What is the I-RISE plan?

“Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I’ll rise.” - Maya Angelou

I rise, you rise, we all rise when women achieve their dreams.

Technical Readiness is a big part of achieving that dream, of ensuring you become fighting fit. No wonder then that our 5-step plan to attain technical readiness is called I-RISE.

I is for Introspect: Look within, gauge your skills, talents, likes & dislikes

R is for Research: Look around, see what new developments have happened in your space

I is for Interact: Refresh your connections with peers, bosses, acquaintances

S is for Skill-up: Add new skill-sets to make yourself into the best hire in the room

E is for (E-)update: Update your resume, your social media profiles, put yourself out there in the universe

Over the course of the next few weeks, we will take you through each of these steps in some detail. Keep reading!

Shreya Prakash

Shreya Prakash is co-founder of FlexiBees, a company that provides businesses with high quality talent on part-time or project-basis via qualified women who want to work flexibly.
At FlexiBees, she leads the Business Development and Marketing effort, focusing on helping companies understand and unlock the massive potential that a flexible workforce can bring. She is passionate about women’s workforce participation, about future workplace trends, and believes in finding sustainable solutions to social problems.
A graduate of IIM Bangalore, class of 2008, she has nearly a decade of experience in Branding, Communication, Marketing and Sales with Hindustan Unilever, which she then left to co-found FlexiBees with two of her batch-mates and friends.

What is the I-RISE plan?

Author:

Shreya Prakash