Celebration Time!!

We are a year old today!!! Hip Hip Hurray! It’s been a roller coaster ride for us @ CPME Consulting.

We started this venture on a belief that it was the way ahead. We had nothing to lose, so jumped onto the entrepreneurship bandwagon. It helped that one of us already had previous experience in recruitment. Our timing couldn’t have been more prophetic!!! We started & COVID took over the world. People started losing jobs. LinkedIn was full of candidates with ‘Open to work’ tags. Though we had a larger candidate pool than ever before, the job pools had dried up!! But we stuck to it. We knew it was going to be a bumpy ride ahead but we had to get out of comfort zones to prove ourselves. The ride has only just begun & we look forward to learning & growing!!!

Rashmi’s journey......

The lifestyle here made me lazy to get back to work. Never really felt the need to work until December 2019. Things changed for us. We had no option left other than to start something of our own. We were against the odds and then the pandemic hit. Everything started to go downhill. But we knew we had a year on our license, so kept on going. We have had our share of glitches. But have taken each hurdle as a learning curve and moved on.

As an individual I am reserved & not very social. Earlier I would hesitate to talk to any new person I came across. Stepping back into the work zone has made me more confident and out-going. The past year I have been inspired by a lot of people I have interacted with.

 As women, our lives are not confined to looking after our families only. We need to focus on our ambitions too. This venture was a good wakeup call for me to pursue my career again. I am glad we took this step and got things rolling for us.

Prashant’s Journey.......

2019 was a roller coaster ride in many ways. From meeting our cousins in July to losing my job with Emirates, it was full of highs & lows. After parting with EK there were lots of questions, very few answers. Lots of openings, but no calls. To keep myself occupied, I took a dive into the field of Data Science & Business Analytics & came out with my head above the water. It was something I would never have done if I was still working, if I was still in my comfort zone.

As 2020 dawned, it was clear that there was something I was meant to do, somewhere I was meant to be. So we decided to venture out with our own consultancy. Now, a year on, I can proudly say that it was worth all the effort & trouble. We still are finding a foothold, but there have been lots of support from family & friends. Now that we know how to swim, we are learning how to fly!!

This past year has taught me to be grateful for everything we have, family, friends & above all good health. Hoping we all get through this safe & sound.

Our Journey at CPME Consulting

We started as a seed. Now we are a small plant. Our plant just sprouted its first flower. We are now nursing our plant to grow & bloom!!