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| Mr. Chandranath Chowdhury talking to RCCIIT students. |
Withstanding the test of time, Cognizant once showed its deep bond with the student community of RCC Institute of Information Technology. Cognizant became the Silver Sponsor for our Technical Fest, Techtrix’12. The esteemed organization seemed eager to reach out to the students, in a way that was not bound to the conventional methods of interaction. To them, brand promotion didn’t seem as important as inspiring the students for a successful future in the IT industry. On the inaugural day of Techtrix’12, a seminar was organized by the College students for Mr. Chandranath Choudhury, Senior Manager Projects of Cognizant. The day was a Friday. Mr.Choudhury was dressed in business casuals and had a very welcoming, casual yet at the same time very respectable aura about him. As the seminar started, everyone felt calm and relaxed and not at all stressed about the fact that they were in a presence of an experienced Corporate and someone who could well be their future employer. Chandranath Sir gave a brief introduction and history about Cognizant, and went on ahead to explain why the organization has grown consistently over the years. Technical terms, which might have sounded foreign, did not sound boring or out of context at all. Students from all years and departments questioned him, which he readily accepted and answered. And suddenly it seemed that the students had become very intrigued by and mesmerized by all that Cognizant represented. Slowly and steadily, it dawned on them that Cognizant was the place to be in this unrelenting, ruthless corporate world. He was a mechanical engineering student, and if that din't surprise anyone yet the fact that he hardly knew how to switch on a computer at the time he got the job surely will. Yeah I can see the jaws drop. He is a living example of how you needn't be a Computer Science student to work here. The seminar was a huge success since it was extremely interesting, interactive, causal and, in so many ways, fun.
When asked what was the one thing he liked most about Cognizant, he stepped aside from the microphone and said 'Girls'. The crowd spontaneously broke into a huge laughter. And going by my personal experiences, I can only understand the point Mr. Chowdhury was trying to make. Been there and seen that. *winks*
As an engineering student, all I can say is (and am sure most of us here are of the same opinion) that we, as a batch, cannot wait to join Cognizant, and experience for ourselves, the “Future of Work”.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our fellow friend Uttiya Mukherjee for his valuable inputs regarding the seminar.
