The Young Leader Challenge: Setback in campus placement

The workplace of today is not the easiest of places to settle into comfortably. With the daily pulls & pushes from clients & customers, demanding bosses, tight deadlines...the list goes on.

The objective of The Young Leader Challenge is to bring together and share various perspectives around a circumstance/issue that one could face in the workplace.

Case Study

In the recent campus placement, Sahil has not had a good run. He was upbeat about two companies that he thought would offer him a job. Though his interactions went well, none offered him a role. He has finally got a job where both the company and the role are not perceived among the best. He has decided to join the job, but is dejected at his failure. How should Sahil bounce back from this setback?

A. Failure is part of life. Ignore.

B. Seek advice from professors on what went wrong

C. Join the role, but keep working on his weaknesses

D. Any other

Let us know your comments (50 words max.) by today.

Please remember to share your full name as part of the answer.

The best answers will be featured in The Economic Times issue dated 11 December, 2012.