesn’t do a good job of painting the vision of the story …

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High-Impact Questions to Ask During Your Next Job Interview

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INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, “What are four questions that I could ask a hiring manager during my interview?” INITIAL RESPONSE: Proper job interview etiquette teaches us that asking questions during a job interview is required. Not doing so will greatly lesson the likelihood of our getting a job offer. It really doesn’t matter if …

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Motivation – “Hope, Believe, Dream, Try, Dare, Risk”

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INTRODUCTION: Visit https://nnamtique.com. Welcome to today’s motivational moment entitled, “Believe, Dare, Dream, Hope, Risk, Try,” with Cynthia O. MOTIVATION: Today’s motivational moment is about believing in ourselves enough to dare to pursue our hopes and dreams. I just finished watching Lauren McManus (Co-Founder, CreateAndGo.com), interview Dr. Valeria Symonds (Co-Founder, SymondsResearch.com). During their conversation, Dr. Valeria, …

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Motivation – You are Great, Dazzling, Excellent, Sublime, Spectacular, and Outstanding

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INTRODUCTION: Visit https://Nnamtique.com Welcome to today’s motivational moment entitled, “Great, Dazzling, Excellent, Sublime, Spectacular, Outstanding,” with Cynthia O. MOTIVATION: Describe yourself. Yes, I’m serious. Paint a picture of the person you are for someone who does not know you personally. What are the first words that come to your mind? Well, if you’re like I …

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