My First Job Podcast - Real Career Stories for India/Indian Freshers

While editing, we made a change in the opening sequence - because you need to know the risks that Namrata took From Boardrooms to Cheeseboards: How Curiosity Built an Unconventional Career What happens when a management consultant with a successful corporate career decides to follow an unexpected passion and ends up building an award-winning artisanal cheese brand in Chennai? In this episode of My...

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What does a career in logistics really look like? How do products move across countries, industries, and continents? And what does it take to go from selling photocopiers to helping launch a cargo airline? In this episode of My First Job , we speak with Kochat Narendran, a logistics and supply chain professional with more than 35 years of experience across automation, consumer electronics, freight...

What does it take to build a successful career when you don't come from privilege, don't speak fluent English, and don't have a clear roadmap for success? In this episode of My First Job , we speak with Karaiadiselvan S., Managing Director of CADD Centre , whose journey offers powerful lessons for students, graduates, engineers, entrepreneurs, and young professionals navigating today's uncertain j...

What is it really like to become a teacher in India? In this episode of My First Job , experienced educators from Montessori, CBSE senior secondary, and rural government schools share the realities of teaching as a career in India. If you are a student, graduate, career switcher, or someone exploring meaningful careers after college, this conversation gives you a practical and honest look at the t...

What does a career in Psychology , UX/UI Design , or Digital Marketing actually look like in India today? In this episode of My First Job , we reverse the format and speak to three young professionals who are building modern careers in fast-growing industries: A Clinical Psychologist & Counsellor working in trauma therapy, couples counselling and trading psychology A UX/UI Designer & Produ...

If you are in your 20s trying to figure out what a career is supposed to look like, this conversation will reset how you think. Commodore G. Prakash shares career advice for 20s India that goes far beyond any job portal or campus placement tip. → How the discipline of naval service becomes a competitive edge in the corporate world → What his very first posting taught him about leadership — before...

# Inside the Cockpit: A Fighter Pilot's Unfiltered Story Rarely does someone pull back the curtain on military aviation with such raw honesty. In this episode, a fighter pilot with over 3,000 hours of flight experience walks us through what it truly takes to wear the wings, from basic landings all the way to executing precision strikes under nine times your body weight in G-force. Can you imagine...

Rarely does a career span from commanding troops in active conflict zones to advising a global tech giant on cybersecurity strategy, but that is exactly what Colonel KPM Das has done. His journey from joining India's National Defence Academy at just 16 years old to becoming National Cybersecurity Advisor at Cisco is genuinely remarkable. In this episode, Das reflects on how the Academy's demanding...

From Marketing to Public Speaking: Understanding Consumer Behavior Beyond the Numbers # From Beer Sales to Berlin (Sort Of): One Speaker's Winding Path Rarely does mishearing a job destination lead to one of the most formative experiences of a career. Vinay Pushpakaran thought he was heading to Berlin, Germany, only to land in Benin, West Africa, where he discovered that markets, like people, requ...

Three Creatives, Three Unexpected Paths Rarely does a single conversation capture such genuinely diverse creative journeys, but episode 31 of "My First Job" delivers exactly that, and then some. Yashwin Senanayake, who pivoted from music to marketing, recently completed a three-year documentary about an 86-year-old pioneering fashion figure from Sri Lanka , collaborating with the Australian High C...

Most regular veterinarians spend their time around dogs and cats, but unusual things can happen. And this was Dr. Barani's experience. Lions in the local zoo had caught Covid and volunteers were required to care for them. It's not as if Covid was not already causing havoc. Here, the problems were multifold. As Dr. Barani says: We had some 12 lions who tested positive for COVID. The lions come unde...

There was a time when Google and Facebook were startups. There were people who believed in them. And understood their potential early on. Being a venture capitalist is for those who like taking big risks for big payoffs. Or understanding markets so well, that you see the possibilities that no one else has seen - yet. Divya Sampath has a career path that converged with the internet boom in the mid-...

If you're one of those rare people who want to work in the social sector, this episode is for you Rajasri started with a goal to impact one million people—her company has already reached over two million across India and Saudi Arabia. The founder of Impactree.ai is revolutionizing social impact measurement through technology, building SaaS platforms that help ground-level workers translate sustain...

Most urban jobs involve dealing with air, water, and environmental pollution on a daily basis. What if you spend all your life in scenic surroundings? But the work is rigorous and you have to deal with much slower pace of life Starting at just twenty years old, Ramesh Vasudevan turned down India's defense services for something entirely different: tea plantations. His first assignment? Pruning two...

Finding Your Own Stage: One Man's Journey from Banking to the Spotlight When Surajit Guha walked into his boss's office to discuss his weekend singing gigs, he wasn't sure what to expect. Born in Kolkata in 1963 but raised in Chennai, Surajit had been balancing two worlds—corporate trainer by day, professional performer by night. His boss's response? Go ahead and pursue both paths. For thirty-five...

Young Professionals Redefine Career Success Through Experimentation Starting with a bold shift, this 25th episode features three accomplished young people who discovered their paths by eliminating what didn't work rather than following predetermined plans. Deepika Ganesh, Aryaman Harish, and Aditi Battu share how they navigated education for sustainable development, data analytics, and immunology—...

In this podcast I share my journey of becoming a banker's boss and how I secured a relationship manager position in the amazing world of relationship banking! 🌟 If you're interested in pursuing a career in banking and finance or are simply curious about what it takes to thrive as a relationship manager, this video is for you. Join me as I explore the key skills, qualifications, and strategies req...

From Corporate to Entrepreneur: Jaya's Journey to Revolutionize Banking Here are the notes summarizing the key points from the podcast summary: - Jaya Janardhanan left her corporate banking career to start her own company, Krayontek Solutions, aimed at helping banks streamline operations and adapt to changes in the industry. - Jaya shares her journey from joining a bank after graduating to transit...

From Banker to Healer: Soumya's Journey in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Soumya, the head of therapy and operations at TTK Hospitals, shares her unconventional journey from banking to mental health and addiction treatment. Despite societal stigma, she found her calling in this field, driven by her passion for helping others. Her days are unpredictable, managing crises, assisting patients,...

H. Sriram is the Director at IBS Gulf Design, which he co-founded in 2009. His company is involved in the design of complex mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems in modern buildings that people never have to think about. Starting off as a supervisory trainee in Voltas back in Chennai in 1985, Sriram has helmed projects in Abu Dhabi, Brunei, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia before he decided to strik...

Andaleeb Wajid is a writer with a repertoire spanning young adult, romance and horror genres. Her early influences were, as she puts it, derived from a family of storytellers. And she has eased into writing over 40 books in just 14 years. In a world where the cliche is that everyone has one book in them, Andaleeb has a stream inside her. And she taps into it with ease. What is her method? How did...

Kush Dhebar researches, studies and supervises excavations of ancient and medieval Indian sites of importance. His PhD was a study of the sculptures of grappling and pugilism of the Vijayanagara monuments. Apart from archaeology, he is a wrestling enthusiast, which he thinks has built more mental than physical strengths in him. How did a student who couldn't focus on his school develop this set of...

Ritesh Parakh is a foodie, a traveler and the co-founder of a baking brand in Chennai called Beyond Loaf. He's experimented with a career in jewelry besides other businesses but kept going back to his true calling. So, how did a debater, a blogger and a qualified engineer find himself wading into a crowded market and build a name for quality and innovation? Perhaps the clue is in the number of res...

Matharani Mathias has helped shape people from diverse backgrounds for careers in the hospitality industry. She could have built a career and risen to the top of any luxury hotel. She had the intelligence and the drive to achieve it. Instead, she been at the helm of a private hotel management college called Sarosh in the small town of Mangalore in Karnataka. Over the decades, she has created talen...