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CareerBubble

Founder

TC Global

- Provided tailored guidance to students on Study Abroad plans, ensuring high-quality placements for over 70 students in top 100 ranked universities, including Columbia, Wharton, Cornell, and LBS.
- Assisted in essay brainstorming and academic/visa interview preparation, significantly enhancing applicants' chances of success.
- Spearheaded the "Profile Building" initiative, empowering over 50 students to strengthen their candidacy for dream universities.
- Maintained strong relationships with global institutions, staying updated on admission criteria and course offerings.
- Organized Global Education Interactions to facilitate direct student-university connections.

Relationship Manager

Silver Fern Education Consultants

Worked as a career and overseas education counsellor, organised and conducted profile building activities for students from 9th to 12th, personality development sessions, and assistance in overseas application guidance.

Junior Career Counsellor

Merushri.bakes

Entrepreneur

LSU Cook 'n' Bake Society

President

Loughborough University

Representing my university overseas and communicating with prospective students coming to the university and telling them about my experience.

International student helper

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Worked as a student brand ambassador for Prime student at my university.

Student Brand Ambassador

Struggling to get into your dream university?

Well, I got you. 

If you:

- Lack industry connections 
- Aren’t aware what to do next 
- Don’t have practical experience 
- Have anxiety/stress about the timeline
- Are overwhelmed by the application process 

You’ve come to the right place. 

Hi, I’m Merushri, your friendly neighborhood career counsellor & mentor!

And here’s what I do:

- Provide personalized mentorship 
- Target the top universities in the world 
- Connect students with industry professionals
- Make students university-ready and confident
- Tailor services to get students into the best-fit universities

Not convinced?

I am certified in Career Coaching by UCLA+Mindler. 

AND 

I’ve also received a Green Belt Certification in Career Counselling by Global Career Counsellor Program

So what are you waiting for?

DM me “Career” and let’s get you in your dream uni!

If careers had a GPS, 90% of us would still choose 'Recalculate route'.


Because even when people know the path, they won’t choose it until it feels emotionally aligned.

That’s the secret nobody tells you:

Your career doesn’t follow logic first.
It follows courage.

You know what to do.
You just don’t feel ready to do it.

My work is simple -

I help people trust their internal GPS again.

The one that whispers before it screams.

And every time someone finally chooses the turn they avoided for years…
their whole life catches up.

Merushri Baboota

Guiding individuals to Grow with Clarity | Career Counsellor, Consultant & Soft Skills Trainer | Founder@CareerBubble™ | BNI Member

If careers had a ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode, most of us would still overthink the notification.

Because the real problem isn’t that we don’t know what to do…
it’s that we don’t trust ourselves when we finally know it.

- We second-guess.
- We ask five people.
- We wait for a sign.
- We wait for the “right time.”
- We wait till the moment doesn’t even feel right anymore.

And here’s the honest part nobody posts about:

Half the clarity people are searching for…
is sitting right behind one uncomfortable decision they’ve been postponing for months.

My work is basically this, helping people stop muting the decisions they already know are right.

Because the minute someone finally acts on the thing they’ve been avoiding…
their whole career moves forward like it was never stuck.

We’ve been told we must ‘stick to one thing’ to succeed.


But the most interesting careers today are built by people who didn’t.

People who tried 5 skills, 3 ideas, 2 failed attempts
and realised their path is a mix, not a single line.

Exploration isn’t distraction.

It’s data collection.

You’re not confused.

You’re collecting the pieces you need for the bigger picture.

85% of your career problems aren’t skill issues…they’re soft-skill issues.


Crazy, right?

We spend years learning tools, degrees, frameworks…
but the real problems usually come from things nobody teaches:

• saying the right thing at the wrong time
• reading the room
• handling conflict without crying or exploding
• asking better questions
• not sounding defensive in meetings
• actually listening (not pretending to)
• explaining your ideas without a TED Talk

And here’s the funny part:
Once people fix their soft skills, their hard skills suddenly start looking STRONG.

Because half of your career growth isn’t about being the smartest person in the room…
it’s about being the person everyone likes working with.

Soft skills aren’t EXTRA
They’re the MULTIPLIER.

Work on them quietly for 90 days…
and watch how loudly your career changes.

81% of companies focus on skills-based hiring.

But here’s the question:
Is hiring only for hard skills the right move?

You might bring in someone technically brilliant…

…but something just doesn’t click.

Collaboration feels forced. Culture suffers.

That’s why soft skills are becoming a bigger priority.

According to Forbes, these 15 soft skills matter most:

Integrity
Patience
Empathy
Flexibility
Teamwork
Leadership
Relatability
Negotiation
Good manners
Active listening
Sense of humor
Communication
Conflict resolution
Open-mindedness
Emotional support
And above all: being easy to work with.

Hard skills can be taught.

But attitude, emotional intelligence, and how someone shows up?

That’s what truly makes a difference.

Hire for who they are, not just what they know.

You’ll build stronger teams:
And get better long-term results.

P.S. What soft skill do you value most when hiring?

Everyone is obsessed with:


How do I learn AI?
How do I get better at coding?
How do I write faster?

Cool.

But here’s the plot twist nobody expects:

Your career grows faster when your soft skills do.

Because…

- A calm person beats a genius who panics.
- A good listener beats a loud talker.
- Someone who can explain things simply beats someone who knows everything.
- A person who keeps their ego in check beats the “I know it all” guy.

Soft skills are not “extra”.

They’re the silent engine behind every opportunity.

The people who rise aren’t just smart - they’re patient, self-aware, consistent, emotionally intelligent, and easy to work with.

Hard skills get you hired.
Soft skills get you remembered.

And when people remember you, they recommend you.

Master the way you speak.
Master the way you handle conflict.
Master the way you show up.

That’s the real power.

Started alone. Stayed consistent. Became unstoppable.


People think solopreneurs blow up overnight.

But every “overnight success” is really made in those silent seasons where no one is watching... 
just you, your laptop, and the decision to not quit.

When I started working with people across different stages of their career, one thing became clear:

Clarity doesn’t come before starting.
It comes after you’ve already taken 10 messy, imperfect steps.

Your career, business, personal brand...they all grow the moment you stop waiting for perfect and start moving with whatever you have today.

If you’re a solopreneur or want to be one, remember this:

✨ Start small
✨ Stay sharp
✨ Show up daily

And your consistency will speak louder than your follower count.

If there’s one thing 8 interns taught me in one afternoon, it’s this:

We complicate everything.

I realised this while conducting a session for an AI-based healthcare company.

I had 8 interns to induct.
Trained them on basic sales etiquette, communication, teamwork.
Played a few games too...always works.

And Somewhere between the activities and conversations, it became clear:

People don’t get stuck because the work is hard.
They get stuck because they overthink the easy stuff.

Most challenges aren’t actually challenging.
We just make them complex in our head.

- Etiquette is underrated.
- Good communication is underrated.
- Teamwork is underrated.

Yet these are the things that take you the longest way.

Simplicity + etiquette = unfair career advantage.

Career plan in the head vs career plan in real life:

In the head:

Step 1: Choose path
Step 2: Become expert
Step 3: Boom, success

In real life:

Step 1: Nope
Step 2: Try again
Step 3: Maybe this?
Step 4: Why am I crying?
Step 5: Take guidance because… help 😭
Step 6: Oh wait this actually works
Step 7: Personality upgrade unlocked

Honestly, clarity is just chaos that finally starts making sense.

People think confidence magically appears once things start working out.


Actually, it’s the opposite.

Confidence appears when you do things that might not work out and you survive anyway.

It comes from:

• asking the awkward question
• trying the risky idea
• speaking even when your voice shakes
• showing up when it’s easier to hide

Success doesn’t create confidence.

Confidence creates the space for success to enter.

You'll never feel ready.

So honestly? Just start.

Most of us keep stalling because we’re waiting for the “right” moment… right skills… right confidence.

But nothing magical shows up.

You start → you feel lost → you learn → you get better.

That’s literally the whole game.

I wasn’t ready when I tried something new.
I wasn’t ready when I posted my first piece of content.
I wasn’t ready when I launched my first offer.

But doing it messy is what actually moved me forward.

“Ready” is just a fancy word for procrastinating.

People who grow fast aren’t more talented...they just take action quicker.

And having the right system helps you move without overthinking:

A simple plan you can actually follow.
A direction that removes guesswork.
A system that helps you make progress even when you feel clueless.

That’s what turns chaos into progress.

My toxic trait? 


I think everyone’s life can be fixed with a 30-minute clarity session.

Friend stuck in a job?
“Come here, tell me your strengths.”

Cousin confused about career?
“Okay, let’s map this.”

Stranger at an event tells me they’re lost?
my brain instantly opens a Google Doc

I can’t help it.

I genuinely believe every person has a version of themselves they haven’t met yet and I love being the bridge.

Some people collect hobbies.
I collect people’s potential.

And honestly?

It’s the happiest obsession I’ve ever had.

Solopreneurship isn’t about doing everything alone.


It’s about learning what’s worth your time.

Here’s the mindset shift that saved me months of burnout:

👉 Delegate tasks that drain your energy
👉 Automate the repetitive
👉 Obsess over what makes money or builds reputation

You can’t scale chaos.
You can only scale clarity.

What’s one thing you’ve learned as a solopreneur that no one told you before?

Workplaces don’t have a Gen Z problem. They have a “nobody says what they actually mean” problem.


Some days the modern workplace feels like a giant game of Chinese whispers.

Managers say one thing.
Gen Z hears another.

And the truth disappears somewhere between Slack pings and silent expectations.

We keep throwing around the word “professionalism,” but most people aren’t unprofessional, they’re just following two completely different rulebooks.

Older managers learned by observing.
Gen Z learned by asking.

So when they say, “How do you actually want this done?”
Managers hear attitude, while Gen Z is simply trying to avoid a mess.

And here’s the real kicker:

people rarely fail because they lack skills.
They fail because the expectations were never said out loud.

- You can’t enforce rules written in invisible ink.
- You can’t demand excellence from instructions that live only in someone’s brain.
- And you definitely can’t blame confusion when your processes still look like they’re from 2012.

Speak the expectations → work gets smoother.
Give context → ownership goes up.
Update the systems → frustration goes down.

It’s not Gen Z vs managers.
It’s clarity vs assumptions.

And assumptions will always take you down the wrong road.

Meet in the middle.
Say things clearly.

Because when clarity enters the chat, performance finally follows.

Everyone thinks clarity comes from making a solid plan.


But here’s the twist nobody tells you...

planning is not what gives you clarity.

Movement does.

You can journal, overthink, colour-code, highlight…
and still feel stuck.

But take one imperfect step?

Instant direction.

Clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder.
It comes from doing something small that gives your brain new data.

You don’t need a plan.
You need a first step.

Kids get clarity faster than adults.


Crazy, right?

I realised this while sitting with a bunch of them during a vision board workshop I took yesterday.

Tiny hands cutting pictures…
big dreams being taped down…

and me just thinking:

We lose clarity as we grow up
and then spend years trying to get it back.

But here’s the part we never talk about...
your vision isn’t supposed to stay the same forever.

If it does, you’re not evolving.

I update mine every few months.

Not because I’m lost,
but because every new version of me needs a new direction.

Honestly, most of the goals I’ve hit today?
They were once random pictures on a board
I made while convincing myself “let’s just try.”

- Short-term goals.
- Long-term dreams.
- Things that feel too big, too weird, or too bold...
everything goes on that board.

And watching those kids reminded me of something important:

Clarity isn’t a one-time moment.

It’s a practice.
A habit.
A muscle you build.

If a 10-year-old can sit down and decide what they want next…
maybe we adults just need to start again...with scissors, glue, and a little courage.

If your interview prep still looks like "top 10 questions to crack any interview"...we need to talk.


Because hiring managers catch memorised answers quicker than you catch feelings for the wrong person.
It’s instant. Obvious. And trust me… they know. 🫣

And interviews in 2025?
They’re not impressed by “My strengths are XYZ…”

They’re basically asking:
“So… who are you really and why should we bet on you?”

That’s where most people panic.

Not because they’re not capable...
but because they walk in sounding like every other “highly motivated, hardworking team player” on Earth.

Interviews don’t work like that anymore.
And your prep shouldn’t either.

So here’s what I’m doing...

I’m hosting a free, power-packed workshop with ResumeGuru™ - Resume Writing Services, where I break down the REAL interview game:

- how hiring managers judge you within seconds, what signals they pick up, and what actually makes someone stand out without trying too hard.

Think of it as:

• the behind-the-scenes of how interview decisions are made
• the stuff YouTube tutorials never mention
• and the confidence boost you need before 2026 opportunities roll in

🗓 30th Nov | 4–5 PM | Online | Free
Comment “Interview” and I’ll send you the link personally.

Let’s make your next interview the one that finally feels like you’re in control,
not just answering questions… but owning the room.

My biggest failure in productivity became my greatest success. 

Here's how...
I created the 'perfect' productivity system: 

- complex task matrices, color-coded calendars, and 5 different apps syncing together.

It was a beautiful disaster.

I spent more time maintaining my system than actually working.

When it all crashed (literally, I lost all my data), I was forced to simplify.

I grabbed a notebook and wrote down just 3 priorities each day.
No more, no less.

That forced simplicity tripled my output.
Sometimes our elaborate systems become the very thing holding us back from true productivity.

What part of your productivity system might actually be slowing you down?


#Simplicity #FocusedWork #ProductivityHacks

You’re not bad at your job.
You’re just bad at writing about it.

Most people undersell themselves like it’s a hobby:

👉 “Worked on projects”
👉 “Handled a team”
👉 “Responsible for client communication”

Okay… but what happened because of you? 

Your resume shouldn’t sound like a job description.
It should sound like proof that you did something worth hiring again.

Stop writing “I was part of the marketing team.”
Start writing “I helped a 5-member team drive 2x engagement in 3 months.”

That’s not bragging.
That’s clarity.

And clarity gets callbacks. 

What’s the most overused line you’ve seen on resumes lately?

Most people don’t fail interviews because they’re not capable.


They fail because they can’t communicate their capability under pressure.

And nobody prepares you for that part.

Not college.
Not your resume.
Not YouTube videos.

But the truth is simple: 

 interviews are not a test of your answers.
 They’re a test of your clarity, confidence, and presence.

This is exactly why I’m hosting a free workshop tomorrow.

 One hour of learning how to:

 • answer without rambling
 • speak calmly even when nervous
 • frame your strengths clearly
 • handle unexpected questions
 • leave a strong, memorable impression

If you’ve been underperforming in interviews despite being talented, this is for you.

📆 30 Nov
⏰ 4–5 PM
💻 Online | Free for All

Comment “Interview” and I’ll send you the link personally.

Let’s make your next interview your breakthrough moment.

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