Six Essential Skills to Build Early On In Your Career | Corporate Starter Kit
Lately I’ve been thinking, if I were to start my working life or career all over again, what is it that I would prioritise in terms of skills. And I’ve narrowed it down to 6 essential skills that I would build early on in my career. They’re the top things that come to mind when I think about what would […]
Free Resume Template & My Top Tips
Coincidentally, in the last few months I had quite a number of friends reaching out to me and asking to review their resumes. With that, I realized that people still make quite a few mistakes when it comes to their CVs and it might be a good idea to share some tips. However, since the internet is filled with tips […]
How to know if you should study further
If you’ve ever been thinking about going back to studying but were never sure about how to go about it, this might be the right reading piece for you. Similarly, if you’ve just finished/are about to finish your Bachelor’s degree and are not sure what the next step should be – work or study – then this might be helpful for […]
My go-to career resources for women
Career resources (for women) is the kind of content that I pretty much use the Internet for. I am kind of obsessed with following stories of successful working women and due to still being in my early career days, I feel like I want to soak up as much information and advice as possible – you know, I am sort […]
Basic tools for you first job
Are you just starting your first job or an internship? You will soon find out that besides the skills that you need for the actual job, there are some other things (or tools) that you need to master in order to carry your work days and tasks successfully. These are tools that apply for every job, and once learned will […]
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Book Review
I have recently finished reading “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” by Angela Duckworth, and I thought it would be interesting to do a book review. On the one hand to share the learnings with you, but on the other hand to also put my thoughts together and in order (I might as well put all those notes and […]
Five podcasts to listen to during your morning commute
I have discovered podcasts and incorporated them I my daily/weekly routine about a year ago and I have, since, been obsessed with them. First, it makes my commute feel productive (i.e. I am not wasting my time on Instagram) and also enjoyable to the point that I am looking forward to getting out the house, putting my AirPods on and […]
My 5 Go-To Career Websites
Ever since I started working, I’ve been on the look for useful – yet hopefully beautifully designed – websites or blogs that offer real career advice and real career stories. Needless to say, I simply despise all these trashy websites built with the sole purpose of monetizing, and that just share articles like “5 tips to … “. While they are great for lost […]
Five websites with stunning free images
If you, same as me, suck at taking beautiful pictures (and I swear my ability to take bad pictures is such a mystery to me, as I am a pretty well skilled person in pretty much everything, if you were to ask me) fear no longer because I got your back. Below is a selection of five wonderful websites where you can get […]
Project Management Basics (2)
With the second part of the Basics series, I would love to further deconstruct the project management definition, and have a quick look at what I believe is the second big pillar of project management and that in the end helps you have a broader understanding of it. The purpose of this post is that along with the first part, it will help you be aware […]
Project Management Basics (1)
With the first post series, I want to talk about the basics of project management: what exactly is and what are the key things that everyone new to it should know. This post is not about explaining everything in detail, but about giving a first quick overview that hopefully helps paint the bigger picture and give (some) direction. When I started with my new job, I felt like I needed some kind […]