Success Story: Divjot Singh (2020)

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Divjot Singh

1988, Senior Data Scientist

1. What is the one factor that contributed most in what you have achieved in life?

   I would say luck and projects (including winning some major competitions) I did in school and college which set me on the current career path. Also, my parents supported me even when they had to face tough times.

2. What is your single biggest achievement?

   On a personal level helping parents to buy a house and professionally I am also doing well but there is room for improvement.

3. What is the one lesson that you learnt the hard way?

   People change, I have changed. 5 years back I had different expectations from life and today I have different. In the next decade, it may change again. We as human beings are always changing and we would have to live with that. Your relationships with your partner, parents, siblings and friends would also change for good or bad. That does not mean we should get depressed or extremely happy. Because it is part of life and you cannot do anything about it. So accept it as part of life.

4. What is the one thing that you would like to change about India to make it a better country?

   We should invest in people and develop critical thinking in them. This can be done by increasing education standards.

5. What would be your message to anyone aspiring success?

   Develop a thought process that would guide you towards your goal and invest in practical education.

6. What is the biggest mistake that you have ever made?

   Not starting investments when I started my career. Now a decade later I regret on missing out the compounding returns.

7. Please tell us about the toughest times you have ever had, the most testing times that you have been through.

   Well, about 18 years ago my dad lost his job and had to move outside to the city to work which brought all the responsibilities of the house upon me. It was tough until my graduation as money was tough until I was placed in a company.

8. What is the one thing that motivates you the most?

   Technology evolution is the most exciting and motivating thing for me. In the next decade or two, we would have some major breakthroughs in health and space travel.

9. What is the one thing that worries you the most?

   Availability of Jobs in the next decade with AI taking up majority of the jobs which would cause civil unrest. Already we see the gap between rich and poor at historical levels.

10. Please tell us about your five-year plan, personally and professionally.

    In the next 5 years, I would like to move into management. On a personal level, I would like to devote more time to reading books and hobbies (for me which is developing IoT devices) and travelling.