Career Lessons – Ranjith Ravula

Siebe Vanderzee: Hello, and welcome to our podcast, Lessons Learned to Advance Your Career. This is a new segment of our global podcast, 10 Lessons Learned. In this special episode, we dive into the wisdom of professionals who have navigated the highest, the lows, and the turning points in their careers.
We cover it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly because as we all know, success in your career doesn’t, happen by accident. It happens lesson by lesson.
My name is Siebe Vanderzee and I’m your host. I’m a corporate executive recruiter with more than 25 years of experience helping companies find the best possible talent and coaching people to lend their next hopefully perfect job.
Our guest today is Ranjith h Ravula. [00:01:00] Ranjith is an inspiring entrepreneur who transitioned from earning hourly wages as a limo driver and accountant to starting a successful recruiting business. His journey began with humble beginnings, encountering setbacks, failures, and deceit, but he persevered and expanded his network.
In 2016, Ranjith launched Rex Group, a firm that now generates more than $4 million in revenues.
You can learn a lot more about Ranjith Ravula on our website. 10 lessons learned.com. Hello, Ranjith. Thank you for joining us. How are you?
Ranjith Ravula: I am doing great. Siebe, thank you for inviting me. I’m honored to be on your podcast.
Siebe Vanderzee: It’s wonderful we’re going to have this conversation.
I’m looking forward to it. And maybe to start with, I’m, I’m very curious from humble beginnings, earning hourly wages to creating successful recruiting business. How in the world did you do that?
Ranjith Ravula: [00:02:00] I am from India. I came back in 2007 and an independent visa. So even I had accounting degree, I couldn’t work for eight years. So, after eight years around, 2014, I restarted my career I wanted to just, you know, have a basic salary and support my family. I was aiming like at least a 60 K per annum would, would fill my, you know, needs.
But I faced a challenge, like give, having that much break and going into again, you know, back into work is a, was a challenge. So, I saw people, you know, doing some businesses. Then I, I found out. Maybe the limo business would be the better for me because there was a big gap. I couldn’t go back and relearn, you know, everything and, you know, go and show.
I’m experienced within one year [00:03:00] with Uber, you know, then I had to move to different field. But I learned the lessons from that business, you know, in the first year. So again, I went back to accounting. I’ve seen many. Companies looking at, you know, for accountants. So, I started step by step, but I couldn’t be able to find the right job.
So being a non-immigrant and, not having a, a very good communication skills, many rejected me feeling that I’m not a cultural fit. So, I, I totally lost. I even, I started working with the same. Staffing company and I was able to learn for around a year, but they, laid me off because they sold their company.
I was back again where I was then, I don’t know what I was doing. Then I realized, maybe accounting is not for me. I tried it. I tried and went to interviews I did my best, but [00:04:00] I couldn’t achieve my goal. Then I realized, maybe I should do something my own.
Because I was attending the, the recruiting, you know, interviews and everything to be a recruiter, you know, what you really needed. I have an accounting knowledge. I, I worked with the business and doing one year, I know what the problems are like, I dealt so many, you know, difficulties there.
So having those skills, already, then I had to, think about it and, you know, I spoke, I have a good friend, I spoke with them, about my situation and they suggested an IT job. learn some QA and, get a job so you’ll be fine. But with those experiences, I decided, no, if I’m taking something, I don’t want to look back.
So, if I’m taking now deciding anything, let’s let me do it. Then I decided, I told them one day I registered and without even telling them, and within one week [00:05:00] I, I told them, you know, I have registered this one. I need your support. So that’s how I got into recruiting. Again, it’s another story that never ends, if I start from 2016.
Siebe Vanderzee: coming, from India, did you have a moment where you said, while you were here in the United States, you know what? I have to go back to India. This is not working.
Ranjith Ravula: I felt when I was attending many interviews. Everybody was rejecting for two reasons.
One, I was not able to communicate well, even though I’m technically good. And the second one, most of, accounting jobs I think are in-house and, more into a different, culture people. So, if I go and work there, I would be the odd one out. after those many interviews.
Then I realized if I’m doing something, either I have to work with the same people or I have to work behind the scenes where I can just run it, and you know and have somebody else to do it.
Siebe Vanderzee: I [00:06:00] know we’re going to dive into the details and your lessons, but what you’re sharing happens, between your ears right?
You had to be confident about your skills that you had. Even if other people did not recognize that, or because of your legal status, were not able to recognize it. But you had that confidence inside your own mindset. is that a fair way of saying it?
Ranjith Ravula: Mind leads to something else. Either it’s positive, you go towards positive. If you think negative, you end up, in a negative place. that changed everything.
Siebe Vanderzee: I appreciate your sharing that because that’s exactly what you and I are going to talk about in this particular episode.
let’s take a look at your lessons. I think lesson number one fits with what you’re talking about.

Lesson 1: Mindset is Everything

Siebe Vanderzee: Lesson one, mindset is everything. Your thoughts on that, please.
Ranjith Ravula: I cannot emphasize this enough. your mindset will make you, or [00:07:00] break you.
Siebe Vanderzee: Yeah.
Ranjith Ravula: So, when I move to us. I lost my professional identity overnight because I couldn’t work for eight years. even that could have crushed me.
what kept me going was the belief that I could still build something. Even I had to start from the scratch. Or when the, when things go tough, when, you know, with the limo business. I failed and when I got laid off for them, the, the staffing form and when I got sidetracked into actually the financial advisor too.
So, it was a totally mindset that pushed me to try again instead of giving up. if you train yourself and keep moving forward, no matter how you feel. You’ll eventually find your, breakthrough. that is, the main thing.
Siebe Vanderzee: Now when I think of that, failure can lead to distractions.
Things are not working. What do I need to do different [00:08:00] distraction could lead to more failures.
Ranjith Ravula: Yes.
Siebe Vanderzee: where is your resilience coming from, going through that eight year period and not being successful landing jobs?
Ranjith Ravula: everything is, is a, what we, what the lessons I learned in all those businesses in all my childhood. So, to keeping me. That positive mindset is something, you know, you, that the daily activity, you have to, you have some discipline and learning something new. it could be, you know, learning from podcast or it could be learning from YouTube, or it could be learning from blog or anything.
See, you are into a recruiting business example, right? So, you have to see what other people are talking about, and you have to know the lessons. From the people who already did same business. And, and the main, main thing was learning these all things and, and also implementing is more [00:09:00] important, right? You know, end of the day if you, if you didn’t do well and you go to bed and you are thinking about, you know, this is what happened, this is what happened, you know, I couldn’t be able to do it.
I don’t know how it’s going to work tomorrow. These kinds of things will not motivate you to go back and do the thing, in the morning. So, waking up early and, having proper, you know, the discipline activity, ah, I, I, I, I listened the best of the best startups who started and, and had troubles failed and got into a, a very good position.
So, when you listen those kinds of things, you know, you feel yourself, you can put yourself on their shoes. Okay. They did the same way. And what they did it what? I’m not doing it. And you learn from those mistakes and push yourself. That’s what I did.
Siebe Vanderzee: Now, that’s, the definition of resilience, right?
Ranjith Ravula: Yeah.
Siebe Vanderzee: To stay confident that things will change. One day I will be successful and at the same time, educate yourself, learning from companies or [00:10:00] individuals that have been successful Repeating that over and over. It’s not easy. I’m not saying every person should just, don’t worry about it.
You’ll be fine. That’s not good enough. But it sounds like, Ranjith, that you had to discipline to tell yourself, stay positive, keep learning. Things will change, and they did change. Is that a fair.
Ranjith Ravula: absolutely
Siebe Vanderzee: All right. let’s take a look at lesson number two.

Lesson 2: Embrace Setbacks as Lessons

Siebe Vanderzee: Embrace setbacks as lessons. It fits well with what we were just talking about, right? Embrace setbacks as lessons.
Ranjith Ravula: Yeah. So, setbacks, right? Everything, you know, and more setbacks. I think I have had more setbacks than most of the people, every failed business every layoff, every rejection.
At first, they felt like. proof this is not for me. but looking back, a single setback taught me something, an essential, the limo business assured me what is a real burnout feels like, [00:11:00] and getting laid off taught me never rely completely on someone.
whether something goes wrong, then I, I now, even though, you know, in business, you will not have all day good day. So, there’s something always goes wrong. So, I ask myself, okay, was this something, you know, teaching me, a lesson or something I need to correct myself? Or is this normal for business?
do I need to deal with my mindset? Okay, this is, this is not, I don’t have a control. Okay, let’s move on. Or if something I can do. So, what, what I would say is that treat every failure as feedback and not like a finish line. So that makes, you know, a change your, you know, setbacks as lessons.
Siebe Vanderzee: Is that something you grew up with or had to discover.
Ranjith Ravula: No, not exactly. if I talk about my, childhood. Financially, we were not good. My father was not; in good health I didn’t have money to go to school. I was in a, you know, in a local language. I [00:12:00] didn’t learn, have money to go to private school and learn English.
So, these are the things I faced, problems. but I, I didn’t see, much success there until, until I start here. So, I, I always. Going, you know, finding a job and doing my best. That’s what is there and back in there. So, I don’t know, I mean, if you see those, those struggles made me, strong or thinking this way, I it could be, but yeah, that, that’s what it is.
Siebe Vanderzee: I, I appreciate your sharing that. coming from another country to the United States, my lessons learned were different lessons, and at the same time, there are absolute similarities. You are in a country where you don’t have your family, your network established yet things are done differently.
You have to deal with. Negative elements sometimes, But once you arrive in your case, you have become very successful. Those lessons that you have learned obviously can be [00:13:00] extremely helpful for other people. And I’m glad that you and I are talking in this podcast because that’s part of the process people go through when they’re out of a job looking for a job.
they’re unhappy in their current job and say, I got to find something different, that uncertainty and awkwardness to say, I got to do something different. with your mindset and experience, I’m sure you can guide a lot of people, and I know that’s what you’re doing.
Ranjith Ravula: coming from India, so what I feel lucky is being in United States is lucky. That, that opportunity, I, I got it then. I, I don’t want to lose it. I don’t want to just go to nine to five job and, you know, stay home and nobody knows about me, right? So, this opportunity I, I created in myself and, I wanted to, show who I am and build something for my family and show my, you know, my parents.
Everybody is, is know, like they’re all proud of me now with [00:14:00] my current, situation.
Siebe Vanderzee: And of course, not to touch on politics, but immigrants can contribute to the country they move to.
Ranjith Ravula: Yes.
Siebe Vanderzee: They have the desire to do that. lesson number three, very important.

Lesson 3: Prioritize Financial Discipline

Siebe Vanderzee: Prioritize financial discipline. It’s easily overlooked. different people in different, situations young people, families, et cetera. I want to buy a house or relocate but prioritize financial discipline. looking forward to your thoughts on that.
Ranjith Ravula: this one is non-negotiable and my favorite topic to discuss. Being, I mean raised, in low middle class family, you know, with the financial troubles. I know. How important to, you know, managing your financials, discipline. Either you are doing a business, or you are a, you are a student or doesn’t matter.
Okay. See, when I started, I had, I had like no study income. Right. So, for months at a [00:15:00] time, if, if I hadn’t been like careful with my money, I wouldn’t have been here right now talking to you. So I would be, I would’ve been forced to quit before even, you know, racks group even get, you know, off the, the ground.
if you want to survive long enough to succeed, you need a financial backup plan. save aggressively keep expenses as low as possible and don’t blow money. You know, I have seen many people with just simple success, like having a money in bank. Then they just go buy and flashy tools or offices and even cars.
So, why I am talking now, it’s been eight years now. Okay. The only reason I’m very, very good at financial discipline when the market was slow. The margins were low. Right. I managed to survive without laying off my, my staff. Okay. And that’s a, that’s lesson, you [00:16:00] know. you know, another thing is in the COVID time it was a very tough to manage it.
Siebe Vanderzee: Right.
Ranjith Ravula: And we were able to make it through even COVID time only because of financial managing. even the last two years were slow. We never stopped. many companies closed and gave up. But the reason why we are is because we are, we have proper discipline, financials ready so that we know when, when things goes wrong, when something happens, you know how to able to continue keeping it consistent,
we talk about business. most businesses don’t survive more than three to five years. Even I, I researched it like US Bureau of Labor Statistics also indicates that roughly half of all new businesses don’t make it past five years. financial discipline buys you time.
That’s the main thing, right? When things goes wrong, you have. Funds ready, then [00:17:00] you can survive one more year, two more year, until you get a better time, I mostly covered it.
I can’t tell how important it is, either it’s a personal or businesses. This is the best, the best thing. You should have it.
Siebe Vanderzee: I completely agree. I started my career in international banking, and I learned some of the basics and they stuck with me the rest of my life because it’s important.
when you look at financial discipline, you can have short term, making sure you can, survive the moment and then there is a long term strategy and perhaps investing into real estate or, or really thinking it through thinking about your children.
Those elements. people who are early in their career and people who are further advanced in their career, their financial objectives may, and I know they do differ. It’s not always the same. So, we could do a separate podcast on that topic. financial discipline.
Ranjith Ravula: Before that, I wanted to add one thing,
Siebe Vanderzee: please.
Ranjith Ravula: [00:18:00] When we were with the one salary, when my wife was working, I was not working. We were able to buy two homes. it’s not, it’s, it’s, even though the salary was low, we were able to do it. It’s all because of the financial discipline. So, you can imagine now how, you know what we are doing is everything is going to the business.
So, even it, even the kids, investments and everything, you have to plan it properly and do it so that you don’t need to worry while working.
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[00:19:00] Alright.

Lesson 4: Invest in Relationships

Siebe Vanderzee: Moving on. Lesson number four, invest in relationships. What are your thoughts?
Ranjith Ravula: I was, very bad at socially socializing. So even back in India, I have, friends from my college. We call it as intermediate, but it’s a high school. And even my, graduation, degree, I barely have known one or two people. So, I used to just work myself and never went outside.
Only I used to, you know, have a friend, very close to me and who I meet, you know, very frequently. Those are the friends. I still have it, but I lately realized it. Relationship really matters. So, the more you have built a relationship, the more you know it can be your career help, or you know, anything mentoring on getting a job or anything.
after, 2016 when I started, I didn’t [00:20:00] have any network. I don’t know anything. with one year I was, I was taking help of my friends. One of my friends told me, without a network, you cannot do business. That changed everything. So now my entire business in is, you know, built in relationships.
So, in early days when, you know, when I started in the, after the, I mean before the COVID, I made a habit of reaching out at least 20 people a day on LinkedIn every day without failing. When I lost two times, they blocked me. They thought I’m a, I’m a, I’m a bot. I’m back into, you know, 2020, I think.
2020. some of them, not everybody is your type, everybody has their businesses and other things some ignored me, some other became partners, clients, even friends also. We supported me, you know, we supported in a tough time.
but during the COVID, what I started, I know a few casual [00:21:00] conversations and with other people that turned out is the real, you know, supporting community where we shared our ideas and, you know, we help each other. So that best, that, that basically, that gave me help or revenues, in the initial stages so I pushed a bit more.
without those connections and communication, it’s very hard. Even if I go and ask somebody a business, they would look at me, you know, in a different way. So, relationship. References are the best of the best. Most of the best, best opportunities always comes from real connections.
Not at all a cold, transactions so that I learned it. Now you can see me on LinkedIn. I always that bringing, building a brand and building relationships, people come to me for help if it’s a win to win situation. That’s a business, right? That’s what you make money and revenue and [00:22:00] help everybody, you know, and you also get the help from them.
Siebe Vanderzee: Yeah, I like it. I know how active you are on LinkedIn. I didn’t know you used to reach out to 20 people a day. I’m also thinking about that, that to a certain extent in the United States, but in many other countries, as you know, the way people communicate has changed. it used to be easy to pick up the phone to call someone.
since COVID there’s more remote work, and I don’t know if you agree with me, of people, even friends don’t feel the need to respond to a message because don’t need your service right now. I’m busy. Good luck with everything. it feels like communication has changed.
I know Ranjith, how busy you are, how you and I got to know each other. it seems to be working for you, but for a lot of people it can be frustrating. the impact of AI in communication [00:23:00] and as we both know, for many people, the frustration when they encounter a bot or they have to deal with not a, can I say a recruiter in the job search process, What are your thoughts on that?
Ranjith Ravula: when we talk about ai, we have to change with the trend. Okay? You cannot completely ignore it.
Whatever you think about, there is always a negative and a positive. not everybody is responding because they’re getting hundreds of messages, And how they’re doing, not the humans that the AI bars are LinkedIn automations, hundreds of messages that they’re sending it.
They’re all generic.
Siebe Vanderzee: Yeah.
Ranjith Ravula: no personalization they’re not researching about you and they’re just sending a, you know, bulk thing. So that is really making them not to be productive on their day. They cannot read a hundred message and reply to it.
Siebe Vanderzee: Exactly. Right.
Ranjith Ravula: So, they’re not just completely ignoring it. And if you are, you know, making more time, spending more time [00:24:00] researching them and make, sending them some personal video or maybe. A personal touch, then that’s on top of the hundreds. people are going only and clicking that, and that is trying a conversation and to the, going to the next level.
So, it, it’s a bad thing going on and good thing going on. And when you talk about the recruiting and interviews and other thing, yes, it’ll help in certain way. So, if you’re going and, asking a 30 years of experience guy, you know, taking an A in interview. He would not, he would not definitely take it.
Yeah. So, you have to gauge preferences, right? when I’m interviewing maybe entry level or, have 10 positions, interviewing a hundred or 200 people, it makes sense to have them a quick, you know, AI to screen it and send me some shortlist resumes.
So, this is what you have to do. Then the human has to connect and talk. also, there should be two-way communication. People only see one side, but second side, either way, you [00:25:00] qualify, you don’t qualify. You have to let them know that you know, you, the reason,
there are, very positive things going on. I’m also excited. negative things also going on. you have to have human connections. now as you said, you know, the whole calls are, reducing and nobody even picking up. Also, because. The bots are calling.
that’s why personal branding, makes you, different they know you well. you connect personally and they, the now, whoever he is doing, you know, the ai, the AI should be used for the task, which is regularly, you know, you know, taking more time when you’re talking to the human, you should be directly dealing with it. Anything that can work, use the UI to save time and invest more time talking over the phone chatting directly or meeting,
I would take what is good for me. Leave it to, you know, what is not good and I’ll implement it, my personal and my business, and I’ll go to next level.
Siebe Vanderzee: How relevant do [00:26:00] you think transparency is? if you’re applying for a job, would you as a candidate, appreciate if the company lets you know, we apply ai and when we ask you for your resume, we have AI review your information.
Instead of making it look as if there’s an actual live person that you’re communicating with, is that something that you would be in favor of or we just have to get used to it? No worry. AI is all over the place.
Ranjith Ravula: we are not, done yet. there’s so much changing, within a short period.
Yeah. So, people are just looking at it, what is going do really? And every day there is new things are coming. Right. So, I would say if you are interviewing with AI, you should let them know and at least have the permission whether they would be preferred having an AI or a human interaction. Okay.
Yeah. But if you feel valued this guy is 30 years of experience, give them respect and talk to them personally, [00:27:00] with a human.
Siebe Vanderzee: I appreciate what you’re saying, it can create a lot of frustration if they go through the process, AI is involved and they don’t get the job.
Many times, they will blame AI for the fact they didn’t get the job, they didn’t have a chance to present their information to a human being. If the hiring organization can notify the candidate that AI is involved, it takes away that element of, am I talking to a computer or is this the real person?
So, it’s a very important point. Yeah.
Ranjith Ravula: The example, like one of our, candidate had the same experience. They’re just entry level So they send ai, test.
Siebe Vanderzee: Yeah.
Ranjith Ravula: First to qualify. And they did not go well. So, they thought, you know, this candidate, Cathar, he submitted.
Siebe Vanderzee: Yeah.
Ranjith Ravula: They didn’t get delivered. So, both, really don’t know what is going on. candidate was thinking he submitted well, and he did well. And the employer is thinking we did not receive the results yet. that’s what happened.
Siebe Vanderzee: Great lesson.

Lesson 5: Adapt and Persist

Siebe Vanderzee: Now, [00:28:00] lesson number five. I don’t want to say that’s the most important lesson, but to a certain extent I think it is. adapt and persist. What are your thoughts on this one?
Ranjith Ravula: see changes. Constant. I, that’s what we just talked about.
The ai, even, it’s a, it’s a candidate or a business or entrepreneur. Every time something didn’t work, which was often I force myself to adapt and try new tool and maybe it’s a new industry in the business, or even a new way to selling, selling my, you know, whatever the value you’re talking about.
Right. So, I didn’t have, I mean, anything like blueprint, you know, you have to only use this one. but everything, I just, you know, refuse to quit is made me to kept learning. Even the books I read it that learned and the new things, like if somebody tells, like, you know, if you are having a hard time in the business [00:29:00] developing or anything, and you do this right, how do you get that?
That’s a new thing to you. maybe somebody using it can be automation now, you know, with the ai. Yeah. So that’s going to, that’s a new thing. You, you, I know you, there’s, there are opinions, but if you wanted to, be ahead in business, you need to change.
now everybody wants to be on podcast, and they wanted to show, you know, who all they are, their value. if you are not ready, to change yourself and you know you want to do just the work on behind the scenes, it’s not going to work.
Those days are gone. The importance of relationship and human touch increased, if you are willing to adopt and, never stop showing up. Even on worst days you will outlast most of your, competitions So I believe changes. you have to adapt and, resist.
Siebe Vanderzee: how do you teach people? Convince people? when people are. Down and out mentally I tried several [00:30:00] times. They don’t hire me. They’re not interested in me. what do you say? How do you guide them to become, resilient
Keep going, keep moving, keep thinking. How do you inspire people?
Ranjith Ravula: I would give an example. Like a candidate. entry level people, who are looking for a job and maybe a best of the best companies are, top companies. you have to figure out, what is in the market now with AI and everything.
How can you make a difference If you don’t change and adapt and do the right thing, you will be the one of a hundred. So, you wanted to make something different and learn something new and make yourself visible. how can you do it? Like example now it like, you know, you have a, there are like a hundred jobs postings, or you are applying, like there are already a hundred candidates, so you are the 101 person.
So why do you think you should apply the job? Whether you should apply [00:31:00] or you should do something different. You can, can use the AI or, you know, even, even, you know, writing a, maybe a cover letter or writing your resume in a different way or, you know, make it unique.
Try to find the person who’s, who’s in charge of a hiring and go and reach him in a different way. Personalize it and do it different. See, this is all you’re learning. New things how to change as per the market, as per the trend. selling yourself is important.
It’s for your job or business. I’m suggesting candidates have proper branding and go and talk about your experience as what you learned every day in social media and reach your, your top, you know, maybe companies you wanted to work with them.
Reach them and tell them what you are good at it and connect them personally. Message them. So, these things will never happen. You know, we used to just click apply and we, we used to wait for a job. So, you there, those things will not work anymore. You have to change it, you have to [00:32:00] think out of the box and adapt it.
Siebe Vanderzee: Having gone through, Rough times in your career, it seems like you remain dedicated to help other people go through their rough times. Is that a fair way of saying it?
Ranjith Ravula: And
Siebe Vanderzee: is that passion, based on the fact you went through rough times? Therefore, you can help people dealing with issues, even if their issues are different.
it sounds like that is who you are. you like to do that?
Ranjith Ravula: Yes. I feel pleasure and helping because I’ve seen, very, very, bad days and, you know, from until 37 age. I can’t even, imagine, the days I’ve been through. the lessons I learned what I did wrong.
It’s easy to get knowledge from somebody who already did so you don’t need to go through it. that’s why the importance of coaching And, talking to somebody, who did already is more important. [00:33:00] I, I always feel bad. The candidates that don’t feel, you know, investing on improving skills and coaching or resume writing, they don’t, they don’t feel, you know, some reason it’s, it’s, it’s a good thing to do.
That’s the best investment. If somebody, you know, ask me e either it’s a business or candidate, especially for the job seekers, you how to improve your skills. And, and pay, you know, you pay like 30,000 or a hundred K for a college for four years. Yeah. What is that going, what is that teaching you is different and spending like 1% of that education is going to make you a lot of difference and, and make you the best and, and unique out of those hundred applications.
Siebe Vanderzee: Yeah.
Ranjith Ravula: I would tell anybody. With my experience, what I see right now, this is what you get it from somebody like me. [00:34:00] So this will not, you know, if somebody needs anything about the, you know, advance their career or job assistance or personal branding or finding talent.
All these are my strengths. I can help with pleasure.
Siebe Vanderzee: wonderful. it comes down to. Never give up. Believe in yourself. Adjust and pivot and be resilient, it’s not easy and nobody says it is easy, but people, most people have the ability to deal with that, but they have to be consistent and, basically follow the advice that you’re sharing.
Ranjith is there perhaps a lesson. In life, in your career that have unlearned where you say, you know what? I got to do it differently. You, you have given already some thoughts where you had to make adjustments, but really a lesson that you have unlearned perhaps.
Ranjith Ravula: Yeah. I covered it, but success is not just, you know, talent or [00:35:00] degrees.
Okay. When I came to US, right. I thought my master’s degree. It’s going to get me a job. Yeah. And it would open the doors.
Siebe Vanderzee: Yeah.
Ranjith Ravula: But it did not then. what matters most now is adapting and taking action. this is what I, learned and now, doing I used to believe.
Working a harder job. would get me ahead. but that’s not, so you have to, you have to adapt and you have to take an action. So, I’m doing it right now.
Siebe Vanderzee: I appreciate it.
thank you, Ranjith, for joining us and sharing your wisdom with our global audience. And, in closing, I want to make a few remarks. You have been listening to our program, Lessons Learned to Advance your Career. This episode is produced by Robert Hossary, supported by the Professional Development Forum.
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