| Interviews were once underway to select naval officers in England. There was nervousness and uneasiness in the heart of all the participants as to how the questions would be asked.The tension could clearly be read on all the participants' faces. |
But one participant was sitting very calmly. There was a strong sense of confidence on his face. When that participant's name was called, he entered the interview hall with a straight step and sat in the chair, greeting the interviewers.
The young man was asked a wide variety of complex questions and he answered calmly to everyone. An interviewer finally asked the young man, 'If you had a severe storm in the sea, what would you do in such a situation?'
The young man immediately replied, "I will anchor." The young man was asked the next question, 'What will you do if another severe storm engulfs the ship?' The young man replied, 'I will put another anchor.'
These questions and the same answers were repeated again here. Finally, the officer who asked the question smiled and asked the young man, 'From where will you bring so many anchors?' The young man immediately answered without any hesitation, 'Sir, from where you will bring so many storms.'
The questioner became speechless and the young man was selected. This young man later became the Governor General of India named Lord Mountbatten.
The story tells us that confidence is an essential condition of success in an interview. If a person is fully confident of his own qualifications, then even in the toughest exam, success can be easily achieved.
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