Malala Makes Note Before Job Interview To Bring Up Nobel Peace Prize

LONDON, ENGLAND—Reminding herself to bring up the prestigious Nobel Prize she had very famously won, 23-year-old Malala Yousafzi nervously did some last-minute preparation before her big interview that Monday morning with a recruiter from the Red Cross for an Advocacy Director position.

“I think mentioning the N.P.P. will give me a leg up on the other applicants,” said an anxious Yousafzai, who in addition to being the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her work advocating for girls’ education, is an Oxford graduate and best-selling author. “It’s a pretty competitive position, but I think I have a good shot since my skills align well with the job description: my work with the Malala Fund that I was recognized for by the Nobel committee shows my leadership skills, my ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, and the fact that I’m a team player. Also, I’m pretty okay with Microsoft Office."

"My biggest strength is my ability to see projects through to completion like the construction of the all-girls school I built in my hometown with my Nobel Prize money," she recited to herself in the mirror. "My biggest weakness is that I’m a bit of a perfectionist and have a hard time knowing when to stop working—but I’m taking steps to improve myself.”

At press time, Malala said she was worried about justifying the gap in her resume when she was hospitalized after being shot by Taliban soldiers for standing up for women’s rights, but she hopes her resume and accolades will be enough to overlook that.