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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!

Veterans Day Collage

Risking It All

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INTRODUCTION: Happy Veterans Day 2021. Today’s motivational moment is dedicated to all of our brave men and women who have served in our military. MOTIVATION: Many of us want to make a positive impact on this world in which we live. We want to be an influencer in our own right. The challenge we often …

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Reference Checks

Four Sources of Quality References Other Than Your Current or Former Employer

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INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, ‘What can I do if my former job won’t give me a reference for my new job?” RESPONSE: This question got me thinking about the number of people who might face this situation. To my knowledge, only employers in the financial services industry are required, by law, to provide employment …

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Do The Impossible

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INTRODUCTION: Visit https://Nnamtique.com. Welcome tot his motivational moment entitled, “Do the Impossible,” with Cynthia O.  MOTIVATION: We’ve all heard stories from family members about our experience of learning to walk. We let nothing get in our way. We stumbled, bumped into things, and fell. We sometimes even hurt ourselves a little. But we got up …

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Answer

Nine Steps to Quality Answers to Interview Questions

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INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, ‘How can I measure how well I answered an interview question?’ RESPONSE SUMMARY: The ultimate measure of how well you answer interview questions is landing the job or not. There’s always that awkward time between your interview and the selection decision. While you wait, lets examine nine steps to assessing …

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Eliminate Distractions

Eliminate Distractions

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INTRODUCTION: Welcome to this motivational moment entitled, “Eliminate Distractions.” MOTIVATIONS: I have lost count of the number of times I’ve set personal or professional goals only to have my plans derailed. I wonder why that happens so often. For me, it’s usually due to my getting distracted. The shiny new object syndrome lures me away …

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