Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO, Edelweiss AMC
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Why are you hiring me?” This is certainly not something anyone would ask right after getting a job in a top management consulting firm. But Radhika Gupta did. After facing seven consecutive job rejections in her early 20s, Gupta slipped into severe self-doubt. But the eighth opportunity at McKinsey came as a saviour. “We are hiring you because you are different and unique,” said the employer.
(This story appears in the 16 December, 2022 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)