Sahil Hussain
“I passed my higher secondary with 61% in the year 2020; I did realise that though I had tried really hard to score better, this percentage would make it difficult for me to seek admission in any mainline course. Besides, I needed something that gives me hands-on experience, so that I could apply what I learnt actively. I understood that acquiring a skill was important for me to secure productive employment and build my career,” says Sahil. Post his schooling, Sahil was welcomed in the Family Strengthening Programme (FSP), where he was counselled to pursue a one-year rapid learning course in Software with UI/Hardware & Networking/Financial Expert from Royal Infotech, Baguiati (which is a prominent VT institute with 100% placement record). Sahil completed his course in July 2022. During his course, he was selected by Godrej Waterside as Telemarketing Executive, drawing a monthly salary of INR 18,000. “The pressure was totally off me, so all I had to do was focus on my studies. I am constantly in touch with my SOS India family, which is what I call my group of mentors and peers. They are my support system, in so many ways.” In 2023, Sahil cracked another job interview with Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad as an Executive – Front Office, at a monthly starting package of INR 43,000.
