If you are reading this, you are probably wrestling with a question that has haunted every working professional I’ve advised over the last decade: “If I spend $20,000 and two years of my life on an online degree, will employers actually care?” It’s a valid fear. Five years ago, the stigma was real. Resume screeners […]
I’ve sat across the table from hundreds of anxious parents and confused teenagers. The conversation almost always starts the same way. The student looks at their shoes, the parents look at me, and someone finally asks the question that’s been keeping them up at night: “If he does a diploma, is he ruining his future?
I remember sitting across from a student named Rajesh in 2019. He held a 3-year Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and looked defeated. “Everyone tells me I’m just a ‘junior’ engineer,” he said. “That I can’t work abroad because I don’t have a B.Tech.“ Fast forward to today. Rajesh isn’t a “junior” anything. He’s a Senior
The “experience paradox” is the most frustrating part of starting a new career. You browse LinkedIn for entry-level jobs, and they all demand three years of experience. How are you supposed to get experience if no one will hire you without it? This is exactly where entry-level project management certifications come in. Whether you are
Getting hired by a US company while living halfway across the world isn’t just about having a killer portfolio or a degree from a top local university. I’ve seen incredible developers in India and brilliant designers in Brazil get passed over for “lesser” candidates. Why? Because the US remote job market operates on a currency
Remember the initial chaos when autonomous agents first dropped? We were promised tools that would order pizza, code entire SaaS platforms, and invest our savings while we slept. Two years later, the reality is a bit more nuanced—and frankly, more interesting. We aren’t seeing “Skynet” take over. Instead, we’re seeing a split in the road.
If you’ve ever meant to “learn at home” something useful but got stuck on where to start, you’re not alone. I’ve helped dozens of friends and readers go from curiosity to actual paid work without paying for expensive bootcamps. Below are seven digital skills you can realistically pick up at home for no cost —
I remember staring at my resume during my junior year of college. It was a depressing single page of coursework, a summer job at a café, and a vague bullet point that said “Proficient in Microsoft Office.” That bullet point was a lie. I knew how to bold text in Word, and that was about