Hi, let's give hugs.

Job Interviews! MY GOD, what a trouble. The problem's not with giving one, it's more of- networking, meeting with new company owners/HRs; but sometimes - coming across jerks. JERKS , I mean it. A while ago, I met with this person who's in a reputed position in a mildly reputed agency via LinkedIn.  I put up a -" Open to Work" post and I received a message related to an interview with this company via a Zoom call. It was in a similar field to what I was looking at, so naturally, I gave in. Initially, when the call started, it followed with my introduction, work experience, and salary expectations, and then came this question- "This role involves travel from time to time, are you comfortable with that?" to which I said "Yes" as I have traveled for work before, I was comfortable with it. Out of nowhere this man starts talking about- "You will be taking our clients out for dinner and you would be hosting them" followed by "Are you r...

Ironic, isn't it? We spend about twenty/twenty five years of our lives trying to complete our education, aim for a Master's or a PGDM, etc. only to realize that we're never to use it again when we hunt for a job. Okay, let me give you a little backstory about why I have brought this up. With all that I  have grown up learning, I have ended up working in places I'd barely known of- companies with backgrounds I'd never thought I'd be working for.  For example - Last year, I joined this Sports Agency- where I worked as a Marketing Manager who ended up loving on-field executions. I'd travelled to cities where I'd worked on-ground, making sure; along with my team, we'd rule the event out with success. As much as I'm grateful to that agency for trusting me with the roles I'd worked there - I was incredibly sad when it shut down recently.  While I'm writing this and simultaneously am looking for an opportunity that's going to let me pave the...