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Over 80,685 Indians were awarded a Canadian Permanent Residence (PR) in 2019. Among them, many were like us, moving from the US to Canada. Michigan had been home to us for the last 10 years, and we would have loved to stay. But the US green card system is at an almost stand-still for Indian […]

I am a gamer. In the gaming world, a noob is a player who’s been playing the game for a while but makes no progress in their skills. Being one impacts your reputation. The same thing can translate to writing emails as well. With emails being ubiquitous in the workplace, you want to avoid making […]

How does it feel to hear those sweet words, “Congratulations, you have been promoted to Sr. Engineer!” What if the words you hear after that sentence is, “It comes with an — only — $3000/year hike!” Still proud of the bump in the title but won’t you also feel being wronged. How can the promotion […]

On February 20th, Beyond Grad completed one year. So, as our shareholder (reader), I want to share with you the behind-the-scenes numbers, hits, failures, and challenges. I also want to share my deepest gratitude to BG readers and subscribers. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Let’s start with the theme I had for the […]

[Reading time: 2 minute 59 seconds] One white winter morning, we were hosting a couple for chai when the topic of careers came up. Husband friend: Main toh usse bol raha hoon ke kuch toh growth opportunities dekh at the company. (I’m telling her to look for growth opportunity at her workplace). Wife: Tu abhi […]

The first interview in the Power Lunch series is with Christopher Thomas. Chris is a global leader in strategy and innovation for Fortune 500 companies. He is a Chairman of the Governance Committee and part of the Board of Directors at US Venture Inc. He was the VP and CTO of a $9 billion company. […]

What’s the #1 thing we want as we get more experienced at our workplace?   An increase in responsibilities, title, or money — a.k.a. A promotion.   In the past when you grew within your company, it only meant you were getting into management. That’s no longer true for all. Yes, some of us want […]

A few weeks back, I shared how in an argument with my wife I will say something hurtful to end the discussion. If you love your partner I am sure you hate a having mental wall between each other. Or being weird around each other even though all you would like is to get back […]

My wife and I were returning home from a friends place. We were in our car, on a familiar road, and we were chatting about many topics. It was fun. With a new baby, we don’t get a lot of opportunities for long talks. Somewhere in the middle of the 45-minute drive, she said, “Do […]

Did you know that Jeff Bezos still reads emails from Amazon customers? Reading customer emails gives Jeff anecdotal feedback about how Amazon can improve. Entrepreneurs like him are always seeking input from their customers to grow their business. When I started to view myself as the CEO of my career, it helped me accelerate my […]