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Hireworthy PodcastLearn all about ESOPs in India with Sahil TalwarIn a country that is low on Financial Literacy, Equities, ESOPs can be confusing for someone who has been offered some or has an opportunity to take them up. In collaboration with EquityList by AngelList India we bring you this episode which gives you the basics of ESOPs, Tax structure in India & some must knows. For this I speak to Sahil who is the Head of Customer Success at EquityList of AngelList India. Prior to AngelList, Sahil was part of Squad Inc and soon realised his love for building a customer success driven Organisation Culture. With roots...2020-09-0647 min
Hireworthy Podcast12 | Learning about Actual skillsets in Building Startups with Misbah AshrafThe topic of skills divide us as makers, designers & product managers.. Everyday you hear an opinion on what skills a makers should have. Should be a generalist or a specialist? Especially, when you are looking to run your startup do any of these skills even matter? What goes beyond just these skills? For this, I deep dive into a conversation with Misbah Ashraf, who is currently building Marsplay - a community-led commerce platform for fashion and beauty.
Misbah previously led product and growth at multiple global startups like Toymail, Spangle, Pulse.qa, Pursuit, Keygo.me backed...2020-08-1339 min
Hireworthy Podcast11 | Learning by Doing & Leading Products with Shivangi SrivastavaHow do you actually learn more about something? It’s actually by doing the work. This method of learning by doing and putting yourself on the line can you give you actually teach you a lot more than going to a college for an MBA.
We at Hireworthy had the privilege to talk to one of the most driven product leaders in the country, Shivangi Srivatsava who is the VP of Product at Khatabook and prior to this was a part of the Swiggy product team. Before swiggy she caught her ropes to product management by ru...2020-07-1944 min
Hireworthy PodcastHireworthy Season 2 - IntroductionHey everyone! We're back with another season of the Hireworthy Podcast. Hear us out on what's the focus for this season and what you can expect!
Let's begin this journey!
DM us with questions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hireworthy
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hireworthy/message2020-07-1901 min
Elements of DesignMadhuri Maram, Host, The Hireworthy Podcast | Elements of Design Podcast | Bonus Episode | UXANDMORESurvey -> https://forms.gle/9ggG4LyDzYx9m8dU9
About the Episode
On this episode, I’m having a conversation with Madhuri Maram. She is a designer and co-founder of Xperian.
She is also the host of The Hireworthy Podcast. There she talks about the hiring side of design and careers in design.
In the episode, we talked about podcasting. Why Madhuri choose podcast as a platform, what she learned and unlearned from doing the hireworthy podcast. So if you’re thinking of starting your podcast, this epis...2020-07-0712 min
Design LotaE028 Product thinking, Contextual questions and emotions in UX Design Interviews with Madhuri Maram Part 2In Part 2 of this episode, Madhuri - Designer, and Host of the Hireworthy Podcast - gives us valuable insight about applying, positioning oneself and interviewing for a new career opportunity.
We discuss in depth, about how developing product thinking skills and understanding business can enable designers who wish to move into product management.
Madhuri also tells us why management may not be for everyone, and how to choose between IC and manager roles.
We debate about the relevance of the day-long interview format, and Madhuri lays out some of the parameters for ensuring...2020-06-1327 min
Design LotaE028 Hiring Design (UX and Digital Product Design) with Madhuri Maram Part 1In Part 1 of this episode, we speak to Madhuri Maram- Designer and Host of the Hireworthy Podcast. She talks about her role as an enabler in design-in-tech recruitment.
She brings out the various gaps in the process and tells us how D+P and Xperian were created to support the design community.
She gives valuable insight into what designers at different levels should do to set the right expectations for their growth and employability.
She tips us off about the non-obvious skills when presenting portfolios while applying for a job, and we talk...2020-06-0841 min
Hireworthy Podcast10 | Collaborating with Business Stakeholders with Kshitij Bhardwaj & Season One Finale.One of the most important parts of being a designer or a problem solver is working with collaborating with our business stakeholders, conveying ideas and running experiments with them. Quite often there are misunderstandings and resolving them need some respect and empathy on both sides. To get a deeper understanding on how to collaborate with them, I spoke to Kshitij Bharadwaj.
Kshitij is a designer turned Product Manager and has been creating value for the past 8 years for companies like Gojek, Flipkart, Housing and many more. He currently heads a platform group at Gojek which builds communication...2020-05-1445 min
Hireworthy Podcast09 | Grit of UX Careers with Arjun ArunkumarSo what does a user experience designer do in a growth stage startup? If you’ve had so many questions then in this episode we talk Arjun Arunkumar. Arjun Arunkumar who is currently working with Swiggy and leads the consumer apps for Swiggy. He has had previous stints in Ola and Housing where he learned and honed his skills.
Connect with Arjun: https://twitter.com/AverageIntel
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Thank you so much for listening in to the Hireworthy Podcast! If you have any questions about your design careers, please drop us a note on tw...2020-05-0756 min
Hireworthy Podcast08 | Learning to Lead a team with Core Values & Frameworks - Aastha GaurBeing a Lead and growing your team can seem daunting if we’re not well informed about how to approach it in a structured way. So, I reached out to Aastha Gaur at Google to understand more about how she nurtures her team with core values and great frameworks.
Aastha has designed solutions for consumer and enterprise, both at boutique design studios and big corporations. Her passion is to lead with mindfulness, intuition, creativity, and compassion. She puts that passion into practice as a UX Lead at Google Ads, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Connect with Aa...2020-04-301h 00
Hireworthy Podcast07 | Being a Freelance Remote Designer with Darshan GajaraThinking about being a design freelancer? Then this episode is for you! Listen to Darshan Gajara, talk to you about the ups and downs of freelance and remote life, building a newsletter to stay in touch and learn from the world.
Follow Darshan: https://twitter.com/WeirdoWizard
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Thank you for listening to the episode and if you have questions you would love to be answered, send us a direct message on Twitter and we'll answer them for you in the next session.
DM us with questions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hi...2020-04-2433 min
Hireworthy Podcast06 | Basics of Prepping for Design Interviews with Hardik PandyaIf you are currently applying for jobs and interviewing, you need a realistic guide to interviewing for design jobs, so we reached out to Hardik who shared his secret sauce on his experience and frameworks for interviewing.
Hardik Pandya is a senior designer currently, he works at Google Search leading the user experience of the Search box & Autocomplete. He previously designed enterprise experiences in G Suite for Google Cloud. Before Google, he has helped multiple companies in India shape the experience of their web & mobile products – most notably Olacabs, Instamojo & Wellthy Therapeutics.
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Hireworthy Podcast05 | A Perspective: Design & Recession with Karthi SubbaramanPandemic related or not, we’re hearing a lot of bad news around us layoffs, recession, market slowdown, hiring freezes and more.
As designers, we need to question how to learn and equip ourselves with new skills and information on what to be ready about and what to expect and be ready for this new normal.
In this episode, we speak to Karthi Subbaraman, who is chief instructor of Design & Product Management at Xperian School and has almost 65000+ hours of experience in designing 140+ products, conducting 400 master classes and hold 19 patents.
She is a...2020-04-0958 min
Hireworthy Podcast04 | A primer on User Research careers in India by Dharmesh BAIf you are considering a career in User Research or you are already a User Researcher, there might be many aspects you have questions about. It can range from your career path to convincing stakeholders, conveying the importance of research for product development and eternal questions like how much research is just enough?
In this episode we talk to Dharmesh who heads Research & Strategy Initiatives at D91 Labs from Setu, a user research lab that documents the financial journeys of people in India.
We answer various questions we have received about User Research Careers...2020-04-011h 07
Hireworthy Podcast03 - Part 2 | Becoming a Design Manager w Aprajit KarThe Part 2 of of this episode is all about becoming a design manager. In this episode, we talk to Aprajit, Design Lead of Mobility and Ride hailing business for Gojek in southeast Asia.
The following topics were answered in this Part 2 about the qualities of Self Driven Designers, Working with newly joined designers, process of building a playbook for designers, Role of Design Ops in the current times, How to work in a team that expects a designer to code and the reality of attrition and some ideas on how to make somebody a part of your...2020-03-0729 min
Hireworthy Podcast03 - Part 1 | Becoming a Design Manager w Aprajit KarThe Topic of this episode is all about becoming a design manager. In this episode, we talk to Aprajit, Design Lead of Mobility and Ride hailing business for Gojek in southeast Asia.
The following questions were answered in this Part 1:
At what point in your career do you transition to a management role?
How do we say this role is not for us and get back to Individual Contributor role?
How much tool work was done as a Manager?
Did you face Imposter Syndrome as a Manager?
Can you compare your roles in Service and Product?
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Anamorphic by @kingsidharthCareer in Design — from Jr. to Senior Designers, Design Mentorship & Evangelism — Design Roundtable:What if we could get some kick-ass folks to sit together and talk about questions and issues that most won't address.
With the first roundtable, we explored the topic "Career Path as a Designer", with:
Abhinav Chhikara — Designer, YouTuber, & Digital Creator
Arjun Arunkumar, Designer at Swiggy
Hardik Pandya — Designer at Google
Madhuri Maram — Co-founder at Xperian & D+P, Host at Hireworthy Podcast
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Here are some questions we talked about:
What, we wish, we knew when starting our careers as a designer 1:38
What excites us about the future of design & tech? 12:55
Career Options: Individual Contributor (IC) vs Managerial Roles (and other ideas) 34...2020-02-241h 21
Hireworthy Podcast02 - Part 2 | Working in a Growth Stage Startup w Geetaa BhattThis is Part 2 of AMA with Geetaa Bhatt. Currently, the Head of User Experience & Design at CleverTap. She has been with the company since it's inception days. She is a computer science engineer and has an Masters from NID in software and user interface design.
Geetaa has spent early significant years of her career with Human Factors International, Burrp and Network18 and now, CleverTap.
This part 2 covers:
- How to chose between a startup vs established company
- Thoughts on ESOPs or stock percentages given to employees.
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Hireworthy Podcast02 - Part 1 | Working in a Growth Stage Startup w Geetaa BhattThis is Part 1 of AMA with Geetaa Bhatt. Currently, the Head of User Experience & Design at CleverTap. She has been with the company since it's inception days. She is a computer science engineer and has an Masters from NID in software and user interface design.
Geetaa has spent early significant years of her career with Human Factors International, Burrp and Network18.
This part 1 covers (not in any particular order):
- Differences in working with a regular company and a growth stage startup.
- Dealing with Ambiguity
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Hireworthy Podcast01 - Part 2 | Understanding Startup Design Careers w SidharthThis is Part 2 of the Instagram Live with Sidharth. Currently, the Head of Design & Product at Headout and he is passionate about solving problems and loves to impart design knowledge as well. He's always curious and phenomenal bundle of energy.
This part 2 covers (not in any particular order):
- Thoughts on Salary negotiations
- Recruiters and their feedback cycles.
- Hiring designers for B2B
- What kind of portfolio do hiring managers look for?
and more!
Thank you for listening to the episode...2020-01-2745 min
Hireworthy Podcast01 - Part 1 | Understanding Startup Design Careers w SidharthHello there 👋
This is Part 1 of the Instagram Live with Sidharth. Currently, the Head of Design & Product at Headout and he is passionate about solving problems and loves to impart design knowledge as well. He's curious and phenomenal bundle of energy.
This part 1 covers (not in any particular order):
- Thoughts on getting a design certification
- What do hiring managers see in a portfolio
- What is the legal age to start freelancing as a designer from India.
- Thoughts on take home ass...2020-01-2627 min