HI Friends,
I am Rahul Rustagi ( they call me RUSTY) & i’m from New Delhi. I Completed my CA, CS and CWA in 2010, I was hired by Olam International from CA Campus as Management Trainee and I find myself as finance manager based in Ghana (West Africa).I got opportunity to be a part of Olam International after a rigours interview with HR & Functional head same time last year (2010). We were the lucky four in numbers who got selected through Delhi and Chennai Campus. Today all 4 of us work in 4 different parts of the world. To all 4 of us ( MT_2010 batch & our Seniors) Olam must have happened By-Chance & we stick By-Choice.............
I was also worried like you when i was applying to Olam International for positions in Africa ( We had our bit of questions on Africa besides relatives and friends throwing questions on Africa @ us......today i go back to my friends and relatives and educate them about their lack of General Awareness, and i’m proud to say no one has seen the world as much as i have @ my age). Anyone thinking of Africa will imagine life in perils over Safety ,Work Culture, Society, Profile, People and etc.). But after I landed into africa my all worries got fully resolved because company handles employee like nobody’s business. (Its like Highly Productive Assest in Balance Sheet). After being in Africa, i wouldn’t wish to trade myself for any other assignment back home. So please dont worry about Company or any of it’s operating geography.
Olam is one of the best company to join and for your information, olam will recruit only Rank Holders or First Attempt Chartered Accountant. In 2010, Olam recuirted 20+ Trainees ( For Finance as well Operations ). And all the operation guys are from Top B-School like (IIM's, ISB, IIFT to name a few). I can proudly tell you, i’m not an employee but an entrepreneur. All trainees are supposed to EXCEL in their 6 months of training programme, let me assure you......their training programme makes men out of boys (like we transformed ourselves from Boys to Men...... & let me also assure you it’s tough and very very very tough training) !!!!
So any other information which your family or you may like to seek.......you can contact me any time at (+233-544337568/ or write to me at rahul.rustagi @ olamnet.com
And yes,you can also contact other three Finance mangers also who got seleted through CA Campus only.
Arivender Pal Singh (Central America) +50622964327 ( arvinderpal.singh @ olamnet.com)
Alan Mathews ( Singapore) +6563179409 ( alan.mathews @ olamnet.com)
Ravi Sankaran ( Tanzania) +255785791167 ( ravi.s @ olamnet.com)
Request you to please call me any time.
Hope to see you soon in Olam.
Regards
Rahul Rustagi
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