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#15 My Software Journey from Qualcomm to Google | Prakriti Gupta (Software Engineer, Google) | The International Voice

DISCLAIMER: Any content provided by our host or guest is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.  𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:  Today's episode features Prakriti Gupta, Software Engineer at Google. She graduated with her bachelor’s in Electronics & Telecommunication from NIT Raipur in India, after which she worked at Hella as a Software Engineer, before making a move to the US & pursuing her MS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. The summer in between she worked at National Instruments as an intern & right after graduation she worked at Qualcomm as a Software Engineer for 2.5 years and earlier this year started her software engineering role at Google.  𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧:https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakritigupta/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakritigupta/ ]  ----------------------------------------------  𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒:  0:00 – Introduction  1:32 – Prakriti's childhood in Raipur, India & tech inclination  3:23 – Culture, and food in Raipur, India!  5:46 – Prakriti's undergraduate experience at NIT Raipur  8:22 – Initial experience as an SWE at Hella!  12:19 – Finding a research advisor as an International student  15:31 – Experiencing Cultural shock in the US  17:42 – Bagging an internship at National Instruments, USA  22:00 – Working full-time as an embedded SWE at Qualcomm  24:58 – Preparing for Technical Interviews as an SWE  27:40 – Resources of preparation for Technical Interviews  29:49 – What kind of candidates does Big Tech look for?  32:19 – Prakriti's Day as an SWE  33:43 – Experience working with Product Managers  35:44 – One piece of advice that has stuck with Prakriti  37:55 – What's next for Prakriti  39:48 – Ending Notes by Prakriti  ----------------------------------------------

#14 Overcoming Stereotypes As a Ph.D. Graduate | Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri (Manager-Global People Research & Analytics, McGraw Hill) | The International Voice

DISCLAIMER: Any content provided by our host or guest is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.  𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:  Today's episode features Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri – an Engineering Educator and People Researcher. Sreyoshi leads Global People Research & Analytics at McGraw Hill. As part of her role she uses innovative research methods to understand global employee experience and solve for challenges of the 21st-century global workforce. Sreyoshi has had an interdisciplinary academic journey, she graduated with her bachelor’s in Mechatronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology in India. She then went on to pursue a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, followed by another Masters in Data Analytics & Applied Statistics, after which she earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. During her time at Virginia Tech, she was recognized as a Diversity Scholar, Fellow of the Academy for Graduate Teaching Excellence, and inducted to the National Bouchet Honor Society at Yale. Sreyoshi has worked at Volvo Construction Equipments, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., DRDO, and TechEpsilon Softwares Pvt. Ltd. She was also an instructor for the first-year engineering program at Virginia Tech and has lent her expertise as a researcher on several National Science Foundation projects aimed at improving how engineering is taught and perceived. Currently, Sreyoshi serves as Vice President at the Society of Women Engineers in New York. She welcomes conversation on career trajectories, inclusion, and ethics, statistics, education, and/or travel.  𝐒𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢'𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.thatstatsgirl.com/ [https://www.thatstatsgirl.com/]  ----------------------------------------------  𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒:  0:00 – Introduction  1:45 – Early tech inclination  4:13 – Preparation for Higher studies in the USA  9:18 – Pursuing Ph.D. instead of Industry?  18:50 – Encountering stereotypes while job searching as a Ph.D. grad  26:50 – Self Doubting while job searching  30:43 – How to network?  35:07 – "A day in Sreyoshi's Life"  42:53 – Advice for International students  46:26 – What is next for Sreyoshi?  ----------------------------------------------

#13 Residency Interview, Medical School & Financial literacy | Dr. Azif Safarulla (Life Coach & Neonatologist) | The International Voice

DISCLAIMER: Any content provided by our host or guest is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.  𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:  Today's episode features Dr. Azif Safarulla, Life & Wellness Coach, and a Neonatologist. He spent most of his formative years in the Middle East, particularly Muscat, Oman, and moved to India when he was 15 years old. He then completed his Medical school studies at the University of Trivandrum in Kerala, India. After which he moved to the United States to pursue his MD at the University of Oklahoma. Since then he has been working as a Neonatologist and has just recently started pursuing his passion for helping people in various spheres of life as a Wellness coach.  𝐀𝐳𝐢𝐟'𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞:https://liveyourwowlifenow.com/ [https://liveyourwowlifenow.com/]  ----------------------------------------------  𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒:  0:00 – Introduction  2:55 – Azif's childhood in Oman & India  7:50 – Coaching Life and earning his place in undergrad  12:44 – Why Medical School in a foreign country?  15:38 – Preparing financially for Higher Education!  17:19 – Advice for International medical students   23:52 – Key to grabbing Residency interviews!  30:18 – The importance of networking  32:55 – Life after becoming a Doctor  37:48 – Importance of financial wellness after becoming a Doctor  40:41 – Azif’s journey to financial literacy  43:27 – Journey to becoming a Life Coach  49:13 – Why living your WOW life?  53:50 – Azif’s integral learning!  54:57 – Ending Notes by Azif  ----------------------------------------------

#12 My Journey to Product Management | Rajat Gupta (Head of Product & Design, Sunrun) | The International Voice

DISCLAIMER: Any content provided by our host or guest is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.  𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:  Today's episode features Rajat Gupta, Head of Product & Design at Sunrun. He graduated with his bachelor’s in Computer Science from Harcourt Butler Technical University in India & MS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. Then he went on to work for Dell EMC, before diving into the field of product management & getting his MBA from one of the top MBA schools which is The Wharton School. During his time at Wharton, Rajat did a PM internship at Salesforce, & right after graduation, he worked as a Product leader at Symantec. Later he pursued entrepreneurship & incubated Agawi with his co-founder, which became one of the world’s largest cloud-based game & app streaming platforms, which was, later on, acquired by Google. Since then he has had several executive-level roles like Head of Product at VMware, Vice president of Platform, Ecosystem & Marketplace at Procore Technologies & is now currently working as a Head of Product & design at Sunrun.  𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imrajatgupta/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/imrajatgupta/]  ----------------------------------------------  𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒:  0:00 – Introduction  2:25 – Rajat's early tech inclination  4:39 – Going to the US to pursue Masters  14:23 – Getting into Product Management  15:05 – First role as a Product Manager  18:39 – What makes anyone a good product manager?  23:06 – How to get into Product Management?  25:58 – Importance of an MBA to be a Product Manager  31:55 – Getting into a Top business school as an International candidate  36:56 – Importance of getting to know the culture of the University  39:55 – Advice for budding entrepreneurs  45:23 – Acquisition of Rajat's startup by Google  50:16 – What does it take to become a Product Leader?  56:31 – What's next for Rajat?  58:14 – Ending Notes by Rajat  ----------------------------------------------

#11 Everyone Starts Somewhere | Richa Sinha (Machine Learning Engineer, Amazon) | The International Voice

DISCLAIMER: Any content provided by our host or guest is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.  𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:  Today's episode features Richa Sinha a Machine Learning Engineer at Amazon. Richa graduated with her bachelor’s in Electronics from NIT Jamshedpur after which she worked at Deloitte (6 months), & Nokia (3 years), before making a move to the US & pursued her MS in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech. The summer in between she worked at Amazon as an intern & right after graduation she has been working at Amazon as a Machine Learning Engineer.  𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richasinha17/ [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/richasinha17/ ]  ----------------------------------------------  𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒:  0:00 – Introduction  1:23 – Growing up in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India   5:57 – Time at National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur  8:25 – Getting into & Time at Deloitte  11:34 – More about Business Analyst Role & Career progression  15:04 – Moving to Nokia after a short stint at Deloitte  19:36 – Gaining confidence in programming abilities  23:49 – Backstory behind moving to the US for Masters  27:20 – Application process for Masters in the US  29:21 – Cultural difference in the US  31:58 – Advice for finding a Research Advisor  39:03 – Preparation for bagging the Amazon Internship in the US  44:46 – Suggestions for getting interviews at Big Tech  48:22 – How to ask for Referrals!   50:37 – Richa's one important learning from working in the corporate world  52:02 – Ending Notes by Richa  ----------------------------------------------