- Friends turning into competition is a silly idea: It's obviously a weird situation when in a group, a couple of friends get placed really early, or in good roles versus the friends that get placed later or in quite lower-paying roles. You see, the time of waiting before people actually start going for their jobs is where the trouble starts. That's because it's a delicate time where most people don't really know what to do with their time. From my experience, a lot of earlier placed friends became assets for their later placed friends because the placed friends could be delegated tasks like scanning the newspapers for the company, pulling out information from other B-school contacts, and generally boosting morale. During that time, the unplaced people could focus on their profile and brushing up their subject knowledge. However, the friends you choose to open up in front of will matter the most.
So what if you do end up in the bottom 40%ile? A lot of the time, it is in no way an indicator of your profile's quality or employability. It could be because of your experience or interested domain. In that case, you have to have the endurance to wait and prepare yourself better while overcoming the self-doubt you will likely confront. As far as the assumptions you might have of your peers' placements, wait for the test of time to prove who is actually relatively satisfied with their jobs. If you can, try to remember your responsibility to your alma mater and your juniors, as you navigate the complex web of finding fulfilment in the corporate world.
May the force be with you!
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