Friday 23 January 2015

The Taste of Success

So, today's blog entry is not fictional or any kind of motivational drama. This blog entry is only addressed to my friend, Tanu Seth who was placed in a company, Ericsson just a few days ago. As I promised I'll write a blog for you when you'll be placed, so, here it is.

It was July 2014, when three super dream companies came for placements in the college. Super Dreams means CTC above 10 lakhs per annum. Though the hope was very little of being selected, but still rejection is rejection. Moreover, back to back rejections in three big companies definitely hurts.

As every result gives you something to learn, every student as well as Tanu started to study really hard in hope to be placed as soon as possible. When you are in 4th year, the only thing you care about is to see yourself placed. Although that doesn't mean you turn into a self centered lunatic or selfish nerdy character like Chatur Ramalingam. Everyone would be equally happy to see their friends being placed. But, the feeling of yourself getting placed is very different.

So, as the preparations kicked off, companies came and gone but she was not placed. I don't even remember the names of the companies but one after one they came and gone but Tanu was not placed. Sometimes, rejected from written tests, sometimes coding round and sometimes even from the last interview. Definitely, being rejected by approximately more than 25 companies is a disaster in itself. Low in self morale, low in confidence and low in expectancy are just words to say about, but the real feeling, the real pain can be expressed by none until someone has faced it.

I remember after one company, where she was rejected after 2nd interview and where the hopes of being selected were very high after giving a great interview, the mirrors of hopes were broken badly. Eventually, the result made her to skip company after company and when she gave the next company after a month, again she was rejected after the 2nd interview out of 3.

The saturation point had come and the semester was over. I believe after so many rejections, a person would go down and down inside. I have seen people, who whine unnecessarily after being rejected after just a couple of times. If you won't work hard, then how do you expect something in return?

I wrote something related to Rejection a few years back,

''Rejected-rejected-rejected-rejected!
Being rejected is bliss, they say.
The lack of confidence which is created, they never say.

Rejection makes you strong, they say.
The mental stress which is created, they never say.

Rejected once, might lift you up.
But, the spate of it, would only bury you down.

Still, the humans are meant to rise up,
To beat the odds is our duty.
To beat the failures should be the aim.
To conquer our fear should be the word.

If Rejection is for failures, then Reverting back is for success.
Facing Rejection is tough, but once lost is more than that.

Ask a quadriplegic who can’t move,
Ask a blind who can’t see,
Ask a soldier who lost his arm in war,
Ask them how they still survive in this gruesome life.
Ask them how they fight back to live their life.
Ask them how they survive, ask them how they survive.

Life was never straight, the turns were intentionally introduced in it.
A wrong turn might have destroyed much, but it never finishes anything.
There is always the other way, there is always a different time.

The idea is not to lose hope.
The idea is to stand back and fight for what you deserve.
The idea is to be impeccable.
The idea is to fight the rejection.

Everyone deserves something, everyone is good at something.
One trial or two don’t decide the fate, but leaving after it surely does.

There is a long way in a short life, keep up the pace, fight till the end.
You never know, further might be the diamonds after the coal.

Take Rejection as a word, and overcome it by learning it.
A day will come, when you would know to handle it.
A day will come when you would know to face it.
And that day will be the one when you would have achieved your aim.

And then you’ll say, Rejection is Bliss.''

You overcame every trial, every roadblock which came to your way and fought with it efficiently. Even after missing the company at the start of the semester, you took it patiently and today you are placed. It might not be a big deal for many, but it's a very big deal for you, your parents, family and friends. I have seen you suffering, I have seen you fighting and I have seen you conquering.

You are a source of inspiration, a story of motivation. I remember after giving an interview or exam, the only thing you were tensed about was, what's there to eat? Frankly, anyone after giving any entrance exam remain tensed till the shortlist or result comes out but your calmness was brilliant. Everyone should actually learn from it. Many can learn from you to how to keep calm and progress, how to keep your hopes alive and fight, how to properly analyze and hit it. I have seen people crying, I have seen myself after being rejected, the insanely way I behave and then I have seen you, frustrated but no problem, next time.

This is that time when people become so desperate to get a job that they would try for any job and every job, but your aim was fixed and leaving companies for the right one was the impeccable decision ever. You have done a tremendous job after such a disaster last semester both physically and mentally. You deserved it, hence you got it! Ericsson!