Career Management

This article is a long one, and has been broken into four parts. Part 1 described the formation of the expectations and the attitude with which I start my graduate and post graduate academic journey. This is important as it sets the tone of expectation management that is necessary later on. Part 2 described  my shock at the mismatch between expectation and […]

This article is a long one, and has been broken into four parts. Part 1 describes the formation of the expectations and the attitude with which I start my graduate and post graduate academic journey. This is important as it sets the tone of expectation management that is necessary later on. Part 2 describes  my shock at the mismatch between expectation and […]

This article is a long one, and has been broken into four parts. Part 1 describes the formation of the expectations and the attitude with which I start my graduate and post graduate academic journey. This is important as it sets the tone of expectation management that is necessary later on. Part 2 (this blog) describes  my shock at the mismatch between […]

This article is a long one, and has been broken into four parts. Part 1 describes the formation of the expectations and the attitude with which I start my graduate and post graduate academic journey. This is important as it sets the tone of expectation management that is necessary later on. Part 2 describes my […]

Today, I read this article – “In the name of the father” http://feedly.com/k/17lifXC. The gist of the article is that our parents want to cast us in their mold in order to perpetute their view of the world. If they were happy with their world, they wished the same to their children. It also perpetuated […]

I has posted on monetising our passion. I gave some examples too. Here is another such example of how Western Classical music can be monetised. “How Category Creation Is Reinvigorating Classical Music” http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/~r/harvardbusiness/~3/IpBSXHqMZ2Q/how_category_creation_is_reinvigorating_classical_music.html from chandu

You ask “what career should I choose”. Any one who is an entrepreneur,  or with more than 7-10 years of experience will invariably tell you “Follow your passion and the money will follow.” The logic here is that you should enjoy what you do or do what you believe in. Both are sometimes not practical […]

I had earlier written a blog on why LinkedIn should be used. Inc.com has published an article on the mistakes that you may be doing on LinkedIn. Please do read it. I have two additional comments to make. The essence of networking is to give before you receive. Further, giving should be done way before […]

When people quit after working for only a few months in a job,  some of the reasons they cite are listed below. I was bored! I was overworked! It was not what I was promised! The organisation is not good! I did not like the profile! I could not handle the job! My boss was […]

Question: “What should I make my career in?“ Answer: “Follow your passion!“ Me: “What Crap!“ The suggestion made by most well-meaning ‘advisors’ is “Do what you love…“ There are abundant books and articles written around this theme. If you are a cook, start a restaurant. If you like watching films, become a film critic, even […]