Plainspeak....

You always hit a bottom even if you are sinking. I hit my bottom on the D day in IRMA but then there was only one way from there. You want to get into ITC, you prepare for it, sit for mock interviews, get good feedbacks only to discover that you have not been shortlisted for the first round. And the reasons are beyond comprehension. But then my neighbor who is among the toppers also didn’t get one. Chalo..koi nahi. Ye MPDPIP ka bhi job accha hai na. Bahut mann hai CEO banke pura manage karna ka. Huge opportunity to learn. MF mein to jaana nahi hai. But BASIX FINO and IFMR acche paise de rahe the. Inko bhi try kar lete hai. But sab jagah short listing and all are short of my name.

On the eve: Ajeeb chakkar hai. Pata nahi chal raha kya chahiye. Education background, work ex, grades all are intact, but nobody seems to be impressed. Ok ITC, BASIX nahi to kal FINO, IFMR to hai. Slept with a little disturbed mind.

D day: Early morning was no better. However I pulled out of the bed and got ready. Wahan jaa ke pata chala ki FINO and IFMR are also not interested in me. I literally became a volunteer helping out with the placements of my colleague waiting for my one chance to appear in an interview. Good news from all sides. People getting placed left, right and centre. Mujh par bhi kuch rahan kar bhai. Ek interview mein to baithne de. From 8.15 to almost 11.30 I waited for my moment. Koi ro raha hai, koi bahut khush hai. Saala apna to koi puch hi nahi hai… kya rhyming hai…

Pahli call. Sir aa jayie NDDB ka interview hai. Chalo bhai itna suit buit ka kuch to faida hua. Appear kiya NDDB planning ke liye jiske liye kabhi apply hi nahi kiya tha. Waah bhai waah. Panel mein jaa ke bol diya ki maine to NGC ke liye apply kiya tha. How cld they recruit me after all that. And worst of all they got stuck with milk.. Milk ka composition etc etc…Bachaooooo….

Next interview NDDB NGC. Haan this is something that I know. Had a good interview. Came out confidently. But bhai ab tak to almost 65% batch place ho gayi hai. Mere biradari waale, family and extended family sab. Koi nahi Nitesh. Something big is in waiting. Lekin sab big to nikal gaye… MPDPIP. Haan I still want to go there. As if I had any option left..:P

Wait wait SKS bhi to hai. But no guys are dumping their spot offers. So Nitesh give it a try. But Nitesh to Nitesh hai. Interview dete samay hi bore ho gaye. Their what-if question made me lost and I was wanting to come out of the panel. When it was all over I told them that just in case you plan to recruit me, let me know. I want to negotiate on the package. Saala naukri to hai nahi… Akad itni. Haan bhai jab doob hi rahe hai to shaan se doobenge. Mujhe SKS nahi jaana unless of ciurse they pay a lot.

GCMMF has come out with its shortlist. Don’t know if my name is there or not. Don’t know if I want to be with GCMMF or not. But I got a call and in I went for the interview. Goddd..i have never faced such an interview in my life. The panel was so chilled out. It was like sitting in your drawing room and chatting with your friends. The colonel had some serious questions to ask from”I too had a dream”. Pata nahi kya sujha tha. I had read that book and answered him well. Sardar says ki “le lo jee isko, le lo”. So I knew I was in. Ok, lunch ke pahle ek virtual job to haath mein hai.

But saala jaana hai MPDPIP. During lunch I got calls saying that BASIX and FINO had opened the panel for all. Not enough students to appear for their posts. But main nahi jaata interview ko. I am committed towards MPDPIP.

Lunch ke baad gaya to GCMMF ka result aa gaya. Finally I had a job for me. But I got another call for FINO and GCMMF ko hold pe rakh ke I went for FINO. In their, I again ended up asking them for their criteria for shortlisting. I wasn’ t happy and it came on my face. When they asked me what is my first choice, I bluntly said MPDPIP. And it was almost time for that panel. FINO se bahar aake I had to decide my next moov. Talked to placement co-ordinator. Told him that I want MP… And so off I was sent in as the first candidate fro MP… interview accha hua. Things came out from within. I was desperate for them. They offered me the job. But ye kya… In the end they told me that there is not much of government help and certainly no gaadi, bunglow. And haath mein only pachees (casto mukherjee style….) hazar. Kya be… Biswas (Placement coordinator again) Sir ko pucha. He says sign the GCMMF one. It is a going concern. Nothing is sure about MP….

Nothing left… but wait… Kamal came running. He says that BASIX interview is on and that Giddu (Jospeh) will help me attend the interview. Ok, I will give it a try. In I went for the interview and I knew by the end that I had turned it for me. So here I am in BASIX and frankly speaking I wasn’t overjoyed. I felt no different from inside. Probably it will take some time to sink. Or probably I never cared much for what I got. GOD bless IRMA. I surely knew that I wld end up with a job even if a day or two went blank for me. Ab AAALLLL eeeiiiissss Well. Sab khush hain.