Yasmin Lalani, Author at MPOWER Financing US Student Loans for International Students Tue, 27 May 2025 07:18:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 /wp-content/uploads/2024/09/favicon1.ico Yasmin Lalani, Author at MPOWER Financing 32 32 How To Manage Your Own Expectations (And Maybe Others’ Too) /blog/manage-expectations-maybe-others /blog/manage-expectations-maybe-others#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:23:02 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=6221 We all get overly enthusiastic. When you’re really excited about what’s coming your way, be it a new project, a new class, or a new person in your life, it’s easy to become too...

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]]> /blog/manage-expectations-maybe-others/feed 0 Interning During The School Year: Resume Strengthener Or GPA Annihilator? /blog/interning-school-year-resume-strengthener-gpa-annihilator /blog/interning-school-year-resume-strengthener-gpa-annihilator#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:07:23 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=6207 Interning during the school year is a great way to build up your resume. In theory, if you interned every semester during your undergraduate or graduate program, you’d have double to quadruple the amount...

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]]> /blog/interning-school-year-resume-strengthener-gpa-annihilator/feed 0 Creating an impactful LinkedIn profile: Getting noticed online /blog/get-noticed-internet-good-way-creating-point-linkedin-profile /blog/get-noticed-internet-good-way-creating-point-linkedin-profile#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:26:02 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=6187 LinkedIn is a great way to show the world how qualified you are professionally, connect with other professionals, and look for employment opportunities. Remember, one of the best ways to pay for college or...

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]]> /blog/get-noticed-internet-good-way-creating-point-linkedin-profile/feed 1 Getting your job application noticed without connections /blog/trick-getting-job-application-noticed-dont-connections /blog/trick-getting-job-application-noticed-dont-connections#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:23:50 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=6096 Landing a job a interview can be tricky, even if you are a qualified candidate – it’s competitive out there! Sending out job application after job application only to receive rejection letters – or...

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]]> /blog/trick-getting-job-application-noticed-dont-connections/feed 2 How to Dress for an Interview /blog/how-to-dress-for-an-interview /blog/how-to-dress-for-an-interview#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:58:36 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=6088 Looking to put your tuition payments and college education to good use in a professional environment? If that’s the case, chances are you’ve been applying to jobs and internships. As an MPOWER borrower, we...

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]]> /blog/how-to-dress-for-an-interview/feed 0 Politeness Pays: Post-interview Etiquette /blog/politeness-pays-post-interview-etiquette /blog/politeness-pays-post-interview-etiquette#respond Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:02:08 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=5917 Whether you graduated from school with all of your tuition covered by an academic scholarship or you took out student loans, you will most likely need to find a job soon after classes are...

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]]> /blog/politeness-pays-post-interview-etiquette/feed 0 Studying in the USA: Why you should spend time with professors /blog/two-reasons-spending-time-professors-outside-classroom-not-bad-idea /blog/two-reasons-spending-time-professors-outside-classroom-not-bad-idea#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:54:11 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=5727 Seeing your professors during class may seem like enough. It’s not. Professors have office hours to help students with additional questions about their class material, and taking advantage of those opportunities can be beneficial...

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]]> /blog/two-reasons-spending-time-professors-outside-classroom-not-bad-idea/feed 0 How To Make Sure Hiring Managers Know You’re Awesome: MPOWER’s Quick Guide To Professional References /blog/make-sure-hiring-managers-know-youre-awesome-mpowers-quick-guide-professional-references /blog/make-sure-hiring-managers-know-youre-awesome-mpowers-quick-guide-professional-references#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:24:31 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=5730 Professional references can be incredibly valuable when you’re looking for a job. As you go through interviews, a hiring manager will typically check in with the references you provide to get a better sense...

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]]> /blog/make-sure-hiring-managers-know-youre-awesome-mpowers-quick-guide-professional-references/feed 1 Three Easy Ways To Keep In Touch After Networking /blog/three-easy-ways-keep-touch-networking /blog/three-easy-ways-keep-touch-networking#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:48:33 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=5718 Think about all the conferences, happy hours, and parties you went to this past year. It’s likely you met at least a handful of people who you thought were interesting – the MBA student...

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]]> /blog/three-easy-ways-keep-touch-networking/feed 1 MPOWER team reflections part three: Advice for their younger self /blog/reflections-mpower-team-part-three-tell-younger-self-thoughts-part-three /blog/reflections-mpower-team-part-three-tell-younger-self-thoughts-part-three#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:44:42 +0000 http://mpowerfinance.wpengine.com/?p=5714 Our third installment in this series explores the school experiences of three MPOWER team members who are currently in different stages of their careers. Learning about the breadth of other’s experience can positively impact...

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