Best Fit Careers

Youtube: https://youtu.be/xj7ActlvrJc   Please welcome Zac Sangeeth and Sangeeth Varghese, the son-father duo who have co-authored “Hidden Links: How Random Historical Events Shaped Our World”. Zac is the world’s youngest historian, a 12-year old History Prodigy, an SCM Young Fellow 2023 and SN Mentoring Young Futurist 2021. This is his 3rd book after "World History in 3 Points" and “More World Hi...

Anveshi is a strong Subject Matter Expert on Sustainability, he has been a TEDx speaker and keynote speaker on multiple platforms. He comes with 2 decades of industry experience across technology and consulting organizations, the last of which was with PricewaterHouseCoopers (PwC) as a Director for Smart Cities consulting. Today, he is the CEO of At Quest Sustainable Solutions, a niche services co...

Devain Pal Bansal, is a Blockchain Technology Researcher working with the core team at the Web 3.0 interoperability startup Socket Tech. He completed his Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala in 2021. He was not interested in Engineering even though he is an excellent programmer. He prepared for UPSC but that was not his calling either. He got introduc...

Pallavee Purie and Saurabh Nanda discuss how knowledge, its quality and quantity and sources can impact our career decisions. Some of the topics they touch in the podcast are: What is the Dunning Kruger effect? Why are certain decisions easier than others? How much information is enough? How to avoid falling for this trap? Listener Questions This episode is the fourth in the series “The Psychology...

Pallavee Purie and Saurabh Nanda discuss how sometimes we are not able to leave certain career paths just because we have invested too much time and effort in them. Some of the topics they touch in the podcast are: What is “Sunk Cost”? Why can’t we seem to let things go? Which direction is the right direction? Is it okay to start again? Listener Questions This episode is the third in the series “T...

Pallavee Purie and Saurabh Nanda discuss the role and impact of feedback and validation in our work and studies. Some of the topics they touch in the podcast are: Validation Seeking behaviour Pitfalls for seeking validation Healthy Feedback  This episode is the second one in the series “The Psychology of Careers” where Saurabh Nanda discusses the psychology behind our career related behaviour as m...

Pallavee Purie and Saurabh Nanda break down how different types of career decisions can be exhausting and toll taking. Some of the topics they touch in the podcast are: Why does the tiredness come from? How to identify your career options? Where does the anxiety comes from and how to beat anxiety? Impact on us - of our environments and people around us Listener Questions This episode is the first...

Vikrant Bahl and Saurabh Nanda break down what our formal education provides us in our schools and colleges. How students today are not provided some basic ‘real world’ skills and some 21st century skills. Some of the topics they touch in the podcast are: How the best possible education doesn’t guarantee success and happiness in one’s careers Disconnect between high school education and university...

Binit Pathak and Saurabh Nanda break down the entire high school duration for an Indian student to help students understand how they need to do identify which entrance tests are appropriate for them and how can they can plan well for their test prep journey for higher education programs in India and abroad. Some of the topics they touch in the podcast are: Different types of entrance tests Challen...

Jhalak Rathi and Saurabh Nanda break down the entire high school duration for an Indian student to help students understand what they need to do apart from just academics and what your school offers to get into the best programs and universities. Some of the topics they touch in the podcast are: Our schools, society and learning ecosystems Self-evaluation Planning for profile building, resume, SOP...

Saurabh Nanda breaks down the entire high school duration for an Indian student to help students understand what they need to do apart from just academics and what your school offers. Some of the topics he touches in the podcast are: Our schools, society and learning ecosystems Self-evaluation Enhancing your resume Research work Aligning your work with sustainability  Saurabh has been guiding stud...

Saurabh Nanda deconstructs our career decision making and points out the missing fundamental step before making any career decision: self-evaluation. He also discusses the following: The Aptitude Personality Interest model of assessment Personal Factor Assessment and Psychometric assessments 21st century skills, future of jobs, half-life of technology Agility needed for this VUCA world Components...

Saurabh Nanda and Anish Passi dive deep into the nuances of standardised testing for MBA: GMAT/GRE/CAT Differences and Similarities Challenges in test taking Mindset for test taking Stress associated with test taking Can we hack GMAT? Anish Passi is a seasoned GMAT trainer with 7+ years of test prep analytics and training experience under his belt. He has scored a 760 on GMAT and a 99.55 percentil...

Saurabh Nanda and Kaushic Khanna dive deep into every aspect of your MBA application journey: Deconstructing the MBA preparation process Planning for the journey Self Evaluation  Standardised Tests and Entrance Exams Profile Building Story Telling Resume and Personal Branding Application Rounds Interview Process Saurabh has been guiding candidates for MBA since 2013 both as a trainer for the entra...

Saurabh Nanda shares his insights about MBA and other management courses, namely:What is an MBA?TypesIndian MBA vs MBA AbroadROI and Opportunity CostIs MBA for you? How to go for an MBA?Planning for an MBA?Future MBAsImpact of COVID Listener QuestionsSaurabh has been guiding candidates for MBA since 2013 both as a trainer for the entrance tests such as CAT/GMAT/GRE and a guide for interviews/...

The first episode of Best Fit Careers, a podcast for all your education and career queries, is focussed on the fact that your passion is the most important ingredient in being successful. Everything else is secondary! Please welcome Zac Sangeeth, a 10-year old History Prodigy, and SN Mentoring Young Futurist, whose first book "3 points: World History" will be published early next year. He not only...

Namaste and welcome to Best-fit Careers. A podcast focussed on bringing you all the information that you would need to find your best fit career pathways and be happy in what you do! I am Saurabh Nanda, your host, an experienced career consultant, educator and youth mentor. I am the director of the career happiness and mentorship firm called SN Mentoring. In this podcast, we will be discussin...