Interpreter of Maladies
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Paradigm shift, must sayAfter a mad day, there has been little progress made. I know where I will do my summers and what I will do, which is a great improvement from where I was some days back. About the interviews, it was fun talking to loads of people, making them understand what drives me, what motivates me and why I would work if I would work at all. Some great moments...like this one company calling me and telling me that we either want you or no one on campus. It just seemed special and in a way important. At this stage in my career, being important was a feeling to relish. It was finally a choice between a New York Investment bank offer who were ready to offer anything on the table vis-a-vis a Private equity company in Bombay where I would be part of a select few working for the biggest PE of the world. Chose New York partly because I wanted to be risk proof. Did not want the cringing feeling that one gets when you do not get a PPO. Did not want to reject a chance to see Wall Street close by. Though I have to accept Private Equity was a dream come true. Yesterday at least once I did tell myself that you aint that bad and you could be better if you stopped thinking you are bad. Great day and a very hectic one. Now flying to Delhi in the evening. After some professional histrionics, its time to get personal priorities straight.
