ok This is somethin which happened in my recent present... interrupted thoughts which i camouflagued during an interview in a famous knocked open company!!
and it began so...(
assuming my interviewer name is bubbly) and "
Me"..
Actually when i entered the appice at sharp 6..P.m ..was greeted by
a doll like
receptionist ,,obviously i expected that ,,and then
she goes like
"mam..u here for ?? umm.. to meet someone" ...
Me - Yea..i wanna meet
Ms.
Bubbly of the so and so dept ..
(
like i wud come here to gape at u ..o plz ...)tries callin
Bubbly ..line busy..
Mam could u plz hang in here for few minutes ..as her line is not reacheable...
what wud u like u to have?? some tea ,,,or coffeee??
Me- No thanks,,
(
beer will do)
me the waiteees,,,, in the reception ..actually gaping (
ended up with no options left)
few million seconds later... bubbly's line was reacheable..
Receptionist to
Bubbly -
Mam..there is someone waitin to meet u ..regardin some interview..
me- Smiles
(
Grinnes..adi pavi ..naa enna inga pillayar kovil la thenga odai kavaa wait panninaen,,some interview vaan ,,,en life di yamma)
was sent towards bubbly's cabin!!
Me- May i plz enter ...
(
yae,, akkao nee romba azhaga irruka)
Bubbly - o ..u
Gayatri right ?? i never expected u today ...
Me - well,, as per the telephonic conversation ,,i was expected to be here today...
(
enna scene vidaraaa.. )
Bubbly - Dizzy haan!!sit sit ..
Me - Yeah ,,after a strenuous dead line ..week- end clearance...oouff (
mannu ..naa edhukumela fresh'aa vara mudiyathu ma!!))Bubbly - Tell me about urself??
Me - I am very career minded (
akka..yoschu ..porummaya ollaru..paethadha..nee carrier thookindu porthukku thaan laykku)..Wanna do my Higher studies in two yrs time on my own funding ...(
by begging, stealing or borrowing) , having good communication skillss (
NTPK!!) .. keenly looking out for a marketing based profession (
sweeeping , washin vessels...any profession is fine) ..and,,,
Bubbly - ok ..(
Romba olararai) Good thought about own funding.. So ..
Gayatri.. ur hard copy of the resume ..please ,,!!
Me - yea..jus a second mam .. (
as usual my resume entangled with my other vetthu documents ..took it out successfully in a micro minute)
Bubbly - hmm ..my my ,,its a pretty big profile..how long did u take to finish it??
(mahabharatham maari irruku oon resume)Me- Jus a summarised version of 20 yr life,,, not longer than i thought i wud take to complete it ..!!
(
completaaa olaritta Gayatri ..naatu longeruu..unna enna scale vechu measure panna chonnala..mundri kottai)
Bubbly - So run through ur profile..
Me - basically I hav completed my graduation in commerce... (
periya phd mudicha mari oru range aa thaan alaiyarean ) from "**"college. My schoolin was from "**" . i am currently working in "** Then about my family: i have one elder sister, she is working as a "*** ..my mom is *** , my dad's in *** .
(
gawd...i cant be screwing it more than this ,,, cant i have some orderly fashion ...duh)
Bubbly - O ok..thats interesting ..how long are u in there .. .??what is the nature of job??
Me - i ve been workin here since april
(or is it june??) ... the nature of job is more like .. meeting and interacting with the clients..and u know collecting inputs..designing based on thier specifications..meeting thier needs (
he ha he ahhha ..three much..)..and then transferrin it to the developers where they code it and stuff..its more a creative thing !!
(
Ahh.... .idhuku melaa unnala scene poda mudiyuma.. peter maami ..)
Bubbly - What thing?? what stuff??
Me - the job is more creative.. my designation is creative designer...and what stuff is ..
the programmers codes..which are greeks to me ..!!
(
idhuku neee vaaya mudindu irundhirkalaam..stuff u puff nu chollanama)
Bubbly - Hmm... k. anyways coming back to this job .. here it is a hard core marketing .. u got to be street smart ..completely on the move.. at the end of the day we need tangible results ...;-)
Me - wow ..thats quiet challengin ...basically i am not a very pressure driven person ..but 100% mobile and smart in the streets..
(
gawd.. gosh.. did i jus blabber to my best..somethin needless and irrelavant )
Bubbly - not a pressure driven.. o ok.. (
Mavalae..vekkama ella..idha interview cholrathuku)
anyways ...how dedicated are u towards ur current job ??
Me - i am handling a project ..as its pretty evident..obviously i have responsibilities and infact i am answerable to any errors that may occur(
most of the time ) , or changes that is not met(
all time) ..as i am co-ordinating between the client and developers.. i make sure i deliver error free or flawless products to the client..!
(
avo enna keatta nee enna olararraa.. unnaku confirmedaaa LIC watchwomen vellai kooda kadaikadhu)
Bubbly - whats ur pay scale like..and whats the salary expected ??
Me- its *** as my stipend,, expectations its totally as per the company norms..
(
Salary expected - abviously Yes..if u give peanuts ull get monkeys... )..
Bubbly - Ok It was nice..as we are in the process of short listing the candidates ... we will get back to u in a couple of days (
me the escapes!) ur mob no is ..?? its mentioned in the profile right ?
Me- yea its mentioned in the profile..
(
ennomo call panna pora maari)
Bubbly - see u then,,!!
Me- Thanks ..
(
appeeeetu)
© Gayatri Iyer