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Your career does not have to be a straight line. It just has to be yours. The Thrive Careers Podcast exists for the pivots, the restarts, and the moments when you finally decide to build work that fits your life instead of the other way around. Hosted by Olajumoke Fatoki, career coach, HR strategist, and advocate for newcomers, women, and mid-career professionals. Each weekly episode delivers honest expert conversations and real stories for anyone navigating a job search, career transition, burnout recovery, or the climb into leadership. Some guests are seasoned pros. Others are still figuring it out. Every story brings you closer to your own version of thriving.

Recent Episodes

How African Talent Can Win Global Opportunities: LinkedIn, AI & the Future of Global Hiring

What does it really take for African professionals to compete for global jobs—and what are international employers looking for beyond a CV? In this episode of the Thrive Careers Podcast, Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Gerard Holland, Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Talent Match Africa, to explore African talent, global hiring, international careers, LinkedIn visibility, AI skills and the future of work. Gerard shares how his own perception of Africa changed after visiting the contine...

31 MIN

Interview Skills That Get You Hired: The Career Skills No One Teaches

Technical skills get you in the room. Career skills decide what happens once you're there. What if your interview problem isn't a lack of qualifications, but a lack of career skills? In this episode, Olajumoke Fatoki explores the communication, presentation, confidence and professional skills that can make the difference between being qualified for the job and convincing an interviewer that you're the right person for it. I shared about one of the most humbling moments of my early...

10 MIN

Tired of Rejection? Reframe Your Job Search with Strategic Visibility

This week's episode is a special one — the fireside chat I was invited to deliver for Inspire Her Afrika, a community empowering African women to lead and thrive on the continent and across the diaspora. So when you hear me welcome the IHA community, that's the room I was speaking to — and everything in it applies just as much to you. Sending out application after application and hearing nothing back? The problem isn't you — it's the strategy. In this session, I break down why a job search is...

18 MIN

The Good Student Trap: 5 Habits Holding Smart Women Back at Work

Are your "good student" habits secretly holding your career back? You did everything right. Got the grades. Stayed responsible. Worked hard. Kept your head down. So why does the workplace suddenly feel confusing, frustrating, and exhausting? In this episode of the Thrive Careers Podcast, Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with returning guest Brianne Carlon Rush — COO, hiring leader, and career strategist — to unpack the hidden habits quietly keeping high-achieving women invisible at work. From perfe...

27 MIN

Nothing Is Working in Your Career? Listen To This Before You Give Up

Nothing is working. The applications, the interviews, the effort — and still no results. If you've ever felt stuck, behind, or like your career just isn't moving, this episode is for you. Because what if the problem isn't you? What if this phase is actually building something you just can't see yet? In this honest conversation, host Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Yousra Nawara — communications professional and community organizer — to unpack what career "failure" actually looks like fr...

32 MIN