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From feminism at the office to the privileges of being a native English speaker in Egypt’s workforce, Real Talk provides you with real conversations about the untold stories at the workplace and beyond.

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The Seven Startups Representing Egypt at This Year’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit

From June 3rd to June 5th 2019, the United States and the Netherlands will co-host the ‘Global Entrepreneurship Summit.’ Entrepreneurs and investors will...

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We Asked Call Center Employees about Their Strangest Experiences and Here’s What They Said

So, the other day, my internet bundle went down at 12:00 am for no reason. Like any normal person, I called the customer...

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The Privilege of Being an Expat in the Egyptian Workforce

Among many evident partialities happening in Egypt, the unexplainable entitlement given to non-natives, especially white people, is overwhelming. 3o2det el khawaga, or foreigner complex,...

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Are Independent Women Held Accountable for Egypt’s High Divorce Rates

Here are the answers of individuals when asked whether independent women had anything to do with the rise of the divorce in Egypt.

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The Difference Between Life-Coaching and Therapy

One of the biggest misconceptions about the business of life-coaching, is that it is a mask for the business of therapy. Some would...

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Does Your Workplace Environment Decide How Much of a Grown-Up You Are?

So, I was having a very random discussion the other day with two of my girlfriends about different working environments. One of them...

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The Marketer/Musician Omar Abdelhady on Music as a Competitive Market

“I don’t believe that the right thing to do is leap from your career into your dream job. I have to understand how...

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The Startup Working to Empower Egypt’s Up-and-coming Artists and Creatives Just Won EGP 100K and a Silicon Valley Tour from Injaz Egypt

You might be an artist or a creative individual who is eager and passionate enough to express yourself with something original you believe...

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Personality Tests Should Not Be Used for Hiring and Here’s Why

The use of personality tests isn’t something new. Recently, however, more companies sell “personality tests” as a recruitment method. The real question here...

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‘More Of’ Thinks Artists Should be Entrepreneurs and Here’s Why

Aspiring artists and entrepreneurs might have a lot in common. But artists and creative individuals who attempt something original always face a special...