I started working at a bank right after my engineering, and barely a month or two into the job I knew this isn’t what I am supposed to do. To add to my misery, I was practically mocked upon by some peers and seniors, primarily because of lack of any banking skills whatsoever. This pushed me hard to look for alternatives and do something else. But what could a boy with an engineering background, working in a bank hope to do without either wanting to do an engineering job or work in a bank. I also didn’t want to go for further studies, neither did I have the money for it. So I thought, let’s do something creative in life, without a degree and grow basis whatever skills one has.
You got a dream, you gotta protect it. If you want something, go get it. Period.
Now I didn’t really know how to get a job without having any prior experience or a degree in a given field, but I thought of giving it my best shot, simply because there was nowhere else to go. To main peeche pad gaya. I searched the net for practically all advertising, PR and event companies in my city, and sent out CVs explaining why I am applying. Didn’t know the ABCD of PR, advertising or events, but I just knew I need to get to work at one of these places. The emails were followed by frantic phone calls to all kinds of random people, the HR managers, the executives, sometimes even the CEOs of the companies! Some magic finally happened, I got an interview call. I went and I didn’t get through, simply because I didn’t know a thing 🙂
Some more magic followed, and I got a couple of more calls! By the third interview, I had some idea of what this PR field is all about. And then happened one of the most important miracles of my life 🙂 I got the job, made the switch from banking to PR while I was essentially an engineer, despite knowing nothing much about all three of these fields. My interviewer said I speak a lot, and I guess I didn’t prove her wrong in the time to come.
In life, a lot of things are near impossible, par agar hum peeche pad jaaye, to shayad bahut kuch ho sakta hai. There’s no real reason why I shared this, but I think the tiniest bit of inspiration can inspire somebody. To lage rehte hain,peeche pade rehte hain, jo hona hai wo khud ba khud ho jaayega 🙂
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