How to Stand Out with a Career Walking Deck
Feb. 26 (New Date!) | 12 to 1:15 p.m., MT | Online (Zoom) | Free
In today’s competitive job market, resumés and cover letters aren’t enough to make you memorable. That’s where the Career Walking Deck — a personalized, story-driven presentation that helps you pitch yourself with confidence in coffee chats, interviews and networking conversations — comes in.
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to build a career walking deck based on a proven framework and real-life examples. Whether you’re job searching, pivoting or preparing for an internship, this session will give you the storytelling skills and strategy to stand out.
Please note that this webinar was previously scheduled for Feb. 5. If you registered prior to the date change, you have automatically been registered for the new date. If you can't make it, the recording will still be available to you afterward.
Karen Ngo, BComm'19 (she/her)
CEO Communications Manager, Microsoft
Karen’s personal philosophy is growing one per cent everyday through finding inspiration to share with the world. She’s passionate about empowering others in their career development with her blog, kkarenism.com, ranked #1 on Google/Bing for “Career Walking Decks” and she has more than 30,000 followers across social platforms. Karen spent her final semester in Singapore before joining Microsoft Canada as a sales operations program manager in the Aspire New Grad program in 2020. She then moved to the U.S. in 2022 and is now a CEO Communications Manager, driving AI transformation across CEO communications, operations and events.
About the moderator
Brooke Lingnau, BA’17 (she/her)
Field and Career Advisor, Werklund School of Education, UCalgary
Brooke Lingnau is currently a Master of Education student in interdisciplinary studies, with a focus on adult education, specializing in Indigenous programming and reconciliation. In her role in the Werklund School of Education, she supports students in their professional pathways and transitions from pre-service to in-service teachers. She also has both a graduate certificate and graduate diploma from UCalgary in the field of educational research, in addition to a Bachelor of Arts in communications. A passionate and dedicated lifelong learner, Brooke brings curiosity, creativity, and community-centred values to both her academic and professional work.
Check out the full Grow Your Career: Get Hired! series.