Tag: interview tips

  • 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

    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…

  • 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

    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…

  • 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

    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…

  • From Google to Meta with a Career Walking Deck

    From Google to Meta with a Career Walking Deck

    Zuri recently landed a job at Meta 🎉 While he did not use his career walking deck in the interviews, he shared it in his follow up emails to the recruiter, hiring manager, and interviewers. His biggest challenge as a job seeker was transitioning disciplines from Social Media Marketing to…

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

    Landing a Job in 1 Month with a Career Walking Deck

    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…

  • How do you stand out in this crazy job market?

    How do you stand out in this crazy job market?

    Here’s the thing y’all… the job market is crazy. It always has been. And it will continue to be crazy. I’ve had hundreds of career conversations with people in different stages of their career — and I don’t remember any one of them telling me they joined the workforce when…

  • 7 Green Flags that Hiring Managers Look For In Successful Candidates

    7 Green Flags that Hiring Managers Look For In Successful Candidates

    Earlier this spring, I had the pleasure of speaking with a senior marketing executive at a fortune 50 company who is very passionate about supporting early-in-careers (EICs). This individual wishes to fly under the radar and shall not be named, but has personally supported 100+ students, undergrads, and MBAs and…

  • Here’s a tried and true way to stand out in your next job interview

    Here’s a tried and true way to stand out in your next job interview

    It’s a competitive job market out there, folks! More people are applying for fewer jobs, and it seems like the odds are against us. Here’s one thing you need to do to stand out… This is a tried and true method. It worked for me, and it worked for other…

  • The Triple Threat of Job Hunting

    The Triple Threat of Job Hunting

    On Wed Mar 1, 2023, I had the opportunity to present to the Microsoft Federal Center of Excellence organization. Thank you so much to Eric Simons for inviting me to speak! #ICYMI, find the presentation below:

  • 3 Important Parts of a Career Walking Deck

    3 Important Parts of a Career Walking Deck

    Ever since joining Microsoft, I have been touting the need for everyone to have a career walking deck (AKA personal pitch deck). It is helpful in the job hunting process and also great for introducing yourself in coffee chats. Here are 3 slides that you should include in your career…