Ghanaian Lady Akosua Boadi-Agyeman Once Rejected By 200 Companies Appointed Snr Marketing Manager At Microsoft

Ghanaian Lady Akosua Boadi-Agyeman Once Rejected By 200 Companies Appointed Snr Marketing Manager At Microsoft

  • A brilliant Ghanaian lady, Akosoua Boadi-Agyeman, now works at Microsoft after getting rejected by numerous companies
  • According to her, she had applied to more than 200 companies, but none of them was able to take a chance on her
  • However, Microsoft decided to give Akosua a chance, and she has risen to the position of a Senior Experiential Marketing Manager in the space of 6 years

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Akosua Boadi-Agyeman, an intelligent Ghanaian lady, has shared her breathtaking journey of getting into Microsoft after more than 200 companies rejected her.

In a post on her Twitter handle, Akosua revealed that she was aware that her talent and abilities were great, but nobody was willing to give her a chance.

After getting numerous rejections and no replies, Akosua decided to take her job hunt to LinkedIn, where she made a rather compelling post that went viral and even got the attention of the CEO of the platform, Ryan Roslansky.

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Photo of Akosua Boadi-Agyeman who is now at Microsoft
The Ghanaian lady at Microsoft Photo credit: Akosua Boadi-Agyeman via LinkedIn
Source: UGC

A recruiter from Microsoft got interested in Akosua, although the company was not hiring at the time, and kept her on file unit a vacancy opened.

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The brilliant Ghanaian lady was employed and has now risen through the ranks to become a Senior Experiential Marketing Manager for Global Events at the renowned Tech company.

Her story got Ghanaians excited on social media, as some of them shared the thoughts below:

@ThoughtPillow said:

I'm impressed... The problem some of us have is we are not aware of our talent so we give in to stuff that stalls our progress.

@K_RaYmond27 commented:

I think #M365Copilot is going to make some of the work we do easier, but I also think it is going to create unemployment because of the things this AI thing can do. However, I am excited for you.

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Ghanaian lady by the name Ivy Barley, now works at the world-renowned tech company, Microsoft

In another story, Ivy Barley, a young digital entrepreneur and "steminist" from Ghana, has inspired internet users with her tale of rising from the grass to grace after putting in a lot of effort.

The intelligent young woman wrote about her experience visiting Microsoft in 2019 and learning that she needed a host to show her around in a post on her LinkedIn profile.

She has, however, advanced to the position of host at the prominent and well-known technology business in just three years.

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Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.