Bangalore Airport is one of the classic cases of overgrowth of Indian Airline commute. During evening hours, there are more than 50-60 flights from an aging, military airport - converted to commercial airport.
The airport is like a Zoo and most interesting the security is really funny, they just look at you, follow a script, just look at your face and let you go. The airlines are really good, they will call you from the line and get you on a flight, without having to wait for the queue. There are many people waiting on the side to see announcement for the plane and then avoid the wait. Then the people in line start shouting at them :-) It is really a funny experience.
The funniest part is the airport bus's- the ones carry you to your plane, you must ensure that you are on right bus. Also, you must ensure that you are boarding right plane, because, in dark, crowded, BUS STAND, called Bangalore airport, you can be boarding a plane for Delhi, even though you wanted to go to Mumbai.
I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I do when you visit Bangalore next time
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Friday, February 09, 2007
Transition Blues #8 : Transition-07 Event
Last week, I attended an interesting event, Transition-07, that opened my eyes to few Indian realities.
The realization of Indian talent, specifically the knowledge, creativity and competitive spirit exhibited by young Indian minds, made me humble and respect the raw Indian talent more than ever.
Transition-07, was an event organized by my current employer - Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH). This event is focused on recruiting best talent from campus, early enough, as early as Third year (T. E.) and create brand awareness about Cognizant in school.
The event showed few realities:
1. Indian Talent is 'the best' when dealing with ambiguity, sheer hard work and preparation. There was a weired quiz content, all about lateral clues, lateral thinking, the parti were not only at ease, but were thriving under pressure. The best was that one kid recognized first painting by Adolf Hitler.
2. Demand is way higher than supply, Cognizant VP's and Senior Marketing Management was present in the event. The 'war for talent' as we call it, is at its peak. We even gave offers on the spot to the contest winners.
3. There is significant difference in polish and overall finish between rural colleges and city colleges. All colleges that were in final rounds, all were either from pune or from other cities. Moreover, All were PRIVATE well funded colleges a.k.a. the kids came from 'money' background, not the normal kids from struggling parents.
These young kids are aware of their opportunities and aware of their value, they are the future and anybody who related with them early enough is giving opportunities to them, but at the same time creating opportunities for self. These kids are going to stop only after making significant difference in today's world.
A good, humbling experience indeed ......
The realization of Indian talent, specifically the knowledge, creativity and competitive spirit exhibited by young Indian minds, made me humble and respect the raw Indian talent more than ever.
Transition-07, was an event organized by my current employer - Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH). This event is focused on recruiting best talent from campus, early enough, as early as Third year (T. E.) and create brand awareness about Cognizant in school.
The event showed few realities:
1. Indian Talent is 'the best' when dealing with ambiguity, sheer hard work and preparation. There was a weired quiz content, all about lateral clues, lateral thinking, the parti were not only at ease, but were thriving under pressure. The best was that one kid recognized first painting by Adolf Hitler.
2. Demand is way higher than supply, Cognizant VP's and Senior Marketing Management was present in the event. The 'war for talent' as we call it, is at its peak. We even gave offers on the spot to the contest winners.
3. There is significant difference in polish and overall finish between rural colleges and city colleges. All colleges that were in final rounds, all were either from pune or from other cities. Moreover, All were PRIVATE well funded colleges a.k.a. the kids came from 'money' background, not the normal kids from struggling parents.
These young kids are aware of their opportunities and aware of their value, they are the future and anybody who related with them early enough is giving opportunities to them, but at the same time creating opportunities for self. These kids are going to stop only after making significant difference in today's world.
A good, humbling experience indeed ......
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