As part of placement efforts, our college releases a placement brochure every year. Its like a neatly printed book with each page dedicated for one student, with a nicely taken picture of each student along with his/her academic and work credentials.

Here’s a page from the placement brochure printed last year. Featured is one the brightest minds I’ve met in a long time.

This year is no different. Our college is bringing out a placement brochure this year as well. And on last Wednesday, we had our photo shoot scheduled. With around 100 students to be shot (Photos I mean), it took quite a while before each of us got our chances to be photographed.

When my chance finally came, I was nervous like never before. The room where the camera and lights were set had over 15 people. And when I sat around the round table, the room was uncomfortably silent and to add to my uneasiness were 15 people staring at me. Not able to take all this, it didn’t take me much time before I started to sweat profusely.

The photographer seemed so heartless. In spite of all this, he still wanted me to smile. Now that is too much ask out of me. I took great pains to conceal my nervousness and did my best to smile. The result of which is this -

The placement brochure is going to have this picture of mine on my page along with few other pictures of mine. Will surely post my page here when its ready. Hope recruited don’t frown when they look at me! Wish me luck!

Love
Senthil