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HRs, Assemble!!!
Talent Factory opens application for cohort 2.
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A ROOM FOR HR’s ONLY.
Today, I’m going to talk to the HRs only, so if you are not an HR, forward this letter to one.
You know that feeling where you’re sitting in a meeting, smiling and nodding, and somewhere deep inside you’re thinking,
‘Does anyone else feel like they’re holding this entire company together with a paperclip and good intentions?’
Or let’s talk about the one where you leave a work event, and you’re somehow more tired than when you arrived because you spent three hours explaining what you actually do to people who nod politely and then ask if HR is basically admin.
If any of that resonated, this is for you.
HRUnwind is happening on the 8th of August, 2026.
And before you scroll past thinking “oh, another event,” hear me out.
This is not a panel of people you’ll never speak to, nor is it a room full of strangers handing out business cards and pretending they’re networking when they’re really just hoping someone hands them food soon.
HRUnwind is the room where:
You don’t have to explain yourself.
The person next to you already knows what a PIP is, has cried in a bathroom at work at least once (professionally), and understands why Monday mornings hit differently when you’re the one fielding everyone else’s problems before your first coffee.
It’s a room of people who get it.
HR is a lonely job.
This is what nobody says out loud. As an HR person, you handle a lot! I mean, shouldering other people’s worst days, having difficult conversations, handling the stuff that doesn’t have a policy for it yet, so you’re just winging it with grace and hoping for the best.
These and many more are what you carry quietly because that’s the job, but you’re not supposed to carry it alone forever.
HRUnwind exists because sometimes you just need a room where:
You can exhale.
Someone gets why that exit interview left you in your feelings for two days.
You can laugh about the absurdity of it all with people who lived it too and then go back to your week feeling like yourself again.
That’s it! That’s the whole plan.
We saved a seat for you, but if you are not fast enough, it might be gone. Get it now.
Talent Factory Cohort 2 Application Is Now Live🚀
For years, aspiring HR professionals have faced the same challenge: you need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience.
That’s why we built Talent Factory, Nigeria’s first HR academy designed to bridge the gap between learning and employment.
Through live classes, hands-on HR projects, mentorship from experienced professionals, career support, and guaranteed internship placements, we’re not just teaching HR, we’re preparing the next generation of HR professionals that employers are excited to hire.
🚨 The Founding Cohort (as we call it) has closed its doors and Applications for Cohort 2 is live.
If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to launch your HR career, join the next batch that starts in October.
Apply today and take the first step towards building a successful HR career.