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How to highlight your communication skills on your resume? Part 1/3

Interview Preparation, Resume Writing / Shilpa Laharwal / interview preparation, resume writing

PART 1/3 ?Writing – Showcase it through reports, drafting proposals, policies, creating pitches, publishing articles, white papers, driving technical/functional awareness via newsletters, etc. ?Speaking – Showcase it through front-facing clients, handling escalations, teams, influencing change, sharing ideas, speaking opportunities, etc. ?Presenting –Showcase it through stakeholder communication or holding meetings with internal/external clients. Training teams & […]

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3 things you must never say during your job interview! – Part 2

Career Advice, Interview Preparation / Shilpa Laharwal / interview preparation

My post last week on 3 things you must never say during your job interview was much appreciated & I got requests for more, so here’s a complied part 2. ?‍♀️Don’t say it’s on my resume: While it may be true that your resume may have all the required details to answer the interviewer’s question,

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How to ask & get Constructive Criticism to grow Professionally!

1 Comment / Career Advice / Shilpa Laharwal / Career Coaching

It’s hard to have someone tell you what are doing badly, but, it’s also mission critical to your success. I have learnt to seek out feedback for myself, and it has become a foundational tenet for my growth. Here are 3 things I do to make the experience of receiving criticism less painful. ✌️I truly

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3 things you must never say during your job interview! – Part 1

Interview Preparation / Shilpa Laharwal / interview preparation

?‍♀️Don’t express regrets about your past When your interview is going great, you are comfortable and the conversation is friendly it’s extremely easy to slip into an Open Mode and that’s not a good thing. Never tell an interviewer “Looking back, I should have not taken this subject in my masters” or “I quit that

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Fear of Long-Term Goals!

Career Advice, Career Switch / Shilpa Laharwal / Career Coaching

Here is something interesting I chanced upon: Not only are our long-term goals psychologically taxing to think about, but they’re also scary. Fear of long-term goals can be broken down into three categories: Fear of starting: We put so much pressure on our long-term goals that we feel the need to wait until ‘the perfect

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