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We are thrilled to continue our Humans of Aspire series with an amazing person, Alexandra Fasola. She is our 2022 Aspire Professional Alumna. She completed her Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and Management at Jacobs University Bremen and her MBA at SDA Bocconi and Duke University-The Fuqua School of Business. 1.   What are you working on right now (both on a personal and professional level)? I am currently part of the Strategy and M&A Team at Heidelberg Materials, one of the largest cement and construction material manufacturers in the world. Day to day, I am involved in sell-side and buy-side transactions for …

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We are thrilled to extend our inspiring series, providing you with a fresh perspective on enhancing any application you work on. The next alumna that decided to help us in this journey is our 2022 Aspire Academy Alumna, Ilinca Suciu. Ilinca is a student at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. She found her passion for finance at WU Academic Trading and Investment Society. 1. In your opinion, what are the most important 3 elements every successful CV must have?  • Structure – for a successful CV, you need to show your achievements in a very organized and minimal …

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We are more than happy to continue our inspiring series about improving your application with a new perspective on how you can craft an outstanding CV. The next Alumni that decided to help us in this journey is our beloved Silvia Cărășel, our 2021 Professionals Alumna who is Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google and gave us some interesting ideas. 1. In your opinion, what are the most important 3 elements every successful CV must have?  In my opinion, the most important elements every successful CV must have are: Relevance: A CV should highlight the relevant skills, experiences and qualifications …

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We are incredibly thrilled to introduce a new Aspire series to you, Application Tips & Tricks. Its purpose is to help you craft the best application for any opportunity, including Aspire.  First stop? How to create a successful CV. Thus, we’ve asked some of our Alumni how they see this, and rest assured as their answers will provide some valuable insights to guide you in the process. For the first part of the CV series, we’ve asked Alexandru Mosinschi, one of our beloved Alumni, to answer a few questions. Besides his great work at Aspire, Alex is a UCL student …

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We are more than glad to continue our Humans of Aspire with Miruna Iliescu, a 2018 Aspire Professional Alumna. Miruna is a doctor in communication sciences and more about her you’ll definitely find out in this article, so prepare to be impressed! 1. What are you working on right now (maybe both on a personal and professional level)? Although just a short time passed since the beginning of the year, many changes happened already. After this long “period of uncertainty” as all marketing materials mentioned during pandemics, I finally catch up on things I was supposed to do earlier: I …

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We are more than excited to continue our Humans of Aspire series with a person very close to our hearts, Cristiana Tepes. She is our 2015 Aspire High School Alumna, and she graduated from King’s College London.  1. What are you working on right now (maybe both on a personal and professional level)?  2. What do you consider your best achievement is?  Creating a habit loop that enables me to improve myself every day. 3. What does Aspire mean to you?  4. How do you feel Aspire impacted your personal & professional growth?  The program significantly improved my mindset and …

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With the 2023 arrival, we’ll continue our Humans of Aspire series with Daniel Rizea, our 2021 Alumnus. He is one of the critical thinkers our community has. He graduated from Universitatea “Politehnica” Bucuresti and now he works at Google and spends his free time helping startups at an early stage. 1. What are you working on right now (maybe both on a personal and professional level)?  “My current professional role is Engineering Director at Google. I am contributing to the global Fitbit Health Consumer strategy and leading an engineering organization with teams in Bucharest and Mountain View. In my free …

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You would think that on 1st of January, all the Year in Review things are finished by now, didn’t you? Well, at Aspire we like to keep things fresh and we really did stuff until the very end of this beautiful collection of months, called 2022 or Our Best Year Yet. So, let us get into it! Aspire Summer Programs We welcomed 100 more gifted individuals in our community this past summer! Through our programs (Aspire High School, Aspire Academy & Aspire Professionals), that ran from 27th of July to 3rd of August, we got to freshen up the sense …

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If you’d meet someone who says their best achievement is their ‘bulion’, would you believe them? Hani Chkess graduated from our Aspire High School program in 2013, and in 2015 became Aspire Academy Alumnus. After graduating from Tufts University, he is currently working at Financial Times Strategies as a Project Manager. Find out more about Hani Chkess and the impact that Aspire had on him in our Humans of Aspire series. What are you working on right now (maybe both on a personal and professional level)?  Personal: “I’m working on baking skills as I find it very relaxing. I really …

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Imagine you meet somebody on the street and they say: “You are a Venn diagram, not a spreadsheet”. Weird, right? This is exactly how 40 Aspire Alumni felt like on a normal rainy Wednesday, but in a cozy Zoom.  Louka Parry, a traveler at heart (with over 50 countries visited) and a hyperlearner that speaks 5 languages, is the CEO of The Learning Future, a centre that focuses on (re)inventing the education. He was our special guest for a one hour call, entitled ‘Shaping our Future’, integrating exciting concepts for every learning human being. He successfully motivated and brought new …

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