List It Like Groceries: Acknowledge Your Accomplishments

I learned to list everything I do at a job.

CAREER TIPS, CAREERFunke AdenijiDecember 9, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers

5 Ways to Let Your Black Girl Magic Shine through in a Corporate World

Allow your Black Girl Magic to shine through in a corporate world.

PORTIA CRAWFORDFunke AdenijiNovember 28, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers, tips, five, 5, hydrate, accessorize, water, smile, personality, shine, black, giel, girl, magic

If You’re so Good at Your Job and You’re Still Replaced, Then What?: My Reminder to Prioritize Financial Independence

This incident reminded me that when it comes to a job, no one cares about your qualifications or dedication to the organization. There are rules and procedures to be adhered to, and if you step outside of those, your employer holds the power to end your livelihood in a matter of days—or less.

CAREER TIPS, PAY GAPFunke AdenijiNovember 4, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, makers, pay gap, pay, gap, money, salary, negotiation, twille, employers, confidence, fear, work, career tips, tips, bigger, larger, increas, increase

Before Working for My Boss, She First Turned Me down in a LinkedIn Message

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITYFunke AdenijiNovember 4, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers

Salary Negotiation as a Black Woman in Corporate America

As Black women, we are conditioned to believe that anything we receive beyond the bare minimum is a blessing. We are not taught our true value and are not taught to require that everyone we interact with treat us as though they recognize that value.

CAREER TIPS, PAY GAPFunke AdenijiSeptember 10, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, makers, pay gap, pay, gap, money, salary, negotiation, twille, employers, confidence, fear, work, career tips, tips, bigger, larger, increas, increase

I Am Serena. I am Naomi.

While watching the women's U.S Open Final, I could not help but recognize myself while watching two black women play against each other, both that were powerful and inspiring in their own way. I saw myself as both Serena and Naomi.

STEREOTYPES, DIVERSITYFunke AdenijiSeptember 8, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, makers, pay gap, pay, gap, money, salary, negotiation, twille, employers, confidence, fear, work, career tips, tips, bigger, larger, increas, increase

Why I Am Still A Creative Despite My Day Job

Eventually, I decided I didn’t want to settle for just a regular part-time job, and decided to become an entrepreneur and start businesses.

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITYFunke AdenijiJuly 1, 2018corporate, women, makers, creative, professional, day, night

How to Get Your Focus Back at Work

The burnout affects us all. It happened to me. I was at a company where I loved my boss but the work was limiting.

21 Ways to Elevate to Your Best Life

Imagine walking into a room with 1,000+ beautiful black women smiling, laughing, and hugging each other.

CAREERFunke AdenijiJune 23, 2018corporate, women, woman, interview, black, job, questions, job search, practice

20 Common Interview Questions, What They Really Mean, and How to Smartly Answer Them

Got an interview coming up? Or just want to practice before you get a call back? Check out these 20 interview questions: what they really means and how to answer them.

CAREERFunke AdenijiJune 10, 2018corporate, women, woman, interview, black, job, questions, job search, practice

5 Reasons Why People Don’t Negotiate Their Salary

Not enough people negotiate their salary; maybe because it's not explicitly a part of the on-boarding process. Most often, employers don’t mention it, but you can. After following Your Corporate Black Girl, I found confidence in just “asking” for a salary increase.

When Your Sexual Harasser is also Black in the Workplace

A colleague of mine first began sending inappropriate messages via a chat service on our work computers. I had no idea how to interact with him, initially chalking up his flirty behavior with “the way he is".

Funke AdenijiMay 27, 2018corporate, women, woman, black, sexual, harassment, harass, adri, speaks

Symone Sanders Addresses the Issues and Confidence of Black Professionals

Symone D. Sanders is a political commentator for CNN and was the topic for discussion when she received a message from a follower who criticized her for wearing long nails on television, especially on a popular and global news network.

Review: Barely Adults Web Series

With the hustle and bustle of New York City, this main character is a young black woman that has her head up high for a great job in the television business.

Black Women: Most Educated, but Most Undervalued

You keep hearing these stories about Black women being the most educated group in the United States. Right, we go to school, graduate, and get degrees. But that does not seem to be enough.

10 Tips for Keeping Your Office Space Clean

The office is like a second home, literally. And although the office probably provides custodians to help tidy up the place, us as employees have due diligence to keep our office spaces clean.

KIKI N.Funke AdenijiMay 5, 2018corporate, women, woman, messy, clean, office, space, clutter, distinfectant, pens, papers, documents

Starbucks: Another Example of Experiences in the Workplace

The 911 call was an unconscious sign for "help".

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITYFunke AdenijiApril 20, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers, starbucks, feelings, feeling, 911, help, comfortable

"Unkept & Messy?": The Issue of Black Hair in the Workplace

When we talk messy, what are we talking about? Is it the texture of black hair? Is the hair that naturally grows out of our heads inherently "messy"? What is the appearance of a employee with neat hair? Is it straight?