Dr Malaika Edwards is a Human Resources Pracademic, with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources. As an HR Practitioner, she has worked as an Associate Consultant with a global professional services firm, and she has provided end-to-end HR services for multinational
corporations in the Bauxite sector, the Finance sector, the Petroleum Industry, and the Manufacturing/ Distribution industry in Jamaica.
In 2015, she left the Corporate world and went back to school to pursue a PhD in Human Resources and Leadership Development. While pursuing doctoral studies she became a columnist for a regional media house, where she provides best-practice HR tips and advice through her columns: ‘The Career Corner’ and ‘HR For Business.’ After completing her PhD, she embarked on a journey in Academia, where she currently serves as an Assistant Professor, teaching students pursuing undergraduate degrees while conducting research on ‘Aging in the Workplace.’
Our conversation is varied:
- Defining what's important to you at your mid-career point.
- Converting your learned experiences
- Balancing career change with a young family
- Maintaining your individual identity
- Accepting that failure is part of the process
And more.....
CONNECT WITH Dr. Malaika:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malaika-edwards/
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Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #mid-career, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities.
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