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English
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18 episodes
since June 12, 2020
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In part 2 of our interview with Smriti & Anahita, two core members of the Women in Economics/Policy community, we discuss the much-needed skills for various roles in the development sector, and some advice for recent graduates who may be finding it hard to land their dream job during these toug…

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This is part 1 of our interview with Smriti & Anahita, two core members of the Women in Econ/Policy community. In this episode, we speak about the resources they provide, the need for such communities and the need for diversity in the space. Watch out for the next episode where we they share ca…
In this episode, we explore the field of climate change - the masters courses that exist, the jobs in the field, and what it's like to work in this area, with our guest Shria Goel, who is a Senior Consultant at one of the big four consulting firms.  For links to courses and other additional r…
Another one from our PhD series! But this episode will help not only PhD applicants, but also Master's students as well as anybody in research understand the components of a research proposal and what goes into each section. Joining us as a guest once again is Ritika Arora who is doing her PhD in I…
Archana and Nirupama talk about the dos and donts while creating work CV and writing your cover letter. The first lesson: it's not a one-time job, and needs to be reworked for every job/course you apply to. Listen for more! Also read the accompanying blog post published at whatsnextpod.medium.com …
Economics is arguably the most popular subject in social science. It's also very versatile in what careers it prepares you for. In this episode, we have Saumya Joshi, development economics researcher talking about opportunities available and skills required for a career in Economics.
Happy 2021! What's Next? in Social Sciences is now a monthly podcast. With this episode we're starting our PhD series, which covers topics addressing questions and concerns that people who are thinking of doing a PhD might have. To start with, we tackle the foremost and perhaps the most difficult q…
The field of media and communications is as broad as it is exciting. In this 'Intro to' segment, the two of us discuss various courses and careers that exist in the sector and talk about the course we did.  As always, you can find additional resources in our Episode 8 blogpost at whatsnextpod…
This episode is all about Networking - making the case for it, sharing tips on how to and how not to network in the academia and outside.  Joining us on the podcast today is Mohammed Sinan Siyech, a Senior Analyst at the International Centre for Political Violence & Terrorism Research (IC…
We're back after a break, and we bring to you an introduction of the very popular stream: Public Policy. Our guest in this episode is Ankush Wagle, a student of the Master in Public Policy programme in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in the National University of Singapore. In addition to …
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