Akshaya Chandrasekaran

Doctoral Student @SyracuseU | Before: Podcast Host @thekenweb, Education Reporter @businessline

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

🗓️ Monday, 21 April
📍 Bangalore International Centre
🎟️ Tickets here: https://t.co/KyTT0Ly5lw

Go, if you can!

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

I don't think the phrase “climbing the career ladder” is ever used unironically these days. It feels a little cringe, because it's outdated and doesn't hold true anymore.

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

In a world where AI is rewriting the rules, maybe it's time we rethink how we grow professionally. 

This is exactly what @TheKenWeb's upcoming live event is digging into — and I’m so glad it’s happening.

[Nirmala Sitharaman @nsitharaman]

Saddened to learn that Shri K.R. Srivats (@srivats71), Associate Editor- The Hindu Businessline has passed away.

A senior and experienced journalist @srivats71 covered the Ministry of Finance with insight and journalistic integrity.

His contributions to economic journalism will always be remembered.

Heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family and loved ones.

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

Tell me. This is for @TheKenWeb's early careers podcast - The First Two Years. Please DM or send me an email.
(ID in bio). TIA

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

#journorequest I’m looking to speak to someone who's taken a gap year from their working life.

Did it give you the reset you wanted? Were you forced to take one circumstantially? Or did you do it of your own volition? What were the trade-offs you had to make?

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

Can you even have a personal brand without any work experience? Oh yes, you absolutely can! Had a conversation with Akshaya @akshayaiyerr Chandrasekaran for The Ken's The First Two Years podcast where I explain how one can go about this.
Spotify: https://t.co/RxkLMfYzAY
Apple: https://t.co/Sim9QJsIeM

#personalbrand #personalbranding #earlycareer #career

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

Need a sharp, wise listen today (building a personal brand is daunting, amiright)?

Check out the latest episode of @TheKenWeb 's early careers podcast, The First Two Years.

https://t.co/S6DzYZoyRL

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

Most of us base our professional reputation on the work that we are currently doing.

Or the role we are occupying.

Or, quite commonly, the company we are working for.

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

This week, my conversation with @beastoftraal reminded me so much about the importance of building a personal brand devoid of all of the above.

How to craft your own reputation in an intentional way.

[Devaiah Bopanna @devaiahPB]

When your job involves doing something you truly love, it can feel like going on a stressful holiday. Yes, you’re on vacation, but you're super stressed.

Stressed because you want to see all the best sights, try all the best food, visit all the local spots, and make sure everything is done on time. You want to experience the expensive places but stress about going over budget. You want to explore the cheap local spots but stress about getting sick.

Amidst all this, you feel stressed out trying to constantly broadcast on social media that you’re having a great holiday. You stress about places closing soon, and you stress about traffic that's getting you late to places that are closing soon.

You are stressed if the hotel service is worth the money you paid; and you feel like a stressed-out headmaster on a Monday morning, checking if everyone is wearing the right uniform.

You stress about getting to the airport on time and whether your luggage will be overweight after all that holiday shopping. You were stressed throughout your entire holiday—perhaps even more than during your normal, regular, predictable workday.

But somehow, you absolutely loved it and want to stay on holiday permanently. That’s how it feels when you turn your passion into your profession. Most of the time, you put so much pressure on yourself, but in quiet moments, you realise it’s like being on a paid holiday.

Stressful, yes, but a holiday nonetheless.

[vishal dayama @VishalDayama]

the extra 100g is from that invincible medal she has been wearing all this time

[Sumanth Raghavendra @sumanthr]

🚨 🚨Bangalore's loss is Navi Mumbai’s gain: PSA that I am moving my personal headquarters to the financial capital.
I expect to save around Rs 4-5 thousand in rent a month because of the move from Bengaluru to Navi Mumbai (per sources).

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

Also, if you're great at intergenerational friendships at work, please DM / email as well. I want to understand how Gen Z professionals benefit from befriending older millennials and Gen Xers at work.

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

#journorequest I’m looking to speak to someone in their 20s who's had a difficult relationship with their manager where your working styles simply did not match.

This is for @TheKenWeb's early careers pod - The First Two Years. Please DM or email in bio. Thank you!

[Akshaya Chandrasekaran @akshayaaa13]

@_sairamkrishnan @TheKenWeb It was wonderful having you on, Sai. As always, thank you for speaking your mind.

[Sairam Krishnan @_sairamkrishnan]

I was on @TheKenWeb's careers podcast, The First Two Years this week, talking to @akshayaiyerr about grunt work in startups.

My point: It's not grunt work, it's foundational, almost like an apprenticeship for your job and your role.

Listen here. https://t.co/r5gKqFzfDd

[The Ken @TheKenWeb]

You just started your first job at a new company. You’re ready. You’re eager, smart and capable. But to your dismay, you end up with “grunt” work.

What do you do, then? How do you get into the 'right' teams and projects? How do you make the leap from "grunt work" to real work?