{"id":607,"date":"2018-03-29T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T14:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdnewdirections.org\/newstaging\/?p=607"},"modified":"2024-08-22T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:02:43","slug":"kweku-duncan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdnewdirections.org\/newstaging\/stories-we-live-by\/kweku-duncan\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories We Live By: Kweku"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"607\" class=\"elementor elementor-607\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59a70d54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59a70d54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14470289\" data-id=\"14470289\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306f3081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"306f3081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mdnewdirections.org\/newstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/kweku-duncan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-608\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da3b28b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da3b28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kweku sought out MND in August 2012 looking for structure and a game plan for how to enter his field in journalism and marketing. A self-described introvert just entering the professional world, he also wanted to work on his interviewing skills.\u00a0 Kweku worked with MND staff on his interviewing skills and found that the video interviews very beneficial.\u00a0 \u201cI saw how nervous I was in the beginning and I learned to be more comfortable.\u201d Kweku gained confidence in answering questions and felt ready to show what he had learned with potential employers.<\/p><p>Kweku was interested in working for a non-profit and came across an online listing for an internship with Young Audiences of Maryland. \u201cI thought it was a great mission so I wanted to help.\u201d The program works on exposing young kids to art and music. Kweku applied and was given an<br \/>interview. Thanks to his work with MND, Kweku felt prepared. \u201cI don\u2019t think I would have gotten the internship without going through the interview process at MND,\u201d he says.<\/p><p>Kweku\u2019s internship began in September. 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