Tag: job hunting

  • 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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    Heather Grandy succeeded in moving abroad to Microsoft UK as a Data Platforms Solution Engineer πŸŽ‰ 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

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    Harrison Au recently landed a sales role at Microsoft πŸŽ‰ 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

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    Regina Barnes landed a job offer within 1 hour of her interview πŸŽ‰ 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…

  • 10 things to do after getting a job rejection

    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…

  • From Google to Meta with a Career Walking Deck

    From Google to Meta with a Career Walking Deck

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    Zuri recently landed a job at Meta πŸŽ‰ 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

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    Rebecca Lee Doran started her job search in September and landed a job offer in October πŸŽ‰ 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 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 πŸŽ‰ 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 πŸŽ‰ 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…

  • My journey from Microsoft to Salesforce with the Career Walking Deck

    My journey from Microsoft to Salesforce with the Career Walking Deck

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    Alexander Holomozyi recently landed a job at Salesforce as a Senior Enterprise Account Executive πŸŽ‰ To help and inspire fellow job seekers to build a career walking deck, he has shared his personal experience (in his own words) below: When you’re building your career at a large company like Microsoft,…

  • 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 πŸŽ‰ You can read the full guest post on Substack πŸ‘‰πŸΌ kkarenism.com/levelup πŸ‘ˆ What former Amazon VP Ethan…