Twenty-year-old Amartya Roy can’t wait to fly to Switzerland, where he is all set to enrol in a hospitality course before trying his luck in the hotel industry. A student of a hotel management institute here, Roy nurtures a dream to own a restaurant chain some day. Priyangi Ghosh, who […]
Carol Dweck, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist’s latest book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, she describes the two opposing mindsets that people possess. These outlooks are the view that each of us holds about our abilities and talents. And they may also be what is holding back your career. In a recent […]
Rafael Nadal, who battled past an inspired Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in a thrilling final to claim his fourth U.S. Open crown, termed this night as one of the most emotional ones of his tennis career and also thanked the audience for their support. Already the King […]
Ram Jethmalani, one of India’s most well-known lawyers, died on Sunday morning. He was 95. Jethmalani is survived by two sons and a daughter. His daughter Rani Jethmalani, who was also a lawyer, died a few years ago. Here are some highlights from his life and career: * Jethmalani, who was […]
Are you feeling stuck in a career path you don’t remember choosing, but you’re afraid to leave it because you feel like you can’t? Well, take heart. You’re not alone. One report found that only 27% of college graduates work in a field that is related to their chosen field of study. […]
Don’t give up hope of working for a top-tier investment bank, if you fail to nail a job in one straight after graduation, says UBS’s top investment banker in Asia. In recent years about 60% to 70% of UBS’s graduate hires in Asia have previously interned with the bank, says […]
Get ready to join the league of the power players, Gemini. This is a big week for you on the career front. Ditto for you, Sagittarius. Serendipitous encounters could help you open doors you couldn’t even imagined even in your dreams. Capricorn, is there a way to get work done in the most […]
Katie Meyers was raised in Oregon, studied history at Earlham College in Indiana, and started her career in the Peace Corps, working with orphanages in Costa Rica. Thirteen years later, Meyers is still in Costa Rica, currently as a real estate agent, boutique hotel owner and vacation property manager in Tamarindo. […]
At this point, it feels like I’ve heard countless stories about workers who are restless about the effects that AI will have on their jobs and their careers in the relatively near future. While we must certainly take into account that the nature of certain workplaces and the human roles […]
I’ve had the privilege of delivering cloud training to over 300,000 students globally. Along the way, I’ve worked with both teams and individuals who are trying to adapt to the modern era of cloud computing. Some of the most common questions I’ve found myself answering revolve around transitioning into roles […]
Pace your career by decade, not accomplishment.JONATHANBORBA/UNSPLASH When it comes to managing our careers, we tend to think of our five year plans more than our long-term legacy, and that can ultimately hold us back in ways we don’t initially realize. Though there’s certainly no one set of prescriptive advice […]
Mindler aims to organize the highly fragmented and unorganized career counseling space, especially in tier II & III towns in India. Prateek Bhargava, Founder & CEO, Mindler talks to BW Businessworld about the presence of career counseling space in such cities and transformation into different streams. What audience does Mindler […]
“This version of DK is all that he ever wanted to be” R Ashwin’s tweet earlier this year sums up everything about his state-mate Dinesh Karthik’s transformation into many things he wasn’t known for in the past. The Karthik of the past was known to be as talented as any […]
For those over 50 and gainfully employed, a new study says you have a 56% chance that you’ll be let go before you’re ready to retire, risking substantial income loss. The study supports my own observations via client work that there is no real job security, only “career security.” In a sense employees […]
Wells Fargo will continue to operate under a Federal Reserve restriction on its growth through the end of this year, its CEO said on Tuesday, longer than previously estimated. Shares of the San Francisco bank fell nearly 3 percent on Tuesday. Earlier, Wells reported fourth quarter profit of $1.21 a […]
