Bodex Hungbo Spends Career Day with Princeton College Students
PR Expert Bodex Hungbo was invited Friday, March 31, as a guest speaker at Princeton College, as part of activities lined up for this year’s career day at the school. The theme of the event was “Maximizing Opportunities and Succeeding in a World of Challenges.”
The event is part of Princeton’s college aim to prepare students for 21st-century academic and non-academic challenges.
Other speakers at the event were Lady Franca Orakwue, the national coordinator/founder of Positive Values Initiative International, the CEO of Oraks Consult Ltd, and Kelechi Anyalechi, a prolific author and the founder of the Young High Flyer Coaching Academy and Revamp Africa Foundation. The speakers relayed their life experiences and how they have persevered in the face of daunting challenges thus far.
Bodex reflected on her experiences in the media industry as a blogger, PR consultant, digital strategist, as well as brand and event manager. She specifically relayed and recounted her experiences and the hurdles she had to cross when her PR business needed a breakthrough which eventually happened when she worked for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria a few years ago.
Bodex also charged the students and gave them the tips they needed to be able to recognize opportunities when calling. She added that opportunities come with responsibilities and must be met with preparedness.
The other speakers also encouraged students to pursue their careers side-by-side through talent development. Kelechi Anyalechi asked the students not to abandon talents and skills such as music and sports which he observed among the students.
A major highlight of the day was the award presentation to speakers and musical performances by the school’s orchestra group.
The principal, Steve Obiakor urged the students to pay more attention to self-development which is currently very critical irrespective of a chosen course of study adding that self-development is achieved by acquiring 21st-century career skills which serve as credible catalysts for maximizing opportunities and meeting challenges.
Mr. Obiakor also asked students to pay attention to communication, critical thinking, networking, digital literacy, and cultural appreciation. This was done through reading, participating in online/offline training programs, and using study time.
Seunmanuel Faleye is a brand and communications strategist. He is a covert writer and an overt creative head. He publishes Apple’s Bite International Magazine.
