New Episode of Career Journey podcast Release


Hello Reader,

Today, I released 5th episode of the Career Journey podcast. In this episode, I asked Pratyush why he pursued a master's degree in the USA and how he secured his first programming job at a US-based financial startup.

It has many practical pieces of advice you could use to get your first job, especially how Pratyush used his open-source contributions to build relationships with a CTO.

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Please let me know your feedback and if you want me to ask any specific questions in the next interview.

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