It was 2 pm and work day in the head office of SynLab company was about to get to its peak. Everyone was in a hurry, everyone had a job to do, and it all resembled a hum like in a beehive. No wonder, SynLab was a large pharmaceutical company that accounted for almost a quarter of the market and had sales of billions a year. Its headquarters with head office, which was located directly in the most prestigious business district of the city, employed several dozen of the most important employees, who were key to the operation and success of the company. Everything worked like a well-oiled machine and every mistake could mean a number of complications and high losses.
In this environment, of course, it was extremely difficult to succeed, and only the best succeeded. However, it was not always only the merit of themselves, but also hundreds of other auxiliary professions and employees in related operations and branches. Even at the head office itself, several purely administrative employees worked, whose main task was to ensure that the well-lubricated machine worked as it should and nowhere and never got stuck. What ever it takes. Although their work may not have been the most visible and essential, they were key to the company success and the opportunity to work in such a place was something that many people desired and considered their career peak.
The same was, of course, true about the students who applied for the few internships that the company opened each year. Only the best, with the best study results and with the best prerequisites had a chance to get here. Not only from a professional point of view, but above all the willingness to do the maximum for success was the key. And often it was not a job that required a lot of knowledge, but just the opportunity to be part of a team was the reason why even the best student of the year was willing to do work that did not require college at all. At least for some time to show that he or she is willing to do what is necessary for the success of the whole and cares about being part of the team. The reward was then a far more important and better paid place significantly higher on the corporate ladder, if he or she succeeded.
However, not everyone was able to meet the high requirements, so from time to time one of the students could not cope with the onslaught and it was necessary to say goodbye to him or her and replace him or her with someone more capable. Just today, Marcus Swenson, head of the HR department, was to meet with a candidate for a new intern, which was to replace a previous unsuccessful candidate who could not withstand the pressure and demands of the environment after three weeks and ended her internship.
The newcomer had the best references and was the best of the year in one of the most prestigious schools in the country. Marcus was yet briefly going through her CV, cover letter, and looked at her picture with delight. Every minute she was supposed to come to his office for an introductory interview, which was a necessary condition for starting work for the company. Marcus looked nervously at his watch, the time was right now, and accuracy was considered one of the basic necessary virtues a company had for every employee to have.
In this environment, of course, it was extremely difficult to succeed, and only the best succeeded. However, it was not always only the merit of themselves, but also hundreds of other auxiliary professions and employees in related operations and branches. Even at the head office itself, several purely administrative employees worked, whose main task was to ensure that the well-lubricated machine worked as it should and nowhere and never got stuck. What ever it takes. Although their work may not have been the most visible and essential, they were key to the company success and the opportunity to work in such a place was something that many people desired and considered their career peak.
The same was, of course, true about the students who applied for the few internships that the company opened each year. Only the best, with the best study results and with the best prerequisites had a chance to get here. Not only from a professional point of view, but above all the willingness to do the maximum for success was the key. And often it was not a job that required a lot of knowledge, but just the opportunity to be part of a team was the reason why even the best student of the year was willing to do work that did not require college at all. At least for some time to show that he or she is willing to do what is necessary for the success of the whole and cares about being part of the team. The reward was then a far more important and better paid place significantly higher on the corporate ladder, if he or she succeeded.
However, not everyone was able to meet the high requirements, so from time to time one of the students could not cope with the onslaught and it was necessary to say goodbye to him or her and replace him or her with someone more capable. Just today, Marcus Swenson, head of the HR department, was to meet with a candidate for a new intern, which was to replace a previous unsuccessful candidate who could not withstand the pressure and demands of the environment after three weeks and ended her internship.
The newcomer had the best references and was the best of the year in one of the most prestigious schools in the country. Marcus was yet briefly going through her CV, cover letter, and looked at her picture with delight. Every minute she was supposed to come to his office for an introductory interview, which was a necessary condition for starting work for the company. Marcus looked nervously at his watch, the time was right now, and accuracy was considered one of the basic necessary virtues a company had for every employee to have.