Why so?

When a kid asks "why sky is blue?" everyone love it and when same question is asked by me, either it will be treated as PJ or they feel as if I am from Dharwad (can be replaced by Agra as well)!

I have to something to say about activities conducted either in campus recruitment or off campus recruitment. I never had a chance to ask why I have to pass aptitude test or why should I attend GD. In fact, I didn't even think about them and I had only one goal - get a job! When I felt that it’s too blur for me to reach this goal, I turned around to see what’s happening with me; but it was too late! I wasted six opportunities but still luck/bad luck was with me.

Learning from others mistake is better as we wont get chance to do all mistakes in our life :) when you are getting something for free why can't use it wisely? I know It is easy said than done.

OK, let’s talk about Aptitude test. Why so? Why is it necessary to have aptitude test? I am very good I studies or I can do designing very well (you name it as PCB, program, plan/elevation or a machine design). Most of the companies have few mandatory rounds for recruitment like aptitude and group discussion. Oh! We didn't think of minimum criteria of marks!

If I want to rent a house, it is not possible for me to visit every house and check if it is vacant! First I have to choose where I can stay and what kind of house I need and then I start hunting. Narrowing search to get potential good results! May be I have very good house which is about 50 KM away from my home; you want to go for it? Minimum criteria whatever is set in many cases is to narrow the no. of candidates. Depending on no. of people recruiter want to hire and how competitive job is, minimum criteria is set. I may answer if you people have any more questions on this. 

Remember your childhood days? When your parents were so proud to announce that my son/daughter is studying in 1st standard and can sing songs, say no’s in reverse order! Oh:) what a moment! Especially when rewarded with some coins/sweets or fruits, it is like we are on the top of world. Believe me, our parents enjoyed these moments more than us. This is what we call as an aptitude! When a child start learning new things and explore it more and more aptitude rates moves on and on just like the food price now a days :) Many cases it happens to be your living environment, which stimulates you to learn/understand more. I stopped my studies from 3rd STD and rejoined for 6th STD. I was null by all means! It is my name in fact which made me popular for the first time (still it’s my name which keeps me high always) and I started learning things quick just because I like to be in limelight. My teacher's sir was a champ, he could say table of numbers in reverse order as well! Sometimes when children are compared to each other, they get demotivated; that’s true in every stage of life! It is all about how you want to see world. It is very common to be demotivated, but it is not common to be a failure. Just like home far away, if you are too good in what you studied but not in aptitude may not be good! I didn’t mean that you are not good rather there is a probability of you being exceptionally intelligent or some kind of fraud. Obviously recruiters don’t take much risk.

Think of a child, who is good at studies! This gives more confidence and gives an opportunity to think rationally. His/hers society always motivated for speeches in public events or sing a song. Think of a child who could read English news paper in the age of 7! (Which is common now, but I am saying about 1990's) Stimulation to these people is so high that ideally all such lucky people can be gems of a country! Isn't these qualities sound good for any kind of job? No matter that job is only about punching pins but such a nice person could change the way work is done itself! Wait a minute, I am telling about what was there in past or partially what is there now! Why industry thought of aptitude at first step is high aptitude may be stimulated by sound society and healthy brain, which could help them in their business.

Now, what trend do we have? A month of hard work with R S Agarwal and couple of weeks with Shakuntala Devi or few others (I mean books written by these authors), you are the champ! I spent less than a month in fact and few of my friends didn't read them at all (off course they had very good backbone from childhood) At any moment, sound aptitude and attitude makes life easier. It is not expected that you spend couple of days thinking how to solve the problem which can be solved in an hour or so on an average. Recruiter expects that you should be one among those who can take quick decisions in less time although which is not easy every time but such a potential can be present with people who have good aptitude.

And the wondering part is we all have aptitude, in fact very good aptitude which we don't know at all! It is very easy for us to decide whether to cross the signal or not, considering that only 4 seconds left! It is our aptitude! It is our aptitude which says is it right time to propose her or not! (I think in this example, boys always fail, no matter answer is yes or no:)

There is nothing wrong in preparing for aptitude when we are not lucky to get it in our childhood or when we neglected it. This also gives a strong reason to recruiter that, even if you are not too smart at least you are a hard worker! Being good in aptitude in any manner is good for you. But just don't think of only numbers! Or forget it once you get a job. Puzzles are into place along with aptitude so that one can think little more than just numbers. Think of real scenario happening in our life and use your aptitude knowingly. Unknowingly we always use. And it doesn’t mean that if you pass aptitude you are smart! It might be your luck too (which is true in my case!).

Now, when we did mistake just in case, how can we help others not to do it? As a citizen it is our responsibility to think and act! How our children of 20th century are being treated? How good their aptitude can be after 10-15 years? May be we should post questions like "what is the length of Harry Potter's groom stick?", "In which AVATAR ben10 can create electricity?", "When did you see your parents recently?" Sound very funny but it is going to happen soon! Human is a social animal. We cannot be happy alone. Just don't train your brain! TACT-Think And aCT. It is in the youth of present we have future. Yesterday is past, tomorrow yet to come but today is a gift, that’s why it is called as Present!

We don't have to think too bug and start changing the education system of India or start another marathon, campaign etc! Make a difference to your juniors! Make a difference to your society! To your family! You will feel the difference only when you do it!

I know I write lot :) I simply can't avoid it!

-PC