What's in the BRAND?

As Shakespeare quotes: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet".  Isn't it true?Good will is the component which builds up the BRAND value of any organization or person. Well, will that count in the day-to-day changing dynamic corporate world?

• Does any HR seriously incline towards the individual from a branded company from a list of prospective candidates(with same level of qualification & same level of education background) for a job?
• Does a job seeker from a branded company has an edge over the other job seekers?

This has always been a point of argument between me and my close friend Jeswani. However, i give a damn to the brand "thing". When you have the required skills & capabilities of executing a role responsibly, why the heck any employer will not hire you? Personally i never faced or came across such second-level treatment or never heard from any of my friends of such instance.

Yeah brand matters in remote possibile case of tie between you and some other job seeker(from a renowed organization) with the exactly 100% same skill levels as you. But again, what is the possibility of this situation? This is why, professinal jobs always demands to keep you updated with the latest updates & technologies in our domain/field. If you maintain yourself up-to-date there is never a case where you look redundant to any employer.

The type of work you do and the learning you gain in small companies is phenomenal compared to branded orgs. So, better be in a small companies at the initial stage of your career....learn....work....earn....make yourself competent and then gradually move up to a branded orgs. Many of my previous company colleagues are in a MNCs now. The comments i get to hear is "Peru goppa vuru dhibbha", "What ever i learn't in effigent & prithvi is all that i have. No new learning". Well that is the truth.

There are some ppl i know who compromise on the quality & job profile just for brand. I know they take such decisions keeping in mind of many personal factors too. But again 'career' is not a point to compromise on.

I strongly believe, "Its the content in the bottle that should matter and not the bottle itself".

Guru Devo Bhava

On every teachers day, i only remember my mathematics teacher Mr. Ramesh Babu of Nalanda High School, where i passed out my 10th class. I owe him my heartful tributes for what ever i am today.

He is the one who inspired me & motivated me. This motivation came out of his sarcastic comments. Though the comment was harsh for me to digest, it generated some +ve energy within me which helped me to clear out my 10th class easily with 86.3% in final public exams. This % may not look superb...outstanding. But how does 86.3% fit for a student who narrowly missed out failing with just pass marks(35%) in the quarterly exams? Yep, i see u raise your eyebrows mumbling "Wow!! Superb". And thats how i feel, successfully standing out with 86.3% in my 10th class final public exams.

Going back in time, probably july or august 1997, on the day of progress card distribution for quarterly exams, Ramesh Babu sir called me out after his class.  He asked, "Yendhuku chadhavatledhu ra nuvvu? Yemaindhi? Neekanna aa Vamsi gaadu nayam. Mee daddy ni theesuku ra. Nenu matladali..blah blah..." ('Vamsi' - a proxy name, i dont want to mention the actual name. But as far as i remember,he is the least scorer in all most all the sujects). This translates to,"Why are you not studying? What happened? Vamsi is better than you. Get your dad. I want to talk to him...blah blah..." Crap!! i was shocked. Its not the way he talked or the words he used that hurt me, but its with whom i was compared to is what hurt me so deep.

"Finally i am compared with Vamsi. chaaa. cheee. worst. what have i become? Parents love me so much...whats the purpose of them spending so much for my education....i used to score somewhere between 8th to 12th rank. But now compared to Vamsi....aaah!!!", the inside-me told me. I don't say that Vamsi is too bad, but i donno why, it pinched me. This was my first conscious introspection in my life. This guilt accompanied with my dads insistence that i should join the hostel after my quarterly exams performance is what turned my life. Once i joined hostel, i studied so hard so hard so hard that i scored 89/100 in my all time threat mathematics which was always a hazardous jantar mantar to me till then.

My success in 10th class adding up to my dads foresight towards my education & career boosted my confidence to stand out in intermediate and then my B.Tech & finally to be what i am today.

Thank you very much Dad.

Thank you very much Ramesh Babu sir.