Figuring Out Your Early Career

Early career is messy. You're trying to figure out who you are professionally while everyone expects you to have it all mapped out.

I've been writing about this stuff for years...partly to process my own experiences, partly because I keep getting asked the same questions. These posts come from real situations: my first weeks at new jobs, conversations with colleagues, things I wish someone had told me earlier.

Here's what I've learned (and shared) about navigating those first few years.

• Featured Articles & Insights

  • Career In Healthcare (LinkedIn News)

  • From INSEAD to Novo Nordisk: Akshat Kharbanda’s journey (Graduateships)

  • Embracing the spotlight: The importance of visibility at work (LinkedIn Newsletter)

  • 100-Hour Work Weeks? (Financial Express)

  • INSEAD MIMentos: 3 Epiphanies (In The Know)

• Real Work Stuff

  • Why Strategy Matters?

  • Brand Strategy 101

  • Data Science and Strategy Consulting 101 (Bluelearn)

• Career Navigation

  • Unpaid Internships?

  • Degrees Are Dead?

  • First Week At A New Role

  • Networking? Yuck

  • Influence With Age Barrier

  • 4C Generalist Framework

This is just me figuring things out in public. Some posts came from frustrating days at work, others from conversations with mentors or friends. The nice thing about organizing them is you can see patterns in what actually matters versus what we worry about.

Want to talk through something you're dealing with? Sometimes it helps to have someone who's been there recently. I'm here for those chats too :)

P.S. If you find these resources useful (or not!), I would love for you to share your honest take on LinkedIn and tag me. It can be positive or critical as both help me improve.

If you do, I’ll gladly repost your post so more people see your perspective!