I had a flair for “sales” right from my school days when I consistently used to sell the highest number of “raffle” tickets for the annual school fete and very early on I realized that my career would veer around something that involved selling and interacting with other people. I was a good student in school and in college I did reasonably well in subjects that dealt with Marketing. I now yearned for knowledge in a related field, management. This desire came about due to the obvious influence that a manager, good or bad has on the performance of the company that he represents and the society in general. I desired to do my best by becoming an expert in a field that I had an active interest in, management.
This interest of mine was given a serious vent when I was in my final year in engineering college. I realized that I did not want to become a programmer and I decided not to sit for placements. It was a very risky decision because it is well known that it is extremely difficult for fresh graduates to get placed once they come out of the “campus” .But I was prepared to take the risk because I was sure that I would get a good score in my MBA entrance exams as I had done well in them. Though lots of friends and well-wishers advised me that it is