Covid-19 puts his dream to get job in Japanese automotive industry on hold
Neeraj Bagga
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 3
The dream of Rahul Kumar, a young engineer, to get a job in Japanese automotive sector got delayed when the lockdown was announced.
Rahul did his BTech in mechanical engineering from the Global Group of Institutes and bagged a job in a consultancy firm, Quantum Jumps Consulting Group, in the NCR through a campus placement drive.
During his graduation, he attended a number of industry academic interface sessions from where he nurtured a dream of a career in the automobile sector in Japan.
While acquiring practical technical skills, he pursued a three-year course in the Japanese language by attending classes on Saturdays and Sundays from MOSAI – Japanese Language Institute in Delhi. He has already cleared level N5 and N4 and was to appear for level N3, which is considered good in Japan.
A technical person with influent in Japanese is an asset for many Japanese companies such as Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, Mitsubishi and Nissan especially in R&D and engineering.
He had already started applying for various jobs in Japan and had also got some encouraging signs towards achieving his mission. Unfortunately, the entire process has now been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic with various companies freezing the entire recruitment process.
After working with Quantum Jumps Consulting Group, Rahul is now working with PP Rolling Mills in Faridabad . His present responsibilities include conducting time and motion studies, implementation of lean manufacturing practices to improve productivity and quality.
He said, “I come from a humble family background and my parents always taught me to keep working tirelessly to achieve goals. I have full faith in the almighty. I always think positive and I am sure my efforts will bear fruit.”
