Author: Karen K. Ngo
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Making the Move: Teaching to Tech
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For today’s Making the Move series, I am excited to share Yanira Sesniak‘s transition from the academic world into tech! Yanira is currently a Sr. Business Program Manager in the Data & AI space at Microsoft. Yanira’s Background in Education Yanira always loved school and finished her Bachelors program early, so…
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How this Intern Leveraged Power Apps to Optimize the Microsoft Onboarding Experience
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Today, I am excited to share the Microsoft internship journey of Sarah Ferrolino, a 5th year computer science student from Ryerson University. For those who are familiar with my work, you’ll find that I love sharing inspiration from people who are well experienced and have a plethora of accomplishments under…
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Celebrating 50K+ and What I Learned From Growing My Blog Views by 350%
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As I mentioned in my first blog post of 2022, my last year was filled with significance. During the pandemic, I started focusing on growing the #kkarenism platform and I had the goal of reaching 50K views by the end of the year. Alas, I missed this goal by 1…
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10 Ways to Embrace the New Year With Purpose
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Happy New Year 🎉 I think we all know by now that anything can happen (like for real)… so the the best way to thrive in the chaos is through building our growth mindsets and appetites for change. Despite 2021 being another crazy year, it was one of the most…
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The Origin Story: How I Started Blogging and What’s Next
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Elementary: Learning about the world of web development (HTML/CSS) Back when I was in Grade 6 or so, I was addicted to a social platform called Piczo. I’d describe it as a place where you could build your own website and make it look cool and fun… And of course,…
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Top 5 Things I Learned in My Late 20s/early 30s – Rohan Kamath
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I saw Rohan Kamath’s words of wisdoms in a Facebook Group and really loved how he was able to summarize some important learnings in one post. With his blessing, I am re-sharing it with you all to absorb as you head into the new year. 1. People evolve based on…
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How I Made $1K+ of Side Hustle Income This Year
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Side Note: Yes, I am wearing Donut pants in this photo… For 2021, I gave myself the stretch goal of making $1K of side hustle income. To be totally honest, I had no idea how I would achieve this, and didn’t really expect to… But as I took a look…
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The Best Interview Tips for Navigating the Great Reshuffle
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The global pandemic has led to an insane amount of change in the past couple years; the Great Reshuffle being one of them. As we all reconsider our career paths and ambitions going into the new year, I am excited to share some incredible tips from Natalia Przech, Product Marketing…
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Happy Holidays 2021!
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It’s been another crazy year, but thank you all for being a part of it. As we all embrace the holiday season, I hope you enjoy this time with lots of warmth, love, and cheer with your loved ones. 🎄 Check out my Holiday e-card below 👇🏼 Happy Holidays from…
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How I Gained 1M+ Followers on TikTok ft. Mike Tholfsen
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It’s easy for the older generations to associate TikTok with silly dance videos and dramatic lip syncs. However, the pandemic has paved a way for tons of creators—of all ages—to share tips, experiences, and best practices with the world. Today, I am excited to share the TikTok journey of Mike…