Hi,"They lost my resume" - that is what I heard from an intern. She was telling me about how she landed the internship. The company had come to her university and done a presentation. She built a good repo with the engineer that was presenting. She g...

Hi,As a masters student, I didn't find an internship. I felt heartbroken and a failure. I was working hard all year, applying to internships but I didn't get one. The first few days of summer, I was sad and didn't feel like doing anything.Obviously t...

Hi,If you are having a good day - well rested, well fed, no major deadline, it is easy to be motivated and do the work - be it studying, solving a leetcode problem, applying for jobs or going to gym.To do it when you are not motivated, when you are t...

Hi,I like challenges, it motivates me to do the hard thing. And if I do a challenge for 30 days, there is a good chance it sticks as a habit.Example - When I was job hunting, I did a 30 day challenge of solving 2 leetcode problems a day. I even made...

Hi,Networking is difficult and an important aspect for a successful career. Now the first step is introduction where generally people mention their name, title, company and a quick note on what they do.To take the conversation further and help you ne...

Hi,Today's newsletter is going to be short and quick. There is a principle called 80/20. 80% of your results come from 20% of your work.Whenever I am reviewing candidate resume, you see candidate add a whole list of skills - every small thing they ca...

Hi,We all go through some big changes in life with major events such as end of school, college, first job, move to a new city, getting in a relationship, getting married, etc. And some of them end up having positive life style habits.For example for...

Hi,It is great to have dreams. For me dreams are things I am passionate about and want to do. And they way I make them happen is by writing it down as a goal.It is my birthday week and every year, I write down a list of goals for myself. Here is what...

Hi,I remember my first job and feeling dumb. I thought everyone around me was so smart, they knew everything. And I was struggling with small things.Over time, I have learned how they got there - by doing the hard stuff. You see when we start - we ha...

Hi,We all go through ups and downs in our life. Do take your time to process the down and then to pull yourself up by focusing on what matters.As a student this could mean you didn't get an internship. And that sucks. I didn't secure a summer interns...