Tag: career

  • My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Overcome Rejection & Land at Microsoft!

    My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Overcome Rejection & Land at Microsoft!

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    Alan Tung wanted to break into big tech but started to doubt himself after facing many rejections. With the help of a Career Walking Deck and CareerOS, he ended up landing at Microsoft as a Business Operations Manager 🎉 The Career Walking Deck is one critical piece of my flagship…

  • I Never Presented My Career Walking Deck. It Still Helped Me Land an Offer Beyond My Salary Expectations.

    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 🎉 The Career Walking Deck is one critical piece of my flagship course CareerOS —…

  • How My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Land a Job Abroad as a Microsoft Solutions Engineer

    How My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Land a Job Abroad as a Microsoft Solutions Engineer

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    The Career Walking Deck is one critical piece of my flagship course CareerOS — the complete job search and career opportunity system. Alex from Google & I teach it live starting Nov 7th. Grab a seat in our next lightning lesson and learn more at maven.com/CareerOS. Heather Grandy succeeded in…

  • How My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Land a Job at Microsoft After Getting Laid Off

    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. The Career Walking Deck is one critical piece of my flagship…

  • Microsoft LEAP Webinar: Gift of Feedback

    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…

  • How My Career Walking Deck Helped Me Land a Job Offer Within 1 Hour

    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: The Career Walking Deck is one critical session…

  • Landing a Job in 1 Month with a Career Walking Deck

    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: The Career Walking Deck…

  • How to Land a Senior Technical Promotion Using a Career Walking Deck

    How to Land a Senior Technical Promotion Using a Career Walking Deck

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    Christine Lee earned a promotion to a more senior, technical role in a large IT department where promotions are competitive 🎉 To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a career walking deck, she has shared her personal experience (in her own words) below: When I started preparing for…

  • Landing a Mid-Level Promotion with a Career Walking Deck

    Landing a Mid-Level Promotion with a Career Walking Deck

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    Brenda Mao recently landed a mid-level promotion as an Alumni Engagement Officer at the University of British Columbia 🎉 To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a career walking deck, she has shared her personal experience (in her own words) below: When a mid-level role opened up on…

  • Why your resume isn’t enough (what to use instead)

    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…