Beating the employment 'trap; enjoy it…
Bill Gates organized an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for Microsoft Europe. 5000 candidates assembled in a large room.
One candidate is our Ramaswamy.
Bill Gates: “Thank you for coming. Those who do not know JAVA may leave.”
2000 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself, 'I do not know JAVA, but I have nothing to lose if I stay. I'll give it a try !'
Bill Gates: “Candidates who never had experience of managing more than 100 people may leave.”
2000 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself 'I never managed anybody by myself, but I have nothing to lose if I stay. What can happen to me ?' So he stays.
Bill Gates: “Candidates who do not have management diplomas may leave.”
500 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself,'I left school at 15, but what have I got to lose ?' So he stays in the room.
Lastly, Bill Gates asked the candidates who do not speak Serbo-Croat to leave.
498 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself,'I do not speak one word of Serbo-Croat but what do I have to lose ?' So he stays and finds himself with one other candidate; Everyone else has gone.
Bill Gates joined them and said 'Apparently you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo-Croat, so I'd now like to hear you have a conversation together in that language..'
Calmly, Ramaswamy turns to the other candidate and says 'Endha ooru? (which is your native place)
The other candidate answers…Thoothukudi pakkam ' (near to tuticorin)
Bill Gates organized an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for Microsoft Europe. 5000 candidates assembled in a large room.
One candidate is our Ramaswamy.
Bill Gates: “Thank you for coming. Those who do not know JAVA may leave.”
2000 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself, 'I do not know JAVA, but I have nothing to lose if I stay. I'll give it a try !'
Bill Gates: “Candidates who never had experience of managing more than 100 people may leave.”
2000 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself 'I never managed anybody by myself, but I have nothing to lose if I stay. What can happen to me ?' So he stays.
Bill Gates: “Candidates who do not have management diplomas may leave.”
500 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself,'I left school at 15, but what have I got to lose ?' So he stays in the room.
Lastly, Bill Gates asked the candidates who do not speak Serbo-Croat to leave.
498 people leave the room.
Ramaswamy says to himself,'I do not speak one word of Serbo-Croat but what do I have to lose ?' So he stays and finds himself with one other candidate; Everyone else has gone.
Bill Gates joined them and said 'Apparently you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo-Croat, so I'd now like to hear you have a conversation together in that language..'
Calmly, Ramaswamy turns to the other candidate and says 'Endha ooru? (which is your native place)
The other candidate answers…Thoothukudi pakkam ' (near to tuticorin)
