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What advice would you give to someone who is new in their career?
Learning should not stop with your first job, it's just starting. Do not hesitate to go around asking for
help, and do not be afraid to talk about your ideas.
Abdelhakim Bouamama, Quantus, DSG, San Jose

Learn from everything you do the wins and the failures. Keep track of successes and failures, and
analyze them from time to time.
Alexey Martyanov, Quantus, DSG, Hsinchu

Be focused and always aim high in your work and contributions. Stay current on language, brush-up
on your algorithm basics, and apply your zeal to everything you do.
Amit Dhuria, Tempus, DSG, Noida

First, appreciate your projects and work on them with passion, diligence, and excellence. Your tasks, big
or small, are needed. You are part of a team, so dont be afraid to seek advice or help, and accept
constructive criticism gracefully. Be a reliable team member. Forge camaraderie with your team and
connection with others. Second, dont miss out on opportunities to learn. Learn from your manager,
your team and the people around you. Be curious, take steps to expose yourself beyond your projects
and products. Third, keep developing yourself. Take advantage of what the company offers such as
speaker events and development workshops. Strive to become an expert and a valued contributor who
helps drive the future of Cadence.
Amy Lim, Palladium XP II, SVG, San Jose

We work on very tough problems, and although there are no answers to many of our complicated issues
I suggest new hires try to solve different problems, research the best answers for a problem every day,
and look at all possible ways to solve a problem. This extreme focus turns problems into opportunities
and innovation comes from this work.
An-Chang Deng, Spectre eXtensive Partitioning Simulator (XPS), CPG, San Jose
Dont get too hung up about what you do in your first couple of years on the job. Be open to working on
a variety of things -- youll find whole new areas that you never even knew existed. Work hard. Come to
terms with the fact that for every cool thing you want to do you will also need to do a whole lot of
routine steps.
Aravind Viyakumar, UPHY, IPG, Bangalore

Strive to challenge yourself. At any stage of your career, strive to continue learning, and improving
your skills. You can learn from who you work with as well as take more structured training.
Jeanette Sutherland, Tempus, DSG, Austin

Talk to senior people, learn which skills you need to develop. Strive to perform better in your current job
so you will have better chances to advance your career in the future.
Jingbo Gao, Palladium XP II, SVG, San Jose

Work, play, and enjoy life. Make an effort to build a support team and support the people around you.
Joe Rahmeh, Tempus, DSG, Austin

Do what you are most interested in and take-on new challenges when you can.
Keumog Ahn, Quantus, DSG, New Providence

Join a group you can grow with and look to contribute and learn from the entire team.
Matthias Horlacher, Quantus, DSG, San Jose

Take time to become an expert, do detailed investigation, and specification before implementing a
solution. Understanding the designer's intent is key to creating a successful solution. Whenever you
can, talk to the customer to understand the full context of their needs. Strive to deliver a complete
solution the first time. There are exceptions when we need to deliver quick solutions. But, there should
always be a plan to deliver a final solution based on robust, flexible, and scalable architecture.
Pawan Kulshreshtha, Tempus, DSG, San Jose

Think out-of-the-box and do not follow the crowd.

Ping-Sheng Tseng, Palladium XP II, SVG, San Jose

Be hungry to learn and dont wait for opportunities. Go beyond your comfort zone and grab learning
opportunities. Be curious, technology-driven, and be ready to take risks. Learn from your mistakes and
from others as well. There is a lot of help around you just look for it in your peers and seniors.
Sanjeeb Kumar Ghosh, UPHY, IPG, Bangalore

Be passionate about what you do and unafraid. Take risks and experiment. At this stage you will have
time to bounce-back if something goes wrong. Learn from mistakes. Be open to accepting feedback,
especially negative, it can help you improve faster.
Sathish Kumar Ganesan, UPHY, IPG, Bangalore

Focus on creating strong fundamentals. Technology is evolving quite rapidly and what is cool today may
not be tomorrow. However, there is no substitute for a solid understanding of the basics. With strong
basics, no learning curve is too steep.
Shrinivasan Jaganthan, UPHY, IPG, San Jose
Try to learn as much as you can in the early years, manage your time well, have patience, and strive for
excellence. Success will eventually follow.
Somasunder Kattlepura Sreenath, UPHY, IPG, Bangalore

Be proactive, always eager to learn new stuff, and make the work interesting.
Xiaohai Wu, Spectre eXtensive Partitioning Simulator (XPS), CPG

For every new hire on my team, I suggest they work very hard on their first three months on the job.
This is the critical stage to establish your reputation within the team. It takes much more effort to
change your reputation and image later.
Yuchun Deng, Spectre eXtensive Partitioning Simulator (XPS), CPG, Beijing