"The book is thus a ringside story and not just armchair preaching. In seven neat chapters, he deals with the issues of managing work, personal effectiveness, health and money and it finally boils down to seven simple yet significant decisions that make or break our lives."

Life Outside the Cocoon

The Sunday Tribune

"Encouraging graduates to look at their careers over a 40-year span, Rajeev explains that being passionate about every job you do is vital to reaching that pinnacle. Using a skillful combination of personal stories and checklists, this book offers students, young and old, a road map for success."

Between the Covers

The Hindu

"This book also engages with the nitty-gritty as it shares the author’s personal work habits. Eight appendices would be very useful to individuals entering a life of business as a detailed list of tips on how to professionalise your work life. This book is actually a successful entrepreneur who has agreed to mentor you if you spare the time and attention to read it."

Never Stop Learning

Small Medium Entrepreneur

"Can be easily used by freshers as a guidebook, this book helps with the prime questions right after college – what now? From how to behave to how to invest, Agarwal has imparted his own knowledge in this book. And coming from someone successful, these surely are words of wisdom."

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Words' Worth by Samarpita

"The world will globalize even further, leading to new opportunities and new challenges. Young professionals will need to build and hone new skills. It will not be their knowledge, but what they do with it that will be important. This book will surely help engineers prepare themselves for professional careers. The book is an easy read and prepares one as they enter the real world."

Sam Mittal

Former President, NASSCOM

"What I Did Not Learn at IIT is an excellent reflection of Rajeev’s constant quest for knowledge and fulfilment. Some of us are fortunate to know Rajeev’s humility along with his passion for imbibing knowledge, and this book is representative of both these qualities. It is amazing to see Rajeev share what he has learnt over the years in his successful career with the next generation of people who are entering the workforce. This book is a fantastic, easy read for anyone in different stages of life who seeks to learn and realize their full potential."

S. Somasegar

Corporate Vice President of the Developer Division Microsoft Corporation

"A much-needed book. The examples are easy to understand and the stories are memorable. Young professionals in many industries will benefit from this book."

Ashutosh Vaidya

Vice President and General Manager—Applications and Business Process Outsourcing, Dell Services

"We are giving copies of this book to our Graduate Engineer Trainees who have joined us from campus this year. Very practical thoughts. Every professional should adopt these in their daily life!"

Sunil Goyal

Chief Operating Officer, Sopra Group India

"An excellent narrative and written in simple language. I read the book in one sitting. Here is an opportunity to enable the “campus hire” hidden within each one of us to make a successful transition to the workplace. A must read for every young professional who aspires to succeed the right way!"

Srinivas Sastri

Vice President, HR, Birlasoft

"The examples and ideas mentioned in this book are applicable to almost all industries. Over the last 25 years, I have watched Rajeev advance in his own career by practicing them. I am certain that these ideas will also help many new graduates advance in their careers. I highly recommend this book."

O.P. Goyal

Whole-time Director, JK Paper Limited

"Having led businesses at global organizations like Wipro, Cisco, EMC, and now Mahindra Satyam, I have worked with many successful people. The personal success habits discussed in this book resonate well with me. A must-read for anyone wanting to advance in their career."

Manoj Chugh

Global Head—Business Development, Enterprise Division, Tech Mahindra

"This authentic and inspiring book will help many young graduates advance in their careers. Many training departments will use this book as a supplement to their own training programs. A must-read for new graduates if they want to develop successful habits and gain additional perspective on life after college."

Ankur Prakash

Vice President of New Growth and Emerging Markets, Wipro

"With many industries suffering from overcapacity, companies in India still have the opportunity to lead the IT services sector. One of the ways to grow a company is to increase the effectiveness of team members. As a Gazelles Growth company, MAQ Software has implemented some of the key growth techniques explained in the book. I highly recommend this book to industry leaders to share with their teams to grow their businesses."

Verne Harnish

Founder and CEO, Gazelles

"This is a great book; it is down to earth, simple in language, and uses common sense to explain complex issues. Hopefully, this book will serve as a checklist for a lot of engineers and others to introspect and improve themselves."

Arjun Malhotra

Co-Founder, HCL Technologies and Headstrong