Roasted Cashewnuts, Chilly Chicken, King Fish Fry, Chicken Friedrice….heye yeeee…whats this r v readin the menu board of a muli cuisine restaurant…no oh…then what..this is what you call the “Recruitment Hospitality”.
March 10th and 11th were too important for a bunch of people hailing from the campuses of MCET(Musliar college of engg),Adoor Engg College,St Joseph college of engg. Pala,engineering colleges in Thrikkaripur,vadakara,thalaserry..etc etc etc…
so whats the important part….guys they were lucky enuf to be recruited by IBS Software services as part of their campus placements….
Nekku A.K.A Harish,Sanjiv,Sanoj,Divya…myself,anand r and emil were the so called RECRUITERS representing IBS in thses insti’s.The drive began early back on the 9th itself were Sanoj and divya ,completed the PPTs and the test for the bunch of students in and around pathanamthitta..which happened in MCET…..
myself,anand,emil and sanjiv made a smart move…in the morning..with the famous parashuram express on a lonely ac chair from trivandrum central….The poori masala.served in the train.is still tickling my buds..ooooohhhhh…was gud man….choooo choft….
CHengannur railway station withnessed 4 europeans walkin towards the entrance ,with two dedicated young 2nd year fellas from the college holding sign board showing IBS.
“Sir,Gud morning can we go for the breakfast,before we go to the college:
pooris still in my stomach…we boldly said NO….
“How many Kilometers from CHengannur railway station to MCET”???
“SIr it will take 1 hour….from here…”
God damn it…1 hour again…the qualis looked gud…we finally yielded….a small stopover was done at the Hotel in pathanamthitta..were the rest of our gang was stayin….finally by 11..we reached the MCET located at a lovely hill area,between a valley…A huge Banner was hung over there,inviting delegates from IBS…we were pleased….they said we are the first Company to visit campus this year.There were lots of pristine faces waitin at the campus to be interviewed….It reminded of my good old rec days when we attended several interviews,ppt’s tests..blah blah and blah….
The morning session went fine,with lil bit of C,C++,electronics,data structures….ohhh..wheuya……and then we had that wonderful lunch…the 2nd years servin..and we eating…chappathis,rice…chicken,sambar…aviyal,salad..fried fish..payasam..pappadam….hmmm…watering eh???…gud fud man…had a sumptuous lunch….the guys were also kind enuf to arrange a place for my afternoon prayers…by the time i finished my prayers..my colleagues have already proceeded for the afternoon sessions..i was dropped alone in the front of the hall were the program was goin on…Fresh students were waiting in the porch for their turns..and i cud see a lil murmer there…or a lil tension here…by the time i walked near the door..all the people who were seated stood up..i felt totally embarassed…nonetheless..i felt like Suresh Gopi walkin into the building after a hardcore dialogue….Ormayundu eee mugham!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The interviews went on smoothily, with me taking around 25 to 45 minutes per candidates…it was funny brushing up all those data structures, digital electronics, microprocessors….c,c++,java….sorting,searchin..traversing…we had a number of memorable rounds too…there were very bright candidates as well as people who simply came in to try their luck….all deserving candidates were rewarded rightly…and then came the time for the tea…huaaaa…roasted cashew nuts and butter scotch biscuits….hey who said theres an opening in the HR department..under recruitment…iam game……………………..
slowly but steadily many sessions happened that evening..until all the shortlisted ones were given a chance…and then it was the feedback sessions with the princi..and the placement officer of the college…we applied some push technologies mixed with some realities and delivered some blah blah…anyway they were enchanted to present to all of us a momento..which we gladly accepted…only to find later that this was a 2gram gold coin….horrendous man…..
our hR manager was head on heels when he dismissed the idea of we accepting the present….we gladly agreed to give back..the management was so reluctant to take it back…but then we were not ready at all to accept such expensive gifts.
The 2nd year fellas dropped us back in the hotel..where we got fresh..and were getting ready to catch our next train to thalaserry…the guys evn went to the extent of getting another set of sumptuous dinner parcelled..and droping us at the railway station…..
malabar express..and its 2nd ac compartment welcomed us warmely,where we had the dinner…the senior members in our batch were already on HIGH SPIRITS by this time…Result…:20 porattas,5 chicken fried rice,1 full chilly chicken,2 veg dishes vanished among a group of 7.By the time we finished our dinner,the compartment smelled like a restaurant.
Talaserry or Tellicherry, the land of wonderful famous yummy biriyani welcomed us at 6 am in the morning.when a lecturer from the college of engineering there received us at the station and took us to the Sharara Plaza hotel..kool new hotel maan..felt like spending another day at the rolla residency ,dubai….
the cozy bed was too addictive for the gang..who thought of having a nice nap,since the ppt,test and shortlisting will only get over by 12…noon..
sanoj and divya had to leave by 8.30 for these procedures..and i made no hesitation to join them…
After the buffet breakfast from the hotel we headed to the College of engineering thalaserry…we were received by youngsters there with small single flowered bouqets…the principal was a happy man…and here too there were people from around 5 colleges waiting for their chances/luck whatever…soon sanoj started with the ppts..and were confronted straightaway with questions like will we get the same pay in ibs global offices….
y dnt u simply consider only computer science…too jealous…eh???
y is IBS doing business only in airline industry…
oops my god..these people r too obnoxious man….god save their future PL/s PM/s….he he
the tough test shortlisted 50 people from the 120 people who attended the test…by the time we finished evaluation the rest of the recruitment gang joined us for the interviews..
here too we were lucky enuf to get a very gud lunch.organised by the principal…yummy yummy..and again roasted cashewnuts and goodday biscuits for tea…do we have a pattern here….
one of the best candidate i interviewed were a guy..named X…who has only a mother and a sister…and he looks after the family after his studies..he does part time job as a news paper boy….and as a shop helper…his grades are too gud right from the high school….and he was excellent in his current subjects tooo…his eyes were gleaming with enthusiasm,confidence and the will to succeed….here we go…right away….
again there were the not so lucky or not so interested or the take a chance people…..
the technical rounds got over by 6…and then we were too concerned abt our return tickets to tvm..which was not yet confirmed.It was still in the waiting list….i suggested we take a cabin right from tellicherry to tvm..evn though our hr manager dismissed this idea ,,,because it was a 13 hours journey,which should cover around 500 kms….they slowly started thinkin abt it…we came back to the hotel after announcing a descent pick from the recruitment and then started thinkin abt how to GO BACk home…
my parents vocieferated when they knew abt this idea of this cabin plan from tellicherry to tvm..during the night…slowly i got converted…to a puritan…and i decided to join sanoj and divya..the next day upto calicut,where i could board a bus to palakkad…this wud help me spend some time with my parents there and finally catch a train to tvm from palakkad….
sanoj suggested we will go for the train anyway and interrogate the TTR…who wud sometimes upgrade our ticket to the nest class….
once again…the seniors in the batch got into high spirits…..and we headed directly to the ghazal accomapanied buffet in the hotel…and after that to railway station..the ttr..kept his hand open and completely disappointed us…he was kind enough to show us the way to the general compartment…
ooohaaaaaaaaaaa…..then we went to the bus station…not lucky yet…back to the hotel…and now we started thinkin abt flight options from calicut to tvm..since the high spirited seniors had to reach tvm the next day….
gaffoor kumar dismissed the idea on phone…but we went to the extent of calling up the indian airlines…but of no avail..there no room buddy…
and again..here we go where’s the cabin.man…the innova was ready in front of the hotel…and 3 of us..save me…left to tvm…their plan was not clear…finally next day i came to know that they got down in kochi and then caught some train from there….
myself and sanoj..headed towards our respective rooms…where the cozy bed were waitin..and spent some time until it was 5.30 in the morning.We left to kuttipuram in the innova cabin…and i got down at calicut around 7 am…got a bus right away..and reached pallakad by 11.30…a horrendous bus trip….finally home sweet home…my mom was waitin for me with my fav palakkad biriyani..yummy yummy…
thats all from my recruitment edition…seeyaaaaaaaaa…