Itz called the heights...
I was in the final grade of my UG. It was one of those uneasy days when we had a renowned software company in our campus for recruitment. Like everyone else, I was also awaiting my first job in a company like that. We were well informed about their three levels of screening – Written test, Technical Round and a discussion with the HR. After the written test, I was about to leave home as they were reading out the short-listed candidates for the technical round. Luckily found my name in the final list read out. I had to recheck with the guy who was reading the names if it was my name I heard him read in real. Coz many times, my dreams are so realistic. That guy was well known to me and took a chance to scold me for reason only god knows. He said, “It is you stupid gal”. Oopss… I was happy, anxious, and nervous and was totally lost. Somehow I geared up myself to face the technical round. I was walking around the interview rooms with the small pamphlet we were asked to fill in. I was trying to peek in as if I could eaves-drop the interviewer’s questions. Candidates were called in randomly. Some of my close friends were with me giving me the thing that I wanted the most that moment – moral support. Suddenly, a guy called out my name and said I can go in for the HR discussion. My friends awfully called me lucky to go for the HR round before the technical one but they also warned me to be very careful while talking to the HR. Don’t mess up with the HR. If you do so, you are not going to get a job. I went inside as they all waited outside for me. In a minute’s time, they were bewildered to see me running wild on the corridor. They tried to stop me but I did not heed their words and I ran back to the room. Once I finished both the levels and came out of the room, my friends were more enthused to know what made me run like mad without even slippers. When I told them what happened, they burst out to laughter and called it as “height of carelessness”. This was the scene:
HR: [As I entered] Come in, please.
Me: Good Morning mam.
HR: Good morning. Please take ur seat.
Me: screech... and I took my seat. [Tried my best not to make noise with the chair but helpless. Was cursing “u senseless chair will kick you later"]
HR: Congrats for clearing the written test and all the best for the rest of the interviews

Me: Thank you.
HR: Tell me about yourself
Me: I am…. [And she interrupted]
HR: Meanwhile, I would like to have a look at ur resume.

Me: Sure…Errr….. but I don’t have it :( [Was thinking… Oh my god, I am not getting this job. What an impression I have made? :(]

I realized that I forgot to take my own pamphlet with my resume and the other original documents. And it was really too late that I have realized. She excused me and that’s when I ran wild on the corridor to grab my book with all the required docs. When the results were finally announced, everyone including me gaped at each other as my name was listed too. My uncle said sure I should have bribed the HR and till date I wonder what could it be :)