by Rajan Singh | Mar 4, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts
A few months ago, a youngster (in mid-twenties) working in a tech role asked me how to get a job in a PE fund. When I asked him why he wanted to do that, he said, “To make a lot of money.” Fair point — these firms can pay quite well. Then I asked him...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 3, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts, Uncategorized
One of the culture shocks I got on joining the corporate world (on transitioning from government) was that nobody tells you the truth about their jobs — especially in the US. During my MBA, whenever I asked anyone about their jobs or summer internships, they...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 2, 2026 | LinkedIn Posts, Uncategorized
Fresh out of college, in my very first job, I picked up a fight with a powerful figure in Kerala over a very small matter. Clearly, I had little idea about how the world worked. But at least I was fighting for a principle. And I escaped unscathed because they probably...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Early in my career, someone told me this cliched, oft-repeated story — apologies, if you have heard it before. A guy was one day frantically running with his bicycle. Seeing his hurry, someone asked him, “Why don’t you ride the bike instead?”...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
When we were kids, our parents told us what to do. But once you are in a job, there are no ‘parents’ there — you have to parent yourself. Imagine that in your current job, there is nobody to tell you which project to work on, what to learn, or which...
