Category: 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…
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Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Study Resources
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Thank you to everyone who has shared and recommended the plethora of methods and resources to study for the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 exam. With limited knowledge of the “cloud”, I definitely learned a lot of new concepts and capabilities through this experience. Here is my collection of public resources…
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Nurturing Your Network
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On May 12th, I was asked to host a Live Webinar on #Networking with 80 university students across Canada as an AIESEC Canada alumni. Before I joined AIESEC, I was terrified of meeting with and talking to adult business people. I found the concept of networking to be intimidating because…