23 year old Chris Kwekowe took part in a television interview with Bill Gates where a few of Africa’s up and coming entrepreneurs were featured. Many people would only dream of working with the billionaire, however, this young man told Gates to his face that he declined a software engineering job at Microsoft!
“[Gates] was really intrigued, and he smiled,” says Kwekowe, 23. “After the program, all the directors were like, ‘Dude, you mean you actually turned down a job at Microsoft and had the guts to tell Bill Gates?” The answer is yes, but the reason why Kwekowe declined the job offer was because he wanted to focus on his joint startup, with his brother Emerald, called Slatecube.
According to Newsweek, a survey of 90,000 was conducted in Nigeria this January where it was found that 45% of graduates were unemployed. The research showed that they were rejected for lack of professional skills such as critical thinking, entrepreneurship, and decision-making, and Slatecube helps these people to develop these skills!
Newsweek:
“Slatecube runs a three-tiered program. Users first complete a course in their chosen discipline (most are free). The classes range from corporate finance to anger management. Next, the startup assigns them virtual internships, allowing them to work remotely for companies including IT business Cisco and accounting firm Grant Thornton. Should the virtual internship go well, companies can hire the Slatecube graduates for full-time work.
The platform has an 80 percent employment rate for users, and Slatecube says businesses saved more than $100,000 in 2015 by recruiting skilled labor from its platform.”
This is amazing!!
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Via: Newsweek
