NAPENews Magazine June 2023 Edition

YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS
3. The April Hangout.
The April hangout of the President-Elect with Young Professionals tool place at MICASA, 36 Awudu Ekpekha Boulevard Street, off
admiralty way Lekki,Lagos
In his address at the meeting the president elect Mr. Ogunjobi emphasized the need
for young professionals to take charge of the petroleum exploration industry through
career diversification.
Ogunjobi, urged the Young Professionals not to limit themselves to one area as
there are many areas in the industry they need to tap into to be more relevant,
stressing the need to break from the norm.
He said geologists need to be able to bring the knowledge of geology into the tech
space and see how tech could help what they do.
The NAPE President-Elect advised Young Professionals to take advantage of
conferences for information gathering and networking as many people have gained
employment through connections established at conferences.
He called on Young Professionals to prepare themselves for tomorrow's job and
begin to look into the relevance of what they do today for future jobs.
At the end of the meeting the Young Professionals presented a portrait to the
president-elect.
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