Learning is a Continuous Process

During #interviews, when I ask young candidates if there is a reason behind leaving their current role, an overwhelming majority respond with "I've stopped learning there".

There's nothing wrong with that answer. But if they've just spent a few months at a company, I encourage to think on these lines:

1. Do you define learning as formal #training sessions or "interesting" projects?
2. Have you proactively asked your manager or volunteered for a challenging project?
3. Do you feel you've mastered your existing role & there is no further value you can add?
4. Do you consider access to #mentors & experts as learning?
5. Have you spent any effort #learning privately?

Sure, companies are supposed to invest in training. Some do, some don't. But the onus of learning throughout your career still remains on you.

I did an internship at a rice mill with pretty much no work. I just observed how accountants created invoices by hand on paper. One day, I sat down on the solitary PC in the room & created a basic Excel program that got everyone excited.

In my early PM days, I would just listen to seniors & leadership talk work & would continually realize how little I knew.

#Learners are like a sponge. They tend to keep absorbing through observation, curiosity, interactions & vigilance.