Interview with:Rajiv Sethi [planetstories]
PROFESSION
 | What is your profession? What is your title printed on your business card? I am a Vedic Astrology consultant. |
| What did you study and why did you choose to study that field? I studied Vedic astrology and got myself a Master's degree. |
| What is expected of you in your job, and how do you accomplish it? Answer to every imaginable question is expected from me. To give the correct answers I spend time scrutinizing the horoscope. |
| What links do you have on the Internet: website, blog, social networks? |
| Are you satisfied with the education that you received? Yes, to a great extent I am. |
| In which areas have you thought of building upon your education? My expertise is primarily in the field of Vedic Astrology and this is what I study about. |
| In which tasks are you good at, and in which could you better yourself? I am very good at what I do. My feedback proves it. |
| Do you usually attended seminars or coursework to advance your professional work or would you consider yourself a more self-taught person? I have attended a few seminars. |
| When did you realise that your work was being considered important and that it could possibly take you places? When I was offered a job to teach Vedic Astrology at 'The Astrological Institute' in Scottsdale, Arizona.
I taught astrology in the US for eight years. |
| Who have been the most influential people in your career? My teachers and my senior professionals. |
| With which types of persons do you feel you work well with as a team? I work alone. |
| Which goals have you focused on in your professional career? To get at least 10000 visits every day on my Blog and website. |
| Which publications associated with your field do you regularly read? All leading publications. |
| Which languages do you speak, and how have you learned them? I speak fluent, Hindi and English. I also read and understand Sanskrit. |
| Do you have a website or blog? How was the process in making it? Does it accomplish the purpose for which it was created? |
| How do you feel about speaking in front of an audience? What experience have you had in this arena? This is what I have done for a living in US for past eight years. I have taught classes, seminars and family gatherings. I am actually very good at teaching and putting my point of view across. |
| Do you attend cocktail parties, presentations, fairs or conventions related to your profession? Yes I keep abreast of what is going on in my field. |
| Have you explored the social networks for professionals online? Are you member of any of them? I am not aware of any such network. |
| How are you different from others in your professional sector? I am not moribund and hidebound. I am modern and scientific in my approach to Vedic Astrology. I use it to find answers to questions that fast paced modern life throws at people constantly. |
| How is the Interent changing the way you work? Internet is my sole means of getting new clients and getting paid. It is my lifeline. |
| Do you do telecommuting? Yes for foreign clients I do. |
| Do you feel your hobbies serve to elevate your career? Astrology is my hobby and my profession. I am a good cook and also an avid reader of all kinds of fiction. |
| Do your hobbies aide in professional networking? Yes they do. |
| Would you relenquish some of your income in exchange for more free time? No my professional and personal life are nicely balanced. |
| What are the things you least like about your job? People asking for free consultation. |
| Besides your current profession, what other things would you have liked to have been? A fighter pilot in Indian air-force. |
| What is the most important thing you have learned from experience? People are really nice deep down. When they act otherwise, there is usually a thorn in their side. |
| When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? A fighter pilot in Indian air-force. |
| Save some excpetions, do you believe professional and personal relationships should not be mixed? Yes absolutely. I can't become friends with my clients. Professional and private life needs to be kept separated. |
| List any credits, publications, competitions, etc. My credits are the feednacks from my clients. They are all listed on my website. |
| Your Bible? Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra. |
| How do you handle customer complaints? Personally and with great empathy. |
| Someone wants to ask for a pay rise and they ask you for advice in how to approach the matter with their boss. What do you tell them? I tell them to make a dossier of their accomplishments in the past year and prove how they have been instrumental in increasing the profits for the company. If they can prove that, there is not a manager who would deny a raise request. |
| What do you do to manage stress? Yoga and meditation |
| What are the most common mistakes clients make when they judge your work? They don't make mistakes. I do. |
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