I’m pleased to have completed my capstone project using a comprehensive Power BI dashboard 📊, analyzing key metrics like sales, profit margins 💰, returns 🔄, and defective products ⚠️. The dashboard provides valuable insights for optimizing business strategies and improving product quality 🛠️. This project helped me gain hands-on experience in data visualization 📈 and performance analysis 💡, essential for driving better business outcomes 🚀.
This is one of the most honest comparisons of the UK 🇬🇧 and Canada 🇨🇦 that I have seen anywhere.
If you are in Nigeria considering relocation, or if you are in uk wanting to move to Canada or if you are in Canada wanting to move to uk,
Everyone should watch and share this.
Built a multi-currency payroll system entirely in Power BI
-Live CBN rate converts every salary automatically
-Dynamic FX Calculator
-Email Notification via Power Automate
Demo Video: https://t.co/E7eIwlaHDg
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I have spoken to a lady who was working in a company, she seems skilled but earns around £30k.
She has been in that company for about 8 years. She wouldn’t move.
She said they genuinely care for her. She’s been through divorce, they stood by her, she has moved houses, they stood by her, etc.
They’re family oriented and flexible with her. She feels she wouldn’t trade that for money. Hence, she’s not planning on leaving them.
Same thing, in my current place of work, people in my team have been there for 16 years, 25 years, 30 years…now I also realise why they’ve been there for so long.
I have never told them I had headache and they questioned the authenticity. They’ll even offer for me to rest more if I want, they genuinely care, and I know I can earn more money elsewhere, but I love it there. I’m not ruling out the chance that I will leave there someday, I’m just saying there are better reasons why people choose to stay in one place, and I implore you guys to always prioritise things money cannot buy, PEACE OF MIND.
A mutual got debited of 395,424 from her GT bank account for no reason.
She mailed them and was told it will take up to 40-90 days for it to be resolved.
No good respond, no transparency and how it was taken out..
Today she went to the bank and the only good thing they could tell her was that there's nothing they can do..
She was told that even if she likes,let her sleep in rhe bank.
They also told her she was the one that used the money.
She didn't initiate the transaction but GT bank claimed she had used her ATM card to make the transaction..
Since you GT bank claimed the ATM card was used, why not should her the evidence?
At least provide evidence indicating it was through the ATM that the money was deducted..
The nonchalant and "you will do nothing" attitude here is top-notch..
If it was a well known person or a rich person, I am very sure they will try to protect their bank and solve the issue at once..
Please let's create awareness for her so she can recover her Money..
Let's make this known to everyone..
If you have experienced this with any bank, please this is your chance to call them out..
This is the best Time to call them out.. don't air this please..
GT bank refund @AdageorgeA her money please!!!
Bro, it was 2am when i watched this and i laughed SO HARD in my Consulting Room, a patient had to go tell a Nurse to check what is up with the Doctor 😂😂💔
Please make sure you aren’t drinking anything while watching this, so you don’t choke. 🤣
HOW TO RENEW NIGERIAN PASSPORT USING SELF ENROLMENT
If you’re thinking of renewing your Nigerian passport, self enrolment makes the process way easier. Saves you the stress of travelling to London, no agent. no long stress. Here’s how it works ⬇️
In January, I posted about a platform called “Mercor”.
For this platform: You apply once and get matched with real, paying clients.
Mercor is a remote talent platform that connects researchers, survey takers, reviewers, annotators, global professionals, developers, designers, and more with startups and companies.
You apply once, then get matched with real, paying clients.
Here is a step-by-step guide to get started:
📌 Create an airtight, standout profile—this is what gets you noticed.
🔖 Create a strong CV (you can pay a pro for this).
📚 Add all your past experience.
✅ Upload projects (GitHub, gigs).
🧰 Include tools you’re great at (React, Figma, Notion, Scribe, etc.).
✅ Be remote-ready: stable lighting, reliable data (Mifi/modem/router if possible), good phone/PC for recordings.
📩 Stay responsive on email.
📌 Go to the “Opportunities” section on the dashboard.
✅ Be strategic—don’t apply to every task, especially if you’re not a good fit.
🛑 Only apply for jobs you’re qualified for.
✅ Read each job description fully and tailor your application where possible.
✅ You can tweak your application to fit the job/task (don’t overdo it sha 😆).
📌 Invitations come via email or the dashboard, followed by an interview.
A Talent Manager will screen you (15–30 mins).
Possible questions include:
✍️ Intro: "Tell me about yourself"
✍️ Questions on your experience
✍️ Tools used
✍️ Remote setup (speed test is important)
✍️ Expected salary / availability
✍️ What tools do you use daily?
✍️ How comfortable are you working at XYZ time of day?
📌 Client Interview (Final Round)
When shortlisted, you’ll meet the actual hiring company through Mercor.
This is where you:
• Discuss your approach to work
• Pitch your past results
• Talk about goals, tools, culture fit
• Ask smart questions about the role
🎯 What They Look For
🗣️ Clear communication (especially async)
📝 Results over titles
⏰ Time zone compatibility (not an issue if you can work late nights, which is daytime there)
✅ Ownership mindset
📍 Tools & apps you should be familiar with:
• Zendesk
• Slack
• Notion
• Figma (for design/product roles)
• GitHub
• Zoom/Google Meet
• Jira, Asana, Trello
After the interview, expect a response within 3–7 days.
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As a data analyst, this is the gap between building dashboards and being trusted in the boardroom. As requested by @spectreNBA, here’s how leaders interpret this dashboard.
>>> 1) Revenue growth is positive, but concentration risk is high
Total revenue ≈ $820K, with YoY growth in both 2023 and 2024. However, Headphones alone contribute ~$165K, far ahead of other products.
→ Action: protect this category (pricing, supply, promos) but actively grow the next 2–3 products to reduce over-dependence.
>>> 2) West and North regions are the real growth engines
West (~$210K) and North (~$203K) outperform East and South.
→ Action: double down on what’s working in West/North (channels, reps, campaigns) and replicate the playbook selectively in weaker regions if doable.
>>> 3) Orders are spread, but value is uneven
Order quantity is fairly balanced across regions, yet revenue contribution isn’t.
→ Action: focus less on volume and more on order value uplift (bundles, upsells, premium SKUs) in lower-value regions.
>>> 4) Returns reveal hidden value leakage
Some products and regions show higher return counts, which quietly erode net revenue.
→ Action: investigate root causes (product quality, mismatched expectations, logistics) for high-return combinations before scaling sales further.
>>> 5) Gender revenue split suggests targeting opportunity
Revenue is relatively balanced across Male/Female segments, with “Other” still material.
→ Action: refine segmentation and messaging, personalise campaigns instead of one-size-fits-all marketing.
My final summary is that this is not a “sales volume” problem. It’s a portfolio focus, regional leverage, and value optimisation problem.
That's exactly how you do it when you start working.
If your work is SQL heavy and you need BI for visualization or your company's data governance is high and you can't manipulate inside BI desktop
You write queries in view and import to PBI.
From Monday, 19th January 2026, to today, Friday, 23rd, 2026, I had 7 interviews, and across those 7 interviews, here are the most common recruiter questions I’ve been getting this week:
Background and fit
Walk me through your CV and current role in 2 minutes.
What are your key strengths as a data professional?
Why are you looking to move now?
What does the ideal next role look like for you?
Role and company motivation
What interests you about this company and this role specifically?
Which of your recent projects best maps to what we need here?
How do you measure the impact of your work on the business?
Technical screening
What is your core stack day to day? (SQL, Python, dbt, Spark, Airflow, Power BI/Tableau, cloud)
Rate your proficiency in SQL and Python and give examples of recent use.
How have you modelled data for analytics? Star vs snowflake, facts and dimensions.
Talk me through an end-to-end pipeline you’ve built or improved.
How do you ensure data quality and reliability?
Testing, observability, monitoring
Experience with cloud platforms? (AWS Azure GCPWhat services did you use and why?
Have you worked with stakeholders to define metrics or a semantic layer?
Any exposure to machine learning or experimentation?
What was your role and outcomes?
How do you handle performance optimisation in SQL or Spark?
Experience with data governance, privacy and GDPR in practice.
Behavioural and delivery
Tell me about a time you managed conflicting stakeholder priorities.
Describe a tough data problem you solved under time pressure.
A project that didn’t go to plan and what you learned.
How do you plan work, estimate, and communicate risks?
Example of influencing non-technical stakeholders to drive a decision.
Product and business impact
Which KPIs have you owned or improved?
By how much and over what timeframe?
How do you choose the right metric and avoid vanity metrics?
Example where your analysis changed a roadmap or saved costs.
Ways of working
Preferred working style and team setup.
Individual contributor vs mentoring.
Experience in Agile.
Ceremonies you participate in and how you handle sprint goals.
Collaboration with engineering and product.
Handover and documentation habits.
Practicalities and eligibility
Right to work in the UK and any need for visa sponsorship.
Security clearance status or eligibility if applicable.
Willingness to commute, preference for hybrid work, and tolerance for travel.
Notice period and earliest start date.
Salary expectations in £ base plus bonus and benefits.
Openness to bands.
Contracting vs permanent preference.
Track record and references
Which achievements are you most proud of and why?
Who could speak to your recent performance and in what context?
Closing checks
Where else are you interviewing and how far along are you?
What would make you accept an offer and what would be a red flag?
Do you have any upcoming time off we should be aware of?
Most people think Data Projects is just about building models, Pipelines, Dashboards.
It’s actually a full business-to-production loop.
The real data workflow looks like this 👇
1. Business Understanding
Start with the problem, not the data.
What decision are we trying to improve? What outcome matters?
2. Data Understanding
Explore the data.
What exists, what’s missing, what’s noisy, what can’t be trusted?
3. Data Preparation
This is where the real work lives.
Cleaning, joining, transforming, and shaping data into something usable.
4. Modeling, pipeline, dashboarding comes in now. For ML projects, Now you apply statistics, ML, or logic to turn patterns into predictions or classifications.
5. Evaluation: Does this actually solve the business problem?
Accuracy alone is not success. Impact is.
6. Deployment: Put it into the real world.
Dashboards, APIs, systems, or workflows that people actually use.
Then it loops back.
Because businesses change. Data changes. Assumptions break.
This is why strong data people think in systems, not scripts.
If a Hiring Manager asks you to introduce yourself in an interview, the best way to introduce about yourself is quite simple! Just structure your answer around your past, present & future.
Here’s how you can answer "Tell me about yourself" based on your experience level:
1) For candidates WITH EXPERIENCE
- INTRODUCTION
"First of all, thank you for inviting me to this interview today. My name is [Name], and I’d describe myself as an ambitious and self-motivated individual with experience in the [Industry/Sector]"
- PAST
"I started my career as an intern at [XYZ Company], where I was responsible for [Task 1] and assisted with [Task 2] weekly. One of my biggest accomplishments in that role was [Achievement], which I managed to do within [Timespan] by implementing [Strategy]. This led to [Positive Result]"
- PRESENT
"Currently, I’m working as a [Your Role] at [Current Company/University]. I have a strong interest in [Relevant Skills/Industry], which has allowed me to develop [Key Strengths or Projects]"
- FUTURE
"I thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy working with dynamic teams to achieve specific goals. That’s why I’m excited about this opportunity—to contribute my skills and experience to help [Company Name] with [Job Responsibilities]"
2) For candidates WITH NO EXPERIENCE
- PAST
"I grew up in [City], where I attended [High School]. During that time, I developed an interest in [Relevant Skill/Field] and actively contributed to [School Project/Website/Community Work]"
- PRESENT
"My passion for [Industry/Skill] led me to pursue my degree in [Field of Study] at [University Name]. Currently, I’m in my [Year] and have been working on projects related to [Relevant Skill]. In my free time, I enjoy [Skill 1] and [Skill 2], which have helped me refine my expertise in [Industry]"
- FUTURE
"Although I may not have formal work experience yet, I’m eager to dive deeper into [Industry/Skill] and apply my knowledge in a real-world setting. That’s why I’m excited about this opportunity at [Company Name]"
Keep your answer concise, relevant & engaging. Show enthusiasm, confidence & a strong alignment with the role you’re applying for.
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