The josh experience...

- 08 Dec 2005 -

It was another dull day at office.

I was just waiting for my wife to return. Of late she has been on an interview hunt (literally), and just now I got to know from her that a company was interested in taking her aboard. It was surprising to see her attitude change drastically over a period of a month. Can I attribute all this to the desperation of a house wife? Initially though she did not show eagerness to take on interviews. But I should say that she has been enjoying the experience for the past two weeks. She has a rather unique way of creating the josh … she goes to malls and coffee shops, relaxes and then meets the consultants and takes on interviews now and then. Strange but true! Slowly the cosmopolitan effect is catching on her.

Though I feel happy that her efforts had paid off, I am not too happy for the fact that it is the BPO segment that she is getting into. I feel that would take a bit out off both of us. So what is the job all about? Calling UK customers and selling products. She is happy about it. I can understand it for the fact that so far she has not got enough of an opportunity to build her communication skills. And here comes one and she is ready to grab it all.

I need to congratulate her for getting through the various rounds. I was under the notion that there would not be much of a test for BPO careers. But that is not true. Getting through the communication test, accent test, aptitude test, grammar test, selling skills test and typing tests itself should have been quite an ordeal for this girl from down south.

It is getting late and I got to pick her up. I am feeling hungry too ... contemplating on having parata from the road shop where we get good madurai-style parata and chalna.