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India is a country where you first become Engineer and then decide what next to do in life,the same
happened with me.A First Class Bachelor Degree in Engineering from a
state run Government College wasn't enough for me to land up a decent on
campus job.With the ever rising competition it was very tough for an
average student like me to crack any government exams and make it to the big PSU and higher education was definitely not in my cards for at least now.Sitting Idle at
home after having a degree in Engineering is considered to be a taboo
in Indian society and my case was no different as I was another
victim of it.With every passing day from relatives to neighbors
everyone had a say over my future,some showing concern and with rest all
seeming sarcasm.With all this going around,life seemed dull with no
ray of hope and frustration was at its peak.So like most
students(esp.engineering background),I packed my bag and headed
towards “The Silicon Valley of India” i.e. Bangalore.With IT
companies all around it seemed that its a matter of time I would be
working for any one of them.It was then when I was hit by a harsh reality
of life.One Interview after another,with days turning into weeks and
weeks into months and all I had was disappointment.Days from my past
were coming back to haunt me when my relatives were constantly pressurizing me to take up CA as career option as according to them
its hard to get a decent job after engineering now a days and here
I am an unemployed engineer.And when I was running all out of hope on
16th October 2014 I received a Hall ticket from AMCAT to attend
Accenture Interview which was to be held in VIT chennai and too add over it I already had 2 interviews schedule in Bangalore on 18th
itself.So I was in big dilemma whether to attend 2 interview in Bangalore
itself or go to chennai.So after making up my mind I decided to go
Chennai and try my luck out there.I started on my journey from SBC
railway station on 17th at 2pm and was expected to reach Chennai
Central by 9pm but due to on going maintenance work on the railway
track I finally got off the train at around 2 am with Chennai
bathing in heavy rain.All I need after such hectic journey was some
sound sleep before the interview and so I decided to look some room
in the railway dormitory.With all trains delayed and heavy rain
outside all the rooms of the dormitory were occupied.It was already 3
in the morning,so I decided to stay on the station for few
hours.After battling for 3 hours with sleep at 6am I changed into my
formal suits and started for VIT Chennai for my Interview.It was
still raining Cats and Dogs in chennai and with no idea about the mode
of transportation in Chennai,I decided to take an Auto direct to the
venue.The heavy rain provided the auto drivers a golden chance to
charge as much as they can from the by passers.After bargaining with
almost a dozen of auto walas,I came to know that they were not my cup of tea and I should look after some
other way.The rain was falling down heavily and with 1.30 hour left
for my reporting at 8 am I decided to move on in the rain.After struggling to get any direction and after all drenched up in rain, I
managed to catch a local train and thus finally reaching VIT at 7.45
am. After reaching I was
like WTF!!! there were around 2000 aspirants all dress up tidily
waiting to be part of a MNC to kick-start their career and there was I
all soaked in rain.The registration started at around 8.30 and after
that extra 30 mins were provided.Being hungry as hell,I managed to
have a bowl of Maggi after waiting long in a queue.Finally the
Procedure started and we were divided in a batch of five.At around 11
am after waiting for 1 hour very impatiently,we were called in the
interview hall.The interview panel only consisted of 2 person and
they asked us to sit according the number provided to us at the time
of registration.Finally after formal intro the interview started with
everyone of us shouting over voice in order to draw to draw the
attention of the interviewer.The interview lasted for 1 hour and we
were asked to leave and then starts an eternal wait for the
results.We were asked to wait in the seminar hall for the
announcement of the results after waiting for 1 more long hour the HR
came and announced the name of the student selected and my name was
not in it.I complete broke down and was about to leave with tears
about to roll down,the HR asked us to wait few more mins as more
results were awaited,another ray of hope.After 15 mins the HR again
came and announced a set of names and my name not there too.When I
was cursing my luck of not making it,the HR said that this students
should leave as they could not make it and suddenly I was happy of
not making into the list.After another 15 mins the HR was announcing
another sets of names,with uncertainty at its peak I was not sure
whether to expect my name in the list or not.Amit Ray,Yes!!! she
called my name and with all kind of uncertainty in my mind I
confirmed whether it was really me by asking her my DOB and yes it
was me.After calling out all the name the HR was silent,leaving all
of us in complete dismay and all I could sense was nervousness in
the air with around 1000 students anxiously waiting for their faith
to be decided.
“WELCOME TO ACCENTURE”
With these line the
HR broke her silence and the room erupted in a cheer with me along
with others don't know how to react.The rest 10 mins were all
formalities regarding any queries and OL,but the tears of joy were
already out.
No Rose without a
Throne,life is full of ups and downs and we must be strong at our
lowest time because this hard time prepare us for the future.Being
optimist and taking every aspect of life as a lesson prepare us for
future.I took a gamble and went to Chennai and it paid off,no matter
the road was not easy but it was worth it.
I
found my moment of joy in my first job selection while some find it
in the laughter of their children, in the excitement on his/her pet's
face when one get back after a long day, and in the smile of loved
ones when one go back home after months of being away.Everyone wants
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Lastly,I can say is
that optimism can be found all around,all we have to look for it and
with strong determination try to craft our dream into reality.
