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SONIYA HUDA (BCom)

“I Actually Got Rejected from the Job I Have Now”: Soniya Huda on Rejection as Redirection

From the 2020 Cohort of the SHINE Program, Soniya Huda is a 2024 graduate of the UBC Sauder School of Business, where she specialized in Finance. Before starting her current role at Deloitte, she began building her career through internships in asset management, internal audit and risk management, and buy-side growth capital/alternative investments.

Soniya’s path to a thriving career, however, was far from linear. Like many new graduates, she faced an adjustment period marked by uncertainty and setbacks. In her alumni spotlight article, Soniya shares the highs and lows of her professional journey so far—and how rejection ultimately became a powerful tool for redirection and growth.

Connect with Soniya on LinkedIn here.