Career Tips
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Hi, I’m Ayuna Vogel (she, her), a PM at Microsoft and a Pursuit (f.k.a. Access Code) alumna. I share advice and tips on starting and navigating your career in tech, learning to code, resume and interview prep, and networking. Ask away!
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Microsoft LEAP Nigeria: Interview with Sarah Nmachi Anueyiagu
June 20, 2020 22:31 - 52 minutes - 49 MBAmazing, pretty, courageous Sarah Nmachi Anueyiagu is a hustler, and I hope that her story inspires you and all the hustlers out there as much as it inspires me. We recorded this interview two days before George Floyd’s death, therefore you won't hear us mention it. I usually do minimal editing on my interviews and release them pretty quickly. However, with this one, we had a lot of connection delays and bleeps that I needed to cut out. For all the nerds out there who ever looked up data t...
Questions from WKU students on interviewing, working on a team, and standing out from the crowd
April 19, 2020 20:36 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBTurns out I have listeners in China, and WKU (Wenzhou Kean University) students sent me a bunch of questions. In this episode, I'm answering all of them: How to ace an interview? How to overcome anxiety during an interview? If HR asks me a question I don't know, how do I react? What personality is important in the workplace? How did you manage to stand out from the rest of the candidates? and other questions. Subscribe to get notified of the new episodes! --- Send in a voice message: http...
LEAP + WNBA: Interview with Sydney Colson, Part 2
March 22, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBWe cover a lot in this episode: the gender pay gap in WNBA/NBA ($50K vs $800K!!), is it true that WNBA players make $0.5M by playing overseas, Microsoft LEAP + WNBA, how do you build a winning team, what did you say to Barack Obama, acting, workouts, nutrition, and more! Give it a listen and subscribe to get notified of the new episodes! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayunascode/message
LEAP + WNBA: Interview with Sydney Colson, Part 1
March 11, 2020 01:08 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThis is part 1 of the interview with Sydney Colson, a WNBA player who is also doing a LEAP apprenticeship program at Microsoft. Outgoing, resilient, loving Sydney tells us more about that WNBA life, what's it like to be one of the only 144 WNBA players in the world, lessons learned from failures, and eating eel for the first time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayunascode/message
Never say no to yourself
March 03, 2020 06:41 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBLessons on trying and perseverance learned on carpool rides and by presenting at the New York Tech Meetup in front of a 1,000 people audience --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayunascode/message
Career Tips episode 1 - the LEAP apprenticeship program at Microsoft
February 12, 2020 22:52 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBHi, in this episode I’m giving an intro to what this podcast is about, and I’m answering your questions about the LEAP apprenticeship program at Microsoft and what makes a good candidate for LEAP? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayunascode/message