Here goes my first...

So its almost 2 am in the morning and I am sitting tucked in my bed with my daughter and husband. Life Mash Allah is good I have the two people who complete me right here by my side...but my mind keeps drifting to those for whom life isn't as normal...those who might be sitting in the hospital corridor dreading any news of their loved ones...or what about those who do not have their significant other in their lives anymore...

We all pretend to be empowered women who do not need men in our life...but trust me deep in our hearts we know that if for nothing at all we crave for companionship...just a small peck on the cheek or your name being called out lovingly from the bed room for just a glass of water...makes you feel queasy in your tummy at times...the feeling of being needed...it completes you....and makes you look forward to the next day and the next and the next..and so on....

So let's cherish this feeling for as long as it lasts...for as long as I breath my last....I don't know about the rest but I somehow feel empowered when I have my companion by my side...always, for good or for bad....

A rendezvous with Ayeza Sumsam Mohiuddin (Brand Manager,Skin Health Care Category)

My meet-cute with Ayeza was out of any professional and academic settings, we met at a mutual relative's place and instantly clicked. She was a year younger than me and yet her take on life inspired me at that point in time too. We then lost touch of each other only to meet again at IBA, where we used to pass occasional glances and smiles as we both were too occupied to make a decent conversation.
Today, when I searched among my Facebook friends for an inspirational marketer, Ayeza's named popped in my mind and on my screen almost immediately,I reached out to her, not expecting her to message so promptly as I knew she is a busy young lady. But, this bright person made me awe struck once again, by the very manner in whichshe welcomed the idea of "The Placement Office", I could feel her giddy with excitement as she answered all my questions pain painstakingly detailing as much as possible.
I hope our conversation with Ayeza today, can inspire hundreds and thousands more…

Acing A Career in Sales : In conversation with Regional Head Sales(North)-Mondelez International

In the light of the poll that we had on the group regarding professions you would like to know more about I was wracking my brain to find the right person on board. One who talks not from the books but from the invaluable experience of working in the corporate sector.
Humayun Shan, Regional Head Sales (North) at Mondelez, Pakistan has been in this field for over ten years now and today he shares with us some tips that will help kindle that salesman spirit in all of you here.

What are the key 3 things that you look out for in a candidate when hiring new entrants?
There are two sets of candidates that come to us, one group is the experienced lot who have worked in the industry for quite some time and know it inside out so for them the metrics to gauge are totally different, what's more pertinent to this group are the fresh candidates. These are the ones aspiring to enter in their first profession. I look out for 1) Persistence 2) Positive (Attitude/Coachable) 3)Passionate I would add…

Dependence,Independence

Just like the year gone by,I sat down again staring at this blank white space which always makes me jot down all that I ponder...I witnessed yet another 14th of August..yet another day of jubilation, girls dressed in green, boys eagerly blowing vuvuzelas...people swaying to our evergreen mili nagamey... fighter jets hovering around our heads doing the fly past coloring the sky green and white...but even today,amidst all this festivity...I felt hollow...
I wanted my two year old to learn that it was Pakistan's birthday today (which learnt pretty easily), I was trying to muster all my pride and transfer the same to her by showing how amazing we as a nation are, but I kept questioning myself if we really are that great.....
We are the people who saw news of the Quetta attack just days before the 14th of August, we are the ones who heard about the valor of the Major who embraced martyrdom while tracing terrorists in Malakand, we are the same nation who witnessed the attack at Arfa t…

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