Phew!!!1 the last few days have been killing!!Has made me realise a few things...
In a country full of zillion ppl looking for employment opportunities, ppl who are educated, sometimes, very well educated..don't end up getting jobs..They have to wait endlessly to any company to respond to their applications.
Ppl say there are consultants who would take care of this, however, being from HR, i know...that none of the consultants take up the segment of junior level appointments..mainly because..companies pay them peanuts for such profiles...which means that there is no AID to these freshers who may not have graduated from the best colleges!
Business wise, i look at this as a huge opportunity and a need...that ppl are reluctant to look at!
What this kind of approach overlooks is the fact that intelligence is not all about education..I have witnessed utmost intelligence , sensitivity and willingess to do something in most of the colleges which may not be your BEST colleges..!
I believe HR doesn't have any other option.this seems like a perfect way to sieve through plethors of applications that pour in.However, this is what i feel..A CV is just paper...may be ...talking could be better..could give you a better picture..
So next time you outrightly reject a CV, look for pointers which tell you about the person and not the paper alone!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
True friendship!
Having one friend who makes life easier for you...is there zillions of time inspite of you being cranky..irritated bitchy...is worth all the loneliness that a sea of fake friends can bestow you with!
If you have managed to differentiate between the chaff and the grain, you are lucky...since you have given your life reasons to be happy and alive forever....
Lucky you!!
If you have managed to differentiate between the chaff and the grain, you are lucky...since you have given your life reasons to be happy and alive forever....
Lucky you!!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Shalini-The Ice Princess II
She was rushed to the hospital immediately.All Doctors could say, "We will try our best."And they did try their best and that is why she -the ice princess was alive......alive..although the reason for her living had gone...She was on wheelchair now, since both her legs had been amputated!
The world had come crashing on her...and may be on everyone around her....
Now she was alive and she had to be thankful for the fact that God was kind enough for her to be alive...but the truth was she wasn't! She wasn't thankful for this life..she wasn't thankful for not being able to achieve everything she had ever desired...but..in all her cribbing...in all tears...she couldn't refute the fact..that she was handicapped....forever may be..
Lost in her thoughts one day...she saw something that struck her fancy. right across the window, down on the street was a limbless child dancing away to glory to earn some money.What struck her was his face....She had seen many poor children perform all sort of gimmicks to get some money..but this one was different....this one wasn't dancing....at all..for everyone...yeasss..he wasn't dancing for everyone..he was dancing for himself...with whatever energy he could muster..he was dancing for himself..and in that display of passion....he reflected a deep sense of peace known only to a few...privileged few...!
"Wow", thought she to herself," Where does he find energy to do that? His peace is infectious.."
and then suddenly.....she stopped ....looked around...and went straight to her pink lappy lying right there on the side table.
A year Later....
SHALINI GRABS THE LIMELIGHT IN THE PARALYMPIC GAMES!
Triumphant and ecstatic, Shalini was asked..what gave her the zeal and the motivation to achieve this?
Shalini responded....with a smile of gratitude........."Infectious peace"!!
The world had come crashing on her...and may be on everyone around her....
Now she was alive and she had to be thankful for the fact that God was kind enough for her to be alive...but the truth was she wasn't! She wasn't thankful for this life..she wasn't thankful for not being able to achieve everything she had ever desired...but..in all her cribbing...in all tears...she couldn't refute the fact..that she was handicapped....forever may be..
Lost in her thoughts one day...she saw something that struck her fancy. right across the window, down on the street was a limbless child dancing away to glory to earn some money.What struck her was his face....She had seen many poor children perform all sort of gimmicks to get some money..but this one was different....this one wasn't dancing....at all..for everyone...yeasss..he wasn't dancing for everyone..he was dancing for himself...with whatever energy he could muster..he was dancing for himself..and in that display of passion....he reflected a deep sense of peace known only to a few...privileged few...!
"Wow", thought she to herself," Where does he find energy to do that? His peace is infectious.."
and then suddenly.....she stopped ....looked around...and went straight to her pink lappy lying right there on the side table.
A year Later....
SHALINI GRABS THE LIMELIGHT IN THE PARALYMPIC GAMES!
Triumphant and ecstatic, Shalini was asked..what gave her the zeal and the motivation to achieve this?
Shalini responded....with a smile of gratitude........."Infectious peace"!!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Shalini-The Ice Princess!
"Is this supposed to be a joke???" said Amit on hearing about Shalini's accident!" "You are kidding me1 Man! Shalini is the best ice skater in this college...how in the world can she get hurt?" Vani stood there shaking...not knowing how to respond to Amit! She too knew all this..however...She knew the truth too...which was that Shalini had lost both her legs ..!!
Shalini was a graceful Ice skater...She made everything around look so still when she took to the skating ring..it seemed as if Ice was her playground where she lost all her inhibitions and transformed into a beautiful diva...Every turn and twist would make the audiences' heart skip a beat!
nnnnnnnnnnnnn------sssssssssssssssss.......shuuuuuuuuu...up...up..up..round........up in the air ...and then ..thud.....perfect landing..and a perfect applause!
Shalini was used to this appreciation..this was her life..She loved this life more than anything else..She loved the attention, the perfection..just about everything..but most importantly she loved..herself in that state..purely amalagamated with herself..totally pure.....
But then one day, when she was rolling up in the air...something crossed her mind.." of course..you can't go to this college of skating..what do you think You are gonna do with this sort of degree..?? you are in India..and this skating n all is good for entertainment..not for a decent living here...prepare for MBA or something like that...make a living!We do not want you to be mocked at!have i made myself clear???".."Yes sir", said she lost in oblivion and then................................
thuddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd....................................
Gassssssppppppppppp!!
Silence!!!!!!!
Silence was broken by the sudden sound of a ambulance.She was lying there..right there...STIll....absolutely STILL!
To be Continued............
Shalini was a graceful Ice skater...She made everything around look so still when she took to the skating ring..it seemed as if Ice was her playground where she lost all her inhibitions and transformed into a beautiful diva...Every turn and twist would make the audiences' heart skip a beat!
nnnnnnnnnnnnn------sssssssssssssssss.......shuuuuuuuuu...up...up..up..round........up in the air ...and then ..thud.....perfect landing..and a perfect applause!
Shalini was used to this appreciation..this was her life..She loved this life more than anything else..She loved the attention, the perfection..just about everything..but most importantly she loved..herself in that state..purely amalagamated with herself..totally pure.....
But then one day, when she was rolling up in the air...something crossed her mind.." of course..you can't go to this college of skating..what do you think You are gonna do with this sort of degree..?? you are in India..and this skating n all is good for entertainment..not for a decent living here...prepare for MBA or something like that...make a living!We do not want you to be mocked at!have i made myself clear???".."Yes sir", said she lost in oblivion and then................................
thuddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd....................................
Gassssssppppppppppp!!
Silence!!!!!!!
Silence was broken by the sudden sound of a ambulance.She was lying there..right there...STIll....absolutely STILL!
To be Continued............
Learnings @ 19th July 2011
1)You can make the most of your dreams come true..you just need to believe that they will come true and look out for opportunities around u...i am amazed..at how..we tend to always...always...forget to look around us! answers r right there!
2) Never underestimate a person, situation or yourself...Being humble will always pay!
3) A friend is one who loves you inspite of differences,does not forget to call on your important occasions even if that means a text, somebody who always knows how to pick up the thread from it was last left.. and my blessed to have a few friends like that.
4)Be grateful for whatever you have...gratitude and gratitude alone can make more of such things come to you..the more genuinely thankful you are..the more you get..that's a basic law!
5)love is not about expectations..can never be..expectations happen to be burdens, obligations which can not ever be substituted for love...if u can truly be with somebody without any expectations..u r a true lover...and yes..this is damn difficult!haven't been able to achieve this so far...
6) God is all around us..in signs, in us, in just about everything...god is that perfect smile that u get when u just say a heartfelt thank you!However, u need to have eyes for seeing God around....
7)I am thankful for the life that i have,will always be..coz god has given me means to be somebody who can make a difference..small or big..whatever!
2) Never underestimate a person, situation or yourself...Being humble will always pay!
3) A friend is one who loves you inspite of differences,does not forget to call on your important occasions even if that means a text, somebody who always knows how to pick up the thread from it was last left.. and my blessed to have a few friends like that.
4)Be grateful for whatever you have...gratitude and gratitude alone can make more of such things come to you..the more genuinely thankful you are..the more you get..that's a basic law!
5)love is not about expectations..can never be..expectations happen to be burdens, obligations which can not ever be substituted for love...if u can truly be with somebody without any expectations..u r a true lover...and yes..this is damn difficult!haven't been able to achieve this so far...
6) God is all around us..in signs, in us, in just about everything...god is that perfect smile that u get when u just say a heartfelt thank you!However, u need to have eyes for seeing God around....
7)I am thankful for the life that i have,will always be..coz god has given me means to be somebody who can make a difference..small or big..whatever!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
One tight slap!!
the scene had an old man walking upto a police commissioner and asking," are you the police commissioner?" yes, says the cop.SLAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.............
Stunned...the place is quiet..the people are shocked..Did he actually hit the top honcho? Is he out of his mind??
"Pichle teen mahine se apni poti ko dhund rha hu..hazaro chakkar laga chuka hu..is police thane ke...koi kuch madad nhi krta...humari poti koi kisi amir ki beti toh thi nhi na..isiliye...koi madad nhi mili hume aapse!!"
Immediately the top cop ordered his officers to start looking for the girl.
Makes me think..i guess...it takes a thunderous slap right across the face to make things work here....to make government realise..that we are fed up of this bull shit of waiting till the terrorists strike and then behave as if this was the best they could have come up with!
may be....we all need to gear up for that thunderous slap!!
please note THUNDEROUS!!
Stunned...the place is quiet..the people are shocked..Did he actually hit the top honcho? Is he out of his mind??
"Pichle teen mahine se apni poti ko dhund rha hu..hazaro chakkar laga chuka hu..is police thane ke...koi kuch madad nhi krta...humari poti koi kisi amir ki beti toh thi nhi na..isiliye...koi madad nhi mili hume aapse!!"
Immediately the top cop ordered his officers to start looking for the girl.
Makes me think..i guess...it takes a thunderous slap right across the face to make things work here....to make government realise..that we are fed up of this bull shit of waiting till the terrorists strike and then behave as if this was the best they could have come up with!
may be....we all need to gear up for that thunderous slap!!
please note THUNDEROUS!!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The Block in the head!! KILL IT!
Well..well..well...Haven't we all heard this umpteen times in our lives? "I have a Mental Block....i seem to be going nowhere in life" " I know what my issues are, but, somehow, i just seem to be stuck..i can't move beyond it....
Well...for everyone who is experiencing the same...u deserve to know certain things...and what are these?
Follow this:
1) A lotta people are in the same boat, Even the super intelligent, super-wow ones..yes! They are sailing in the same boat! they have their share of BLOCKS and can't seem to be getting anywhere!( Well, doesn't that make u feel better??))
2) Divert your mind!! Why waste your time on cribbing and crying about this thing you are stuck in! Instead ..use your energies to focus on something else..something productive, something interesting, whacky! something that excites you...or simply keeps you happy!!
3) Remember! The mental block is just mental! and only way to get thru it is by denying it totally and believing otherwise..so to a sentence like..i have a mental block ..i can't do this..try something like" Hey i can do this..what's the big deal?" Keep on repeating that to you and check out for yourself..you will start feeling better!
4) Make an effort: Get out of that rut....Just stop thinking and get to work..whatever u like doing..whatever needs u..get to it..DO NOT THINK...just work and soon u would see the results..
Rome wasn't won in a day and may be this just takes more than a day..but give it your best shot...u know that..i do not need to repeat....We alone can make a difference in our lives!
So stay Alert and Alive!!
Well...for everyone who is experiencing the same...u deserve to know certain things...and what are these?
Follow this:
1) A lotta people are in the same boat, Even the super intelligent, super-wow ones..yes! They are sailing in the same boat! they have their share of BLOCKS and can't seem to be getting anywhere!( Well, doesn't that make u feel better??))
2) Divert your mind!! Why waste your time on cribbing and crying about this thing you are stuck in! Instead ..use your energies to focus on something else..something productive, something interesting, whacky! something that excites you...or simply keeps you happy!!
3) Remember! The mental block is just mental! and only way to get thru it is by denying it totally and believing otherwise..so to a sentence like..i have a mental block ..i can't do this..try something like" Hey i can do this..what's the big deal?" Keep on repeating that to you and check out for yourself..you will start feeling better!
4) Make an effort: Get out of that rut....Just stop thinking and get to work..whatever u like doing..whatever needs u..get to it..DO NOT THINK...just work and soon u would see the results..
Rome wasn't won in a day and may be this just takes more than a day..but give it your best shot...u know that..i do not need to repeat....We alone can make a difference in our lives!
So stay Alert and Alive!!
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