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This incident goes back to the time when I was giving my CA IPC exams in May 2015. I have always been a brilliant student in studies. Scoring perfect CGPA in Class X and bagging the position of district topper in Class XII lead to everyone having huge expectations from me. But in my IPC exams, I failed. I hit rock bottom and so did my family and my friends for whom I was only and only a topper. And even more nerve touching thing was it was only 1 subject in which I have failed and in all the other subjects, I scored exemption. But as per the CA exam rules, I had to sit in the next attempt, be it one exam or all. All my friends with whom I have attended my classes passed and went on their next step of the journey. Yes, definitely I messed up. It was in my IPC classes when I went out of the small reach of my colony and explored the city meeting new people having their own stories. I wont deny that it didnt distract me. Unknowingly, no longer studies were my first priority. Engaging with the new friends I made and sneaking out of the classes whenever I got the chance gave me the adrenaline rush which wiped away all the stress that I should have had. My parents did notice this new change in me and also warned me that I should focus on my studies and my career. But I realised it only when I saw the result and the word FAIL in my marksheet. But is failure a bad thing every time. Perhaps, not. I would have never passed my CA final exams in the first attempt with flying colours had I not failed earlier. It brought me back to the ground and helped me realise what my priorities are and how much I have to lose. It taught me that enjoying your life is not wrong, making new friends and cherishing is not wrong but do not forget what your purpose is.
My first big success was getting the first rank in my district in class 12th. The first thing that it made me realise was that I have made genuinely good friends who were happier than me on my success and the second that I learnt was to stay down to earth no matter how big your success is. The second success may not seem to be a very big one but right now it has made me the happiest. Since the time I have joined MBA, I have faced more rejections than the total no. of rejections faced before that. And then one day I got selected for a live project with one of the leading financial services companies. I cannot describe the hope and happiness that selection gave me. It taught me that one should never give up and with time, you will get what you deserve and therefore, keep doing your part i.e. working sincerely.
I see myself working as the Vice-President at Goldman Sachs. I am a person who would like to have stability in life and therefore, I see myself working at an established organization. Besides that, I am in love with numbers which leads me to work in the field of valuation.
Public speaking! This is the skill I have that makes me proud of myself. My facial expressions speaks for me and that is why I am able to express myself well. If I am saying I am passionate about something, you will see that passion in my eyes and similarly every other emotion.
A successful manager would always be unbiased. He/she would treat every member of the team fairly and thus will earn their respect. Secondly, he/she would be empathetic towards his team. The manager should have a balanced mix of emotions and practicality that would connect him/her with the team and the team would not hesitate in sharing their problems and will also perform in the best manner possible. Thirdly, the manager would be a good communicator. He/she will be able to well represent the team in front of others.
I was entrusted with the responsibility of employee and vendor payments in my previous organisation. All the users want to expedite their payment and thus sometimes may resort to unethical ways. Once a vendor approached me to make his payment by modes that do not comply with company policies. The vendor offered me some cash gifts in return too. It put me into a situation where I needed to stand up for my ethics. Immediately I reported the vendor to my Department head and told her the whole situation. She escalated this to the top management and the vendor was permanently blacklisted from the company.