Lessons learnt from a phone call
Can you refer some of your friends for technical training at my college? – sis (sister) asked, Me: What is it about, why do you need them? Sis: for assisting my students clear campus interviews and get placed Me: What language/technology/domain trainers are you looking for? Sis: C, C++, JAVA. Well, the answer for this question could have been a “Yes” or a “No”. Let’s analyze both the scenarios…. Scenario “No” I say “No” to my sis, wish her good night, ask wife/mom to serve dinner, and sleep well on sleep well mattress. Scenario “Yes” - Commit to her, that I would refer some of my friends. - Call a friend who is good at any of them(C/C++/JAVA), or in some cases ‘master of all’, ask him/her to make some money, share my sis number. - Sis shall get a call from my referrals, invites them to her college, they teach C/C++/JAVA for may be a day. They go back with money, sis goes back happily that she conducted training, students go back with WHAT??? ( Neither I Know) Let’s analyze the same sce