How I Got My Desired Summer Internship - Aarish Nissar

I was then asked, “Do you drink?” This was a question that you usually find relevance in medical insurance companies or hospitals but had real-time meaning anyway. I said “No” and affirmed with my stand to not drink. Neither do I drink nor do I endorse.

They asked, “So if we manufacture drinks, and you neither drink nor endorse it, why should we hire you?” I had a simple answer: ethics are above everything for me and I could do other roles apart from the same. I felt my interview was over at that moment itself and I had lost my dream internship.

After a few more customary questions, deep down inside, I felt that I had lost the battle. I had a firm handshake and left the room. The volunteer calmed me down and asked me to at least wait for the interviewers to tell about their choice.

I was called back inside the room again, I felt as if I had offended them terribly but to my surprise, they asked: “Dude we make beers, it is all around us, would you be able to manage?” I replied them “When there was just water everywhere, people survived. Why wouldn’t I?”

They congratulated and patted me on my back for being honest and sticking with what I thought was correct. I was highly impressed with their gesture.

I believe my honesty and ethics got me selected. That day onwards I had another mission: to help get all my friends their dream companies converted.

With a chance of building loads of memories, I'm looking forward to the summer internship experience.