hey, I'm Golda

A People and Culture professional at heart.

I make hiring and work feel fairer, clearer and a bit kinder, then I write the script so nobody has to do it by hand again.

  • Talent acquisition
  • Employer brand
  • People operations
  • Automation
  • People analytics

lately

  • Building Kora, a small tool for people teams
  • Learning German, still very much a beginner
  • Reading, walking, and chasing a longer run

01

About

The short version, in my own voice.

I work in talent acquisition at a pan-African university, where I look after hiring from the first brief to the first day. I like the whole journey: the job ad, the screen, the interview, the offer, and the part nobody thinks about, which is how it all felt for the person on the other side.

I am happiest when a messy process turns into a clear one. If I catch myself doing the same thing for the third time, I start writing a script. Forms, calendars, trackers and handover emails have all lost their manual parts that way.

Outside work I read, walk, lift, and nag my friends to move to my side of town so we can do all three together. I also help with a small online accessories and footwear business that belongs to my sister.

02

School

Three degrees, one very winding road.

BA · completed

Counselling Psychology

Honestly, I did not do well in the field. My mind loves a good challenge, and the version of psychology I studied was mostly sitting at a desk and listening to clients. Not for me. I took a break in third year to try something else.

International Business and Trade

African Leadership University

I loved how practical it was. This is where my love for data began. ALU taught me how to think critically, and it showed: I went back to KU after the Covid break and my final year was a huge success.

on a break

MSc · University of Liverpool

Data Science and AI

I started last year and have paused, because it began to feel like the traditional education I had escaped. ALU set a standard for learning, and I will probably return to a masters once I find an institution that works for my brain the way ALU did.

next up

Read more. My next book, hopefully, is Thinking in Systems.

03

Work

Where the days go.

  • Now

    Talent Acquisition Associate

    Full-cycle hiring, employer brand and people analytics at a pan-African university. Interns, graduate programmes and staff roles, end to end.

  • Alongside

    Employer brand

    Helped shape how the institution shows up to candidates, from review sites to ambassador stories, and took part in the Top Employers Institute assessment and defence.

  • Before

    Operations and communications

    Support roles in the office of a CEO at a conservation organisation, and communications work on workplace tools. This is where I learned how much a calm, well-run office matters.

What I bring

Hiring

Fair by design

Structured screens, clear scorecards, and candidates who always know what happens next.

Data

Numbers that move decisions

Pipeline tracking, funnel reviews and quarterly stories leaders can act on.

Brand

An honest employer story

What the place is really like, told in a way that attracts the right people.

04

Builds

Things I automated because I got tired of doing them by hand.

Automation

Candidate journey

Apps Script, Forms and Calendar working together: scheduling that books itself, and timed assignments that reach candidates and come back on schedule.

Product

Kora

A people-team tool, currently a Sheets MVP with Python on the way. Small on purpose, useful first.

Reporting

Quarterly review decks

Pipeline data turned into a story: where candidates come from, where they drop, and what to fix next.

Tools I reach for: Greenhouse, BambooHR, Google Workspace, Apps Script, Excel, Python, Claude.

05

Research

My undergraduate capstone, on what young professionals want from a workplace.

37respondents
70.3%called their values non-negotiable
59.5%had left an organisation over values

Fairness came first by a clear margin. It is the same thread that runs through how I hire.

06

Shelf

Books from this year, with my honest opinions.

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Chimeka Garricks

I loved it. The Asiama chapter, where soldiers go on a revenge mission, undid me. I read it at a sports club, holding back tears, wondering how Amaibi still found a way to acknowledge God after all that happened. I only wish it had been edited more: stray errors pulled me out of writing that is genuinely brilliant.

loved it
Daring Greatly

Daring Greatly

Brené Brown

Not for me. I do not like a book that arrives already labelled as personal development. I would rather read, think, and pull my own lessons out of it. That is where the critical thinking happens.

mixed

07

Move

My body serves me well, so I return the favour.

I now run 5 km without stopping, and I credit the trainers at MINT for the strong, toned body that came with it. I also just like walking.

My one fitness rule: no rules. Nothing like "move five times a week". I trust my body to tell me when it is time, and I am disciplined enough to listen.

I truly believe everything is more possible with community, so if you live near me and want a walking or running buddy, say hi.

5 km · non-stop

no streaks, no targets, just showing up when it feels right

08

Notes

What a few years of hiring and tens of thousands of CVs taught me.

  1. Do not vibe apply

    Skip roles that are not a good fit. Your time is better spent on fewer, better applications.

  2. One role per company, not ten

    You may love what they love, but applying for a finance internship and a VP of People and Culture in the same week is a red flag.

  3. People are biased, so make it work for you

    A clean, readable CV, preferably a PDF. Show up to interviews looking like you like yourself: good internet if virtual, a put-together look, clear speech. And for goodness' sake, be brief.

coming soon

Faith, agency, and what I am unlearning

I am a Pentecostal Christian, and I am writing about how organised religion has partly slowed my personal and professional progress by taking agency away from us. I am unlearning that, and still holding on to God, because believing in a higher being protects my sanity.