It was 4 in the evening. I was sitting opposite a lady I guess in her thirty but still luks pretty gorgeous. I was being interviewed for the company when suddenly she asks me a very simple question, “ tell me your achievements”. At first it seems a simple question but a second thought just crawled my mind....does I really have any achievements yet. My mind answered immediately no. She asked me again, “tell me you have mentioned many in your CV which one is the best...”. I immediately replied, “none” . she was shocked, ”None... how could this be possible. You have mentioned them in your Cv”. I replied politely, “ I guess they are mere experience but not the achievements .. i haven’t achieved anything i must proud off..”. “ how could” she replied “ how could this be possible? you are 20+ and still you haven’t achieved anything so far or are you nothing but a damn loser”. “ you are misinterpreting me, mam “. “and how so”, she asked with a big smile on her face. “ I replied, “ I was born in a traditional middle class family, brought up like a simple average boy. At the age of 3 I was sent to a local school. During my school days I was an average student, I even played many games and actively participated in various activities but always rated as an average boy. After completing my school, I was confused , ‘Now what to do...’, so as an average student I joined the coaching thinking that now I have enough time to know myself. The year passed in a flash and later I found myself standing in a corridor of an engineering college. There also I was an average student some time even below average. I always dream to leave this band of averageness and jump high enough to be praised, but the effort were not enough to provide me sufficient boost, and finally I remained average. So how could an average man have some achievements.” She was still smiling looking on me, she pick up my cv and read it thoroughly. There was a complete silent for a while. Then she broke the silence and ask me about my hobbies and the interview continues..
Later on the same day when I was travelling back to my city, the same thought again strikes my mind. I called few of my friend and asked them what their achievements are. They all replied the same as I have mentioned in my CV. I asked them individually is these your real achievements to which they reply, “ yes, so far they can fetch us a job, and even the HR knows we will lie but still he ask it. What that means”.
I have no answer for that true question. But still I am searching the right answer to the question what my achievements are? Hope someday I will get the answer....
