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"When the gong strikes at NASDAQ..."

PS : Courtesy, Mr Valoor

A turning point...

Well It was the first Interview of my life..bt was at home as I had no intention of joining it and as all eyes were on DE. der I am ,with my first glimpses of the T&P office , the most relaxed one.. observing the tensed faces around..It was fun..

It(The Interview) started with a Tower of hanoi..I managed it..And a lot of easy questions followed..My confidence slowly increased..I felt I could answer any question under the sun..

But it all changed suddenly in the second round..was asked bubble sort..couldnt write d program!!!!thought it was all over..bt again I regained d momentum..this time I was ready to answer any question,perhaps other than algorithms..bt He did not allow me to make a show off....

I said , "I am a person who tend follow my heart..If I love something I would do it..else I wont"
He : "So would you quit Oracle If you are put in a project which you dont like ?"
Me(With a huge smile) : "Most probably , I would.." (hihii...)

I suppose I was selected in the first round itself..As d person who had interviewed me in the first round was d head of the team..He might have been impressed..and dere I am..with my first interview success...

It was all unexpected..nothing short of a miracle...the most important part of it is that, I and Sangeeth is going to be together again..So I can continue to learn from this brilliant genius..


There was something which had been eating my mind for d last 6 months..I was dreaming it..I was living on it..And at times, I couldnt handle the pressure..Now it is a great relief..

But of course , der is also a sad part to it..Many dejected faces came out along with us..It is grueling to sit for 5 to 6 interviews and at the end of the day , u r informed that u r not selected..I know that something better awaits them..bt still I share their sorrow..and my prayers 4 them..

Now it is time 4 me to redefine my goals..something else to dream..

Signing off
RK

PS : But still, Mr.Asw.. , Y did u take me even without answering bubble sort ?

Some more staggered thoughts...

I used to wonder , why I write a blog ?Of course it is a good time pass.Often it takes a lot of time and at other times it comes quite naturally.One thing I have noticed is that it gives clarity to your thoughts.Those ideas which are vague in your mind, when tried to put down become crystal clear.And I enjoy it.

So here are some more thoughts.The last one week had been pretty exciting.I had been trying to master the "art of programming" and had some success in that respect.A couple of weeks practice from now would take me to a better position.So some partial success in that respect.Everything is clear as far as the programming language is concerned.Now all that remains is increasing the speed at the designing phase.Will be working on it after one month.I have got a partially completed project in my pocket.If I could complete that in a week , there I am!!!.

It was thatva time,here at NITC. Was a bit nostalgic about last year..the sleepless nights I had, desperately trying to design the bulls and bears..finally two continous night outs to get the registration software up and running..everything flashes through the mind quite often.Overall it was good show this time, but could have been better..I am increasingly alarmed by the lack of seriousness that is being observed in the junior years..And often it made me extremely disturbed..I wonder whether NITC would have the same name and fame some 10 years down the track.

Of all the events, the one which stud out was the Lecture series. It was thoroughly professional, I should say. Though I could attend only a couple of them, it was a good experience.

Mr.Suhas Gopinath, who started a company at the age of 13 gave a lecture.He shared his 8 year old entreprenueral career which was a great source of inspiration.Well,couple of weeks back , I could not think of missing out DEShaw..All my career plans were built around it.I knew that there are many more deserving and capable people in the campus..But still ,my mind could not part with the thought..It was so powerful that I had many sleepless nights.To be honest, I don't have the least expectation of clearing even its test..But still, I could not free my mind..

The situation is certainly different now..I was mad about DEShaw , probably because of the excitement of saving every penny ,and then four years down the line starting something on my own, with a reasonable capital(Of course , the adrenalin flow at the thought of working for a financial instituition is much more than that) ..but after the talk, I started to think , Why wait four years?..Well, No answer.


I also happened to attend the talk by Dr Prabhakaran Paleri..here are the few points which I liked ..

* Do not run after money.It is like the horizon.The more you go near ,the more backwards it move.But when you move away from it, it tends to follow you.Also do not make it a point that you would start living after earning so and so amount.Open your life...
* it does not matter which job you end up in the initial years of your career.Because career is a marathon.The early starters need not necessarily make it to the finishing line.


I think I have written a lot.This was the one which I could complete after a lot of partially wriiten saved drafts..Had some sort of writing dilemma..Happy that I could overcome it..

Signing off
RK

On For D E Shaw..

So the confirmation has arrived ..D E Shaw is going to visit d campus on December ...Many other companies in the likes of Oracle,Saba Software etc are in the line up..But all eyes on _________ :)

But no information regarding Bank Of America or Namuro ..

So see you after that deciding day with the results..
RK