VALUES DERIVED BY ME FROM ADITYA BIRLA GROUP | PRACHI AGRAWAL,IIFT
“Our values provides us with our roots and they provide us with our wings “.
“Our values provides us with our roots and they provide us with our wings “.
To get into a premier b-school takes a lot of sincerity and hard work but if you achieve your goal then nothing seconds that feeling. I felt ecstatic because I had scored 99.8 percentile in IIFT’s written exam. I was literally on top of the world because my efforts paid off. The next round was supposed to be a group discussion and personal interview. I knew this would be the deciding factor because the written exam was just the first step towards my dream college. I started prepping for my personal interview. A very important aspect of interviews is the clothes you wear and the confidence with which you carry yourself. I was in dilemma as to where I could buy a good blazer and a pair of trousers. My father has an impeccable taste so I asked him to suggest me a few brands. He told me that I should visit Van Heusen’s outlet. I visited the outlet the very next day. The collection was impressive just like my father told. I bought a chic looking black colour blazer and trousers. It was the D-day and I was very nervous about the whole process. I wondered whether I would be good enough or not but when I came out of my room all dressed up, I could see the happy faces of my father and mother. They both wished me luck as I went to the interview process. As I was walking in the waiting hall with all the other candidates I could feel the ease with which I could carry the whole attire. The blazer was light and easy to wear around because I was not feeling tired or drowsy waiting for the process to start, as all the other candidates were sweaty and panicky. I went into the interview wearing my confidence and came out all happy. My interview went really well and eventually I got selected for getting admission into IIFT. This one little encounter with Van Heusen changed my life for good.
How Aditya Birla Group touched my life
We take this mantle throughout our lives in various different guises, that is how one is moulded into becoming a leader. Not everyone is born a leader. It is through a patient learning of a subset of skills and behaviors that need to be learnt, considered, practiced and developed as many theories have demonstrated. That is my belief after going through a phase of failure. After in spite of having good scores, not being selected time and time again. Till now, life has indeed shown me the bottom of the ocean.
It has been more than five years since I had one of the most dreadful experiences of my life. Remembering those days still makes my soul scare. I remember the night of 6th Sept, 2014 when it started raining relentlessly, I was staying in the Chenab hostel of NIT Srinagar. It rained for two full days and we were very happy of our minors being cancelled but we were fully unaware what we were going to be struck by.
On the eventful day of 24th June 2019, I left my home to join my dream - Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi. It felt sad to leave the home that houses your family or the home that I have spent considerable years of my life in or the home that is so strong that is has stood the test of time – My Ultra Tech Cement home. I call my home and Ultra Tech Cement home not only because that it is built from this cement but also because the bonds of the people who reside in it are as strong as this cement.