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I have extensive experience in implementing cloud-native architectures, utilizing tools like AWS and Docker to ensure secure and seamless deployments. My work also encompasses blockchain solutions for transparent and reliable transaction and inventory management, as well as IoT-based applications that enable real-time tracking and logistics optimization.

Throughout my career, I have developed a deep understanding of system design, microservices, and API development to build robust platforms capable of handling complex business requirements. I’m passionate about exploring emerging technologies, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering impactful solutions that foster business growth and innovation.

One of the most important yet underrated things that premium college students know is how to make an impressive CV. As part of the placement process, they go through several rounds of iteration with inputs from their peer, seniors and alumni pver a month or two to prepare a CV that captures their key experiences in a crisp way. 

On the hand, a large number of job seekers are trying to take a short cut to prepare their CV, using AI tools and templates without adding their own set of inputs or highlights. Consequently, their CVs are either too succinct or too similar to others in the same domain. A CV of a backend engineer generated purely through one of the AI tools or a template resembles that of another with just changes in titles or durations. These CVs rarely make the cut! 

Employers want to see what projects you have worked on, and what did you achieve in those projects. The 'Generic' AI generated CV impedes your chances of success - it is basically stopping you from your getting through your dream job!

What you need to do is to amend the templatized CV to add very specific details from your background. Most importantly, include phrases, keywords, and action verbs that blow your trumpet in alignment with the job or the domain you are aspiring to get into. Yes - 'in alignment' - if two or more domains interest you, you would need to prepare multiple CVs targeting those domains. One size would not fit all!

This investment has a huge invisible RoI. With access to your well prepared CV, headhunters and TA teams would be able to find you easily and reach out for the most relevant jobs. You will get more calls with regard to the jobs you desire, simple!

A well prepared CV can get you to a stage or a platform where you can demonstrate what you bring to the table, irrespective of every other parameter. So, we cannot highlight enough the importance of investing time and energy in preparing, arguably the most important document in self promotion. In case you do not have the bandwidth, it is advisable to take professional assistance.

We would be keen to know what the professional community thinks is the legally compliant way out of a tricky situation that an individual faced at the professional workspace.

A candidate was working on an Information Security project for one of the Government entities. Looking for a job change, he interviewed with a US based company and was selected as the successful candidate. His joining date was first 28th November, 2024,that is one day after completion of his official 60 day notice period, but he was not relieved nor was he clearly told when would his last working day be. While serving the notice, the candidate tried to pull every possible lever with his employer but didn't succeed. He was told - 'this is a Government office and not a private company. That's how it's here.' From 29th November, 2024, he stopped going to the office, but that barely changed anything. 

The US based company extended his joining date first by a couple of weeks to Mid December, 2024 and in fact, offered him to start working as he had already stopped going to his previous employer and furthermore, gave the candidate the flexibility to furnish the relieving letter as and when he received it. The candidate, worried that if he does so, his previous employer would confiscate his PF and he would have a even harder time getting his money out, was wary of joining without formal relieving. He also explored legal options but the consensus was that any action against government organizations would take years to start/conclude, and consume a lot of monetary resources, involve prolonged mental harrassment and hamper his future career prospects. 

So, the candidate decided to decline the US company's offer, sit back at home till he got absolutely clarity on when he can leave his current employer, and then make his next career move. 

The situation raises a critically important question - can employers, Government or non- Government, deny relieving after an employee has served her/his official notice period? Can they hold the F&F payments? Can they play with someone's career at their whims? What's the fast and easy way out? Employers don't wait for months or years to hire a candidate and a career opportunity has to be grabbed as and when it knocks the door.

Before we answer this very important question, let's share what we are building in the first place. Aplushub (A+ hub) is a career platform where we our mission to give working professionals A+ quality tools to find and succeed in their careers. 

Next, let's first understand what's FREE!

Any full-time job posted on the platform by an employer, founder, or a staffing company will always be free for both employers and job seekers. Essentially, employers don't need to pay anything to advertise their jobs, contact candidates and/or download their CVs, and job seekers don't need to pay anything to apply, follow up and/or seek feedback. This ensures more companies post their jobs without any frictions, and candidates access more and more jobs for free. Majority of job portals charge employers to post or to download or to contact potential candidates, which naturally reduces the no of employers on their platforms. On A+, we aim to have one large platform where tens of millions of jobs can be found in seconds for FREE! 

Now that we have established that a massive job universe will be free on A+, we will explain what are premium jobs and why are they premium after all? 

Our vision is to build one portal for all jobs in the world so that job seekers do not have to spend countless hours and bucket loads of money finding companies, employers, headhunters, referrals, networking events, and common contacts to access jobs that could potentially change their lives - the dream jobs. We aim to provide them all at one place more cheaply than the price of one coffee!

In order to do that, we have brought together a research team - both AI and humans - that are tasked to bring together jobs from thousands of sources - career pages, alumni networks, niche job portals, head hunters/staffing firms, private communities and more - on to A+ and make them accessible at a click of a button. In addition to the FREE jobs that get posted on A+ directly, our research brings jobs from elsewhere. The latter are the premium jobs! For this, we charge a mere INR 50/month (peanuts, right?) i.e. 1/4th cost of a decent cup of coffee. 

To answer the last part of the question, why are they premium? For two simple reasons - to cover the manual and AI research costs, and more importantly, to ensure genuine applicants access those jobs. Genuine job seekers, and not spammers, access the premium feature. Hope that makes sense?

We whole heartedly wish to simplify job as well as candidate search.

Do share your thoughts in the feedback form on the right of A+ website, and our team will respond individually to each input.

In this section - Product Management careers - we discuss everything Product. This includes high quality jobs from some of the most promising product companies, discussions on evolving roles and responsibilities of a Product Manager, insights on building great products, and brainstorm collectively on how to solve critical problems through a Product led approach.

In keeping with that, here are the top three Product Management jobs posted on A+ this January. All three jobs are with star portfolio companies of some of the leading Venture Capital funds. More importantly, they are at a zero-to-one stage, which means these roles offer peak learning experience within Product Management - successful candidates would get their hands dirty, building products from ground zero and blitzscaling them to Product Market fit (PMF) and beyond.

Without futher ado, we list the jobs here:

1. Remote Product Manager job with ConverzAI in India
   1. The successful candidate would be the first PM at the startup and will get an opportunity to work directly with the Founder and disrupt a mammoth US $500 billion industry. Yes, that's half a trillion dollar! 
   2. Apply here: https://www.aplushub.com/job/product-manager-with-converzai-in-remote-2aa18abd
2. Founding Product Manager with Truva in Mumbai
   1. As the name suggests, the Founding PM will work alongside the CoFounders of Truva, a Stellaris backed proptech startup that is changing the traditional Real Estate industry as we know it.
   2. Apply here: https://www.aplushub.com/job/founding-product-manager-with-truva-in-mumbai-005e4474
3.  Product Manager with Stockro in Bangalore
   1. Equity investments is no more only for the rich. As more and more Indians invest in equities, Stockgro takes the center stage in helping investors make informed investment decisions. This fintech, indeed, is among the most promising startups in India 
   2. Apply here: https://www.aplushub.com/job/product-manager-with-stockgro-in-bangalore-ed6692d6

For more exciting product management jobs in India, please feel free to check out all our product management listings here: https://www.aplushub.com/jobs/product-management-jobs-in-india

Before we conclude, we must share what makes A+ different from other job portals as far as Product Management jobs are concerned. It's simple - we are aggregating jobs from all channels - staffing companies, Indian startups, US startups, European startups, Indian VCs, global VCs, alumni communities of IIT/ISB/IIM/Symbiosis/XLRI, social media - whatsapp, telegram channels, and many more - at one place. As we scale, job seekers would not need to sift through hundreds of job portals, career pages, find known references, and/or attend pocket draining networking events regularly to get access to top product management jobs. They'd find it all at A+ at a price less than a breakfast pastry!

None of the articles/discussions in the Investing section is an investment advice. Please do your own analysis or consult a SEBI-registered investment advisor for advice on investing in stock markets/equities. The purpose of each of these articles is to encourage constructive discussions,  and thus, discover new opinions, perspectives, facts, figures and insights about companies and industries.

So, here we go: Fundamentally, Asian Paints looks weak for a Paints only play. 

Asian Paints' competitive advantages were it's distribution and brand:

1. Distribution: completely disrupted with Birla, JSW, Pidilite entering the space. They have a better/larger if not comparable distribution capability,  through their adjacent businesses - Ultratech, JSW Steel, Fevicol/Adhesives etc whose TG is also the construction, real estate and infra industries. Not just that, their distributors can bundle products, offer more discounts on bundled offerings. For instance, steel, adhesives/construction chemicals, cement and Paints to a developer. I believe it is only a matter of time before Adani enters the space. It is absolutely natural for the group given the adjacencies they are in.
2. Brand - Birla, JSW are more deep pocketed than Asian Paints. If Adani enters, he will go for 1/2nd position anyway. These guys are/will be all in on brand building and for a sustained period.
   So, until and unless Asian Paints leverages its massive distribution to launch more products, its fortress (moat) is breached so to say.

What do you think? 

I am bullish on Vodafone. I see it as a turnaround case. The thesis is:

• the telco market is too big for a duopoly. Even the smallest GCC/European countries have two or more players.
• Promoters have deep pockets and now, one of the promoter is Government with nearly a third of the company. So, essentially you and I may have to bail out with your taxes should things go bad from here. 😅
• The intent seems clear - they are monetizing non core assets, investing in core business and holding on to/regaining market share in their p0 markets without worrying about p1/p2s. 

How much they will turnaround will be seen, but I think they do have a strong case. Do you agree?