Category: Career
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Aspiring Through Ambiguity
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Tomorrow always begins with the chance to create new opportunities. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a year of change agility and the shattering of consistency. Our daily routines have been uprooted, our professional careers have melted into our personal lives,…
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The Perfect Career Profile
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On November 24, 2020 and again on March 24, 2021, I had an opportunity to present to my first truly international audience in Malaysia ?? with 430+ people who attended live or registered to watch the recording! In this webinar collaboration between ResumeWriter.MY and JobStreet Malaysia, we walked through what the ideal career…
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What It’s Like: Interviewing with McKinsey
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Despite not landing a prestigious consulting role, I still think of McKinsey’s recruitment process with fond memories because of how supportive and resourceful the process was. Today, I’ll take a trip down memory lane and recount my experience as university student interviewing with one of the Big 3 consulting firms…
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How to Use Resume Assistant in Microsoft Word
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Funnily enough, I actually found out about Resume Assistant while scrolling through TikTok. Since I haven’t heard much talk about it, Resume Assistant seems to be a hidden secret gem within Microsoft Word, which we all know and love. Today, I am shedding some light into what Resume Assistant is…
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5 Things to Remove From Your Resume
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It is critical to treat the space on your resume like gold—you don’t want to waste it on anything that will take away from the narrative that tells the recruiter or hiring manager why you are the best candidate for the job.
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Digital Branding: Building Your Brand & Blog
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On August 28, I had the pleasure of presenting to 45 Microsoft interns across North America for the Digital Branding for Intern Series hosted by Joyce Kwack and Aleena Ahmed. On December 9, I got to do this once again with a larger audience of 90+ people in the Microsoft…
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Microsoft 365 Fundamentals MS-900 Study Resources
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This month, I decided to tackle an area that I was more familiar with. Thank you to those who shared resources and best practices to study for the Microsoft 365 Fundamentals MS-900 exam. Here is my collection of public resources that I used to study and pass (excluding internal employee…
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Are You Making These 5 LinkedIn Mistakes?
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Here are some bad habits that you should avoid when using LinkedIn.
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Applying to Microsoft? Make sure you do this.
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If you’re applying to Microsoft, here are some tips and advice.
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Microsoft Aspire 101
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Applications for Microsoft Aspire are officially out (UPDATE: for the USA… Canada is supposedly coming out mid-August)! Start dates are in 2021 and I am sharing some details about the program to encourage students in their final years or new grads to apply ? P.S. Stay Tuned for Part 2…
