The first interview..

One of the most anxious days in any person's life is the day of personal interview, especially when he desperately wants to get into that company. The person is nervous before the interview of how it would go about and then just anxious about what the result is going to be. The effect of adrenaline never subsides until the result is out. But this is one such interview in my life for which I was least prepared, My English was weak but still I was sure of getting selected! This is the story of my first interview...
After a long journey by bus, I reached the destination.On the other hand, the room was set for the interview. I waited for my turn for quite sometime and then I got a call. I went in along with another person (Mr. Prakash) who ensured me that I would get a place in the Company because he had got a recommendation for me.
The interviewer, pointing to the person accompanying me (Mr. Prakash) said, "Please come, Take your seat."
The anxiousness of listening to the first interview question was so much in me that even I sat along with Mr. Prakash though the interviewer hadn't asked me to. This was my second mistake.
Yes, The first mistake was to have not asked any excuse to the interviewer before getting into the room.
The interviewer stared at me and asked, "Did I ask you to sit?"
I was in my own world still thinking what is going to happen and hence, I couldn't catch what she said. I murmured, "Yes, madam????" (I actually meant that I couldn't hear you madam. Please repeat!) But I guess she thought otherwise. She thought that I meant a "yes" for her question.
Meanwhile, Mr. Prakash interrupted and told me in hindi ,"She didn't ask you to sit then why did you sit?"
I realized the mistake and as I was about to get up, the interviewer said (in a strong tone), "Now you be seated."
The interviewer took my aptitude scorecard and said,"I am picking you only because the Management has recommended you. Your score is as bad as 2/25 in English. I am giving you four months time and If I don't find your performance satisfactory, You will have to leave the Company."
I picked very little of what she said and hence, I used a safe option this time, "Ok madam."
The interviewer called her Personal Assistant and asked her to help me continue with the process of joining the company.
I was very embarrassed as I left the room. I felt like a loser who couldn't get even his basics right. In short, I felt like Rohit Sharma!
But, It was this day and this small incident that I pledged to make my place permanent in the company by learning English.
I joined the company, managed a good performance, yet I was silent for a year or so. I was quiet because I wanted to learn and understand English and then use it confidently. Within a year, I became good in the language. And that's not it. after 6 years, when I left the company, I got an award from the same interviewer for being the best!
Today, when I rewind, I realize that If I hadn't seen THAT day in my life, I wouldn't have seen THIS day in my life when I attend every interview with enough confidence to clear it.

Today, THAT first mistake is still registered in my heart that I never forget asking," May I come in?" to any interviewer before entering in. My second mistake is something which I would never repeat. I keep my calm and always wait for the interviewers to ask me to sit. Lastly, My English is also good enough at the business level.
But wait folks, I must also be thankful to life that this interview happened very early in my life. Yes, This happened when I was just entering my 7th standard of schooling. The Company I referred to is actually Terapanth Jain Vidyalaya, the school in which I studied from 7th std onwards. The interviewer was my School Principal and Mr. Prakash is my father. And The aptitude scorecard was actually my entrance test scorecard!

People say, Failures are the stepping stones to success..But I feel..
ONE FAILURE can be a stepping stone to MULTIPLE SUCCESS-es!
(No machaaa..don't relate this to your love-life :p)

Life so far..

It's never easy..Isn't it? We always think we need to explore life as much as we can..But as we cross our teenage, we realize that its life that explores us..because Its life that gives us those tricky situations, those tough-to-cross barriers, and also those unpredictable moments..and expects us to overcome them..

This being my first 'ever' blog.. I would like to introduce myself ..(yes I know am dreaming that my blogs would be read regularly)
Like most boys in this world, I am a 'confused' person..And like most of the engineering graduates, I am a 'jobless' person (jobless in any sense) at present..Not only regretting why i chose engineering.. But also regretting why i chose the so-called-first group, the SCIENCE group, at the higher secondary level..But wait..unemployment(in my words..unsatisfactory employment) is the only reason why i regret my choice..In return what i got was a gang of fun-loving, helping and caring friends..(Oh yes..one can get them anywhere..but some kameenays always need a mention..else am sure am losing out on few likes :p)
My journey actually started when I left one jain school and joined another..though i failed in my entrance test by a huge margin..like the margin of an India vs Zimbabwe cricket match ..Still I got the seat..of course by recommendation..(This is India boss..You can fail and still get what you want)
Here came my first challenge..coping up with new people..shifting from tamil-speaking friends to hindi speaking ones..(No..am not anti-tamil..don't ban me please :p)And yes..learning and understanding ENGLISH..(in which i was a zero then..)But I managed that..
I had many dreams..1. A typical indian childhood dream- to be a cricketer..(a dream that always remains a dream or a fantasy for that matter..for most..), 2. A typical marwadi dream- to be rich..and 3. a real dream - to be a journalist or a news anchor..hold the mike..and question the best in this country..(Yes this is the only way you can QUESTION top personalities in this country..else you just can't..)Dream 3 slowly became important for me..and I thought of going for it when I completed my tenth..I thought I will take commerce..do it easily..and go for a mass media course..But wait..the tenth results dropped a bomb shell..No..i didn't fail.. I got good marks..296/300 in science.. that made not only others force me take science..but became a reason for my dwindling fortunes there after..I chose biology over computer science..because I was a zero in comp science too..Probably this was a small complementary error in the big mistake that I made..Bio was never going to help me as a career option because you need 'some' lakhs to pursue medical studies in this country..unless you are a great student..I completed my twelfth standard after a health trouble..I won hearts along the journey(a best student award..a good guy image..and a trophy for culturals..trust me..the third one was most important to me..leading a group to victory)
Then came the most important phase..The second challenge..College..I could have chosen Mass media here again..But The popularity of engineering during this time was sky-high..I succumbed to this and applied at another jain institution..along with my friends..I wanted electronics because that was most sought after course that time..Yes..I was foolish to have thought this way..But then..Life is like this..It makes you look foolish today though you took those decisions yesterday..This time though..Recommendation didn't work..and I got civil engineering..
After a tough first year (with no school mate with me in my class,it was depressing)..A rather boring second year..an eventful third year.. and a shockingly unpredictable final year(a case of medical negligence), I completed my engineering..Not to forget..My College managed to provide me placement in a multi national company..the only MNC that came to our college that year(actually every year) ..But the only problem was that it is an IT company..
So after college..I tried for a civil engineering job..which I got..Oh yes..again in a jain institution..and yes..again by recommendation..which I left in four days..And now with no other option..am eyeing the big IT company with no knowledge in that stream (this is why i felt choosing bio over comp was an error..)Am going to join it..not to make a career..but to earn some money..because today that's what matters to do anything of your choice..I am surely going to have a crack at my 'media' dream some time in my life.This blog is one such step towards my dream..( I have now acted in a short movie for my friend..have written articles too..)
Its strange that though I was recommended at most places..I am not happy..Simply because..I didn't follow my dream..I don't know how many of you would relate to me..But I guess..All of you will agree with me in saying..
ENNA VAZHKA DA IDHU....