I have always been a student who was somewhere between good and average.I was a bit shy and reserved and had few friends from a long time. This incident occurred during 3rd year of engineering.One fine day, couple of class mates informed me that the Ma'am who taught Engineering Economics had asked me to meet her urgently.I was...
30 Oct 2015
26 Oct 2015
What should be added in your appraisal report?
I am sharing from my experience, would love to learn something new.Appraisal reports must include the followings things done in the financial year:
Qualitative contributions ( All the qualitative works like mentoring a new employee, training a summer intern, being part of the employee welfare committee or any other groups affiliated with...
23 Oct 2015
3 Things I love to do at home
Counselling- When I was in college, I always wanted someone who could answer my career related queries . I was reliant on google and felt need of someone who can counsel. So, I prefer to counsel others online or offline.
I am a startup enthusiast- I write feedback emails to various startups. I feel happy to provide valuable inputs and the...
20 Oct 2015
Some Myths about Happiness
Here is my take on a topic which is close to my heart. I will bust some Myths about happiness:
Happiness is the result of success - (No it is not, my office boy seems more happy than me. The guy who was moping the washroom floor looked more satisfied and happy to me. Happiness is an attitude! (PS- Success is also relative and for me those...
18 Oct 2015
What do you feel about tough time and tough people?
I too have a story probably not much fancy but still, I want to share it.As a kid, I was weak in Maths and struggled a lot to get better. It was early 90s and I had been regularly punished in the class for my dismal performance. I remember making silly mistakes in exams and then my tutor will scold me. He would often put a finger between my...
16 Oct 2015
How can a teacher make engineering subjects interesting?
Originally written on Quora in response to a Teacher, Seema Shah
A teacher can create interest in the engineering subjects by:
By inspiring not educating- The roles of teachers should be to inspire an student. Excellent teachers are able to do it, eg- I am answering the questions of Seema Ma'am while no one is asking me to do so....
15 Oct 2015
I am Kalam
Originally written in my personal journal in Nov 2011 after watching the movie " I am Kalam"I have just watched the movie " I am Kalam" for the second time. This has touched my heart. I am born and brought up in a modest family . But, I easily co-relate with the poor kid in the movie, who wanted to be like Dr. Kalam.In the movie, the poor chap...
13 Oct 2015
Time Management Tips
I love project management and would like to share few lessons from it to answer this question.
Optimize-I would always try to optimize time and quality.
Time is more than Money- Time is equivalent to money, sometimes more important than money because I have to spend more money to accelerate a project that is delayed.
Do it now if it takes less than...
11 Oct 2015
It is not easy to let go of things
Today, I spent 4 hours cleaning my cupboard but it was fun and entertaining like an old slow movie. I am not joking. I had to pack bag for my vacation so I thought why not let go of the unwanted stuffs. It was a great idea as I was already feeling bored and so had got a job to do. I first targeted clothes and realized that there are two dozen of clothes...
10 Oct 2015
Career: Should I keep working for a startup?
Question
I am pursuing my M-Tech as well as joined the start up side by side. I am little bit confused whether I can handle this work pressure..
and how much risky is it to join a start up at age of 25 I m very indecisive(as it's not my own start up I am part...
Is Campus Placement the most hyped thing in India
Campus Placement: Harvard or Cambridge University don’t conduct campus placement. They will make you capable to find a suitable job on your own. The culture of campus placement is a recent addition in India from a decade or so. Most of the world's best universities don't arrange for Campus Placement.If you are placed during campus...
9 Oct 2015
A True Story - Ek Cup Chai ( One Cup of Tea)
Chotu...ek cup chai lana ( Chotu, Please bring one cup of Tea)
When Raju was 13, he came to Mumbai to support his family. In Mumbai, he used to serve tea in offices. One day, one of the companies where he served tea, hired him as an office assistant. He was a class 6th...
Career Advice: An Electronics fresher looking for off-campus job
(Note- This question was asked to me on a social network and the response was given there. I feel that it will benefit many people and hence I am sharing it here)
Question: I'am a B.Tech Graduate in Electronics and Instrumentation and I finished my Course this year in 2015 May. I somehow missed out on the campus placements in my college and...
18 things not to do, if you are a budding entrepreneur ( startup founder)
Based on my personal experience with different companies of all sizes, in the capacity of a customer or a potential customer, I learned a lot about the traps which every budding entrepreneur must avoid to get successful in their venture. So, here I am offering the list of 18 things which you shouldn’t do, if you are a budding entrepreneur.
Don’t...
