Oluwatoyin Puddicombe, Nigerian HR professional and career fitness coach, discusses what happens when who you are doesn't align with what you do. Puddicombe shares how societal expectations led her into medical school, where she struggled, failed key exams, and faced identity and family pressure before switching to Communication and Language Arts, excelling and graduating near the top of her class. She explains how the lack of career guidance motivated her to help young professionals find career fit, develop employability skills, and navigate career transitions through Toyin Talks Talent and the T3 Torchbearers Academy. She describes tools she uses, including personality and career-interest assessments like Myers-Briggs, Big Five, and the RIASEC model, alongside CV, interview, networking, and LinkedIn training in a 12-week, scholarship-based online program.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Theme

01:47 Meet Oluwatoyin

02:34 Career Fit Mission

03:07 Medicine Pressure

04:38 Struggling in Med School

07:32 Failing Exam Turning Point

09:07 Switch to Communication

13:09 Parents and Healing

15:22 Building Talent Guide

17:08 Career Tools Explained

23:26 T3 Academy Program

25:33 HR Meets Youth Culture

29:09 Connect and Origins

31:28 Invest in Next Gen

33:26 Closing and Wrap Up

Get In Touch:

If you're interested in connecting with Oluwatoyin Puddicombe, you can reach her via her website (https://t3torchbearersacademy.com/), via Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/toyinpuddy/), via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/toyintalkstalent/), via X (https://x.com/toyintalktalent), or via her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/oluwatoyin-puddicombe/).

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