Ashwini Mrinal Bhagat: What I learned from 32 grueling interviews
What’s less fun than a job interview? Try doing it again. And again. And again. Ashwini endured 32 interviews before she landed a job and kept notes on every experience and lesson along the way. Ranging from funny to unbelievable, she shares what she learned (Lesson 3. don’t wear green) and shows what it’s like to search for work as an aspiring businesswoman in India.
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She seems like a great person and I am happy she finally got a job. HOWEVER, there isn't much to be learned from this TED talk. Don't wear a green dress, something something. Not anything too groundbreaking, new or helpful.
After listening to her, I know why she didn't get a job. She doesn't know what she is talking about. There is no structure and no outcome.
I liked her from this presentation, but what was the point? I learned nothing from it, other than that you have to be persistent in life, but that's not exactly groundbreaking.
You guys seem a little confused so I’ll explain. what she learned from the 32 interviews was persistence and perseverance. She said it at the end of the speech. Also for each job she took the advice from the interviewers feedback and grew as a employee each time.
Funny thing is, job interviews are about as effective at predicting how well an employee will do as flipping a coin.
@markymark443
3 жыл бұрын
That is so true. I'm terrible at interviews but I definitely have enough of an educational background (in statistics) and computer skills with data analysis to do a good job. Conversely, one could easily rehearse all the things interviewers want to hear while not actually knowing how to do the job lol.
But.... but... what DID you learn after 32 grueling interviews?
@EdwardGFunk
5 жыл бұрын
what she learnt is written in the 'rule book'. Rule number 1? Don't talk about what you learnt. LOL
Please be genuine , It sounds so fake and I couldnt bear it for more than 1 minute.I know u surely will read this comment as u have updates turned on so that u could track how great response u r getting from this masterpiece.
@ravib4420
4 жыл бұрын
Nautanki saali, sahi bole bhaaya aap
I want my 8:04 min of my life back!!
you gave to me some hope .. you rockk ashwini mam..
Excellent. I am going through the interview process having been made redundant . I am now heading in double figures as I have 4 this week and have been depressed about the whole thing. She is right it is about perserverance
Excellent
I Love her, she is so uplifting :)
Awesome speech... 👍
Seems like they were just not trying to be truthful of the real reason they didn’t choose you. That’s unfortunate.
@pnb.7346
2 жыл бұрын
or maybe she wasn't truthful why she was actually rejected 32 times
How am I supposed to write a paragraph on this
@mackenzieadkins3322
2 жыл бұрын
Ha, I have an assignment to write a paragraph on this as well
She got 32 interview calls , but nowadays getting a 1 call from the recruiters is not easy. And also she mentioned the green dress, i remember my first interview, i wear a green shirt and i got the job 🤗 .
I was waiting what she learnt from that 32 interviews...the video ended...what the hell was that about...quality of TEDx deteriorating
beatiful voice
this is one of the most useless and anti-entertaining TED-talkes i've ever seen
I see why she was having trouble, that was painful to listen to.
Let me tell you what you ought to learn from those 32 interviews, but apparently you didn't: "don't be dramatic, and don't fake your accsent"
Ted talks is not you it's about others
No one rejects your for wearing green dress.
One of the most difficult anncents to understand
@aitanagomeztimon6367
2 жыл бұрын
True
WTF man
hmm, good but nothing to learn from her or this video
Why you have very short ted talk It was ni e hearing your story and journey of your career Very inspiring 👏
I don't think there are any key takeaways from this video. I didn't find this helpful.
Not a TED talk ... She is Just Mumbling about herself .
Total waste of time
in English please....
Her accent is horrible... no wonder he get thru 32 interview :)
@UrbanSipfly
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, her Ashwini's Indian accent I presume is a bit hard to follow from start to finish, but, I do admire her boldness to speak her mind just the same. What I am gathering from her experience is that sometimes landing a job is more about the personality of the job interviewer than about the interviewee.
@reetc8734
6 жыл бұрын
Thats quite rude. Pretty sure you wouldn't say that if she had a strong British accent.
@EdwardGFunk
5 жыл бұрын
rac1st
@reetc8734
3 жыл бұрын
@健昭雄 so you are saying you are racist towards Indians but not brits solely due to an accent
@reetc8734
3 жыл бұрын
@健昭雄 have fun being a proud racist. I'd wish that you get to experience racism but that's not my style, I always wish people well. I wish you understanding and compassion ✌🏽
I must be honest here. After watching the first few minutes, I couldn't bear it, but I thought, "Let's watch the whole video," and I did. Finally, I understood why they rejected you. You weren't being yourself in this video. The voice, tone, pitch, delivery, body language, and presentation - everything sounded fake. It's very courageous of you to come to a stage and deliver such a speech in front of hundreds of people, something I could never do and probably never would, as I lack some public speaking skills. But hey, we're here to talk about this video and you. What and how you see a native speaker talk is not how they talk on stage or on film; it's all different. For example, Harvey Specter, the character played by Gabriel Macht, is sharp-minded with quick and witty responses in his dialogues on the show, but in real life, if you care to watch his interviews, he simply lacks all of it and takes his time to say anything. His sentences often start with "well," "ohhh," "hmm," "aaaa" - lots of thinking sounds, which don't happen on the show. But he doesn't fake it during an interview. On the show, if he speaks incorrectly, it can be edited out, or if his facial expression is wrong, it can be redirected instantly, but not on live television, which he knows. Thus, he doesn't fake his accent, speaking style, or facial expression during any of his interviews and thinks and stutters like any of us do. All I am trying to say is it's all good to just say words in your own accent, style, or aura - whatever makes you comfortable. The practice that this lady must have done for the speech must be enormous, but she wasn't herself. The words she was telling did not resonate as if she could say them in real life. Anyway, she is doing fabulous in her life and career, and that's what we all want. So, if you're reading, madam, take it as constructive criticism. Don't overthink it because you just did great.