Category: Work Life
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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…
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3 Ways to Rescue Your Resume
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It’s always job hunting season and the goal is to stand out among your many peers who are just as eager for the same opportunities. Even for those who may not be looking right now, it’s important to keep these tips in mind for when the day does come (and…
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If You’re Not Fixing the Problem, You’re the Problem!
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A mentor told me this one day in our session, and it really resonated with me because it’s so true. In working with a spectrum of personalities over my academic and professional career over the past 10 years, I have consistently found that most people love to bring up problems;…
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Time Management
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On March 1st, I presented to the AIESEC in Calgary Local Committee about managing their time and balancing good grades in school with demanding results in extracurricular activities:
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If You Want It, Go Get It
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We all want a lot of things. We get some things, but not others. It all comes down to lots of effort and sometimes, a dash of luck. Story Time In my second year, I applied for the Co-op program to gain work experience and figure out what I liked.…
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Take Ownership
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My True Story During my co-op, I was given the exciting task of compiling a headcount report for the VP/CIO. After hours of analyzing Excel data and putting together those lovely pivot charts, I came up with something pretty significant and sent it off to my team lead to look…
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Know Your Audience
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Briefing Whether you are delivering a presentation or sending an email, you need to know who your audience comprises of. If you are liaising with your friends and close peers who are on the same “level” as you, then you can afford to be a little casual. However, if you’re…
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If You’re Not Making Time, You’re Making Excuses
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How I lived My Past Year Co-op InternshipFull-time work 8AM-5PM from Monday to Friday 2 Executive PositionsPresident, International Business Students’ Association (IBSA) (200+ hours) Vice President of Corporate Relations/Business Development, AIESEC Calgary (400+ hours)This meant regular executive meetings after work and on the weekends and AIESEC Conferences during the holidays…