Ep025 Wharton Grad Excels in Big Tech Career | Product at Google
Welcome to the ‘Crack The MBA’ show. My name is Nupur Gupta, and I am your host. Our guest today is Suyog Karnawat who graduated with an MBA degree from Wharton in 2019. Suyog holds a BTech degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from College of Engineering Pune. Post college, Suyog worked with Credit Suisse as a Software Engineer, and as Product Manager in Pune and London. During this time, Suyog also pursued and received a CFA charter. At Wharton, Suyog was a writer with Wharton Follies and involved with the Tech and Data clubs. Suyog pursued a tech investment banking internship with William Blair in the bay area. Post-MBA, Suyog joined AWS as a Sr. Product Manager, and then transitioned to Twitch, eventually joining Google where he is leading a team of PMs owning the merchant vertical at YouTube shopping. 00:00:00 Episode Highlights 00:00:41 Introduction 00:01:32 Fun Fact 00:02:13 Winning Habits & Influences 00:05:39 Experience Working with CTM 00:07:34 Wharton Essays 00:08:34 Wharton’s Evaluation Criteria 00:10:32 Wharton India Fellowship 00:12:01 Wharton’s Unique Identity 00:14:21 Life in Philly 00:18:23 Star Professors & Popular Courses 00:23:05 Academic Resources for Techies 00:24:22 Wharton Follies 00:28:13 Wharton Leadership Ventures 00:29:59 I-Banking Internship Recruiting 00:33:02 Tech Banking Internship Experience 00:34:00 Full-Time Job Search in Big Tech 00:38:20 Major Tech Employers 00:39:00 MBA Career Management Office 00:41:04 Product Management Interview Prep 00:45:58 Current Recruiting Environment in Tech 00:47:15 Reflection on Wharton Experience 00:48:39 Navigating Post-MBA Job Shifts 00:53:35 Day in Life as Product Lead at Google 00:56:03 Life in Seattle 01:00:26 Student Loan Repayment 01:01:42 Is an American MBA Still Worth it? 01:05:02 Parting Advice Thank you for watching! — Nupur Gupta is the founder of Crack The MBA (https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'Most Promising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur served two terms as president and two terms on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions. Follow Nupur and ‘Crack The MBA’ on our social media platforms for more updates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nupurgupt/ https://www.facebook.com/CrackTheMBA/ https://www.instagram.com/crackthemba/ Disclaimer: The opinions shared by guests in this video in no way, shape or form represent advisory provided by Crack The MBA. Each candidate’s circumstances may vary, and our advice is always provided specifically based on an applicant’s specific profile.