Tag: professional development
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3 Secrets to Networking Webinar
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This topic is one of the critical sessions of my flagship course CareerOS — the complete job search and career opportunity system. Alex from Google & I teach you live starting Nov 7th. Grab a free seat in our next lightning lesson and learn more at maven.com/CareerOS. On Feb 6,…
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1 Year Life Update: Feeling uncertain and curious
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This month, I hit a personal life milestone: 1 year in these United States of MURICA 🇺🇸 … 1 year of living away from home and 1 year of adulting (for real this time). These days, I have been so wrapped up with work that I haven’t really had a…
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Here are 3 Years of Learnings as an Early-In-Career at Microsoft
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Earlier this month, I officially celebrated 3 years at Microsoft 🎉🎉🎉 by working (lol). January is one of those extremely busy months preparing for our upcoming quarterly earnings investor call… You can find more details on our Microsoft Investor Relations site. With so much going on in my life, I…
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Career vs. Professional Development: What’s the Difference?
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Is career development the same as professional development? No! Often, we mix up career and professional development — but these are 2 different things. I met with Eric Simons, Director of CritSit Management in the Federal Center of Excellence at Microsoft to chat about this topic and how to go…
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3 Secrets to Better Networking from 300+ Coffee Chats
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This topic is one of the critical sessions of my flagship course CareerOS — the complete job search and career opportunity system. Alex from Google & I teach you live starting Nov 7th. Grab a free seat in our next lightning lesson and learn more at maven.com/CareerOS. I used to…
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3 Steps for Navigating the Layoffs Landscape
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When I was a university student, one of my mentors was a Senior VP at the O&G company where I was interning at. I remember she told me one time that no one—no matter how skilled or experienced or high up in the corporate ladder he or she was—was in-disposable.…
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20+ Self Reflection Questions to Figure Out Your Career
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Self reflection is a helpful way to celebrate how far you’ve come and plan for what’s next. It’s a good idea to pause and reflect every once in a while… quarterly, semi-annually, or annually (at the very least). This exercise can also be helpful in moments when you are thinking…
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100K+ Milestone: Why I Started This Blog
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Elevating my English 📖 As a first-generation Canadian, I saw my parents work front-line jobs and struggle with the English language. When my brother and I were kids, we started speaking English with my parents so that they could get better at it. As I grew up and fell in…
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#MakingTheMove: Art History Major to Microsoft Leader in Privacy
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The Making the Move series strives to inspire those who come from unique backgrounds and want to break into the world of tech. Here’s a secret… You don’t need to be a computer science major! Who’d ever think that an Art History major who dreamt of working in museums would end up…
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Making the Move: Chemical Engineer to Chief of Staff at Microsoft
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The Making the Move series strives to inspire those who come from different (non-tech) backgrounds and want to break into the world of tech. Here’s a secret… You don’t need to be a computer science or software engineering major! Today, I am sharing the career journey of Nives Stanfelj, who was until…
