Category: Job Hunting

  • The Best Interview Tips for Navigating the Great Reshuffle

    The Best Interview Tips for Navigating the Great Reshuffle

    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…

  • Resume Resume Workshop

    Resume Resume Workshop

    Please see my Resume Rescue Workshop presentation slides below and check out Resume Rescue for more help and resources. Previously seen at:

  • Part 2: Job Hunting During the Pandemic

    Part 2: Job Hunting During the Pandemic

    More details about how I built my career walking deck, what my interview prep looked like, and how I tried to time my outcomes.

  • Part 1: Job Hunting During the Pandemic

    Part 1: Job Hunting During the Pandemic

    For those of you who missed it, I recently finished My First Chapter at Microsoft as a Sales Operations Program Manager in Canada. Since I took on a role for someone who was going on maternity leave, I always knew that I had to keep my eye on what’s next.…

  • Making the Move: High Fashion to E-Commerce

    Making the Move: High Fashion to E-Commerce

    For today’s Making the Move series, I am excited to share Stephen Aubert‘s journey from the fashion industry to tech and e-commerce. Stephen is currently a Senior Product Manager at Amazon, leading a team of Product Marketing Managers. Stephen’s Background in Fashion Back in college, Stephen wanted to become a…

  • Early-in-Career Sales in the Tech Industry

    Early-in-Career Sales in the Tech Industry

    Starting a sales career isn’t easy for anyone, especially as an early-in-career. After graduating from Western University with a degree in Media Information & Technology, Mae Coulson joined Microsoft Canada’s Aspire (New Grad) community in 2019, and is now an Enterprise Security Executive. As a university student, Mae didn’t always…

  • Applying to Microsoft: Your Academic Background Doesn’t Really Matter

    Applying to Microsoft: Your Academic Background Doesn’t Really Matter

    For the past month, my team and I have been busy planning and executing Microsoft Canada Aspire #CoastToCoast, which is a series of informational events for students and new grads. We ended up hosting 1.6K+ students from 25 universities across Canada, and had 70+ employees volunteer for the networking breakout…

  • 3 Things You Need to Prepare for Your Next Interview

    3 Things You Need to Prepare for Your Next Interview

    I’ve been doing quite a lot of interviews this summer, and putting a lot of preparation into each one. With lots of practice, advice, and resources, I am sharing my tips and tricks on what to prepare and how to prepare! #1 – Insights from the Team or Stakeholders Before…

  • What’s a Career Walking Deck & Why You Need It

    What’s a Career Walking Deck & Why You Need It

    In many of my coffee chats at Microsoft over the past year, many peers and managers have emphasized the importance of preparing a career walking deck. Quite a few people have even hinted that career walking decks are an “unsaid expectation” for interviews. What is a Career Walking Deck? It’s…

  • My Career Walking Deck Example (Updated)

    My Career Walking Deck Example (Updated)

    Updated August 2025 with new templates and resources to help hundreds of job seekers