Though snappy responses are favoured, pause to reflect A good friend of mine, who works for an investment bank in the U.S., was looking for another job. Given her impressive credentials, she was called by
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Though snappy responses are favoured, pause to reflect A good friend of mine, who works for an investment bank in the U.S., was looking for another job. Given her impressive credentials, she was called by
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Aruna Sankaranarayanan is the author of Zero Limits: Things Every 20 Something Should Know. She was the Founder & Director of PRAYATNA, a centre for children with learning difficulties in Bengaluru & Chennai for 22 years.