"For a few years, I worked in a customer success role at Google, but when the generative AI train came along, I realized I wanted to get into that. During pivotal moments in technology, a lot of people go into it with the goal of making money. I think more people should think about getting into AI to help influence how it will be used by others - and that's what I wanted to do."
"My daughter was born in April 2023, and the AI boom hit right around then. Google offers generous parental leave, and I figured it would be a good opportunity to spend time with my daughter and start reading books about AI. Paternity leave definitely helped me start the journey, but it took me about two and a half years, 11 books, and hours of watching videos to land a job on an AI team."
Rahul Kasanagottu, 32, transitioned from a customer success role to a Google Cloud customer engineer specializing in AI and machine learning after about two and a half years of deliberate upskilling. He used paternity leave to begin reading books about AI and completed 11 books plus hours of video study to prepare. He interviewed for four to five roles and ultimately moved from senior technical account manager to a customer engineer role focused on building demos and showing customers how to use Google's AI products. Continuous hands-on projects and ongoing learning remain essential as products evolve and customer needs vary.
Read at Business Insider
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