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Consultant

I can attempt to answer this; have worked as a generalist at two startups, ran my own startup which got acquired and have hired a bunch of generalists. in order of preference - 
  
 1/ running your own mini startup  
  
 this is different from a side hustle - you’d want to showcase your ability to run a full stack mini enterprise, so demonstrating an ability to work across various functions is key.  
  
 i ran a d2c food business for some time, and it helped me tremendously while interviewing even though it was a “side hustle” 
  
 2/ consulting projects at other early stage firms 
  
 figure out what your “spike” is, and offer early stage companies that on a part time basis 
  
 i did a couple of brand strategy and CRM building projects since GTM is something i consider a spike. the idea is to use that as a foot in the door 
  
 3/ writing, podcasting, video content 
  
 i would consider this proof of intent rather than proof of work, but it did help while we were hiring 
  
 hope this helps !

This is extremely helpful! God bless you @umeshkabaap 🙏

Strategy & Operations

Offering to volunteer at any early stage startup would be a good option, I guess.

Product Manager

Lawyer

Software Test - QA

Software Engineer

Software Architect

I'm interested in getting freelance gigs in generalist roles.  What can make or do to add to my proof of work portfolio?  I have tried blog writing on business and management topics, but they aren'...

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

I'm interested in getting freelance gigs in generalist roles.

What can make or do to add to my proof of work portfolio?

I have tried blog writing on business and management topics, but they aren't getting me anything 

Background: 6YOE with MBA, business roles across large Companies and startups. India based

Generalist Proof of Work

Generalist Proof of Work- Grapevine

I have been actively applying for marketing jobs, the situation seems very dismal. Packages are pretty low, companies are not ready to pay above 12 lpa.

Without an MBA, you will suffer. With an MBA, you will suffer but will have a loan to make life worse. 

What to do in the next one year to earn more than 30 lakhs

Salary issues In Marketing

Digital Marketing

I'm a Tier 2/3 MBA grad (not sure if it's 2 or 3), but central university

Recently my contract was terminated and have been spiraling since then.
Even considered taking up intern roles. No reason tbh

My position is comfortable as expenses are limited and have about 6 months of funds.

On hindsight, I think it is a great opportunity to flip my story, to never be in such a position
But brain feels fogged, really want this MBA brain to be put to work

Can you help?

How to get the MBA temperament

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

First time posting here looking for advice

I am a 25 YO, working in an MNC (3+ Years experience)

Now here is what I have done in my last 3 years of work 

I can code fluently in Python and have managed a team of devs to work on 2 different applications
I have extensive no-code application building experience - applications being used by over 3000+ people
I have Project Manager as a designation but have done both product and project roles over the last 3 years

So I mostly say - I can solve problems from End 2 End from finding it, understanding it and solving it  (and if required build something to solve it)I mostly work with CXO (read 25 years+ experience senior leaders in the industry) but now I don't know what's next

I am eligible for a lot of roles between - strategy, technical project management and product managers
But mostly recruiters are like - "You don't have a defined experience in one field except mostly problem solving" or I am too young for a TPM role etc.

Badly need advice to understand what's next and also where to look for the next thing

Any generalists here?

Product Owner

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

I have 2 years of experience mainly in Social Impact- has worked with names like CRY, Special Olympics, HUL, UNICEF, P-TAL, Give etc. Have a undergrad in Sociology and a PGDM - my strengths are market research, content, fundraising and strategic alliances. 

Looking now to completely pivot into core Corporate. 

I am even ready to do a 6-months intensive internship & based on my performance can be converted into a full-time role. 

Open to relocate as well for remote positions. And don't fret, my CTC ask is within 10-12 LPA - I will like to be very transparent with my expectations.

Any openings for Generalist roles?

Hi guys, 

I've been working since the last 1.5 years as a customer service & operations analyst ( similar to process analyst/ operations analyst etc. ) in Retail Banking Ops and would like to upskill and switch to better roles ( where productivity and performance is not quantitative but qualitative as well).

My target roles/job profiles are those where BAU is not confined strictly to copy paste tasks but stimulates intellect. 

Would appreciate suggestions/certifications / courses which will make my resume strong { strong enough to apply in mid-career roles in investment banks( for example JP Morgan), AMCs (BlackRock), audit firms (KPMG), financial services ( AmEx), banks with GCCs in India ( NAB ) } 

Thanks in advance. Would appreciate referrals if any.

Career Growth in Banking/Financial Services/Asset Management/ AMCs / Big 4

Business Operations

Best online PM course to break into Product?

My contract was terminated last month citing restructuring.
Honestly, I saw it coming but wasn't expecting it would hit like this

I tried keeping my mind distracted, but now it has started to sink

I live with parents and they aren't saying anything (they were feeding me before and still are, no change for them)

I have had thoughts of ending all this, but do not have the courage. What if it ends halfway and I am redundant my whole life?

Credit card bills are coming through now and being 42% of my ex-salary wasn't something I was prepared for. I thought I was a sane spender.

How did you tackle being laid off?

Keep looking around, apply and eventually you're bound to get a good job I promise you. Just treat it as a numbers game. Ask your parents help with the credit card bills if you don't have enough corpus, there is no shame in that. You can give the money back to them when you're in a better position. 
  
 You're a nice person from what I know of you in this platform, you got this sis! Ending it all is not a good option for the people who care about you, and you're probably gonna look back later and smile and be glad for making it through

Application Analyst

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Hello folks, 

This is a call for every software engineer and broader community. 
I’m a 30 year old customer support employee who worked at Airtel, MPL, Wazirx and I have 5 years of total experience all things customer support. 

About a year ago, laid off at Wazirx due to crypto taxes and regulations and it’s been an uphill battle to find a steady job in the market. 

Did few freelance jobs but nothing is working out. I’m at a point where I’m unable to even get by on monthly basis. 

I’m a Engg dropout as well, so no degree, no real top notch experience to land other roles. 

I finally decided to have a crack at software jobs and pivot to whole new field. I have few queries, if anyone can find some time and answer them, it would mean the world to me 

1. Do I need a degree to land software roles ? 
2. To pivot to coding roles ( no prior experience), where should i start ?
3. There’s an ocean of misinformation out there, I’m really confused on where to start and which courses to take up? ( Planning to take up Phyton ) 
4. Can coding help to land freelance jobs ( I know it’s difficult and takes time to reach good enough of a level but I’m willing to work hard and put the hours in ). 
5. I know companies doesn’t bet on candidates without a degree but what’s the best way to approach this scenario? 

Thanks a lot for your time for answering these queries. Highly appreciated 🙏🏼

STUCK IN LIFE

Customer Success

As a business graduate, it's often humbling to see the tech salaries based on my YOE (4-7 bracket) with the people at the top end earning 50-60+ lpa. (Fixed)

Assuming i want to optimise for Money - What can I do as a business graduate to do well similar to tech folks? 

Would love to hear from all of you.

P.S. No IB/Consulting advice please. Not the type of work I've liked 😄

Business vs Tech Salaries

Corporate Strategist

I was recently impacted by layoff and having 20yrs of exp into application support and service management with last 10yrs grown into a middle management role(limited tech hands-on and no dev experience nor CS background)

While I am financially ok atm and can manage staying at home for next 12-24 months, I am not financially independent yet. its getting too boring and I want to get back into some sort of work routine as I am keen on retirement yet.

Challenges I am seeing with finding a new opportunity:

- The job market seems to be quite restricted for senior roles with that experience
- Few that came across were at a substantial low salary.  
- Some others required significant hands-on experience 

Thought process::

- While salary is not a major concern, I am not sure if I makes sense to take a pay cut.
- Given the speed of tech changes, not sure what kind of learning/certification would be helpful
- Even if I do tech self-learning, lack of practical hands-on seems to be a drawback
- At 40+ while I am open to work hard and learn, i view is to find a job and learn into it , rather than other wat round

Any guidance/pointers would be appreciated. As would any leads/introductions on suitable opportunities you know of.

What next at 40+

Start a hotel of your own or a small CCD why work in boring mncs

Software Developer

Analyst

I'm a generalist with 4 YOE, earning 17 LPA. 
Skills include but are not limited to: Nodejs, ReactJs, AWS, Jenkins, Docker and Linux. People in my company involve me in everything that requires solving problems. I have worked on multiple stacks beyond what I've mentioned and trained / guided junior to intermediate level of engineers

I'm searching for a new job, but I don't see companies having a dire need for generalists. This is partly because generalists don't command enough confidence unless deployed on a project to work their magic (or so is what I believe)

People having or knowing people in my techstack, do you think it is possible to expect a salary of 30 LPA ? Or is specialization an inevitable next step to take ? Also, how should I position myself in interviews ?

Your thoughts will be appreciated.

Jack of all trades: Any space left for generalists anymore?

Hey folks, recently have found myself on career crossroads. Not sure what kind of career paths generalists have after certain YoE. Are there some generalists on the platform with more than 6-7 YoE who can throw light on what kind of roles are available to generalists after a certain level? Ideally, would want to look at big tech cos.

Current profile: 5yrs post mba work ex in consulting + startups.

Generalists career path

Project Manager

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

I am a graduate from a tier-1 engineering college and will be starting out with a job in a few months at a financial services MnC in an analyst role. I am looking to build some income streams apart from my salary over the next few years and wanted to gain some freelancing skills to build an online business but am confused about where and how to start. I've seen people working on software projects and stuff like digital marketing but can't really picture myself in similar roles. I'm not a techie, my interest lies mainly in finance and business but I'm fine with exploring and venturing into something new as well. Would be great if someone who has done it in the past can please guide as to what can be some promising skills to gain and how to go about it.

How to go about building additional income streams?

Business Analyst

Wanted to start a thread for marketing folks to introduce themselves. Would be good to know each other (still anonymously) and what industries, specialisations etc you belong too.

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Head Of Marketing

Folks, looking for APM roles. Have overall 2.2 yrs experience & 11 months in product. Have worked with multiple stakeholders in early stage startups(fast paced, long hours etc).
Would appreciate any leads about any positions or anyone who's hiring.

Who is hiring?

Total YoE :4 years (3 as dev and 1 as Product Manager). MBA from Tier 1 college. Product experience is in US healthcare but I don't want to continue working in that domain. My current pay is absymally low tbh.
Want to work in the Indian/APAC time zones.

Plase ley me know or comment here if you have any openings in your company

Referral for Product roles

I'm in business strategy and majorly worked across different startups

When looking for a new role, HRs tell me they are looking for specialized experience, or my experiences do not count as they are less than 2 years (in each company)

I like being a generalist, I have learnt much more than I think I would have in a specialist role

What do you guys think?

I have 4YOE, currently in a seed stage startup

Specialization vs. Generalist debate

Founder

I am a fresher 2023 graduate and have been doing this (applying for jobs) for almost a year, everyone said you have to do internships as it is necessary so did 2 internships one for a year and another for 6 months but apparently no one counts internships as experience even jobs that had 1-3 yoe as requirement and now everyone's hiring 2024 grads as freshers (I tried to look for another internship but there were none during the time of placements).

I am now tired of this field, many full stack devs don't know shit outside Javascript world and many of them can't even use tools like git properly and are so cocky of themselves. 

Saw an SDE on twitter who apparently has 6 years of experience, doesn't even know how to configure multiple SSH and says managing multiple ssh is a downside. A women dev (cause in India you have engineers and female engineers apparently) doesn't know about sidebar cache and calls it a bug and she's in google. and If I try to roast these people with my real name there's a whole cabal of Banglorians who will grab their macbooks inside third wave coffee and start tweeting against me after aggressively drinking their Chocolate mocha frappe.

Just go into any random tech twitter space no one seems to be talking about tech it's always about DSA, interviews, LIFE IN BANGLORE, which cafe they visited.

I let myself believe tech was my passion and worked hard  for but Indian techies and companies are worst, this generation thinks they are better than their predecessor but follow the same politics everywhere even when it comes to Tech communities (who tf does politics in a community that produces open source code wtf).

They talk about networking and creating a community all the time but can't even respond to linkedin cold dm and blame the sender by nitpicking about the format 👏👏 and then they'll go on post the screenshot and rant how it's the sender fault to even try to network with them with a message that isn't written from their own blood.

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Bangalore tech scene is weird man. I feel even the auto driver knows how to code and the third wave barista is definitely doing leetcode because that coffee & sandwich clearly don't take 15 minutes to make

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