Getting maximum satisfaction from your job | Kavita Kapoor | TEDxBITSPilani

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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80% people claim to be unhappy in their workplaces. 
In this TEDx talk, software designer, philanthropist, and writer Kavita Kapoor enlightens us to the reason for this.Most people making conventional career choices have no clue as to what is their dream workplace and tend to seek jobs having more market value. She suggests that on one’s way to success, one must try to acquire as much knowledge as possible and deeply think about the qualities of compassion, valuing our profession and many others, to find peace at work. 

Kavita Kapoor, her blog not failing to mention the verity that ‘she isn’t a Bollywood star’, is actually no less than one. She is the Product Director and Co-founder of What’sMySize which collaborates with existing websites aiming to help the customers find the appropriate size of the product which they wish to purchase. Along with this, Kapoor is Global Product Director of Fifty a venture that provides various services like product development, app development, ecommerce among many others.
Kavita holds a Bsc (hons) in Business Information Technology and MSc in Internet Technology by Research. After completing her masters degree, Kavita trained as a software designer with Fujitsu. She was seconded into a range of media clients including the BBC and Sega. She was given a marvelous opportunity to join The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games delivering a range of award winning products in campaigns as diverse as Travel, Volunteering and Mascots in 2010.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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