Placement season has started, and I clearly remember being on the other side — anxious, stressed, almost panicking. The constant urge to be better than everyone else. The emotions swinging from “Why me?” to “Ahh, finally me!” It’s a strange mix of hope, fear, and pressure — a phase I don’t miss.
Being on the other side of the table now feels surreal. Interviewing candidates and making decisions comes with a quiet heaviness. Each person carries something unique; sometimes they just aren’t able to show it at the right moment. It’s not just confidence and preparation that matter — time and luck often step in as silent decision-makers.
I recently visited a campus for hiring, and the pressure in the air was almost tangible. So many young minds hoping to board the corporate train — some already placed but searching for something better, others simply hoping for their first chance.
And then it hits you — the chaos never really ends. First the boards, college admissions, entrance exams, master’s, and now placements. One milestone replaces another so quickly that it sometimes feels like we are living in a never-ending matrix.
Maybe it doesn’t stop.
Maybe, with time, we just learn how to accept and move through the chaos.
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