“Patience, determination and hard work crafts your dream into Reality”

- Rachelyne Kharpuri

Just as the saying goes to inculcate in us a guest lecture was organized on February 14, 2020, by (Ms. Rhiedolcy Deingdoh, Placement Coordinator, Meghalaya) for the Food and Beverages Steward Service trainees of Don Bosco Tech Society (Shillong) under the project Supporting Human Capital in Meghalaya (SHCDM). The guest speaker was Ms. Rachelyne Kharpuri (Room Division, Concierge in 4 (Four) Season Hotel, Singapore). The agenda of the session was to sensitize the students about the challenges they might face while relocating; cultural barriers, food habits, climate change, etc. It was attended by 21 Trainees from Food & Beverage Service (Batch 23) and House Keeping (Batch 25).

The session was facilitated by Ms. Deingdoh who welcomed Ms. Rachelyne Kharpuri and underlined the purpose of the session to the trainees. The session proceeded with a lecture delivered by the guest speaker in which she stressed the importance of Work Readiness. In this regard, she listed the changes that may likely occur on a venture to seek placement like food, climate, people, culture, lifestyle. However, the challenge is to adapt to the changes than shy away. She explained and also gave some practical advice on how to overcome the mentioned challenges.

Ms. Karpuri shared some of her experiences of her career growth and the approaches she applied to overcome all these hurdles said, “Think positive. And show eagerness to learn something new every day.” She added, “I was no way better than you. At times I was homesick; missing cultural cuisine and the comfort given by my family and friends at home. This put me in a situation when I wanted to run back to my native place. However, what kept me get going is the career which I placed as the topmost importance of my life.” The resource person kept on pushing said, “The sole purpose of our career is to be independent in every aspect of our life; mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. These aspects of our life will keep motivated and determined to get going.” 

The interactive session proceeded with the trainees where the resource person made every effort to answer the queries of the trainees and trainers too.  Some of the queries addressed are listed here:

•             How many places have you worked in and how did you adapt to the changing environment?

•             How many hours, on average, do you work in a day?

•             Does working in the hospitality sector call for multi-tasking?

•             How strong is the teamwork in this sector?

The session was concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by the Placement Coordinator which followed a photo session.

Let’s see some of the main take away of the trainees from the interactive session:

“It was a good session, an eye-opening for me which underlined the reality of how to be financially independent,” said Mr. Banjop Kupar Warjri (Trainee, House Keeping).

Mr. Pynshlur Mawa of Food and Beverages Service Steward said, “It was an inspiring session through which I have learned career as the topmost priority.”

“It was nice and expressive,” said Mr. Sunila Rai (Trainee, House Keeping) feeling motivated at the end of the session.