Somebody rightly said that in India, We become Engineers first then decide our careers later. The phrase ‘What Next?’ being used very prominently as we draw to a close to the last leg of our engineering days. This thought starts becoming more and more astounding as time passes by and we reach an impasse.
I am not in Danger. I am the danger. That’s the kind of attitude everyone wants to build up before the big day. An advice to be confident put in a #serialoholic way. Here let me share my experience of my 5 IIM interviews briefly and how they were all not so cliched and I proved that I am the one who knocks at all the doors! I am writing this article to prove that it is only how well you present yourself at that moment with the weight of past and the dream of future that decides your fate. By “Present yourself” I mean the words you chose and the strength you muster to speak it up – Your Courage. So here it goes:
Aanchal Rawal, the girl full of enthusiasm and energy, comes from the traditional background of a middle class family from Lucknow. Making her way through different schools and cities, she knows how to fit in and yet, stand out.
A typical day at fieldwork encompasses several phases, right from getting up early, boarding a local train, rustling through the crowd, getting to meet employees on a typical ‘Monday’, hearing about ‘last Sunday’s party’, getting fresh assignments to work upon and of course food, which definitely forms a major part of the day. Food at breakfast, food during lunch, snacks at tea time and any other interval time that one can think of. And at my fieldwork organisation, the food quotient is grand. I am a typical connoisseur of food and food for me is definitely a highly motivating factor (if at all I find a nexus with Herzberg’s motivation theory). And I was pleasantly surprised to find the variety of food that too at a subsidised cost. Every cafeteria is a spacious hall which has a capacity to accommodate more than two hundred people. The thing that struck me along with this observation is that there is a place near the plates, which boldly mentions: “Strictly Vegetarian”. Being a vegetarian myself, I initially wasn’t much bothered by the diktat, however, after having a discussion on the dining table, I came across a lot of thoughts and judgments. “Can an employer control the eating habits of its employees?”. “Is it a part of the policy?”. “Does this violate the human rights quotient and more importantly the liberty of individuals”.
Learn the Art of War from the Victors
Anushree Nalgundwar is a first-year student pursuing PGD-HRM from XLRI, Jamshedpur. A self-confessed feminist and debate enthusiast, she is vocal about the need for providing quality education to girls at the primary level, nd has worked as a teaching volunteer at the NGO Make a Difference(MAD). Her hobbies include reading, singing and exploring new places.
She is an electrical engineering graduate from NIT Jaipur. Prior to joining NITIE, she worked for 3 years at Emerson network power in the application engineering team. She also worked for a start-up called Paintcollar for 8 months. She likes playing the keyboard. She is currently learning western classical music. She also enjoys cooking.
