On the 3rd of May 2019, I told the world that my watch with Andela was finally over. This was one of the turning points in my life. Being at Andela was a great experience, moving to SafeBoda was a terrifying one. Was I going to do a great job…

The day was December 1st, 2016, I just resumed as Andela’s first ever Community Manager, Technical Talent. My task was - to lead the community and own the brand of Andela, to attract new community members and Fellows (now Engineers) to the organization. - build and own regional strategy, outreach…

More often than not, as a Community Manager Andela, I have had tech managers, startup founders, developers, and technology enthusiasts approach me with one critical question in mind; “What Skillset should a developer have — and why?” At Andela, We believe that developer skills can be categorised under two major…

Why should you take your Curriculum Vitae (CV) writing so seriously/soberly? Well let us start by saying your application for a job starts with writing a compelling CV. Virtually, all employment starts with a review and shortlist of a CV, I doubt there are any organisations who won’t require you…

One of the most curious things on a first time manager’s mind is; “Now that I’m a manager, what is my job? what do I do next? and how do I lead my team?” Everytime I think about it, something Vala Afshar (CIO at Salesforce) said that struck me…

“How do you plan for a career when you are not even sure what you are good at? “ We have all been there in university/college and your successful relatives promise you to put in a word to the hiring managers of a top company, “Just finish” is all they…

Hello, I’m going to give you some context about my professional journey and then dive in to expand on my new role and 7 things I had to learn to become an effective community builder. 9 months ago I made a massive, career-changing decision by switching from working as an…

8 Months into a high growth startup called Andela and I’m loving every bit of it. I have learnt a lot about the African tech space and community development in that space. I have seen so many communities spring up and this sparked up the question; What exactly is a…

Dear Future Zuckerberg/ CTO/ Developer /Andelan, Learning the craft of software development isn’t always easy, especially here in Africa and here’s why. You decide you want to become a developer so you attend a University to learn programming. However, the hiccup is that you are taught by someone whose knowledge…