Congratulations Isaac! Secures job after Volunteering
Congratulations Isaac Lekgothoane Isaac who volunteered for us started a new job with Compaira today. Isaac was fundamental in increasing total Volunteers from 1,000 to 2,000 over his 3-month volunteer term with us. This achievement impressed the CEO of Compaira, Dr. Ram Raghavan who offered him employment. Compaira is a Techcelerate Member Company and also a heavy user of SkilledUp Life. We hope […]
I’m Isaac – I helped acquire 1,000 Volunteers in 3 months
Hi everyone. It’s Isaac Lekgothoane from Johannesburg South Africa here, originally from Limpopo province Ga-Mothapo. I write this blog post to let you know I have completed my journey with SkilledUp Life as a Social Media Manager. I studied Media and Communications in my academic years at the University of Limpopo. I have vast knowledge […]
I’m Ayonike
The desire to provide legal services to small companies shaped my career early on and informed my interest in Corporate and Commercial practice. Things took a new turn when I stumbled on a webinar on data protection and privacy. I became fascinated and the rest is history. However, I recognised the need to skill up, […]
I’m Deimante
I am Deimante, an expat Lithuanian living in Denmark. I have graduated with a master’s studies in Strategy, Organisation and Leadership this year with the main focus on Human Resources and three months ago I was approached by SkilledUp Life to volunteer for their HR team as an HR strategist. If you would take a […]
Elise builds HR function and team in 3 months
Hey Everyone, it’s Elise here! I’m writing this little post to let you know that my adventure with SkilledUp Life has come to an end. It’s already been 3 months and I must say that the last 3 months have been like an emotional roller coaster for me. In 3 months, I have been through […]
I’m Yumnah!
Hello, my name is Yumnah. I’m a 23-year-old Sri Lankan, whose passion is working in Human Resource since my schooling. And that’s why I choose to be part of the Chartered HRM program, which would help me to gain knowledge to be a better HR professional. I’m currently in my second year of the program. […]
I’m Wishma
Hello, my name is Wishma. I am keen to share my experience of SkilledUp Life with you! Let me begin by introducing myself. I’m currently a business administration undergraduate student at SLIIT, Sri Lanka, in my second year. I also see myself as a future digital marketer. I also have no prior work experience. My […]
I am Elise – I’m building the HR function and team from scratch
My name is Elise Singleton. I am English/French and currently living in Germany. I studied a foreign languages degree with a major in International Business. I worked as a Customer Service Employee in Ikea and also had 1 year of experience working as a Customer Service and Logistics Operator in a Spanish Start-up. I have […]
Building our HR team
At SkilledUp Life, we are starting to build teams for tech startups, starting first for Techcelerate Member Companies. But before we can show others how to, we need to practice this on ourselves. Our overall team (Techcelerate Group of businesses) has now grown to 25 (5 full-timers and 20 volunteers). We are starting with building HR, Marketing and […]
A little appreciation goes a long way
One of the other projects I am working on is Deal Lite, where we capture investment data, refine and enrich them, and share with Techcelerate community and subscribers (you can subscribe for £5.32/month). I have been doing this with my wife since May 2018 and we kept it going without interruption for well over a […]