A friend of mine currently looking for a job messaged me yesterday that she has complied a list of companies that she is interested in working for, but she is lost about how to research the companies to assess if they are a good fit for her ambitions and values. I faced this conundrum while…
View PostPick any book on career development and you will learn that mentorship is crucial to a successful career, particularly for women. As a fresh graduate though, it can be a challenge to ascertain how to find a mentor and what qualities to look for in one. In this post, I would like address the first…
View PostMy interest in money management did not develop until I was studying at an American high school with a USD 125 monthly stipend. As as a clueless teenager in a foreign country with “so much” scholarship money in my hand (USD 125 at the time were PKR 9000), I made…
View PostWe are in the eighth week of working from home in the Netherlands and if last night’s government announcement on lockdown measures is any indication, we will be working from home a long while. My office has a formal dress code in place. However, understandably, while working from home my team dresses quite casually. There…
View PostHappy Friday, everyone! I am so happy to reach the finish line for work this week. While it has not been particularly busy, I have worked on some intense deliverables that were outside my technical comfort zone, which is rewarding intellectually and professionally but otherwise tiring. I also went overboard with my run yesterday, which…
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