Mr Price to Sanedi Project Manager: Woman Inspires With 13-year Career Climb in Engineering

Mr Price to Sanedi Project Manager: Woman Inspires With 13-year Career Climb in Engineering

  • Nelisiwe Nhlapo shared a motivational TikTok video showcasing her impressive career journey in engineering
  • She began working in retail at Mr Price before transitioning to a technical role and gaining experience at Eskom
  • Nelisiwe's hard work and dedication led to promotions and awards, which have led to her recent move to a managerial position at Sanedi
Nelisiwe Nhlapo shared her inspiring engineering career journey on TikTok
Nelisiwe Nhlapho has come a long way from being a retail employee to a project manager for a major energy company. Image: @nelisiwe.nhlapo
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A determined and hardworking South African woman inspired many online after sharing her career journey.

Mr Price to Sanedi project manager

Nelisiwe Nhlapo posted a TikTok video where she took viewers on her journey. She started out as an employee working in retail at Mr Price.

However, it wasn't long before she became a technician who worked hard to gain a wealth of experience and expertise. She is now a well-seasoned corporate professional in the engineering industry.

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In the clip, Nelisiwe features images of herself as an inexperienced trainee at Eskom before she was appointed as a junior manager. She went on to win various awards and learned a lot about her trade.

More recently, after 13 years in the business and at the peak of her career, Neliswe resigned from her Eskom job to join the South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) as a Project Manager - Energy Secretariat.

"Nothing is impossible to the one that dares greatly," Nelisiwe said in her post's caption.

Mzansi inspired by Neliswe's corporate journey

Many viewers were impressed by the woman's illustrious engineering career spanning 13 years.

C'Yands said:

"Sis, your work ethic ❤️❤️❤️ I’m so inspired."

QUEEN Refilwe wrote:

"Saw you for the first time last week. And was so inspired. Wish to meet you someday."

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Ntombifuthi MaDlamini replied:

"Okuhle kodwa Sisi❤️"

Palesa commented:

"I'm so proud of you, you inspire me ❤️"

user27136389177733 said:

"As a Mr Price employee, you inspire me, babe!"

user9413769483080 replied:

"Congratulations!!"

MaKhumalo commented:

"Yup, let me study..."

Vuyokazi Dolonga said:

"You are such an amazing human being and a hard worker. So proud of you, queen."

Woman lands dream job at DSV after following mom's advice

In another story, Briefly News reported that a Pretoria woman took to social media to share how following her mother's advice to study logistics and supply chain management paid off.

A TikTok video shared by @rea.b13 shows an image of her on her graduation day.

She revealed that her studies had opened amazing doors for her, and she now works for one of the biggest companies in the logistics and transportation industry, DSV.

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Source: Briefly News

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