Cedric Osagie-Ogunbor is a 4th year student in Carleton’s Sprott School of Business, taking a Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in marketing and a minor in economics. At the Innovation Hub, Cedric held the role of operations coordinator from January 2023 to May 2023, helping the team stay on track with upcoming events and making sure everything was running effectively. He also assisted the marketing team with social media content to help the Hub reach a bigger audience and impact more students. You may have seen him on our Instagram page in our video reels and he conducted the interviews for our Founder Friday posts!
Adecco Canada’s CEO for One Month is an opportunity to spend a summer shadowing Canadian executive leadership of a Fortune Global 500 organization. After filling out lengthy applications and completing various challenges, Cedric received the offer in June 2023 and left the Hub to begin his month-long journey with Adecco Canada. During his role, Cedric was given the responsibility to create a high potentials program and was tasked with presenting this program to executives. He also posted weekly recap videos of his journey on his Instagram account @ceo1m_canada2023.
Here’s some highlights from Cedric’s CEO for One Month journey with Adecco Canada:
- #1 – People – he enjoyed connecting with the people at Adecco and getting to know his coworkers on a personal level, hearing life stories from executives as well.
- #2 – Access – as a result of the trust and access that was given to Cedric, he was able to witness important conversations and learn valuable information.
- #3 – Experience – Cedric emphasized being grateful for the whole experience, he was treated like a CEO and had the privilege of seeing how business was done from an inside perspective.
How did you find out about the position? Did the role meet or exceed your expectations?
Cedric found out about the Adecco Canada CEO for One Month position through the Carleton job board in 2021. Although he applied that year and didn’t get it, that didn’t discourage him from trying again. Cedric spent 2022 working on his own personal business, then reapplied for the position in 2023 and he got it! The role absolutely exceeded his expectations, which he praises the people around him for. He expressed that “a lot of time you don’t know the goal of a company or what their guiding compass is, but not at Adecco. Adecco’s main focus is growth and everyone there would give you that answer”.
Did you feel more confident in your role as CEO for One Month because of your experience with the Innovation Hub?
As a result of his time at the Innovation Hub, Cedric said “I met some fantastic people at the Innovation Hub that helped me throughout my Adecco position”. He mentioned that Jess, the social media coordinator and graphic designer for the Hub helped him by editing the weekly recap videos he had to post on his Instagram account. He also extends his thanks to John, the director of the Innovation Hub, for being supportive in his smooth transition from working at the Hub to joining the team at Adecco.
What would you say to build confidence in a student at Carleton who wants to go after their dream job?
To build confidence in anybody looking to go after their dream job, Cedric would say “Your dream doesn’t have to be a job” and encourages people to think outside the box. Some of his words of wisdom are, “If you fail, try again” and “Life is short, if you have a dream go after it”.
