This notwithstanding, it is common knowledge across institutes of management in this country that the summer placement process has already started or is about to start in various institutes. Common knowledge also includes the fact that the process generally followed in such placements is shortlisting of candidates and then the final selection, based on any combination of selection procedures (that might include interviews, group discussions, etc). What is not common knowledge, however, is that I do not want to do my summers in an IT company, not after having already tested the waters for two years in Infosys.
Agreed that Infosys is a great company and that there is a lot of opportunity in IT companies to just sit back, relax, do your little bit and get your big chunk...agreed that there will be quite a few eyebrows raised when I say that I do not want such a life, at least not for the next five years...perhaps later...agreed that my experience and profile suit best to a summers and final placement in one of the IT companies...but if at all I had wanted to do that, I could very well have continued to work in Infosys and never come to an IIM. The very reason for coming here was to learn something new and what is the use of learning that something new if I can not apply it?
Agreed that Infosys is a great company and that there is a lot of opportunity in IT companies to just sit back, relax, do your little bit and get your big chunk...agreed that there will be quite a few eyebrows raised when I say that I do not want such a life, at least not for the next five years...perhaps later...agreed that my experience and profile suit best to a summers and final placement in one of the IT companies...but if at all I had wanted to do that, I could very well have continued to work in Infosys and never come to an IIM. The very reason for coming here was to learn something new and what is the use of learning that something new if I can not apply it?
Before coming to this place, I was not sure whether I will take up Marketing, Finance, or any other specialisation but I was sure of one thing...that I will not take up systems...even if that means getting less of a start when I pass out of IIMK. However, I do admit that I chickened out when the summers process started and we were supposed to show our interest for the different companies. With common sense telling me that my resume is not good enough to be shortlisted for Fin and Mark companies, I did apply to other companies which included...yes, you got that right...IT companies.
The best part of the whole thing is that inspite of all my hopes against hope, as the shortlists for the various companies start coming up, I realise that I am being shortlisted by the IT companies and though we are still waiting for the shortlists from the hard core Fin and Mark companies, somehow I feel that with the summers, I have already lost the first lap of the race against doing the same boring job all over again.
But then again, perhaps I am not looking at the other side at all. When I discount any IT company for my summers and final placement, what I don't realize is that even an IT company has to run, has to manage its finances, market itself...what I don't realize is that even in an IT company, pr perhaps more so in an IT company because of its ever increasing size and importance, there is a lot of scope for challenging work which I am actually seeking. I might not anticipate and yet be placed for summers in an IT company that gives me a finance or marketing project that may be better than the project that some one might handle in a core finance or marketing company. So, as is said, tomorrow is still uncertain and anything can happen...so here's being prepared for the worst and hoping for the best...
The best part of the whole thing is that inspite of all my hopes against hope, as the shortlists for the various companies start coming up, I realise that I am being shortlisted by the IT companies and though we are still waiting for the shortlists from the hard core Fin and Mark companies, somehow I feel that with the summers, I have already lost the first lap of the race against doing the same boring job all over again.
But then again, perhaps I am not looking at the other side at all. When I discount any IT company for my summers and final placement, what I don't realize is that even an IT company has to run, has to manage its finances, market itself...what I don't realize is that even in an IT company, pr perhaps more so in an IT company because of its ever increasing size and importance, there is a lot of scope for challenging work which I am actually seeking. I might not anticipate and yet be placed for summers in an IT company that gives me a finance or marketing project that may be better than the project that some one might handle in a core finance or marketing company. So, as is said, tomorrow is still uncertain and anything can happen...so here's being prepared for the worst and hoping for the best...
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