Category: Resources
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I Never Presented My Career Walking Deck. It Still Helped Me Land an Offer Beyond My Salary Expectations.
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Ellen Vuong was laid off in December. She kept hitting a wall at the interview stage. With the help of a Career Walking Deck, she ended up with an offer that exceeded her salary expectations 🎉 To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a Career Walking Deck, she…
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How My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Land a Job Abroad as a Microsoft Solutions Engineer
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Heather Grandy succeeded in moving abroad to Microsoft UK as a Data Platforms Solution Engineer 🎉 To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a Career Walking Deck, she has shared her personal experience (in her own words, with minor edits for brevity) below. Defining a career vision It…
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How My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Land a Job at Microsoft After Getting Laid Off
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Harrison Au recently landed a sales role at Microsoft 🎉 To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a Career Walking Deck, he has shared his personal experience (in his own words, with minor edits for brevity) below. It was challenging to network and self advocate It was also…
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Microsoft LEAP Webinar: Gift of Feedback
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Since 2023, I’ve been running career development workshops for participants of the Microsoft LEAP, a 16-week program for people who want to transition into a technical career path. From retired NFL players to new-to-Microsoft folks, I’ve enjoyed presenting on this topic of “The Gift of Feedback,” which I believe is…
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How My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Land a Job Offer Within 1 Hour
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Regina Barnes landed a job offer within 1 hour of her interview 🎉 To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a career walking deck, she has shared her personal experience (in her own words, with minor edits for brevity) below: I first learned about the career walking deck…
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10 things to do after getting a job rejection
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You’d be surprised how many stories I hear about people getting callbacks after a rejection. Sometimes the chosen candidate declines the offer, a new role opens up on a sister team, or someone goes on unexpected leave. Save my non-AI-generated scripts to build positive rapport & keep the door open…
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Protected: 8 gratitude notes to nurture your network
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Landing a Job in 1 Month with a Career Walking Deck
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Rebecca Lee Doran started her job search in September and landed a job offer in October 🎉 To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a career walking deck, she has shared her personal experience (in her own words, with minor edits for brevity) below: When I interviewed with…
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Why your resume isn’t enough (what to use instead)
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I had the great honour of being featured on former Amazon VP Ethan Evans’ Level Up newsletter last month and it has led to a LOT of interest in career walking decks 🎉 You can read the full guest post on Substack 👉🏼 kkarenism.com/levelup 👈 What former Amazon VP Ethan…
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New podcast episode: Develop a personal brand that attracts hiring managers
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I recently spoke on fellow Comms Microsoftee, Angela Chen’s Unscripted podcast and shared some insights on building a personal brand, resume mistakes, and more. Listen on Spotify 👇 Listen on Apple Podcasts 👇
