The Goliath before David – AI Startups
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. There is a reason why many big tech companies…
Careers 125 – What is the shortcut to success?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Hate to say this, but there is no shortcut.…
Careers 112 – When joining Harvard, Stanford, or IIT is a wrong decision – a discussion on college reputation.
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Most of the students I talk to care a…
Job search 103 – Is now a good time to look for jobs?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. I was talking to a very senior executive from…
Interview 104 – How to predict questions and prepare answers well before an actual interview
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Prework begins well before you even enter the interview…
Interview 105 – Using reverse psychology to impress the interviewer
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Recruiting is a world not many understand. Everything about…
Interview 106 – The right way to answer “introduce yourself” or “Tell me about yourself” questions.
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. The first question most employees face is either "Can…
Interview 107 – The right way to answer the question – What are your salary expectations?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Salary expectations are a tricky question to answer. The…
Interview 110: How to answer – where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. If you get this question, it is among the…
Interview 110 – How to create a solid resume
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Whether you are an experienced professional or a graduating…
Interview 111 – Questions to ask in a job interview
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. This employer question is the second most important question…
Interview 112 – 5 Red Flags In A Job Interview – Signs of a Bad Employer
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. It is time for employees to understand that they…
Job search 104 – Search vs. Stay, When to job hunt?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. I used to tell my managers and business leaders…
Job search 105 – Five Ways to Understand the Real Truths about a Company’s Culture
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. When you interview with a company, everything looks great.…
Job search 106: How to network for your dream job online?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Why is the current recruiting model broken?When you begin…
Careers 131 – Lessons from the careers of Arvind Krishna, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai – Part 1/2
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Many in India are proud that people educated in…
Careers 132 – Lessons from the careers of Arvind Krishna, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai – Part 2/2
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. If you have part 1 of the writeup, this…
Leveraging how compensation changes in one’s career
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. This is how we think that compensation increases over…
Careers 130 – Is there a limit to how much you have to work in a company?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. This is the long-form article of a post I…
When reality bites – Patience in building a company
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Some of the hottest companies in the stock market…
Careers 124 – The people behind Chandrayaan – Lessons from their careers
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. It was a remarkable day for India, the first…