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)