Joining us in the booth this week is Vera Okojie an award-winning consulting professional and accredited transformation coach. She is the founder of Career Confident, a community platform to empower career professionals.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:59 - Intro

01:34 - Meet Career Coach Vera

04:02 - Growing up in Germany & East London 

08:16 - Navigating the banking and tech industry 

11:11 - Tech industry has so much opportunity!

19:36 - My client’s biggest struggles

21:04 - Current state of the job market

25:26 - 95 million jobs will be automated!

28:19 - JP Morgan creating their own ChatGPT

34:12 - Roles that will be affected by AI 

36:02 - Coursera Plus Offer

36:55 - What the future of work will look like!

39:44 - How to stay ahead in your career 

45:25 - How to leverage AI to benefit your career! 

53:05 - Pivoting from nursing to project management

55:57 - Why the first 90 days of a company is the most important! 

58:28 - Getting promoted within your company 

01:06:43 - The importance of a Growth mindset 

01:11:04 - The importance of a career plan

01:17:49 - What is the 3 C’s? 

01:26:24 - The career confident community

01:29:11 - Final words

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