04/02 goes down into my history as one of the worst days ever. I missed out on somethin which could have been my future. well.. i m talkin about a company interview.. which i screwed up big time.
today morning.. well its actually yesterday night.. when my friend gave me the good news tht i had been selected for the final interview. The company involved was Sabre Airline Solutions.. which deals with customers and airline companies as consultancy group and an agent. I had attended the presentation abt the job profile in the company... and i instantly felt this is it.. this is wht i had been looking for.
i got up pretty early.. had a haircut.. ironed my clothes.. and went for the interview which was supposed to b held at 9:00 am sharp. i was surprisingly confident that day.. and not nervous and shaky .. which i always am before an interview.
inside the interview room.. i was well greeted by the interviewer. My confidence grew. the interviewer looked like a friendly man. he started with a few normal question any one would ask in an interview..like 'tell me more abt u?'.. 'ur strengths and weakness'.. blah blah blah.
He then took a glance at my resume. in my software skills.. i had listed C/C++ and java(basic).
he started asking me.. questions on GUI and applets in java.. i had no idea of applets. i had clearly mentioned basic Java.. but i failed to understand tht.. basic Java for them is like knowing everythin. i explained to him tht.. by basic java i meant only classes and objects.. but by then.. my first impression had blown. by the time the topic was over.. i was downhearted and aghast.
to pep me up.. the interviewer asked me questions on C/C++.. but the essence of the interview was already gone.. i knew it was over.
in all.. the interview lasted for a mere 20 min..
when.. i came out of the hall.. i had a chat with a friend of mine.. who had interview before me. he told me tht he wasnt asked a single question on programming.. cause he had mentioned nothin in his resume.
I went back to my room and realised the mistake i had done. Never mention too many things in ur resume.. Be brief and only point out things i which u r expert at. I feel horrible tht i had to learn this after my interview.
yet another valuable lesson learnt.. but in a painful way.
this kept haunting me all night.. but i will have to get over it sometim or the other. As my friend mEi said.. ther will always b another chance..
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I too would say...."There is always a second chance"....Cheer up....there is always a better option than the option you didn't get!!!
I’ve been to that situation too…but I was glad I never got that job or I wouldn’t have made it “here.” So cheer up, tomorrow or the day after it you’ll be seeing your new boss
i hope so..
thanx to both..krish & vatski..
Although some people may view me as quite sarcastic and sometimes cynical, my view of the world is that of an optimist. I don't dwell on regrets. I don't believe in regrets. I've had some moments where I really felt down but I never dwell on them for long. Don't think about bad things now. Do that tomorrow. And by the time tomorrow comes, something good would have happened in your life.
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