Issue 1/Fix the CV First

Parallel Education

The Awka Circle's winnable issue is the gap between talent and opportunity: people who have the skills but cannot get seen. Their first move was to fix the paperwork.

More than 70 people came to a practical CV and job application training. It covered how to write a CV that gets past the automated screening software companies use to filter applicants, how to rewrite it for each role, how to apply, and how to position yourself for jobs outside Nigeria. The Circle then opened a Google Classroom so every attendee could have their own CV read and corrected by someone experienced.

At the July meetup they asked the next question: how do we move from preparing people for opportunities to actually helping them secure employment? What they agreed to build is an Opportunity Pipeline: a directory of the Circle's talent, partnerships with companies, mock interviews, and a count of who actually gets hired. The target is at least 20 people in Anambra State into work.

Logos Circle / Awka, reports by icodejsx, 1 June and 6 July 2026.