sales intern
The success story of a student studying in the first year of college is becoming increasingly viral on social media these days. This student works as a sales intern in a startup and is earning around Rs 4 lakh every month. Pleased with his excellent performance, the company has also rewarded him with a fully sponsored trip to Thailand. After this incident, a new debate has started regarding skill-based hiring and the talent of the youth.
The company’s CEO shared the story
The matter came to light when Topmate CEO and co-founder Dinesh Singh shared a post on LinkedIn praising student Siddharth Dubey. He told that Siddharth is one of the youngest employees of the company and he made the highest sales last month. This is why the company decided to gift him an all-expenses-paid trip to Thailand.
Dinesh Singh wrote in his post that Siddharth is in the first year of college, but he has left behind many experienced sales professionals. According to him, the real identity is not age or experience but the ability to work.
Not resume, skill got recognition
Dinesh Singh says that Siddharth neither has any long experience nor a brilliant resume associated with big institutions. Despite this, he has such an ability which every company looks for.
He said that Siddharth can easily talk to an unknown person, understand his needs, build trust and close the deal successfully. According to him, such skills can neither be obtained from a college degree nor can it be identified just by looking at the resume.
Topmate changed the method of recruitment
Dinesh Singh said that because of employees like Siddharth, the company has also changed its hiring strategy. Now, instead of big college names or attractive resumes, the company gives priority to those people who can show results by doing real work.
He said that now his team looks for such candidates who have the desire to learn, the passion to work hard and the ability to perform better. Skills and results are now more important than degrees for companies.
Special message given to the youth
Dinesh Singh also invited students and young professionals to apply through his post. He said that if someone has a good understanding of sales and is ready to work hard, then college, marks or degree do not matter for him. The company wants to give opportunity to such people who can prove themselves through their work.
Got a lot of appreciation on social media
Siddharth Dubey’s story is inspiring a lot of people on social media. Many users called it an example of the fact that in today’s startups, more importance is being given to communication skills, self-confidence and better performance than just degree. People say that if given the right opportunity and ability, youth can achieve great success even at a young age.
