Placements...

Finally its that time of the year… ‘so called’ most important part of an MBA… Placements! I however think its nothing but a mad rat-race to nowhere. Ya nowhere! For most of the cos that come recruiting are the Bhed-Bakri Software Recruiters (ya that’s my term for cos hiring in bulk as if they were buying livestock!). And I know once you become a part of those glamorous names, you loose your identity and just become a part of the crowd. You soon realize that no one is actually listening to you…. that the race you ran on ‘Day 0’ of placements so madly, actually led you nowhere! But alas its too late!

And then you stop worrying. Who cares anyways you think? Why should you care?

With the vulgar imbalances in the Rupee to Dollar ratio, who in the Indian software industry cares a damn shit about those lesser things like better productivity, resource utilization, turn around strategies et all? None! There are no challenges to face! Their entire life just focuses on how they can ‘bill’ thy clients per hour and keep the cash registers ringing. You become Bean-Counters (remember what Lee Iacocca said about MBAs? :-). You soon start wondering if all the Org Behavior, the Research Methodology, the Financial Management and other courses you took were good for nothing!

And that’s precisely why some people consciously opt to work for more satisfying roles in smaller companies. Because they know that they will find the perfect roles there… roles that will not just improve their self-worth, but give them that feeling of responsibility, achievement and an ideal launch pad into the real world of business... where making profits is not a joke! For when you do not enjoy the blessings of a cash-rich employer, you have to go the extra mile to clinch that next deal, and thus learn a lot in the whole process. This habit of going the extra mile then becomes your USP. And this USP makes you even more successful...

Because at the end of the road you realize that....

it’s not the final destination that matters...
...it is the journey to that destination that makes all the difference!

Gururaj Deshpande-TiE Singapore

As a member of the ENC Club at S P Jain, I got an opportunity to meet and Interact with Mr. 'Desh' Deshpande, leading Venture Capitalist and founder, Chairman of Sycamore Networks, Inc. KK, my classmate has jotted down his thoughts on this meet. Click here to read more about the interesting interaction!

BRAINWAVES is BACK!

Tonight while I was surfing the web in my Hostel Room, I decided to take a detour and opened the FAMT website. And I was absolutely glad to see the BRAINWAVES’2007 name flying high in the news ticker (http://famt.ac.in/brainwaves/ .

Ideally, the preparations must have already begun. My experience says that the last 20-25 days before the event are the most hectic... planning the food, accommodation, the stage backdrop, food menu, even the basic things like purchasing Mosquito repellents for use in the Participant accommodations and much more… The list is infact endless… I know this is just the tip of the ice-berg!

I still remember the wonderful time me and my 120 member strong organizing team had during BRAINWAVES'03. Those late nights and weekends, sleeping on a hungry stomach at times... and not sleeping at all at times (like at the time of dispatching the posters and getting the backdrop ready before D’Day)!

I Miss all those good old days… the rush of adrenalin that we used to get on receiving dozens of entries from every nook and corner of Maharashtra (BRAINWAVES was state level then!)…
the way Committee Coordinators motivated and led their committee members...
the Charismatic leadership of Sajiv Nair and Aditya Nogriya and the way they led the 1st State Level Brainwaves...
the hot coffee that Shintre Kaka (our very own Security Guard) prepared for all of us when we stayed in the college till late night…
the mouth watering Wada-Pav that someone (usually Anup Talwar) used to bring at 3:00 AM, from the middle of nowhere to our utter delight and which we ate with utmost relish…
and the happiness that we felt within for each pat on the back by our faculty members appreciating the work done by the entire BRAINWAVES family.

I am sure the legacy continues to grow with each and every passing year!

Over the year BRAINWAVES has brought about tremendous name and increased awareness and visibility about FAMT. BRAINWAVES, makes me a proud Finolexian even today and I am sure it has contributed in its own way to every single person’s life who has ever been a part of the BRAINWAVES family!

Sajid has already established a BRAINWAVES community on Orkut it’s adding new Ex- BRAINWAVESians every hour.

Keep up the good work! All the Best for making BRAINWAVES’07 a Thundering success! Yet AGAIN!!

Shine Always!