Category: Get Hired & Promoted
IT certifications – yay or nay?
I have a pretty obsessive personality for certain things. One of these things is obtaining IT certifications. To date, I have received 29 certifications (the reputable ones that require me to pass a proctored exam) and, at times, I feel like this North Korean general with certs all over my body: In this article, I… Read more
Free Education Spotlight: Reading
When I was a child, I loved visiting the Mobile Library truck that came to my neighborhood every weekend. My sister and I would go and borrow books, and we’d always enjoy the free air conditioning. Hong Kong summers are hot! 🥵 Despite these weekly library trips, I stopped reading when I was a teenager.… Read more
Overlooked interview tips that get you hired in a virtual interview
Going into a job interview, you’ve likely made the preparations by researching the company and practicing answering common questions. But beyond these standard interview preparations, there are some little things that you can do to make you stand out even more during the interview. Many candidates aren’t aware of them so when you do them,… Read more
Mastering The Interview Game (part 1 of 3) – The Pregame
The job interview process is stressful. You often compete with tens or hundreds of qualified candidates for a single position, and you can only get the position by clearly standing out from the crowd. Sounds easy on paper, but extremely hard to do, especially with a tough job market in mid-2024 as I am writing… Read more