It was my last month of 2nd semester of M.Tech in Anna University, Guindy Campus. List of companies got displayed on notice board of Training & Placement Office. I was ready to face the entire process to get a white collar job.
It was 15th June; the foremost company was the biggest IT Company of India which came here not only recruit us but to create a record of total intake from a single campus till date. I studied full night for the written test. By looking preceding year papers I got an idea that how to prepare for written exam. Recruitment team took us to their one of the centre of Chennai to conduct online exam. Since it was an online assessment so we were getting our result just hitting the submit button. I completed my exam confidently. More than 1300 students cracked the written exam out of 2500 students & I was one of them. I was very contented after clearing the first step of recruitment. Next day was scheduled for interview. Full night spent in wait for the moment to face the interview. Next day was a rainy day & I got somewhat wet due to this. But anyhow I managed all these things. There was a panel of three including one lady to fire the questions on me. I was too confident & faced full process boldly. They give me some jumble words, which I completed 15 sec before of given time. I wrote one C program also as part of mine interview. Finally after 15 min they told me ALL THE BEST for result & I replied THANKS to them. That night I relaxed & completed my last two night of sleep. Next day I went to university to check the result. Final list of selected aspirant was pasted over the walls of Placement Cell. Since list content was having more than thousand names so it was not easy to comply it into notice board display. I jumped into crowd to hunt my name in the list but GOD decided something different for me. It was 17 June & I was too sad, that was the saddest birthday of mine life. I came back to my room with a mournful mind; I was not able to imagine that what I can do in my life since I was the one who not won in that race in which victory percentage was more than 75%. Very next day was programmed for one of my dream company, but hope was less. Because strategy wise it was looking too intricate to got selection in next company just after a record set largest recruitment, and subsequent comers were well aware that cream mass gone now to first recruiter so intake for next company definitely was going to be less.
That was my only birthday when I was not in mood to attend any birthday wishes tele call. I started my best endeavor to acquire into my dream company at 10 pm. After achieving the full command over the outline & nature of questions I decided to go to bed at morning 4. Next day I set myself to face written exam courageously with a fresh feelings. Questions were little bit tough but I completed it by mine natural capacity. 18 June eve was again proven a best moment for me, my name was there in the list of successful candidate of first stage. I was having just one night to fulfill my dream & wishes of well wishers to make true. I didn’t want to lose this opportunity & I geared up myself to accept this challenge. I equipped for the interview as per my best. Next day on 19th I wore my lucky color shirt & memorize my God also to triumph this skirmish. I was waiting for my turn enthusiastically & it got over soon. I was sitting in front of a cheerful, middle age person. He looked my resume & started to raise questions softly. In between that gentleman offered me coffee also, but I was not in mood of coffee that time. My confident was double after my first interview failure. I faced him very confidently but was not able to conjecture my selection with my dream company that time. Those 20 minutes went so cool; I thanked him after my interview. I never can forget that warm shake hand after that interview. But result was still awaiting, so I was somewhat tensed also. We got information that final list of selected candidate’s be announce in evening. I was not in state to imagine anything good or bad. In the evening there was a huge queue in front of common auditorium where the result announcement was scheduled. I entered into the hall after waiting for 20 minutes in the queue. Hall was full of tensed faces. Introductory presentation of my dream company was on the screen. I was not able to concentrate on the presentation. Finally after half an hour they came to the recruitment topic. I became desperate after hearing that they selected only 373 candidates. List of final candidates was in the hand of Head of Placement Cell. He was ready to read out all the names & instruct us strictly not to express any type of emotions or happiness into the hall in between; otherwise they may cancel your selection. I closed my eyes to concentrate on each and every name surrounding in the hall. My heartbeat was running like anything & finally sudden explosion happened inside me. After hearing my name I opened my eyes with full of tears. I was not able to sit there after getting IN my dream company. I thanked to God because whatever he did with me in last 3 days now all that look as positive for me. I was having reason to miss my chance of previous recruitment due to which only I got an additional chance to face next recruitment process & got an offer of mine Dream Company none other than “COGNIZANT”.
It was 15th June; the foremost company was the biggest IT Company of India which came here not only recruit us but to create a record of total intake from a single campus till date. I studied full night for the written test. By looking preceding year papers I got an idea that how to prepare for written exam. Recruitment team took us to their one of the centre of Chennai to conduct online exam. Since it was an online assessment so we were getting our result just hitting the submit button. I completed my exam confidently. More than 1300 students cracked the written exam out of 2500 students & I was one of them. I was very contented after clearing the first step of recruitment. Next day was scheduled for interview. Full night spent in wait for the moment to face the interview. Next day was a rainy day & I got somewhat wet due to this. But anyhow I managed all these things. There was a panel of three including one lady to fire the questions on me. I was too confident & faced full process boldly. They give me some jumble words, which I completed 15 sec before of given time. I wrote one C program also as part of mine interview. Finally after 15 min they told me ALL THE BEST for result & I replied THANKS to them. That night I relaxed & completed my last two night of sleep. Next day I went to university to check the result. Final list of selected aspirant was pasted over the walls of Placement Cell. Since list content was having more than thousand names so it was not easy to comply it into notice board display. I jumped into crowd to hunt my name in the list but GOD decided something different for me. It was 17 June & I was too sad, that was the saddest birthday of mine life. I came back to my room with a mournful mind; I was not able to imagine that what I can do in my life since I was the one who not won in that race in which victory percentage was more than 75%. Very next day was programmed for one of my dream company, but hope was less. Because strategy wise it was looking too intricate to got selection in next company just after a record set largest recruitment, and subsequent comers were well aware that cream mass gone now to first recruiter so intake for next company definitely was going to be less.
That was my only birthday when I was not in mood to attend any birthday wishes tele call. I started my best endeavor to acquire into my dream company at 10 pm. After achieving the full command over the outline & nature of questions I decided to go to bed at morning 4. Next day I set myself to face written exam courageously with a fresh feelings. Questions were little bit tough but I completed it by mine natural capacity. 18 June eve was again proven a best moment for me, my name was there in the list of successful candidate of first stage. I was having just one night to fulfill my dream & wishes of well wishers to make true. I didn’t want to lose this opportunity & I geared up myself to accept this challenge. I equipped for the interview as per my best. Next day on 19th I wore my lucky color shirt & memorize my God also to triumph this skirmish. I was waiting for my turn enthusiastically & it got over soon. I was sitting in front of a cheerful, middle age person. He looked my resume & started to raise questions softly. In between that gentleman offered me coffee also, but I was not in mood of coffee that time. My confident was double after my first interview failure. I faced him very confidently but was not able to conjecture my selection with my dream company that time. Those 20 minutes went so cool; I thanked him after my interview. I never can forget that warm shake hand after that interview. But result was still awaiting, so I was somewhat tensed also. We got information that final list of selected candidate’s be announce in evening. I was not in state to imagine anything good or bad. In the evening there was a huge queue in front of common auditorium where the result announcement was scheduled. I entered into the hall after waiting for 20 minutes in the queue. Hall was full of tensed faces. Introductory presentation of my dream company was on the screen. I was not able to concentrate on the presentation. Finally after half an hour they came to the recruitment topic. I became desperate after hearing that they selected only 373 candidates. List of final candidates was in the hand of Head of Placement Cell. He was ready to read out all the names & instruct us strictly not to express any type of emotions or happiness into the hall in between; otherwise they may cancel your selection. I closed my eyes to concentrate on each and every name surrounding in the hall. My heartbeat was running like anything & finally sudden explosion happened inside me. After hearing my name I opened my eyes with full of tears. I was not able to sit there after getting IN my dream company. I thanked to God because whatever he did with me in last 3 days now all that look as positive for me. I was having reason to miss my chance of previous recruitment due to which only I got an additional chance to face next recruitment process & got an offer of mine Dream Company none other than “COGNIZANT”.
