Inspiring Job Search Stories
How to transition into product management Prior to business school, I was a management consultant working in international development. In my role, I worked with multilateral agencies such as the World Bank, and other public and private sector organizations on projects with social/environmental impact goals. My career transition has intrigued a lot of people including […]
You Don’t Want My Job: Go Make Your Own You don’t want my job. My job has me holed up in a dingy hotel in Bonga, Keffa, while teenaged protesters march into the guns of the federal soldiers tasked to clear the road and, I have a sneaking suspicion, I’m the American backup hostage […]
My name is Anna Levina and I work as a project leader at Norengros AS. I applied for the job 5 years ago and I was invited to the job interview. As a part of the application process, I sent in my CV and a job application and 4 interviews later I was hired. My first […]
I do not believe in pre-decided careers or journeys. Life takes you to amazing places, jobs, friendships if you are open-minded, curious, allow yourself to be passionate and find your true purpose. Education is important, but the point is to educate yourself for YOU. So choose a subject, which truly interests you and which you […]
Have you ever felt as though no one understands what you do? You have a bunch of talents (some might even say too many), yet you find you have to compartmentalize and prioritize them because your boss, your coworkers, or your clients don’t see how they all fit together. You feel like you have to […]
My journey to getting a digital marketing job at google was not a straight line. I intended to have a much more different career. Back in Bulgaria I was very interested in arts, I was drawing and painting a lot. I studied Art History, which in the beginning was a very interesting subject for me, […]
Deborah Tan-Pink If you are with Deborah and, someone comes up and says to her, “Hey, you look familiar. I think I’ve seen you somewhere,” chances are it is her magazine-past catching up with her. The head of content at SmartUp.io didn’t start her career in tech until 2017. What led her here? How Was […]
How to achieve career goals How was your University time? I went to three different colleges. First, I was studying Fashion Merchandising at a small college but found I wasn’t very talented at design and was gravitating more toward liberal arts classes. So I transferred to a large, well-respected university in a small town and […]
Lisa Wells PR & Marketing: Public Relations job, Digital Content/Marketing Hometown/Current City I live in New York City, NY Industry you represent I’ve been a publicist for more than 20 years. I’ve had my own consulting firm for 6 years. I offer my clients digital and creative content for social media, trade and press event […]
The Beginning I did not have access to the internet while studying and because of this, I did not have the information which would have helped me choose the right career. I was a good student with good grades. I went with the flow and entered a college with a good reputation, picking a […]
