Author: Karen K. Ngo
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Should your resume exceed 1 page?
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I know there are a lot of different perspectives on whether your resume can be more than 1 page. I am sharing my thoughts from reviewing 180+ resumes through Resume Rescue and from talking to recruiters and hiring managers. No, your resume should not exceed 1 page. On average, recruiters…
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Here’s what I really think about your resume!
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To date, I have personally helped 180+ people around the world through Resume Rescue. The best part about putting my time into this hobby is hearing when people have landed interviews and even their dream jobs because of my help! I must say that I’ve seen a lot of different…
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7 Month Life Update: I celebrated my birthday and enjoyed the Seattle summer!
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Trying to hold onto my youth 🎂 August is my favourite month because it is my birth month 😎 but I am another year closer to 30 which is slightly terrifying 😳 This was also the first birthday that I spent outside of Canada 🇨🇦 and away from my family……
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How to handle rejection when you’re job hunting
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Overcoming rejection is one of the biggest pain points of the job hunting process. Whether it’s an automated email that comes seconds after you submit your application or a personalized note from a recruiter after several rounds of interviews, every form of rejection stings 🐝 Today, I am sharing some…
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3 Ways to Start the School Year Strong
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Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post on 5 Ways To Advance Your School & Career This Summer and now it’s already back-to-school season 🤯🤯🤯 where did the summer even go??? Today’s blog post is for all of you students who want to make the most out of your…
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25 Tips on How to Get a Job at Microsoft
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Updated August 2025 Did you know that Microsoft gets 1M+ job applications every month? Getting a job at Microsoft seems to be a popular topic in my conversations with dozens of students, friends, and peers. Today, I am sharing how I would personally approach job hunting if I wanted to…
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Top 50 Takeaways from IABC World Conference 2022
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Back in June 2022, I attended the IABC World Conference in New York 🗽 (IABC stands for International Association of Business Communicators). I was the only attendee from Microsoft and enjoyed meeting people outside of the tech bubble and learning more about storytelling, social media, and the multi-faceted communications discipline. For those…
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6 Month Life Update: I went on summer vacation and felt guilty for unplugging
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After a crazy month of chaos, conferences, and catching COVID-19, I went on a 2 week vacation and visited my family and friends back home in the first 2 weeks of July 🇨🇦 Emceeing at a wedding 🎤 I emceed at my friend’s wedding for the first time and thoroughly…
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Please Don’t Reply All To That Email 🥲
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Here’s another work tip to help yourself and others along the lines of the ✨ No Hello rule ✨ I am not sure if it’s because I am still catching up since returning from summer vacay, but I am finding it harder and harder to maintain Inbox Zero these days…
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5 Ways That You Can Join Microsoft as a Student or New Grad
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It seems like there’s a bit of confusion from all the students messaging me on LinkedIn these days. In this blog post, I will clarify some of the differences between various Microsoft programs aimed at students and new grads. All current job postings can be found on the Microsoft Career…