As a
bumbling new graduate, my process of finding a job was really cut out. I
followed the classifieds in different dailies and gave regular interviews.
Occasionally I gave exams for government jobs and banks and was thinking of
enrolling myself in to some RICE, MICE or whatever job exam preparation
institute. But little did I know that my leisure time radio would provide me
the carrier of my life (A point to all those people who have worried that I
spend too much time on the phone)!
It
was just another Saturday evening and I was jiving to the party tunes on my favorite
youth station Power FM. Then suddenly, a name sparked up in the “Gig Guides”
section – Xplore Tech Services. Now, not very often would you find that a youth
friendly station would encourage the everyday job advertisements to disrupt
their shows (At least I never ever witnessed it for Power). I decided to make
the call. But it was Saturday night and it was not till Monday morning that I
got the chance to. In fact, tired of a wholesome weekend, I had all but
forgotten about the advertisement when I woke up on Monday morning.
But,
like destiny or whatever, I saw the advertisement of Xplore Tech once again on
the morning paper. Like in the radio, the ad was brief and simple. I dialed the
number. The gentleman on the other side of the phone (whom I came to know later
was the security staff) informed me of the interview and told me to come down
to the Park circus branch within my convenient time. I picked all the necessary
credentials and arrived at the address given to me.
I
would have said that the interview went well if you can consider a light chat
with the HR recruiters to be an interview at all. And that’s it! I was called
the next day for my documentation and before I knew it I had a job in my hand
with a satisfactory pay package which is better than the most I have been
offered.
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