A year ago, when
this lad from Balaghat took up the mettle to pour his hands in the
ever-competitive banking sector, there was no surety as to where this path
would take him. Wearing a simplified look on his face, carrying metallic resolve
within his veins, he has achieved humongous success in past
one year or so.
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| Seemant Pardhi- from nowhere to everyhwere |
Seemant Pardhi, son of a farmer, is still
humble about what he has achieved so far, feels great to make his family proud of him
and takes a sigh of relief after conquering the failures and challenges he has
faced in his journey so far. We sit on a casual chat over a cup of tea before
he leaves for Lucknow to join SIDBI and talked about his en route to success.
Here are the
excerpts:
IDBI PO> PNB Clerk> SIDBI Grade A
Officer> SBI PO>UIIC AO. How does it feel after getting so much success
and offers?
First of all, I
am not seeing this as my success because there are many more dreams which are
yet to be fulfilled and this is just a destination in the journey. More
precisely, I can say that “Delhi abhi dur
h mere dost”.
But yes, it
always makes one happy when he/she is rewarded for the efforts and hard work
that one puts in to achieve something. When you see your name in the final
list, there is no other better feeling which can match the relief and happiness
that one gets. It makes me humble and
reminds me of the struggles and challenges I have faced in last few years.
Talking about the challenges, what were
those and how did you overcome them? How was the overall journey?
As I have said
earlier, the journey doesn’t end here. But, the journey till now has been very
good though it began with some failures. Today, the positive results have
overshadowed all those failures. Everyone face certain challenges, the
difference is the degree of the challenge. The biggest challenge for me was to
come up from a village background and adjust to the competitive environment. It
takes some extra mile to compete with someone who is already ready for this
type of exams. Frankly speaking, English has always been a tough challenge for
me and it still is, but I never ran away from it. I chose to face it and
conquered it after few setbacks.
What do you think worked in your favor as
you continuously achieved success?
Over the years, banking
sector is becoming extremely competitive which leaves no room for complacency.
You will have to constantly elevate your standards to match with the competition
and it takes a lot of dedication to make it happen. So, for me, it was my
determination and positive approach towards study, the belief and support of my
friends and teachers and more importantly, the divine blessings of my parents
which kept me going.
What was your strategy during preparation?
When I started
my preparation my focus was purely on basics like calculation, speed, accuracy
etc. which gives you an upper hand in the battlefield. Then I focused on
mastering some short tricks which is a useful weapon when it comes to this sort
of packed exams where in time management is crucial. Another thing was to
determine the strengths that I had and focus mainly on them to utilize them
to my advantage.
How crucial is creating positive thoughts and environment around you when a lot of competition exists?
I think it is very important because sometimes fear of failure sows negativity into your mind which needs to be removed as early as possible. There exists certain degree of negativity when you see someone preparing from so many years but then if you have self-confidence and positive mindset, the target can be achieved.
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| The adventurer in him who is very close to his friends. |
When you finally had the thought of
targeting banking sector?
During my school
days, whenever I used to visit a bank, I had this thought of becoming a banker
but there was no “kick” to give me a push. When I appeared for DAVV-CET and
secured a good rank, that is when the seeds of belief got implanted and I
started focusing more on banking sector from 3rd semester of my MBA
days.
How did you overcome the results jinx?
Obviously, it makes me nervous but at the same time it makes me excited too. Very often, I don’t check my results because somebody else always chipped in to give me the good news for me. So, you can say that I have never faced the adrenaline rush that actually happens when you check the results.
Throw some light on interview preparation?
Initially, I brushed up my academic knowledge and then focused on some basics of banking and finance followed by quintessential HR questions. The most important thing was that I was thoroughly aware about the happenings around me which played an important role during the interviews.
What Seemant Pardhi would like to tell to
fellow aspirants?
Everybody tells
to focus on weakness and overcome that. Yes, I do agree with that but much more
important than that is to determine your strengths. This type of exams doesn’t
ask you to solve all 200 questions, one may get into it by solving 100
questions too but those 100 questions should be from your areas of perfection.
Another
suggestion is don’t focus on cutoffs and all the talks around for the same.
Just focus on giving your best and follow this 3P Mantra- Practice, perfection
and positivity.
-Ankit Vani
(If you think that you have also achieved success and wish to spread the story, do reach out to me at Ankitvani520@gmail.com. Happy Writing !!)
