placement diaries - 1 [IBS]

Well just like any other student i was also looking forward for my campus placements, to get into some company and to secure my life(!) Well by the month of February, when i was fastly approaching the end of my 3rd year, the placement season starts to blossom. Some companies start to come to nearby colleges for placement drive. As our placement coordinators gave a later date, so forms will visit our college as late as April or so depending upon our exam dates etc.

As we were all excited about our first placement attempt , all us those who met the 70% criterion decided to attend it. Well the company name was IBS. Frankly I have nt heard that name before, but who cares!! We all prepared for it. Started preparing resumes.

Well preparing resumes is a kind of funny thing. Some three or four people will prepare their resume and all other 'not that keen' guys will simply replace their name and address and some 'must be replaced' kind of data like parents' name etc. . Thats all!! Their hobbies, activities, achievements everything will be the same.!!!

That was a two day placement drive. In the first day there will be aptitude test and those who clear the aptitude test have to attend the interview on the next day.

For most of the people , they will realize something was an opportunity when it just passes by them. Count me in that category. some of the people were started preparing for the D-day. They bought Aggrawal for 'Quanti' and all.. I just make fun of them and simply enjoyed my life!!!

The day has finally arrived. The place where the eight world wonder was about to take place was near my home. So some two three friends stayed at my home. On the D-day in the morning, by 7.30, we left to our place of interest. We reached there. Then saw too many similar people running here and thee for many purposes. Then some kind of feeling started to creep in. Don't know its name[hey not love n all..;)] May be a kind of fear, inferiority or what evear. I told you I don't know its name..
Well then heard a news that we need some more copies of our resume. So we also started to run here and there. And after all kinds of rituals like registration, remitting the fee etc we got settled.

Then started the PPT [pre placement talk] of the company, briefing about the salary, perks, working environment etc etc etc...

After that instructions were given to us to go to various classes for writing the 'apti'. Got the question paper. I was confident that i can crack it, because its all about common sense and a bit of mathematics, arithmetic and all ; but that wasn't the scene. I could do something easily (most of others could also) and for some other i ponder over it and without my knowledge and permission time flew away and lots of areas unaffected by pencil remain in my answer book.

Lunch was provided by the college. After the lunch, results will be announced. During the lunch time, I came across many of my old friends. well leave all those things. After the lunch, results announced. Many of my friends went through the apti, but not me. Well in my first attempt , i lost.

The next day- interview day. obviously i have nothing to do with that. But the other guys who were staying at my home, all of them cleared the apti , so have something to do with that. As they are not familiar with the place i also escorted them. And one more thing, all of them got placed with IBS!!

Well thats how my first placement attempt ended.
I was looking for my next chance....
so story continues..........