Man Celebrates As He Joins World Bank As A Young Professional

A young man named Momo Bertrand has shared how he became a young professional at World Bank, Momo who had applied in year 2019 got rejected, but he didn’t give up. He upgraded his profile and applied again and now he’s sharing his testimony.

Read his post below as shared on LinkedIn:

I am happy to share that I have joined The World Bank as a Young Professional.

The Young Professionals (YP) Program is a two-year leadership development program at the start of a five-year employment contract with the World Bank Group. I will begin my assignment in Washington DC, working with the Education Team for West and Central Africa.

I can tell you that as I reflect on the path that led me here, one Steve Jobs quote stands out clearly, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.”

It was in 2019 that I first applied to the World Bank’s YP Program. The Cameroonian optimist in me believed that my experience was a perfect fit for the Bank’s needs. After all, I had authored multiple ebooks. I was the top graduating student at CUIB Cameroon. I had also led half-a-dozen startups and clubs, delivered three graduation speeches, co-founded an education nonprofit, and won several awards.

I didn’t have to wait long for the outcome. “Thank you for your application…” I had been rejected. I was crushed. It sucked.

Over the next three years, I continued building my profile. I worked with the United Nations ITCILO. I obtained an MBA. I published more books and ebooks, including a futuristic novella titled From Africa to Mars. And when people told me I was trying to do too much, too soon, I would turn to friends and mentors for words of support and motivation.

On the morning after my birthday, on September 12, 2022, I officially joined the World Bank as a Young Professional. The dots had connected. Sacrifices. Side projects. Working on weekends. Finally, everything made sense.

As I embark on this new professional journey, I look forward to connecting the dots of ideas, resources, people, and skills to support the World Bank’s work: To advance shared prosperity and reduce extreme poverty, for everyone, everywhere.

Congratulations to him.

Source: Momo Bertrand | LinkedIn

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