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Career pivots and How to make them happen? We oft get questions around how to make career transitions From a program to a product manager. Or a software engineer to a data scientist. A long while ago, a technical engineer reached out expressing his interest in becoming a data scientist. Long story short, after 8 …
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“I am 2 years into my first tech job and in a generalist role. I see my peers in specialist roles such as software engineering or testing. Should I be worried about losing out on depth of experience?” Some young folks astound you. Like this young 25 year old girl we spoke to recently in …
Transitioning from an IC into a people manager? Here are 5 pointers to succeed The first time I became a people manager, the area I struggled with the most is in having difficult conversations Over time you realise that not being candid with feedback around performance is doing disservice to the individual and the larger …
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How do you make a career pivot? I have x years of experience but I want to switch into a career in data science. I want to move from program to product management. One of the top most questions Vignesh Kumar and I get during the mentoring sessions is around how to make a career …
What are the good questions to ask in a job interview? Whilst we think of interviewing as a 1 way process, it is equally important for you to use the time to assess if you would be a good fit to the role and company Also, a well researched question can tell you a lot …
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‘How do you find a mentor’ That is one of the questions we oft get asked. A majority of folks approach mentoring quite wrong – asking someone you hardly know, ‘Can you be my mentor’, has very low chances of working. Mentors have played a crucial role across my career, putting me in rooms I …
How do you ask for referrals? Through tapping into your network In #Episode2 of Coffee Chats with Vignesh Kumar (He/Him/His) and Ranjani Mani, we chat about how to ask for referrals. And more importantly, how not to go about it. Pls excuse the appearance by our doggie Keifer 🙂 *********************************************** Ranjani Mani #reviewswithranjani #CoffeeChatswithVandR #Technology …
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Career Chats with Ranjani and Vignesh Vignesh and I share very few interests – one of it is mentoring 🙂 We talk a lot about common themes that we hear during our respective sessions. A lot of those questions are relevant to a larger audience – how do I get promoted, pursuing passion areas, conflict …