April 11, 2025
Campus placements are slowing in 2024 says Deloitte

Campus Placements are Slowing in 2024 — What Could Be Happening

  Deloitte talked about in their 2024 report. My take: The entry level jobs are disappearing because AI is doing some of it. And some business models are changing and they don’t need those entry level jobs any more. I see this as a need for people to reinvent their […]
April 9, 2025
Cartoon_Questions for the panel

Don’t Ask the Candidate, “Any questions?”, Do This Instead

I had asked my readers on LinkedIn to suggest ideas on how to improve the candidate (selected and rejected) experience. See the poll details here 1. Desire for Growth: A majority (55%) prioritized feedback because candidates are hungry to learn. Even if rejected, they want to know why—so they can […]
April 9, 2025
State of AI

State of AI as of April 2025

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has an interdisciplinary group of experts from across academia and industry who put together this report. It identifies the biggest technical advances, new achievements in benchmarking, investment flowing into generative AI, education trends, legislation around this technology and even misuse of AI. Here’s a […]
April 6, 2025
Cartoon of a person on a bridge labeled "Midlife Crisis," balancing between "Past" and "Future," humorously depicting the dilemma discussed in WorldPay 6 Trends and @DataCamp insights.

WorldPay 6 Trends, Handling Midlife Crisis & @DataCamp

Ten years ago, digital payments were still considered “alternative. ” Today, they’re the new normal — and by 2030, they’ll account for nearly 80% of global e-commerce. Wallets, account-to-account (A2A) payments, buy now pay later (BNPL), and even crypto are rewriting the rules of how money moves. What started as […]
April 2, 2025
Pixar Story spine

What if you could tell stories like Pixar—and win over anyone, even publishers?

Pixar’s magic lies not just in animation, but in a simple yet powerful storytelling formula: They have used this structure to create a string of hits that have appealed as much to adults as to children. I read and understood this structure as I was pitching my new book to […]
March 28, 2025
Identity - Mid Life crisis

When Work Stops Defining You: How to Stay Relevant and Reclaim Your Identity

Who Are You, Really? Most of us don’t sit around wondering what our identity is. But if someone asked, “Who are you?” what would you say? Chances are, you’d start with your job title, where you’re from, maybe your industry or company. You might add a few personal things—parent, partner, […]