Days went by and I was exposed to the wide domain of HR: interview analysis, emotion analysis, handwriting analysis, policies drafting, bonds and what not. Had I worked in an MNC they would have given me a proper 2 months endeavour but working in a small organization helped me to have an understanding of all the various verticals present in HR. It gave me a wider exposure to the entire gamut of HR.
And if you now think that Autogram is all about work then you are highly mistaken. Autogrammers (as they call themselves) believe in the principle of “ Work hard and party harder “. So we had a plenty of gathering: house parties, clubbing, lunch parties, birthday parties, farewell parties and everything you can think of. People at Autogram bond like family be it in work or outside work and I can not forget to mention that the fellow interns turned out to be my support and great friends throughout the journey of 2 months. The journey wouldn’t have been so smooth without them.
Autogram doesn’t have a formal presentation review at the end of 2 months; instead, they had a performance appraisal and feedback system 15 days prior to the last day of the internship tenure. It was a boardroom discussion regarding the tasks, duties and responsibilities assigned to me and how well I was able to meet the output standards. My appraisal went pretty well and I was applauded.
When I was counting my days at Autogram a sudden surprise came for all the interns. The CEO declared that they will gift a clone to the intern who according to the team has performed the best. As usual, we were asked to write down one name and submit it to the jar. But here comes the unexpected, even though after revealing that another intern got the maximum votes, I was awarded the BEST INTERN award. Surprised, flabbergasted – trust me even I was; the reason behind that was though I was not the maximum vote gainer, I got the most weighted two votes of the CEO and COO.
Happy, appraised and an unexpected reward - made my last day at Autogram - full of twists and turns thereby ending my roller coaster ride.
One small tip for the first-timers:
1) Be true to yourself and believe in yourself
2) Even if it is hard, try harder because trust me or not; at the end, the hard work pays off.
3) Enjoy your 2 months of internship to the fullest because you will not be able to live this phase of life again!
So this was my small journey at Autogram and I hope I was able to scribble down my experience in this article. This is Anisha Kanjilal signing off! Adios!
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About the Author:
Anisha Kanjilal
XAHR (formerly XIMB-HRM)
2017-2019
Comments
Rashmi Jena
congratulations Anisha, for the best intern award.
23 Jun 2018, 03.25 PM
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Anisha Kanjilal
Persuing MBA-HR and have a work experience of 2 years from Cognizant
Thanks a lot Rashmi!
23 Jun 2018, 04.04 PM |
Pranav Saxena
A student of Human resources with a keen interest to know more about the business and utilise my domain knowledge to get the best possible returns! Originally from Faridabad and did my graduation from university of Delhi in bcom hons Curious, persistent, audacious and risk taker are some of the few characteristics that defines me
Congratulations and great job!! Keep up the good work:)
23 Jun 2018, 03.46 PM
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Anisha Kanjilal
Persuing MBA-HR and have a work experience of 2 years from Cognizant
Thanks Pranav :)
23 Jun 2018, 04.04 PM |
Vishal Patodia
Soon to be HR professional. I love learning new things and exploring beyond normal boundaries.
Congratulations Anisha!
23 Jun 2018, 03.56 PM
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Anisha Kanjilal
Persuing MBA-HR and have a work experience of 2 years from Cognizant
Thanks Vishal :)
23 Jun 2018, 04.05 PM |
Vinnata Rout
MBA-HRM, Batch of 2017-19 from XaHR XUB (Previously HR-XIMB). BTech- Textile Technology, Batch of 2011-15 from CET-Bhubaneswar. Former Application Development Analyst (2015-17) at Accenture Solutions Pvt. LTD. Bangalore. Former Human Capital Intern at Arcesium India Pvt. LTD. Hyderabad. (2018)
Very nicely put! Good luck
23 Jun 2018, 04.01 PM
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Anisha Kanjilal
Persuing MBA-HR and have a work experience of 2 years from Cognizant
Thanks Vinnata :)
23 Jun 2018, 04.04 PM |
Tanishtha Dey
Congratulations Di!!! All the best.
23 Jun 2018, 04.04 PM
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Anisha Kanjilal
Persuing MBA-HR and have a work experience of 2 years from Cognizant
Thank you so much my sweet little sister :)
23 Jun 2018, 04.05 PM |
Sushmit Senapati
I m always found in pursuit of perfection and I make sure it's wild, fierce, exciting and flamboyant.
Kudos Anisha. Great to see you succeed. Keep it up.
23 Jun 2018, 04.07 PM
Shruti Nair
Congratulations on the award, Anisha :)
23 Jun 2018, 04.12 PM
Mohsin Khan
Congratulations, all the best for the future.
23 Jun 2018, 04.21 PM
Saumya Jain
Congratulations and All the Best Anisha!!
23 Jun 2018, 04.23 PM
Sakshi Singh
Congratulations Anisha. Well done!
23 Jun 2018, 05.32 PM
Anudrutta Fouzdar
Great going, Anisha!
23 Jun 2018, 08.22 PM
Anurup Mukherjee
Programmer Analyst at Cognizant
Great job Anisha, keep it up.
23 Jun 2018, 10.07 PM
Sreejit Roy Chowdhury
Very well articulated, Anisha. Congratulations on winning the best intern award, keep up the good work!!
23 Jun 2018, 10.28 PM
Subhasish Suar
congratulations Anisha
25 Jun 2018, 06.21 PM
Neha Upadhyay
Congratulations on getting the Best Intern Award! . Good Luck.
27 Jun 2018, 12.01 PM
Kinjal Basu
Many Congratulations Anisha - The Beauty with Brain!! Very well written success story. You have proved that every great achievement was once considered impossible. All the best for your future and keep up the good work.
30 Jun 2018, 07.33 PM