Your Sorting Hat: On cracking job interviews, winning with technology and measuring yourself
Career Tuesday
Careers, Life and Questions (Sep 24, 2024)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"Desire and dislike are merely habits. You can train them.
Dislike something outside your control? Detach or accept.
Dislike something within your power? Change it."
II.
"For best job interview outcomes, treat them like exams.
Your exam prep includes knowing the format, sample questions, past papers, solutions and lots of practice!
Similarly good interview prep includes figuring the format, probable questions, how to answer and lots of practice!"
III.
"Losing a job can mean one of alternate things. Action differently.
Sometimes it is a call to acquire new skills or attitudes. Learn!
Other times it is a mismatch of ability and requirement. Recognise!
Rest of the time it is about business or people outside your control. Accept and move on!"
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Epictetus, Greek Stoic philosopher, in the book - The Art Of Living: The Classical Manual On Virtue, Happiness And Effectiveness-
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."
Source: Quote: Epictetus
II.
Eric Jorgensen, author, quotes Balaji Srinivasan, the technologist, in his book - The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future -
"You cannot automate something until you’ve done it manually many times. Control all of the factors and show technology cuts costs. Remember, for many legacy companies, information technology is only a cost center. They only adopted the code. You were born in it, molded by it. A full-stack entrant into a new vertical is formidably protean. You can morph your product just by hitting keys. Tesla’s over-the-air updates for its cars are a fantastic example."
Source: Book: Anthology of Balaji - Eric Jorgenson
1 Question
Are you currently measuring yourself internally or seeking measurement from external standards? Is that helping your growth? Your happiness?
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Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times