By: Manoah Kikekon
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| Talent55 and Joshua Kikekon |
LAGOS, Nigeria – Joshua Kikekon, an experience technical talent acquisition manager and HR professional, has officially launched Talent 55, a dynamic new platform designed to connect businesses with elite talent across the technology, digital, and business sectors. Positioned as the future of talent acquisition, Talent 55 aims to solve critical hiring challenges while connecting tech talent to unique job opportunities in Africa.
The launch comes at a pivotal time. "The true driver of socio-economic development of any nation is the percentage of youths who are able to secure gainful employment or start a business," Kikekon stated. He identified a growing disconnect between academic curricula and workplace requirements, further exacerbated by the disruptive force of advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI).
"There's a pressing need to close the gap between what is learned in school and the skills needed to succeed in the world of work," Kikekon explained. "At Talent 55, we help create and build an ecosystem of technical talent solutions that deliver cost-efficient and effective hiring outcomes for our clients."
A Dual-Focus Mission: Connecting Talent with Innovative Businesses
Talent 55 operates with a dual-focus mission. For businesses, it acts as a specialized recruitment hub, leveraging a vast network of over 3,000+ software engineers and tech professionals to fill roles in software development, AI/ML, product, design, and engineering.
"What sets us apart is our niche technical expertise, a fast average turnaround time of 14 working days, and dedicated hiring strategy support," a company representative noted.
The Vision for Africa’s Economic Future
The overarching vision for Talent 55 is to become "Africa’s most trusted partner for connecting businesses with top talent." By ensuring organizations can "hire faster with reliable, data-driven, people-focused solutions," the platform directly contributes to economic growth.
'To ensure that youths are connected with meaningful and right job opportunities both locally and internationally." Kikekon emphasized. "Our approach at Talent 55 is designed to serve our clients with a vision of their business in mind, backed by a team of highly skilled and dedicated technical talent acquisition partners."
With its launch, Talent 55 stands at the intersection of immediate corporate hiring needs and the long-term development of Africa's most valuable resource: its youth.
For more information, visit: www.talent55.io
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| About Joshua Kikekon |
Joshua is a youth empowerment and career development advisor. He is a talent acquisition and HR professional with 7 years of hands-on work experience across various organisations in Nigeria, Germany, and Belgium in multiple sectors.
Joshua started his career with a background in ndustrial Relations and Personnel Management BSc) and a Master's Degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations both from Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos, and he further pursue an MA in Labour Policies and Globalization from University of Kassel, Germany.
He currently, works as a Talent Acquisition Manager in an HR Tech company, Research Partner at YF Talent Partners, and also a Career Mentor with YF Talent Associate.