Career
How to Write a First Resume When You Have No Work Experience
You have more material than you think. The problem is usually not a thin resume — it is a vague one.
Meera Prasad28 Aug 20266 min read
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OpportunitiesHow to Tell a Real Internship From a Fake One
Unpaid 'internships' that are really unpaid sales targets are common. Here is what to check before you apply.
Anil Karthikeyan21 Aug 20265 min read
SkillsThe Skills Employers Actually Test For in Early-Career Roles
Hiring managers for internships are not testing your syllabus. Here is what they are testing.
Rahul Bhatia14 Aug 20267 min read
StartupsWhat a First Month at an Indian Startup Really Looks Like
Fewer instructions than you expect, more context than you expect, and nobody watching you closely.
Aparna Ghosh7 Aug 20266 min read
EmployersWhy We Started Hiring Interns Before We Were Ready
A twenty-person company on what it takes to make an internship worth the student's time.
Nandita Iyer31 Jul 20265 min read
CampusMaking Career Readiness a Four-Year Programme, Not a Final-Semester Panic
What changes on a campus when profile-building starts in the first year instead of the seventh semester.
Meera Prasad24 Jul 20266 min read- Career
How to Choose Between Two Internship Offers
Stipend is the easiest thing to compare and rarely the thing that matters most.
Sunita Kalyan17 Jul 20264 min read - Skills
SQL Is Still the Most Useful Skill for Early-Career Analysts
Before the machine learning course, learn to answer a question with a query. It is what the job is.
Sunita Kalyan10 Jul 20265 min read - Startups
Why Hyderabad Is a Good Place to Start a Career
A dense enough ecosystem to have options, small enough that people answer your messages.
Kiran Bavikatti3 Jul 20265 min read