As 2023 ends, I decided to write the lessons from the first year of my PhD.
Here is a thread with my top ten lessons. What did you learn from yours?
1. PhD is a training ground & it is about you as much as it is about the project.
2. Ask questions.
#phdlife#AcademicTwitter
Remember the big announcement we mentioned last week? It’s here!
We officially welcomed the first cohort of the Interswitch Academy, an initiative we birthed as part of our continued efforts to support interns in Africa!
#InterswitchAcademy#RisingStars#TheSwitchEffect
Out of 31m Registrants, only 12.2m could complete their Physical Registration. 18.8m couldn’t due to INEC bribe seeking staff, inadequate machines, & disruptions by APC thugs. INEC should allow the 18.8m Nigerians complete their physical registration. My People, tag @inecnigeria
I have CURATED a list of 500+ TECH STARTUPS hiring different talents REMOTELY across Africa, US and Europe - Both tech and non-techies role.
Kindly SIGNIFY your interest and TAG anyone who is looking for a REMOTE JOB.
Reply, RT and check back.
If you’re in a learning program, especially in its first iteration, give feedback to the people running the program so they can improve. It helps you, and it helps the next set of people. Dragging them? Doesn’t help anybody.
There are schools in Canada that do not charge application fees, I am compiling a list of these schools. If you have applied to a Canadian school that didn't charge you application fee kindly drop the school name on this thread.
RT for others who might have any useful info...
Developer Relations, Dev Evangelist and Data Science. If you want to build a career in the aforementioned, kindly indicate. It's an opportunity to work on some interesting products with an AI based startup.
As a fresh graduate from Nigerian universities, there hasn't been a better time to find great career opportunities home and abroad. You have to continuously optimise
Amazon is hiring in Nigeria / Lagos to relocate to Canada / Ireland and US (this latter I’m pretty sure is marketing given H1B cap is filled for 2022).
Three reasons it’s worth paying attention to this hiring event - and, in general, how Amazon hires - hiring managers in tech:
80 Colleges in the United States without Application Fee
Note: Some schools might require you to submit an application fee waiver request, therefore, I have attached a sample of application fee waiver template that you can use.
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@Dev_Ucee It's amazing the amount of work and dedication you've given to this process.
It really is inspiring, but what's more exciting is that you're not done yet, you seem to be getting warmed up for the bigger ride. It's sure going to be an exciting ride @Dev_Ucee.
Up up we go!
Thank God for Growth.
No major award won this nite
But happy I did put in the work.
It was sooo painful and mentally stressful, only God knows how many times I felt like giving up.
Ain't moving anywhere until I master this art.