IIFT Interview or..Was It...???

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I am Rahul, an aspirer for an MBA !! atleast I guess so :-). Actually a dreamer, a hard worker and even an achiever in my own way. And this is MY BLOG and nobody messes with it NEITHER Do I. :-). So guys here I would like to just scribble down my life and happenings around me "As I See Them". So lets start.Yesterday after giving an interview of IIFT I really felt dejected. For people who might say "Whats this IIFT all about dude?". It is one of the reputed college of management in India, at par with IIM's. Actually it was only 2 days ago that I realized the importance and value of the exam's interview. So here was I, only 2 days to go and the whole world to know. But life is only about hope, thats the way I tried to boost my confidence ( but in vain :-( ). I told myself Rahul you had cleared the written exam so you have some capability thats why the call for interview had come. Sometimes I thought maybe I will be battered by the panel so why not drop the idea of even going for it. But somehow good sense prevailed and I thought of atttending it. As for my hard work..it was a matter of around 5 hours in lump sum. So you can very well imagine the passion in me, the confidence in me :-). Anyways as I reached there a realization dawned upon me. My conscience said "Dude these chaps are really serious and you are really well prepared right". Anyways I tried to calm myself and had a chat with a few of my comrades, and God the passion to excel was in their eyes, and I was really taken aback. Even before the Group Discussion and Interview I knew the outcome, and one more thing , I really have a good perceiving power. I know the people who will make it to the cozy environs of that reputed institute. Hey I think I digressed from the point.So lets talk about my condition there. The GD started with an easy topic and atleast thanks to last days newspaper I had some facts to talk about but the way I had put them were not coherent and impressive,during the course of discussion I could feel myself lagging behind a few, and that was taking its toll on me.I tried to relax but just couldnt help. So after that signal for stop was given I realized that I had contributed very less. Now imagine what happens to a person who isnt well prepared , has not done quite well in the GD and now has to face a panel interview!! What I had written in my CV provided to them was partly true and partly false, so that did not do my confidence a little bit of good....it bogged me down instead. As the interview call came I was asked to introduce myself, and with all the prior happenings in my mind , I screwed this too coz I wasnt even prepared for such silly and simple questions. Nervousness showed on my face, tried to calm myself but just couldnt. Some more of question like Indian conditions, way to improve agriculure, microfinance and all. So I had come to know that my chances have been slighted even more by this cordial interview panel. frankly speaking, I wasnt satisfied with myself. The person I am and the person who was sitting there were totally different, I believe I lack the ability to face people. So I have learnt an important lesson of my life, ie, never take things so lightly!! It was a nice opportunity which I screwed up badly. The events are still fresh in my memory and the more I will deliberate the more I would be hurt. So I have written all of them down to get rid of them Once And For All.

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Akshu shenoy said…
yes.. We should not take things lightly ..but not even seriously ;)
October 13, 2009 at 8:13 PM
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