The greatest confusion in the services industry is not understanding the difference between "how" and "what." The how is where everyone focuses.The how is what's sold to clients. The how…
You fail to grow as a professional because you can't show your work. Not because you don't have work. You do. You've shipped features. You've solved problems. You've been in…
Career options can be overwhelming when starting out. In Pakistan, as a fresh graduate, it can be quite a challenge to pick your path. You've spent years studying, maybe done…
Been at your job for more than 5 years? Then keep reading. If you're not in Pakistan, go read any Western career advice article about the IC vs Manager track.…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/IkIthcBQ9qI?si=55m8d_CZNvagTFSR Luck is not what you think it is Every time someone lands a great job, closes a big client, or gets an unexpected…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/xNG7oPAKkes?si=IURtbqM6bAAXpIbu Value without proof is invisible You can be the hardest working person in your company. You can solve problems nobody else touches. You…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/BqcvsCK76hQ?si=pJ4rCE8gVWgBQO3X The resume lie Somewhere in university, probably third or fourth year, someone tells you to add a "skills" section to your resume. So…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/ibiYcUnT86c?si=6ewdjSSlUZSM2jXZ The real failure of our education system The biggest thing our education system fails to teach is how to learn. Not what to…
I used to despise managers. Seniors. Leaders. Domain experts. Anyone who got a title because they'd been around longer. Having found relative success in my career early on, my mindset…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/ROaF_HRJVdc?si=ZKMpE2NlaJEeFVwe The frustration is real, but misplaced TikTok is full of people venting about their 9 to 5. Reddit threads in Pakistani communities are…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/O7b_GUoQkig?si=kEnRSDq2B0NKGSLA The question that won't go away In almost every community, group chat, or career discussion with young professionals in Pakistan, the same topic…
Review the full workshop on YouTube. https://youtu.be/jvUeyqxaXVs?si=p-415d_RvYjeY6uU The hardest part of starting out You enter a field like development, marketing, or writing, and within weeks the math hits you. There…
You still don't understand money. A simple question. What is money worth? Money is worth based on how much someone is willing to pay. The issue is most money advice…
The iPhone you just bought is 1,500 USD here. The paycheck you got is 10x less for the same role in the US. Why are products priced similarly across the…
When I made the decision to go solo and leave my day-to-day job, the concerns came fast. "But what about job security?" "What about perks?" "How will you work without…
When You Say Yes to Everything, Everyone Loses Early in my career, I said yes to everything. Client wanted the deadline moved up by a week? Yes. New feature request…
Why do we struggle with negotiating? Better pay. Better terms. Better deals. Better outcomes. The answer is straightforward: If you can't afford to walk away, you can't negotiate. That's it.…
My Name Has Good SEO I don't have a massive following. Never went viral. Don't work at a company anyone's heard of unless they're deep in the weeds of Pakistani…
As a Product Manager I have often worked cross-functionally across all teams of a company, having found my career start in marketing, the topic of SEO and Organic growth often…
Some Background Like many of my Arc articles, this one was yet again inspired by a community convo. It started with a job post that required ‘Product’ focused experience and…
