Disclaimer:: after staying in my draft folder for over a month, I thought this post had earned its right to come right on my blog, minus the edit that I'd have liked to give it...its true and not pretentious, it's not doctored and so here it is---
'Rollercoaster' is too straight a term for this phase we've been absorbed in; here at ISB. The Placement process is underway and just became 3 days old today. I have seen, felt, been...flooded, doused, soaked, consumed, cheated, frustrated, elated, shocked, surprised, submerged and ..sometimes all in a day!
Placements have been a humbling experience for everyone on campus, even the proclaimed 'mavericks'...everyone's had their share of it all!
For me personally, its been a time of consternation and elation (at extremes...just like me)... I felt for the first time how it feels to 'not fit in'...to struggle to make that switch, when an engineering background becomes a curse of commonality and how with every application you write an 'expression of interest' which is a masked plea to the recruiter...when it doesn't seem to matter that your entire ISB experience reflects your genuine interest in the field...and when news, gossip and rumours fly high all around you, when people reveal their true self...when people you can trust and rely-on are few and far flung...when there comes a time and a shortlist reject which breaks you down...I've been there, I know how it feels....
But then your pride and internal strength kicks back in...the grit, the determination....that belief in yourself...the love of your few friends is enough and it becomes your impenetrable shield...you resolve to exploit every opportunity that comes your way...
Then you widen your vision and see that everyone is scared...protecting themselves...humans are surprisingly clumsy at handling uncertainty and this was best proof....
I'm not ashamed to say that I am proud of myself, the fact that I could prove, not to the world, but to myself...that I have it in me to win!
I think the placements have been the 'real' experience of this MBA here at the ISB!
6 comments:
...at the end of the day, its always every (wo)man to (her)himself.
you are yourself both, your benchmark and your measure!
@Adv::
Rightly said, I admire (near jealous of) the way you can communicate seemingly complex ideas in so crisp a manner...
You never fail to engage my mind!
How've u been?
~s
:)
been good...
been hopin u get more prolific with ur writing!
uve got an interesting lens.
Interesting post..isnt it like this in almost in every sphere of our lives? The merciless competition.. the struggle to emerge from the commonality.. the endless quest for individualism..
At the end of the day I guess what matters is the belief in oneself and the comfort of knowing that one gave his/her bestest shot!
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