Whats going on here
The exams are over today. somewhat similar to the first term though the number of papers was less. 3 days n 6 exams.....n everything gets over very quickly even before they cud realise wht's happening. also we have started to become immune frm this pain now......Exams were there, but the focus for them was just not there. The summer placement process are is going to start just immediately after exams. So many of us wud finish the last paper last paper at 4:30 pm and they wud rush to attend ppts from 6pm onwards. This place is really hectic and you hv to really move fast to catch up with the system. First 2 days are known as Day 0 where there wud be multiple i-Banks like GS, Lehman, Barclays n consulting firrms including BCG,MCkinsey, Bain etc wud be participating. Most of them are foreign offers and there is a mad scramble fr these offers in the campus.
Then comes the turn of the Indian firms on day 1 and day2. Most of them are also really gud frms to work with n give excellent opportunities to know abt the business during the 2 months in summer. This is just the kind of opening u need to know abt various functional areas of business. It provides a gud opportunity to explore - see if u feel more comfortable in a particular domain n r u ready to pursue a career in tht domain in the future, or was it just a fad n then u realise that ur strengths n capablities do not fit well with the domain u choose. Some firms require to to sit in cosy air-conditioned rooms, designing glamourous ppts, 'trying' to make strategies which the companies may explore in the future.....sum others require u to 'hit the road' starightaway. u talk to people, know wht they want n then help company realise how it can provide the values customer want to derive from a product.
from today evening the shortlists wud start to come out. n then there wud be real stampede. people checking mails every 5 mins, people who dont believe in God starts praying, some real hard competition, people start communicating in English n so on.... i cud just hope tht everybody get good job, but one shud know tht if he doesnt get his dream job, then also its not end of everything. Every job is as good as what u get out from it. So though a 'good' job gives u an initial advantage, but finally it boils down to the person's capablities and wht he aspires to achieve in his life and how he goes thru in achieving it. As sumbody rightly said- 'Ur attitude determines ur altitude in life. Skills and knowledge can be gained any time, but wht matters in the long run is ur attitude towards achieving ur goals'
The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and the guffaws of scoffers."
- Kahlil Gibran, "A Handful of Sand on the Shore"
Best of Luck to everyone
wish me luck !!!!!!!!
Amit
posted by amit @ 4:21 PM
6 Comments:
hey... lovely ending. I do agree with the attitude part. ALL THE BEST dude.. keep us informed about the developments!
Oh, man so ur time has come !
Get ready dude,
I know you got great attitude :)
Best of luck from my side too.
I like that line "ur attitude determines ur altitude !"
Cheers,
Aj
All The Best!!
hmm.. dat explains ur absence on the comment page of my blog.. :)
all da best..
Good luck buddy! And I wonder how come you get the first two comments despite the word verification!
best of luck....
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