Dear Friends and Students
Slowing Global Economic Growth is
Increasingly Evident! I have been receiving multiple calls from the
student community. They are in total confusion.
Last year the aspiration of every
competitive coder was to crack MAANG (Meta, Amazon, Apple,
Netflix, Google) or MAMMA (Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and
Alphabet). Within 9 months, the weak global environment weakened the hiring
sentiment. Now students are asking me, what should be their goal- Dream
or Dignity? This is not an easy question? It has a lot of depth
involved.
I told them there are several
factors that influence this decision. It depends on your family
affordability, your depth in competitive coding, and your attachment to the
brand. Here is the simple formula in current scenario
1. Affordability High, Depth High, Brand
Attachment High- Wait for Your Dream Company/Job
2. If any of these are weak, Go
for WAIT (Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, TCS) type of companies!
Personally, I suggest Start Small,
Think Big! I had a
bitter experience in my life. As a fresher, I joined a UK based company. My
first salary as a fresher was 3 times higher than my second company’s salary.
However, My learning in my second company was 3 times higher than my first
company! What an irony?! This dignity raised my spirits!
My preference! First in First out is
the best philosophy for the next 2 years! If some company gives you a job, that means,
there is some need for a customer in some part of the globe! Respect them! It
is God's arrangement! Rather waiting for a dream, grab one that comes to you!
The next question by some one! Low
package means low level of work! This is incorrect! There is no low
level of work. Even if someone assigns a simple web page development
job, you can rise to the level of a UX designer! UX Designers are
Beyond UI Design!
A typical UX designer can go to the
level of understanding formats of media files, HTML, JS, CSS, Vector
illustration apps (Inkscape, Illustrator, CorelDraw, etc), Raster graphic
editor (e.g Photoshop, Paint, etc), Diagramming tool (Visio, Gliffy,), Mock-ups
and wire-framing tools (Balsamiq, UXPin). At an advanced stage, user research,
design thinking, concept of responsive design, information architecture (IA)
patterns, visual communication skills, etc.
In summary, a best UX/UI designer
works on Research, Develops Empathy, Team work, develops Visual skills
(aesthetics, layout, typographic), tools to be used (Figma, Adobe), and finally
Psychology.
When this is the learning scope,
where is the question of low-end work? It is only our mind that restricts us based on the
pay package offered. If this pay part is removed, learning is unlimited!!
Dream and Dignity are 2-sides of the
coin! The way we look differs and matters!
Ravi Saripalle
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