On-the-job, Rock-n-roll, IIM-B
Nonetheless, I went to the venue for interviews for the best BPO in Pune, and guess what… I got selected. And landed up a job in the back-office version, unlike the calling job which I was afraid I would have to go for (I guess bcoz of my strong analytical skills, my commerce background, and my un-neutral voice accent !). I was offered a pay packet which was good enough to satisfy all the needs & wants of a bachelor staying out of his hometown (and would still allow me to save enough for the upcoming exams/forms/coaching expenses)…… whoooooa… what else could I ask for !!
So, …..bang….. I joined work the very next day and started with training. Well.. the campus (Cybercity – Magarpatta city, Hadapsar, Pune) absolutely rocked.The infrastructure, the facilities….. everything was so awesome…mind-boggling. I felt like I was working in US/ UK. I was utterly delighted just to be at the campus, forget working there and getting paid well. I later gathered that these awesome facilities are one of the many measures that BPO’s and IT service organizations are employing, for employee retention.
So things started rolling…. My job continued and I came out with flying colours. Even got the best employee award !! And then….. CAT arrived. I was much better prepared this time…. To bell the CAT (I know that’s clichéd, but ….found no better words). And voila, CAT had a new avataar.. differential marking this time. But I managed to do a decent job. Some more time passed on.. and my job continued…. And CAT scores were out .. I had scored a good overall %ile score…. with pretty much balanced scores in all 3 sections. And then I got a GD/PI call from IIM-B ! I just couldn’t believe my ears when a friend called up and told me the news. I went absolutely crazy !! And this was d one and only call I had got this time, having applied only for 3 major MBA entrance exams (CAT, FMS & XAT). I had to make it.. I started preparing for GDPI, and when it actually happened, I was very much satisfied with my performance. So, I was now a hopeful contender of a seat at IIM Bangalore !
But, as the fate would have had it, I didn’t make it finally, for reasons known only to the respected panelists…... morons.
So, …..bang….. I joined work the very next day and started with training. Well.. the campus (Cybercity – Magarpatta city, Hadapsar, Pune) absolutely rocked.The infrastructure, the facilities….. everything was so awesome…mind-boggling. I felt like I was working in US/ UK. I was utterly delighted just to be at the campus, forget working there and getting paid well. I later gathered that these awesome facilities are one of the many measures that BPO’s and IT service organizations are employing, for employee retention.
So things started rolling…. My job continued and I came out with flying colours. Even got the best employee award !! And then….. CAT arrived. I was much better prepared this time…. To bell the CAT (I know that’s clichéd, but ….found no better words). And voila, CAT had a new avataar.. differential marking this time. But I managed to do a decent job. Some more time passed on.. and my job continued…. And CAT scores were out .. I had scored a good overall %ile score…. with pretty much balanced scores in all 3 sections. And then I got a GD/PI call from IIM-B ! I just couldn’t believe my ears when a friend called up and told me the news. I went absolutely crazy !! And this was d one and only call I had got this time, having applied only for 3 major MBA entrance exams (CAT, FMS & XAT). I had to make it.. I started preparing for GDPI, and when it actually happened, I was very much satisfied with my performance. So, I was now a hopeful contender of a seat at IIM Bangalore !
But, as the fate would have had it, I didn’t make it finally, for reasons known only to the respected panelists…... morons.
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