Early Career

March 17, 2023

Mediocre Manager

As I became more adept at my new role, settled into the company, and gained confidence in my abilities, I was soon afforded more responsibility. Subsequent to the filing of…

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March 10, 2023

Harnessing the Power of Empowerment

How does one go from not saying a word during meetings to leading them a few months later? How does one go from predominantly working alone in school and the…

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March 3, 2023

Finding My Footing as a Project Manager

The role of a project manager was never something I had learned about or understood prior to being willing to fill this space for the annual stress testing process that…

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February 24, 2023

That Time I Could Say I Modeled

Shortly after my memorable, albeit embarrassing, interview day, I received a call from the interviewer who had called me in the stairwell and conducted my final interview. From this point…

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