Sujatha Manoj - Technical Director & Geotechnical Services Leader, Australia, Beca
Sujatha Manoj, Technical Director & Geotechnical Services Leader, Australia, Beca
The one thing that irked me those days was the line saying “female candidates need not apply” in the ads of some engineering companies.
After graduating as a Civil Engineer from TKM Engineering College, my first challenge was to find a good job. In a city like Mumbai this was tough especially considering the fact that I had no previous work experience and had no one to give recommendations. In those days, the only way to find a job was through newspaper advertisements. But the one thing whichused to irk me was the line saying “female candidates need not apply” in some ads. This was common back then. I used to look for details of big companies from newspapers and the yellow pages, shortlist them and post my resume and follow up by phone calls.This is a premium article available exclusively for our subscribers.
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NBM&CW - March 2024
