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Delete Git/Other Credentials from Windows

 Delete your git credentials from Windows for new repository 1) Search "Credential Manager" on your machine 2) Open "Windows Credentials" from it 3) Under "Generic Credentials" section look for "github/bitbucket" etc. 4) Select drop down and choose Remove credentials Good to go and create Generate new credentials This is very handy when you are changing your remote repository and avoids pushing off data to an incorrect repository and increases security of your git repo.  You can also use the same approach to remove any other saved credentials.  Note: for generating new credentials and adding them please follow the below git hub page SSH Key Generation

Quick Tips for Cover Letter

  Since there is no Exact format to write a cover letter, Hence you can follow some tips which may increase the impact of your cover letter. Start with Dear Hiring Manager/Team/ Name of Hiring Manager Avoid writing Hi Team Ensure the grammar and spellings are correct Cover letter can be more than 1 page, only if it makes sense to connect else keep it short and crisp  Instead of saying what you want, emphasis more on what you can offer You can go with 80-20 rule if not 100-0, where 20 & 0 is your need Don’t rehash your resume as you are already sending it if the Job is in another location, provide info on why you are moving to another city. Otherwise the employer may think that they might have to bear relocation costs. (eg, As I wanted to move to XYZ city I was looking for ) Employment barrier's should not be mentioned in Cover letter till the time an employer is interested in you Not Mandatory but good to include Cover letter when applying through 3 rd  party agencies...

How I cleared PSM1 Exam

When you start preparing for any scrum master exam the first question comes to your mind is which one to choose. PSM or CSM.  for me the deciding factor was the life span of certificate PSM has a lifetime validity CSM needs to renew every two year.  So I decided to go with PSM and prepared in the below fashion.  1) Downloaded the scrum guide from "Scrum.org" - it is a 14 page PDF file and very hard to understand on first read.  Link to Download : scrumguides.org 2) Went through the entire document to grasp the structure of the guide.  3) Bought a course from Udemy from a teacher called "Valentin". Link is here:  https://www.udemy.com/course/agile-scrum-for-beginners-scrum-master-certification-preparation/ 4) The course is amazing made the scrum guide look like a story 5) Give the second attempt of reading to the Scrum guide followed by the revision of video's.  6) After that attempted sample questions from two places.  a) Scrum.org : https://...