Episode 34
How To Deal With Reverse Culture Shock (Moving Back To India After Masters In The USA POV) - w/ Ratik
What happens when you move back to India after a master's in the US? Ratik Dutta talks through reverse culture shock, the job market for returning graduates, and the strange work of settling back into a place that is already supposed to feel like home.
Who this is for
- You are making a career move across countries and the paperwork is part of the stress.
- You would rather hear Ratik's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Deal With Reverse Culture Shock (Moving Back To India After Masters In The USA POV) - w/ Ratik
- What happens when you move back to India after a master's in the US?
- time before I finally made the decision that it is in time for me to move on. I'm sure you must have touched with...
- That's actually a very interesting question. Welcome to the Ready Set Do podcast where we learn from journeys of not...
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the job market in the US is pretty horrible. Most of my classmates are also struggling and more in the same mode. Having that sense of community helped me get through that difficult
time before I finally made the decision that it is in time for me to move on. I'm sure you must have touched with what's commented effort to as a reverse culture show, which do you think was more valuable for you, your MBA or the masters that you got out of
you. And then there are a few people who are making fun of me for that. What is the logic to the side of the house look like when you are leaving the country for good. I am British about the Indian market. I think that good things are set to come in the future
in the next few years. What can you tell us about perception of somebody that comes by after getting that degree from the US? Do you feel like an outsider in India now that you've come back?
That's actually a very interesting question. Welcome to the Ready Set Do podcast where we learn from journeys of not experts who are just two steps ahead of us. I'm Naman Pandey and in this episode featured not expert is Ratic Datta.
Show notes
What happens when you move back to India after a master's in the US? Ratik Dutta talks through reverse culture shock, the job market for returning graduates, and the strange work of settling back into a place that is already supposed to feel like home. If you are weighing the India-versus-US question after grad school, this conversation is for you.
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