Opportunity comes to those who dare to attack.....!

Born in Rajasthan and brought up in Kolkata, he was an average student with strong passion for body building. During the mentees’ meet, he used to take more interest in body building competitions. He went and attended several of them in Pune and other places.

Few days back he walked up to me and told that he was placed. Looking at his academic background (which is average to describe the most) I was very happy and asked him to celebrate. But he looked confused and lost. He did not have confidence in the company from where he had received the offer. AVP (Placements), who had connected with the company, asked him to join without thinking much. Looking at his modest resume, I also pushed him to join the job. His father told him to give it a trial……….

Prof. Sushant Nanda
HOD - Marketing

Suddenly he walked up to my room yesterday. He looked restless and wanted to desperately share something (during the meets he never talked too much). After throwing a clinically penetrative look at him, I asked with apprehension “Is everything okay?”   “Great going Sir, thanks to Prof Vidhya Srinivas, I got a great opportunity” he said. I said “But I remember, you were complaining about the offer (and was trying to recollect the name of the company that he was selected)”.

“No sir, they actually offered me much more”.  This was something unusual to hear. I looked at him eagerly to hear more.   “And “he continued….. “ During the selection process they had announced the fixed CTC @ 4 lacs +  incentives. But once I joined, they asked me if I was open for the international marketing cell, where they had a vacancy. They also assured me to train me there and I agreed”.   “It sounds interesting, please continue”, I said.

“The moment I gave my nod, they confirmed my appointment letter with 5 lakhs fixed CTC. Besides they give me meals and beverages services on the house. I am going to travel overseas soon after my training and currently applying for my passport for the same”. He continued in one breath and would have loved to go on. But the mounting loads of answer sheets all around me forced me to cut the long story half way.

He has now joined a posh and upmarket gym at Bandra bandstand and trains there everyday morning before going to the office which is closeby). He carries his office clothes and takes a shower before changing over. On a lighter note, the promoters are friends of Shahrukh khan whose house is one house away. And he is, of course, looking forward to meet him sooner than later.

Long live Vishnu Lahoti and his employers M/s Stelmec Ltd.  Long live the AVP, Prof. Vidhya  Srinivas, who helped Vishnu to reach there.

Morale : “Opportunity comes  to those who  dare to attack” … And we have to constantly push our students to attack them in this cut throat competition!