Reading the Signs

Carl was in 4th year college when he and his schoolmates visited a well-known auditing firm. He said to himself, “I’m going to be an auditor in this firm.”

He graduated with flying colors and even won in the National Accounting Quiz sponsored by this company. So he thought landing a job here would be a breeze. However, when the audit partner read in his essay that his weakness was being moody (He wrote that because he couldn’t think of any answer), she said in a sarcastic tone, “You are not it to be an auditor if you’re moody.”

Carl wallowed in self-pity for his dream had been shattered.

A few weeks after, He received a telegram from the firm. They offered him a contractual job. First it was unrelated to audit but after a month he was transferred to the Audit Division. On his sixth month he was made a regular employee, got promoted after two years and was sent to the U.S. for training.