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December - 2005 - issue > Editor's Desk

Ahoy! Where am I going?

Pradeep Shankar
Monday, December 12, 2005
Pradeep Shankar
Career paths in India are poised to achieve world-class competitiveness. With India emerging as a global R&D hub and support center for IT, the challenges of the next business cycle will demand a new set of skills from the career seekers. It has brought the technology and business skills to the crossroads: It raises various key issues such as what is right for you? Is the Indian techie really ready to pace up with the changing landscape?

In today’s business scenario, whether one is in a job or looking for something new, it is vital that one thinks proactively about their career to create the opportunities that will be the most rewarding. It is imperative to be alert, make right decisions, stay connected with one’s personal and professional network, and be ready to make the right move at the right time.


In India IT professionals are hungry to know about career options that would make them successful. To bridge the gap of industry expectation and career aspiration, we have organized unique career workshops that provides a great learning and networking platform for the experienced IT talent. Several IT professionals have benefited from these workshops. They have had the opportunity to learn about career paths from various experts external to their own organizations.

Though our workshops are pretty well received by professionals and the industry we see a lack of information available to the mass. In an effort to fill the gap want set out to disseminate career-related ideas and opitions to the larger portion of the tech community in India. With this aim, we launch India’s first career magazine for IT professionals—The Smart Techie.

Our charter is to update our readers on the latest developments in technology and how these developments will impact their careers. The magazine aims to capture insights from the experiences of senior IT professionals, experts from across the globe, and provide tips to help shape the career of technical professionals.

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