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First-time manager in a Nepali startup — three lessons from year one
1. Stopped writing code daily. The team needs my brain on their problems, not on commits. Hardest unlearning of my life. 2. 1:1s every two weeks, no agenda…
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Resumes, interviews, promotions, switching fields. For early-career and mid-career professionals in Nepal and the diaspora.
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Switched from banking to product management at 32 — what nobody tells you
Five years at a commercial bank, jumped to a Nepali fintech as a junior PM. Took a 40% pay cut. 18 months later, fully recovered + then some.…
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STAR-format answers feel fake. What actually works in Nepali interviews?
Did a senior leadership interview last week. Tried the textbook STAR format. Interviewer cut me off and said “just tell me the story.” Unpopular take: structured behavioural answers…
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Nepali CVs that get callbacks — patterns from a hiring manager
I screen 30-50 CVs a week. The ones that consistently get a callback share three patterns: 1. Quantified impact, not job descriptions. “Reduced page load by 40%” not…
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Got a counter-offer — should I take it? (Kathmandu, mid-level)
Resigned to take a 35% raise elsewhere. Current employer countered with 30% + lead role. Read 100 articles saying “never accept counter-offers.” Most of those articles are about…
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