“Anything and everything that you do has to be about making someone successful” - Anjana Karumathil
Anjana Karumathil is a fresh perspective for the show. She hasn’t been featured on any media outlets (she doesn’t try to) and she is coming to us from Bengaluru, India. Rather than getting an interview from the perspective of a career coach, or resume writing expert, Anjana gives the point of view of a job seeker. She has successfully gone through the interview view process in the past, and gives examples of what you can do in order to boost your chances once you’re in the interview phase, with a touch of her background in academia.
Always learning, and always striving to be better is the underlying focus, you will get advice on how to differentiate yourself from others and how and why you need to bring value to potential employers.
Note: There is also no traditional introduction on this episode as it was originally supposed to be cut up piece by piece, but there was enough content that we decided to make it into a complete show.
SHOW NOTES
- Anjana’s background and why she came on the show [00:01]
- The difference between pushing and pulling your resume [4:07]
- What has worked for Anjana while searching for jobs [7:20]
- Transferable skills [11:31]
- Describing leadership on a job application [12:23]
- How resumes get screened [13:43]
- Comparing video interviews to criminal interrogations [18:07]
- Online job hunting is a painful experience [23:22]
- Adding keywords on your resume [28:36]
- What your success depends on [33:07]
- Having a side gig [36:18]
- Moving from a rural to an urban environment for work [44:44]
- How Anjana continues to learn [50:48]
- When people don’t understand what learning is about [58:20]
