As I look back at my life, every failure/success achieved,
emotion felt and decisions made, I have no regrets. I am who I am today because
of past experiences. This blog post is a reminder that in order to set yourself
up for eternal success in the future, you must not only fight through obstacles
in the present but also learn from the hard fought battles in the past.
Positivity is contagious. I have been through some challenging times in my life but the one thing that has always pulled me through is my positivity. Whether it is at work or with friends, what I began to notice is that a positive mindset will more often than not lead to positive results and a true passion for whatever it is I have set myself to accomplish. How can this so called “positive energy” serve as an asset whilst seeking a job? How can a positive mindset propel you up the corporate ladder at your workplace? How can a positive attitude help you stand out from the crowd? I am glad you asked.
How does one remain motivated to sustain
a forward-looking mentality? In fact, what is motivation to begin with and what
triggers motivation? Personally, I believe motivation is a factor of three
variables, which I like to refer to as the “3 P’s:” people, persistence and the end product.
Motivation, simply put, is the aspiration of an individual to do and/or achieve
something. It is the craving that you feel in your mind and body when you lust
for something you really want to accomplish. It is what makes you feel restless
at night as you think about that one thing you want to achieve. I want this
blog post to serve as a reminder to both you and I to never give up hope or lose confidence in our abilities and
aspirations to achieve certain goals. Remember, where there’s a will, there’s a
way.
This
year’s recruiting season, as with the case of many others, was very
competitive. I personally met numerous outstanding candidates from a variety of
universities across the country. As you can imagine, thousands apply and only a
fraction of those get hired. However, one thing to keep in mind and what I like
to personally believe is that everyone is a winner at PwC, regardless if you
landed an offer with the firm or not.
Recruiting season has officially begun!
This is probably one of the most exciting times of the year for PwC and
obviously for students and recent grads. Many students have asked me over the
past several weeks how to stand out amongst the competition. My answer is
simple. Invest in your personal brand. Sounds complicated? Not really! Your
cover letter and resume is a representation of your brand printed on paper. The
more effort you put into your resume and cover letter now will pay great
dividends in the long run! Trust me, I used to detest spending endless hours
scrutinizing each and every word on my resume, but I managed to get through and
here I am doing what I do best, helping you! Read on for my personal set of
tips and tricks to help make your application to PwC this fall stand out from
the rest of the competition!
Everyone has certain goals in life. Whether it is to pass an exam or
get through recruiting season successfully, setting goals is an integral
ingredient to a successful career. Don’t get me wrong, you don’t necessarily
have to meet all of your goals in order to be “successful.” Thanks to Nidal’s
suggestion, a follower on Twitter, this blog post will be about goal-setting
and my personal take on how to set goals for yourself that will guarantee
success. As always, I will not only share with you certain goals that I have
set in my life that I have achieved/exceeded,
but as importantly (if not more), I will discuss milestones that I have
previously set that I was not able to achieve. Through my latter discussion,
you will see that not achieving certain short-term goals can be extremely
fruitful in the long-run!
It is that time of the year! Resumes are being scrutinized and cover letters are being perfected. Personal business cards are being printed by the 100’s and emails are being sent out to PwC reps by students to make that final impression before they attend recruiting events on campus. Attending these events, in my opinion, is one of the most essential part of the recruiting process. This blog post is a must-read for those students who are going to be networking with PwC representatives on their campus in the near future! Read on to find tips and tricks to refine your networking skills so that you succeed at the upcoming recruiting events/information sessions at your university!
How many times have you heard someone tell you to “be confident?” Whether it has been before an interview, networking session or an exam, I have been told many times, “Fahad, just be confident. That’s all that matters.” But what does that even mean? I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have heard, and told, students the same thing because it always sounds like the right thing to say. How exactly does one just “become confident?” I do not know about you, but I don’t have a button on my body labeled “confidence” that I can just turn on and off as I please. Lucky for you, I know that recruiting season is fast approaching and your interview with PwC (fingers crossed) is right around the corner. That is why this blog post will teach you how to turn the “confidence switch” on the next time someone tells you to just be confident!
Nervous. Excited. Stressed. Confused. Restless. This is only a fraction of what students feel before the recruiting season takes over their lives. Read on to familiarize yourself with my personal set of tips and tricks on what you can do now to stay ahead of your competition before recruiting season sweeps you off your feet.
Failure: a topic that many dislike reading about and more so, a topic that many dislike experiencing. Whether you have previously failed an exam, an interview, or any other situation that you have crossed paths with, you must realize that failure is inevitable. Everyone has failed at some point in their career and everyone is bound to fail at some point in the future. I am no exception. Regardless of however much I have “achieved” to-date in my career, I have failed multiple times in life. Failure has made me the relatively “successful” person I am today. Dealing with failure for the first time is not an easy task, but once failure is overcome and dealt with face-to-face, there is nothing in this world that you should fear, not even failure itself. Read on to find out how I have capitalized on personal failures and how I have turned them into success stories that hopefully you can learn from!
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