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All in a Day's WorkS2, Episode 13: Shaurya Sethi, BoostrIn this special episode made by one of our student podcast fellows, NYU Graduate Student Carlmais Johnson speaks with Shaurya Sethi, a product manager at Boostr. They talk about figuring out what excited him at work, identifying transferable skills, and his strategy for identifying employers who could sponsor his visa.
Shaurya Sethi works as product manager at an adtech startup in New York. He pursued his master’s in Computer Science from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering and graduated in 2021. Midway through his master's degree, he decided to pivot his career from software engineering to product mana...
2024-01-1520 min
F1APM Podcast"Project Management to Product Management" with Komal GhugareIn this week's F1APM episode, Komal shares how she transitioned from Project Management to Product Management. The discussion covers a lot of ground:
How Komal discovered Product Management as a career option
Recommended books: "Cracking the PM Interview" and "Inspired" by Marty Cagan
How Komal validated her interest in Product Management
The importance of networking and putting yourself out there
Product Buds slack community for finding people to do mocks
How involvement in side projects helped Komal
This episode is packed with actionable insights. If you aspire to become a PM, you won't want to miss i...
2023-03-1134 min
LucidSid's experience of landing his first product manager role in USA | F1 APM PodcastThis episode is hosted by Shaurya Sethi on F1 APM Podcast. Shaurya is a PM at Boostr and is on a mission to help aspiring PMs find their first product management job.
In this episode, Shaurya hosts Sid(Deekshit) about his experience of landing his first PM internship in US and receive a return offer.
Here are the main topics that were covered:
- Decision to getting into Product Management
- Strategies for getting interviews
- Taking care of mental health during job search
- Networking and receiving...
2022-12-1037 minF1APM Podcast"Getting multiple PM Internships and a return offer" with DeekshitIn this week's F1APM episode, Deekshit shares how he managed to get 2 PM internships and a return offer while pursuing his Master's at Duke.
We cover a lot of ground:
1) How Deekshit got interested in Prod Mgmt and validated it's the right fit
2) How to apply for jobs strategically
3) The importance of taking care of your mental health
4) How Deekshit managed to get the elusive return offer
This episode is packed with actionable insights, if you are an aspiring PM, you don't want to miss this one...
2022-12-0437 minF1APM Podcast"Transitioning from Data Analyst to PM" with AkashIn this week's F1APM episode, Akash shares how he transitioned from being a Data Analyst at companies like Amazon, Facebook and Netflix into Product Management.
We speak about how and why Akash got interested in Prod Mgmt, transferable skills Data Analysts can leverage, why working on side projects is important and things Akash wish he knew while he was trying to break in.
This episode is packed with actionable insights, if you are an aspiring PM, you don't want to miss this one!
Did you find it helpful? Have any suggestions? Would lov...
2022-11-2335 minF1APM Podcast"Interviewing with 50 companies before cracking Microsoft and Amazon" with Vivek KumarVivek shares his story about how he discovered product management, found 2 PM internships during his Master's, interviewed with over 50 companies before cracking Microsoft and Amazon for full-time roles!
We also break down what Vivek did differently to hear back from 50 companies!
The episode is packed with actionable insights, if you are an aspiring PM, you don'y want to miss this one!
If you found it helpful, please don't forget to share it with other aspiring PMs!
Connect with me on Linkedin, would love to hear from you if you have any fee...
2022-11-0631 minF1APM Podcast"Transitioning From Software Engineering to PM" with Manan HoraAre you a software engineer looking to break into product management?
In this weeks's F1APM episode, Manan shares his story about how he transitioned from being a software engineer at Salesforce into product management.
We spoke about how Manan got interested in the product space, the difference between solving technical and user problems, pitfalls to avoid when you have an engineering background and the power of product communities!
Some product communities to join -
1) Product School
2) Product Buds
3) Mind the Product
4) Lewis Linn's Interview communit...
2022-10-2929 minF1APM Podcast"Harnessing algorithms to work for you" with Rajas KshirsagarThis bonus clip from my conversation with Rajas is worth relistening a bunch of times.
We talked about how to use the recommendation algorithms of Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube, Medium and Substack to fuel your learnings.
Eg) When you start following Product channels on Youtube, you start discovering other PM related channels. Use that to go deep down into rabbit holes and let your curiosity drive you to places!
2022-10-1405 minF1APM Podcast"Leveraging Domain Knowledge to Break into PM" with Rajas KshirsagarAre you looking for your first break into product management?
Or are you considering product management as a career?
In this week's F1APM episode, Rajas shared his story on how he got interested into product management. How did Rajas develop a unique domain knowledge of the AdTech space and leveraged it into getting multiple offers.
We also spoke about the importance of networking, how to approach networking, cultivating curiosity and what is it being an actual product manager like.
The episode is packed with insights and if you are an aspir...
2022-10-1326 min
2022-10-1001 min
Beyond ConversationsMasters in Computer Science from NYU with Shaurya SethiIn this episode of Beyond Conversations, we have talked about pursuing Masters abroad ,after engineering with Shaurya Sethi.
Shaurya Sethi has completed his masters from NewYork University as Computer Science as his majors. Currently he is an analyst in MediaMath and Product Career mentor at Leap Scholar. In this particular episode, he has discussed all about getting into top institutes abroad for masters, it's application process, his experiences and much more.
Turn into this latest episode of 'Beyond Conversations' to know more about it!
2022-08-051h 01
How To Get A JobEp. 241 “How to Network for International Students” with Shaurya SethiAre you an international student looking for the first step to finding a job?
In this week’s episode, Mastering College to Career alumni, Shaurya Sethi, shared his story as an international student and how he applied to over one thousand companies and how his offer came from networking.
We spoke about how international students, specifically those from India, must learn how to network.
Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Connect with Daniel Botero on LinkedIn for more advice! Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Master...
2022-04-0728 min