At 25, Joshua Cordeiro is the boss of his own company, ‘Resource Habitat’, a recruitment firm that helps youth evolve into successful professionals
*Bharati Pawaskar / The Goan* 19 October 2013 <http://www.thegoan.net/The-Great-Goan-Weekend/Young-Goan/A-valuable-resource-/06240.html?fb_action_ids=10151956868725336&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151956868725336%22%3A214793755353822%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151956868725336%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D#default_popup> <http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegoan.net/The-Great-Goan-Weekend/Young-Goan/A-valuable-resource-/06240.html?fb_action_ids=10151956868725336&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151956868725336%22%3A214793755353822%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151956868725336%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D&media=http://www.thegoan.net/uploads/news/big_6240_ANCHORyg.jpg> Pic Credit: *Samrat Bandodkar* When Joshua Cordeiro started his own company ‘Resource Habitat’ on May 17, 2011, his initial start-up capital was Rs 20,000. Ask him what his turnover today is and he answers with a mischievous smile, “Just add a few zeroes to that number.” Resource Habitat recruits people in the manufacturing, engineering, hospitality and health care sector. Currently, working on two international projects, I recruit medical and paramedical staff for rehab areas in Nigeria and Afghanistan,” says the Cordeiro whose company also deals with two other aspects besides recruitment – training in hard and soft skills and outsource management for other small companies. As a trainer, he is associated with ‘People Pro’ a company that educates, equips and evolves professionals through a programme – ‘9 to 5 Campus to Corporate’ which as the name suggests helps bridge the gap between the campus and corporate sector. As a student, Cordeiro was excellent at economics, but he excelled at other things too. When he was 20, he was selected by Infosys as their campus ambassador for Goa and focussed on empowering young minds and training individuals to develop themselves. “Infosys put me in charge of colleges across Goa. I gave presentations to hundreds of students in various colleges across the state in 2008-09. I was the Infosys link between people and the company,” shares Cordeiro who was selected after three rigorous rounds of interviews before being assigned this vital responsibility. Choosing to work with the youth, he joined the Couples for Christ India (CFCI-Youth) full time. “My association with CFCI- Youth allowed me to interact with more than a 1000 youth in India through holistic programmes. Travelling across Indian states, working with youth and discovering who I am brought about a positive transformation in me,” admits Cordeiro. A year later he joined Fine Edge Solutions, which dealt with young minds, as a manager and also worked as a drama instructor at the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in Australia which encouraged the development of self-esteem, confidence, verbal communication skills and effective social interaction through drama in children and teens. In between, he did a short stint as an RJ for Radio Indigo. Focussed on his goals, Cordeiro always knew where he was heading and persisted until it bore fruition. Despite offers from Wipro, Infosys, Sutherland, Goldman Sachs, which poured in, Cordeiro knew where he wanted to be. “Not falling prey to peer pressures, one must look within, shun outside voices and realise deep inside who one is. You are defined by you and not others. Parents must never pressurise their children to be who they themselves failed to be,” states Cordeiro, and his message to GenNext is this: Ask yourself three questions – Who are you? Where are you headed? And how do you plan on getting there? Then, focus on a clear goal, draw an action plan, be committed and the world will be yours. http://www.thegoan.net/The-Great-Goan-Weekend/Young-Goan/A-valuable-resource-/06240.html?fb_action_ids=10151956868725336&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151956868725336%22%3A214793755353822%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151956868725336%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ FN P+91-832-2409490 M+91-9822122436 _/ _/ New from Goa,1556 [http://bit.ly/Goa1556Books2] _/ _/ http://bit.ly/TGIU-cover | The General Is Up _/ _/ http://bit.ly/gfai-cover | Goa Found & Imagined _/ _/ http://bit.ly/MR-cover | Mirrored Reflections(poetry) _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
