Overdrive...

Life's suddenly changed pace and has gathered momentum. It all began last Friday when I went to my SPM NR to request him to oblige me with a recommendation (Details in the earlier blog entry).

2 hours after I had the conversation with him, he calls me up and asks me to send my updated resume to him. I comply and today (Monday) morning, I get a mail from one of my PMs to report to another PM for onsite deputation. Met him, came to know that I need to reach Chicago by 1st Nov. latest. The project duration as of now is 1 year and might get extended.

Decided to go for it. Here's my game-plan. Complete my application to ISB and send it across to them before departure. Reach and work in Chicago. If get selected for ISB in January after the telephonic interview in Nov or Dec then, return offshore, quit the company by mid-March and join ISB for the 2006 session, else, continue there in Chicago and give another attempt from there itself.

The Next Step...

Took the next step in the direction to ISB. Spoke to my onsite PM, my group PM, my current PM, my previous PM for recommendations. My GPM said that since he had had no direct interaction with me for the past 1 year, it would be better if I took recos from others.

1 down. My current PM (RB), my onsite PM (RR), and my previous PM (MG) agreed on it.

Yipee!!

Thanks to them sincerely for providing me the recos. Will be grateful, if they turn out to be interview calling material. (Being a bit selfish here, but I guess it's OK)...

Sent them the templates and also requested them to send it back by 20th, so that I have ample time to send it to ISB on time.

What the... let's go...

Well, the scores are here and they are not going anywhere... So better make use of them once they reach ISB - meaning need to prepare my application ... write the essays and get the recos in shape by the 3rd weekend of October.

Starting the search for some samples to get to know exactly what to put in writing. Have asked a friend of mine in the current batch of ISB and also a 3rd person in the same batch for help and guidance (yea, me asking for help - strange !!)

Anyways, gotta get busy with this now and just pray (another surprise for me !!) that all goes well.