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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!

Three Ways to Claim Your Independence from a Career Search Stall!

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Happy July 4th holiday to everyone! As I prepared to celebrate our great nation’s birthday, I thought of how the Country’s independence should/could inspire your personal independence from a stalled career search. So, today’s post is fulfilling a promise that I made several weeks ago in one of my previous posts.  So here we go… …

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How to Answer, “What is Your Greatest Weakness?”

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In today’s post, we walk you step-by-step through the process of crafting a strong, honest, coherent response to the dreaded, “What is your greatest weakness?” interview question. In this video, we show you how to present an area for improvement by acknowledging the need for improvement, sharing lessons learned, focusing on changes made, and subsequently, …

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Answer the Question – “Why Do You Want to Work for this Company?”

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Today’s post provides tips and advice on how to effectively respond to the interview question, “Why do you want to work for this company?”  Being prepared to respond effectively to this question boils down to two things: Research – You must conduct thorough research about a potential employer in order to make an informed decision …

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