Go the extra mile,It’s never crowded

Faizan Ahmar
Sep 7, 2018 · 3 min read
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We are living in the modern era where competition is so tough that you can hardly imagine it.Sometimes when you do a work according to given instructions,it does not appear as much successful as you want it to be.You are putting enough effort to your work.The problem is that you are not putting extra effort to make it unique from others.You are doing the same what other people are doing in order to complete you work.You have to do something extra in order to achieve the excellence not just the success.That is the real meaning of the quote that I have used in the title of this blog.If you take the road of extra mile there will be less people there,because many of us are not doing extra to complete our work.

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We can apply this same concept in getting a job process.We have seen that the people just drop their resume and cover letter either by email or by courier to the company.That is OK at some extent as many companies are requested to submit your resume mostly by mail.But what if you go to submit your documents by hand and also try to meet the HR of the company personally before the interview.This is the extra mile that you are doing.Although it is not required to submit it in person but still you are doing this.This will show that how passionate you are about the company and the job.

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little “extra”.

Yesterday I had a chance to go in Lahore.In Lahore I drooped my resume and cover letter in a startup company.The name of the company is RADA Technologies Pvt-Ltd.This company is incubated in National Incubation Center (NIC) at Lahore University Of Management Sciences (LUMS),which is one of the most prestigious institute of Pakistan.Although this company is currently at its initial stage.But I love the work that they are doing.They work in the field of automation and robotics.These are the field of my interest.They have made their first ever product called “Jalebi Robot”.The following is the little glimpse of it.

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So I set up a time to meet the Co-Founder Mr.Mohsin Sayed.I went their,I was shocked to see the environment at NIC. It was just WOW.I handed over my resume and cover letter.He appreciated the way I write my cove letter and resume.I also introduced my self and the things I want to do in the future.I was very impressed by the hospitality by the team of RADA Technologies.It was a very wonderful.We talked about many different ideas for startups.This in person drop helped me a lot.I could feel the vibes of getting a job.It was really very wonderful experience.

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I have an experience now of drooping the resume or cover letter in person.This experience will help me a lot in my future.This is the real example of doing extra mile.I can talk with Mr.Mohsin on phone and send my resume and cover letter through email.This can also be worked.But I selected the path which was a bit harder and less crowded.This is the path of extra mile.You should not always try to do the things in an easy way.The success on this path will be a short success.If you want to achieve excellence you have to go extra mile.

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