WALKIN THE CALTURE OF BANGALORE
Walking is the curse for a engineering graduate, after completing four years of graduation, if some have to stand in queue of thousands to get a chance to show his skill to have a job, what could be worst than that. WALK-IN culture started for BPO,Sales-man,and other jobs but now everywhere, this is due to private colleges,and poor mental status of Indian guardians,count of engineering colleges are compete ting with general graduation colleges, most of the Private colleges don't have infrastructure and qualified lecturers. North India have one more problem year gaps, North Indians students who feels they are good in study they spends couple of years for IIT, and finally coming back to Private colleges, another big issue is state boards of India scoring first division is much difficult than in CBSE board. I could not understand why Private colleges are not strict for 10th,12th marks with no year gaps before admission, off course IIT,NIT need not to bother about this. Anyway getting job from college campus is same as engineering without ragging, Ragging is bad only if cross the limit.
Chapter-1:
My most memorable interview walking
After getting rejected from WIPRO HR round due to my year gap,I lost my confidence even I attempted in couple of more companies but could not qualify the qualifying round itself. It was march 2006, my final semester was supposed to start, when my one of friend told us we can join Auditya Birla group of hospitals, we don't have any option so we planed to go for interview,we started in morning and reached there by 10AM sharp,The interviewer was hardly metric pass guy,He asked us to wait and finally stated taking our introduction, what job he offer is mess in-charge in hospital located in Pune, We can't even tell that to any one, not even to family, we are attending such interview. Most interesting part of that we all rejected, However most of our hostel mates, asked for party as we are selected in Auditya Birla. That is called fate a metric pass guy deciding the selection of Engineering graduate. That lead us became shameless for job, ready to join any company on any salary.
Chapter-2:
Journey to Mumbai and Pune
After getting our final semester result,Kalam,Mama and myself started to Mumbai,for job search but were there for a week or so but could not adjust with city, even no walkin's so we headed to Pune,for trying our luck, We were staying in slum area that's the truth even though money was not big matter but paying 50k+ for advance without knowing, we are going to have job here or not, was not possible for any one of us. After week we joined a consultancy for getting interview calls. Meanwhile Kalam joins a newly launch communication company to sell the corporate SIM-Card, He worked for couple of days but could not continue as we got call for interview from consultancy.
Our bad luck was always with us, we all three get chance for interview each after one, We were Project partner,Training partner and classmate,there was not much difference in our bio-data from Interviewers view apart from our personal details which is useless.
He asked Project to me, Training Project from Mama and nothing to Kalam, finally only myself was selected for final interview, during final round he informed me, he can pay only 7KPM, that was not enough to survive there, so I requested minimum 12KPM, they rejected me and updated same to my consultancy, when I called consultancy they told me Sorry sir, we don't have company of your standard. Next week we saw an advertizement of a newly open engineering college but they requires B.Tech with Experience, or M.Tech, M.Sc., I told to Kalam I will manage to interview next is upto our performance,I called to principal and told him even, I am just B.Tech but we had a coaching institute where we used to take classed for 1St year to 3Rd year students, I am here with my coaching team, so if you give me a chance to show our skill, that will be great. Some how he got convince and call us for interview, Mama denied to go as he had problem with communication, So myself and Kalam went. During my interview I took a class on Database because, when I saw all the guys who are observing me most of them is just business man who are putting money in college except the college Principal, Kalam did mistake to took class on “C” I don't understand why selected that as all the non technical guys are observing you, you need to deal some thing interesting. Finally they called me next day with my all certificates, I took Mama with me one Idiot was taking his interview, he asked some thing about automation Mama was dealing some thing in Automata. Mama was waiting for his result, when Principal called me and inform I need to submit my all the Original certificates for verification. I told him OK no issue but if you select Mama and Kalam with me we can manage your computer and IT department completely. I told him I will next day with all my originals to submit them, same evening my brother called and Mama told him he is going to Join a college, He asked me to back to Kolkata, no need to join college and all, if you are getting good job fine else back to home. Finally journey ended with zero gain form Pune, Kalam went back to Kolkata me and Mama headed towards Bangalore.
Chapter-3:
WALK-IN in BANGALORE:
Bangalore the IT hub of India,However you can't get a single chance until you have good network,Me and Mama spend one months without any call,meanwhile my college senior who was working in iGate inform me for WALK-IN in iGate, and asked me to be there at 9AM, I reached around 8AM only but, I was too late more than 2 thousands students were already in Queue,suddenly they increased the percentage criteria of B.Tech, some how I was in list but still the queue was more than thousands,same like Mumbai local train. It was difficult for me to manage in between the boys, handling so much pressure fortunately one boy push me so hard I went in girls queue, when I realize, where I am standing it was amazing,between two beautiful girls cool now, even if they press me from back or front no issue at all, but I was sure now I can't concentrate, so iGate is gone. Initially they opposed me and asked to move out of queue but when I asked them to push back me to same place if you can I have no issue, they managed some how I was enjoying shamelessly,there was no other go. When we entered in exam hall it was already packed so they asked us to sit in ground for exam, as soon as exam started, rain also starts, all the effort became useless,guys were so restless they started braking flower pods and plants of campus, they called Polish, I have no regret to rejection, just because of those two girls. iGate was first and last walk-in of my first session in Bangalore,i went back to Kolkata for attainding CTS but of no use as expected rejected in qualifying round only. Some how I convince my father again to try one more chance.
Chapter-4:
Second session of Bangalore Walk-in:
When I came back Mama was ready to go back,however Vinod joined me so it was ok,to stay here. We started growing our network after that we used to attained some day more that 2-3 walk-in's. I attended more than 5 times Accenture in one month, 5Th time I selected but that was for network support job, during my HR interview she started punching me on my communication skill, actually she was bearing earrings on her chin got looking like star of C class movie. I used to spend lot of time with my other friends who use to manage and inform me for next walking, they were staying in JP Nagar some Hostel, we used to play there and having dinner before coming back to my PG. Meanwhile my father's friend commented on me, that was more irritating for me and I decided not just a job, Job in reputed company now, to get back him hard. Actually during your study whatever you asked form family you will get even more than what they can afford some time, however once you are in queue to have a Job, it's really tough to ask for money every months,another big problem to get call from home, because at end they have to ask what is the status of your Job search. It was 31st night usually I spends that night with friends in college or with my family at home, but 2006-12-31 I was all alone in my PG room, so I bought Vodka and started drinking over night, meanwhile my childhood friend Seth called me, we chatted more than an hour, that was first time when I don't like the light and sound out side. That night I really missed my Mother, because she have no concern when will you have job, but how I am really doing and when I am coming back home to meet her,That is reason why everyone says” Mother is another form of GOD”.
Chapter-5:
Last and Smart Approach in Walk-in:
We are having so many Walk-In to attained but no use,end of they our count are being same. I attained one small company called Tricon,interview was so hectic but I manged some how, meanwhile we heard IBM walk-in registration is going on in AMC College, so headed there, initially we formed queue, but some stupid boy commented on some girl, so they asked all the boys to enroll from outside window of college,inside will be for girls only, GOD when we came out it was a big Mob waiting out side queue was uncontrollable, so I decided to wait because we can't stand in that queue, so I asked gatekeeper to open the gate, I need to have food as it is already 5PM, even though I am not able to register no issue, but I can't risk my self in this queue, along with me all my friends went in, we rushed to internal counter instead of canteen, when we reached to final place there was chair system to come to HR, We all are place on chair meanwhile one bloody HOT girl came and stared fighting for seat, She told I will sit on chair by the time you guys change for next seat, Vinod got angry but I told him, Hey that fine if she sit first I will sit on her lap else she will on mine, both the cases it's great buddy, so please let her do that, She understand what I meant so started scolding me but not dare to try, somehow we register our self and got call from IBM next week, that was really great interview, he ragged me an hour first technical question then HR kind of question like if you get only documentation work what will you do( He might be sure am going to work on rtf/pdf in IBM), His final question was had your lunch I was waiting for that kind of question I immediately told NO, because there was no time after the aptitude round, meanwhile I am planning to have grand dinner with my friends tonight( we were expecting result same day), He told you may have but result will come after a week only. How come I have, who know what will happens after week,he assure me but who cares. After week couple of guys got call or mail but not me, they informed me I was sad again and went to check my mails for next campus,it was 6:30PM when IBM HR called me for location and time to join, it was really most memorable call for me,next we have CISCO but I was so relaxed, when I reached to Hostel JP Nagar they asked for drink we had drink till 3AM, even though all others have to go for CISCO,When we reached to CISCO campus so many guys don't have call but it was consultancy driven I had mail and SMS as well so I hand over my mobile to my friend who knows whose mobile this is, We may qualify the CISCO but one idiot boy allowed one girl in group she confidently attempt all wrong answer to electronics and microprocessor questions, all we all got rejected.
Summary:
WALK-IN is really good to understand the unemployment and education standard of India, Walk-in is like ragging in college it's good and memorable if end is well, most of economicaly poor students who took loan for study,unable to survive in big city for job searching,they are good and talented but joining Tech Support,BPO,sales man job. We may not always help financial level but we can help them in technical level, interview skill, aptitude process, to make a family happy. When a engineering graduate back to his home without job, not only his but also entire family's dream and hope went off, we may not help every one we can help few of them, Please try your best, if you can help some one. Your small help can change some one life and bring happiness for a family.
Thanks and Regard:
Dewendra K Pandey
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There is no space for you,if you are compromising with your dream.
