📺 RI Campfire Sessions

Getting the Job You've Always Wanted: a short AMA about my new job at Doist

We had a chat with Ashish, Naren and Swanand around the following topics:

* What is craftsmanship?

* How to develop a craftsman mindset?

* How to use craftsmanship to leverage most out of remote work or freelancing?

This chat on Financial Independence was structured around the following points:

a. Why FIRE

b. Principles of FIRE

c. Lifestyle design

d. How to build leverage

e. Experience/Learnings

Some of the things that we discussed with @Tarun Pothulapati and @Vipul Gupta were:

* The role of open source in getting a remote job

* How did they differ from their peers

* Challenges of a junior dev working remotely

* What was the screening and onboarding process like

* What do you look for in a remote company

Here are some of the things we discussed in this Q&A session with Indian Digital Nomads:

* How much income is good to sustain the digital nomad lifestyle - A lot of people get into this without figuring out the financial math.

* How do you manage visas (with an Indian passport), healthcare, and money ( esp. taxes ) as nomads - For one, OTPs is a hassle when you’re traveling.

* How folks have made the transition from a desk job to a career which allows them to be on the road

* What’s the best place they have worked from in India or the World.

* How has digital nomadism changed their world view?

We had Saurabh go over his framework for a successful remote job hunt 💯.

Learn about:

* Applying daily - Make it a habit

* Work out your law of averages by tracking each application

* Where to look for jobs

* Trimming down your resume

* Why cover letters are so important

* Tips for Take-home tests and Interviews