I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else
A large majority of profiles that apply do not get shortlisted. Here are 5 tips on that could differentiate you #1. If you do not know the hiring manager/person who can refer you – please don’t bombard strangers with ‘Hi’ messages on Linkedin. Do your homework upfront. Research about the company and roles they offer. …
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It’s been around a year since I decided to share my thoughts out here. And yesterday I hit the 10,000 followers milestone. I want to thank each one of you who engage (and hopefully find value) with my content and to those who have provided feedback! 10K isn’t probably a huge number and I am …
Book 19/52 2021 Book – Ten Lessons for a Post–Pandemic World, Fareed Zakaria Genre – International Relations & Globalization, Sociology #reviewswithranjani Rating – 4/5 Lenin once said, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” The pandemic is the poster boy for the statement. To say things have changed – …
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Book 11/52 2021 Book – Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know Genre – Analysis and Strategy, Personal Transformation #reviewswithranjani #podshortschallenge Rating – 3.75/5 This is another brilliant book from Adam Grant. In THINK AGAIN, Adam Grant brings together research and anecdotes to help us learn how to stay need …
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“Planning is Guessing Unless you are a fortune teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy. There are too many factors that are out of your hands – market conditions, competitors, customers, economy etc. Writing a plan makes you feel in control of things you can’t actually control. At best, it is guess work. It tells …
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𝐒𝐨, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭? 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 There is an abundance of online content/MOOC’s that talk about technical skills that need to be picked up around Math, Programming and ML They are good skill-sets – Absolutely. But picking up skills that cannot …
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“49% of women don’t make investments due to lack of knowledge. 25% of #women who consumed financial content online took the first step towards #investing their money” This interesting statistic was shared recently based on research by the investment platform Groww, India That was a startling reminder of the state of financial literacy in our country. Or the lack …
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What are the Time-twisting, Mind-bending and Craziest books you have read in your life? Imagine you woke up one morning and discovered that your entire life – your job, your kids, your friends, all your experiences – wasn’t real. It still feels real. You remember it vividly. But you also suddenly remember another life; your real life. …
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Book 10/52 2021 Book – The Man who Solved the Market – How Jim Simons Launched the Quant RevolutionGenre – Financial Markets, Math, Investing #reviewswithranjani#podshortschallenge Rating – 4/5 I can’t better this NYT article opening so will use this – There are few books in the investing world as well known as Burton …
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Do you you feel like the more you read or learn about the world around you, the more existential questions you have? These are my last 6 books – #1A riveting, personal account of a president who made history – ”’Whatever you do won’t be enough,’ I heard their voices say. ‘Try anyway.’” #2The painful …