I speak 5 languages : A mix of Hindi and Urdu (Native), English (C1-C2), German (B2) and French (A2). I learnt English at school but acquired German and French quiet recently. I used free online resources to learn them and subsequently practised them with native speakers as part of language exchange activities.
1. Introduction
Reading requires discipline. It is not a one time thing. Every time we read something new, new opportunities and avenues open up for us. It increases our depth of knowledge and prepares us for everything that might come in our way.
Urvish Pandey, the Lead-Campus Recruitment & University Relations at Mastercard, has written this note on how the Class of 2020 are the chosen ones and that all good things await them! Read the entire note here!
I was rejected, again. At 8 years old. That little bicycle of mine lost balance and I fell again. My friends were laughing at me. But, they also picked me up and cheered me up to try again. Oh, if not for them, I would have stayed at the ground, crying. After falling, again and again, I was able to ride it. Finally, I raced my friends and won it. All I could remember now was the joy of riding it. Riding through the streets, racing my friends, falling together, and laughing. Now, It has become such a lovely memory. But, When I was rejected again, 16 years later, in an interview. I felt the world was turning against me. I was capable, fit for the job, had the skills and I thought the interview went well. Then why was I not selected? The same question circling my mind. Though my friends were there to cheer me up, there was this insecurity which made me feel so low. I started questioning myself if I am worthy enough. Where is that 8-year-old girl inside me? For a month, I lost interest in things. Got rejected again and again. I wonder, getting up again is not an easy thing as people say. How did people achieve so much after they fall so low? What was it guiding them? Where did they get the motivation to try again, with the same level of energy or even more? I need to find the answers. The only way to find the answers is to look for them where you lost them. Maybe, we must get used to rejections. Take up the pain till it feels like nothing. There is always another chance. I might never know what I would be if I made the alternate choices? What if I had decided to run back home and not ride again. I would have had no memories of my childhood. What if I had decided to sink in my insecurities? I would have been depressed. Thank God, something inside me motivated me to stand up and smile. Just stand up again and smile. Everything in our life plays a significant role-taking us to the place where we belong. Believe in yourself. It is a simple thing to say but very difficult to do. Set your goals and work towards it. Reward yourself when you achieve it. No one in this world is the same. X is different from Y. Never ever compare yourself to others. Also, a simple thing. When all your friends get placed and you are still getting rejected, just believe in yourself and you can do wonders. Do things that make you smile. Times pass by. Accepting the things and working on yourself makes you a better person who is prepared to face the world. No one would have even imagined things like this to happen before 6 months. When I said, "things like this" you would I have thought about "something". That "something" is different for each person who is reading this article. Yes, even though I'm not sure if anyone will ever read it. So, let me point out the few things happening around me. One end people are losing their lives, quarantined at hospitals, staying far away and longing to back home, spending each penny carefully to feed their family and literally struggling for their lives. While at the other end, people are in this race, to finish their homework, internships, attending webinars, classes, doing courses on Coursera, gaining new skills, building networks in LinkedIn, finding live projects, and also "struggling" for life, as they say. Fortunately, I belong in this second group which made me question the exact purpose of life. What are we running for? Where will doing all this take us? We are all fighting this battle. What is this for? There is my favorite quote from the movie parasite which goes like, "You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan at all. No plan. You know why? If you make a plan, life never works out that way."
Star with the company's engagement and communication even before the internship started?
Jews perform a ceremony called ‘bar or bat mitzvah’ when their children reach a certain age. It is a kind of declaration that the children have grown up into young men or women, that now, they are responsible for their actions. It marks the beginning of a new cycle in their lives, a part where they leave a few things behind to take up their share of responsibilities. In 2020, it was our time to be accountable, to take up our share of responsibilities, but it happened without a bar-mitzvah. It was time to grow up without a declaration of us growing up.
Are you scared of making career decisions? “When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” – Ellen DeGeneres
I speak 5 languages : A mix of Hindi and Urdu (Native), English (C1-C2), German (B2) and French (A2). I learnt English at school but acquired German and French quiet recently. I used free online resources to learn them and subsequently practised them with native speakers as part of language exchange activities.
1. Introduction
Reading requires discipline. It is not a one time thing. Every time we read something new, new opportunities and avenues open up for us. It increases our depth of knowledge and prepares us for everything that might come in our way.
Urvish Pandey, the Lead-Campus Recruitment & University Relations at Mastercard, has written this note on how the Class of 2020 are the chosen ones and that all good things await them! Read the entire note here!
I was rejected, again. At 8 years old. That little bicycle of mine lost balance and I fell again. My friends were laughing at me. But, they also picked me up and cheered me up to try again. Oh, if not for them, I would have stayed at the ground, crying. After falling, again and again, I was able to ride it. Finally, I raced my friends and won it. All I could remember now was the joy of riding it. Riding through the streets, racing my friends, falling together, and laughing. Now, It has become such a lovely memory. But, When I was rejected again, 16 years later, in an interview. I felt the world was turning against me. I was capable, fit for the job, had the skills and I thought the interview went well. Then why was I not selected? The same question circling my mind. Though my friends were there to cheer me up, there was this insecurity which made me feel so low. I started questioning myself if I am worthy enough. Where is that 8-year-old girl inside me? For a month, I lost interest in things. Got rejected again and again. I wonder, getting up again is not an easy thing as people say. How did people achieve so much after they fall so low? What was it guiding them? Where did they get the motivation to try again, with the same level of energy or even more? I need to find the answers. The only way to find the answers is to look for them where you lost them. Maybe, we must get used to rejections. Take up the pain till it feels like nothing. There is always another chance. I might never know what I would be if I made the alternate choices? What if I had decided to run back home and not ride again. I would have had no memories of my childhood. What if I had decided to sink in my insecurities? I would have been depressed. Thank God, something inside me motivated me to stand up and smile. Just stand up again and smile. Everything in our life plays a significant role-taking us to the place where we belong. Believe in yourself. It is a simple thing to say but very difficult to do. Set your goals and work towards it. Reward yourself when you achieve it. No one in this world is the same. X is different from Y. Never ever compare yourself to others. Also, a simple thing. When all your friends get placed and you are still getting rejected, just believe in yourself and you can do wonders. Do things that make you smile. Times pass by. Accepting the things and working on yourself makes you a better person who is prepared to face the world. No one would have even imagined things like this to happen before 6 months. When I said, "things like this" you would I have thought about "something". That "something" is different for each person who is reading this article. Yes, even though I'm not sure if anyone will ever read it. So, let me point out the few things happening around me. One end people are losing their lives, quarantined at hospitals, staying far away and longing to back home, spending each penny carefully to feed their family and literally struggling for their lives. While at the other end, people are in this race, to finish their homework, internships, attending webinars, classes, doing courses on Coursera, gaining new skills, building networks in LinkedIn, finding live projects, and also "struggling" for life, as they say. Fortunately, I belong in this second group which made me question the exact purpose of life. What are we running for? Where will doing all this take us? We are all fighting this battle. What is this for? There is my favorite quote from the movie parasite which goes like, "You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan at all. No plan. You know why? If you make a plan, life never works out that way."
Star with the company's engagement and communication even before the internship started?
Jews perform a ceremony called ‘bar or bat mitzvah’ when their children reach a certain age. It is a kind of declaration that the children have grown up into young men or women, that now, they are responsible for their actions. It marks the beginning of a new cycle in their lives, a part where they leave a few things behind to take up their share of responsibilities. In 2020, it was our time to be accountable, to take up our share of responsibilities, but it happened without a bar-mitzvah. It was time to grow up without a declaration of us growing up.
Are you scared of making career decisions? “When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” – Ellen DeGeneres
