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  • My Career Journey – Podcast with the MasterCard Foundation 7 Oct 2020
  • 3 Ways you are Turning Recruiters OFF 17 Mar 2019
  • Podcast: My Open Secrets to Career ‘Success’ 3 Feb 2019
  • I Hate My Job. Now what? 20 Jan 2019
  • How To Smash Any Interview 6 Jan 2019

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How To Smash Any Interview

melkari 6 Jan 2019

So you’ve submitted a killer resume, crafted a powerful cover letter, made it past the screening round and now you’ve been invited to an interview! At this point, you may be experiencing mixed emotions. You’re excited that you’ve gotten to …

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FAQs: Getting a (Google) Internship

melkari 8 Dec 2018

I was fortunate enough to intern with Google at their EMEA Headquarters in Dublin this past summer. I enjoyed it more than I imagined possible and would do it all again if I could. I have since gotten a lot …

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My Story: Getting an Internship at Google

melkari 9 Oct 2018

“How did you get an internship at Google?” I have been asked this question more times than I can count and admittedly, I struggle to comprehensively answer it each time. The video below details my story and key​ tips. Feel …

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Why I chose Spain over another Internship

melkari 7 Oct 2018

“When you’re young, you should take risks and if you feel like you’ll learn the most by sailing a ship for a few months then do that.” A Director at Google once gave me the above piece of advice which …

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3 Steps to a Killer Resume

melkari 7 Oct 2018

It’s been approximately 2.5 years since I actively started my journey as a young professional. Thus far, I have been lucky enough to do internships with a variety of companies; from tech giants like Google and cutthroat consulting firms like …

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How I got 6 Internships in 2 Years

melkari 7 Oct 2018

Two years ago, I relocated to a tiny island in Africa, called Mauritius, to attend the African Leadership University (ALU). I was ready to unleash my potential coupled with my entrepreneurial ambitions and drive change in our beloved continent! But …

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How I Landed an Internship in Tokyo

melkari 7 Oct 2018

One of the unique selling points of ALU is how work experience is built into our degree programmes via our annual four-month internship period. After a successful first year at ALU spent garnering various leadership, project management, data analysis and …

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Podcast: My Open Secrets to Career ‘Success’

melkari 3 Feb 2019

The first article I published on LinkedIn, long before I started this website, garnered 2, 993 views. One of those viewers was a Liberian girl named Cyrene Williams. Unbeknown to me, she was inspired and even went on to find …

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My Career Journey – Podcast with the MasterCard Foundation

melkari 7 Oct 2020

I am so excited to share with you all the podcast interview I did with the Mastercard Foundation’s Baobab. Throughout this episode, I share my long-winded journey to working in tech with a non-tech academic background. Along the way, I …

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3 Ways you are Turning Recruiters OFF

melkari 17 Mar 2019

The recruitment process is a fragile one where one wrong move can cost you a gamechanging opportunity. Having relevant experience and a well-formatted resume is not enough to land a competitive job. I have personally witnessed strong candidates being sacked …

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I Hate My Job. Now what?

melkari 20 Jan 2019

Have you ever been hit by the gut-wrenching realization that you hate your job? I have. In my case, it was an internship. At the beginning it was exciting, I was learning new skills, meeting new people and being mildly …

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How To Smash Any Interview

melkari 6 Jan 2019

So you’ve submitted a killer resume, crafted a powerful cover letter, made it past the screening round and now you’ve been invited to an interview! At this point, you may be experiencing mixed emotions. You’re excited that you’ve gotten to …

Read More "How To Smash Any Interview"

Crafting Powerful Cover Letters

melkari 23 Dec 2018

I vividly remember writing my first cover letter. I was perplexed, there was so much I felt I could say but I wasn’t sure what to prioritise or where to start. Naturally, I binged on “How to write a Cover …

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FAQs: Getting a (Google) Internship

melkari 8 Dec 2018

I was fortunate enough to intern with Google at their EMEA Headquarters in Dublin this past summer. I enjoyed it more than I imagined possible and would do it all again if I could. I have since gotten a lot …

Read More "FAQs: Getting a (Google) Internship"

My Story: Getting an Internship at Google

melkari 9 Oct 2018

“How did you get an internship at Google?” I have been asked this question more times than I can count and admittedly, I struggle to comprehensively answer it each time. The video below details my story and key​ tips. Feel …

Read More "My Story: Getting an Internship at Google"

Why I chose Spain over another Internship

melkari 7 Oct 2018

“When you’re young, you should take risks and if you feel like you’ll learn the most by sailing a ship for a few months then do that.” A Director at Google once gave me the above piece of advice which …

Read More "Why I chose Spain over another Internship"

3 Steps to a Killer Resume

melkari 7 Oct 2018

It’s been approximately 2.5 years since I actively started my journey as a young professional. Thus far, I have been lucky enough to do internships with a variety of companies; from tech giants like Google and cutthroat consulting firms like …

Read More "3 Steps to a Killer Resume"

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