Were here to make sports accessible to a billion Indians.

If you think you could passionately share that vision with

us, tell us more about yourself
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PICTURE?

This picture was taken in 2013 when I was in the first year of my college
and we just won the semifinals of the intra college cricket tournament.
This is certainly not the best photograph of mine as a sportsperson but
has great memories attached to it. I was just 6 months old into the
college and was representing our Department of Marketing. The
Marketing department had never proceded beyond the first round of
the tournament. We were not taken seriously by other teams and were
considered just a filler team. But we were motivated to do well that
year and had played superbly to reach the semifinals. We faced the
favorites Department of Operations in the semifinals. We were the first
to bat and I opened the innings. We made a solid start and took
advantage of the powerplay but lost our way in the middle overs. We
ended up with 61 runs in 8 overs, which we felt was not enough as the
opposition had two batsmen from the University team. I knew we had to
get them both cheaply to entertain any thoughts of winning. In my
second over of the match I took two consecutive wickets including one
of the university players. I took two more wickets and bowled a very
tight last over to seal our win.I was awarded the man of the match and
we partied together for that night. That tournament gave me friends
and memories for life. Not to forget that the Department of Marketing

YOUR DETAILS
NAME: Hemant Komte.......................................... GENDER: Male.......................................................................AGE: 25
ADDRESS: Karpechawl, Room No 5, Opp Anil Apt, Kalyan East, 421306
MOBILE NUMBER: 9664377316.........................EMAIL ID: hemant.komte06@gmail.com...................................

DOB: 06/07/1989

MARITAL STATUS: Single................................... SPOUSES PROFESSION: NA...............................................

PARENTS PROFESSION: Father- Retired; Mother House wife
AGE OF BROTHER / SISTER & PROFESSION: 28, MBA,Working in HPCL

YOUR MOTIVATION (to join us, the type of work you seek, what will your value ad be?)
I have always believed that a person performs the best when he does something which he is
passionate about and enjoys doing. Sports have always been a big part of my life and i want it to
become an even bigger part of my life. I have always been a big sports enthusiast, having played
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develop as a player and wish that every sports lover gets his/her chance. Decathalon will give me the
opportunity to help sports enthusiasts in living their dream. I firmly believe in Decathlons vision of
providing quality sports equipments to every Indian. I still remember the problems I faced in getting
the right gear as I lived in a very small town in my growing years.I would bring to this company, the
energy, the passion and the commitment which is required in this field. And now having completed
my MBA and learned the game of business, I can put it to work by helping Decathlon in its growth and
expansion plans. I want to play an important role in positioning Decathlon as the leader in this
industry. I want to be an asset for my organization and am motivated to do well.
Salary Expectation: 25K
Are you mobile? YES.
Which locations? Anywhere in India
Have you had an interview with Decathlon? NO
If yes, with whom? NA

Where did you hear about us? LinkedIn

Do you know someone who works here? NO
If yes, who? NA
When can you join? Immediately
Do you want a full time contract? YES

YOUR EDUCATION (Diplomas, Training obtained etc)

MMS (Sales and Marketing) Maratha Mandir Baba Saheb Gawde Institute of Management Studies
B.Sc (Information Technology) Mumbai University
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WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS (at Decathlon)?

I am still in the learning phase of my career and I see working at Decathlon as an extension of that
learning phase. There is no better way to learn and improve than to be in Sales. I want to get exposure in
this customer facing role, learn the basics of business from the grass-root level and build up from there.
Being in Sales at the start, I would get a chance to apply the skills I have learned during the course and
also build a strong foundation for the future. Further down the line I would like to move into more
strategic roles and drive Companys growth. 10 years from now I see myself as the National
Sales/Marketing Manager at Decathalon India.
Leveraging 10 years of experience in Decathlon and the industry and a strong peer network within the
company who themselves are high performing individuals I want to play an important role in positioning

YOUR STRENGTH
My biggest strength is my ability to persist which
means I never give up. I have a strong selfdetermination and a never say die attitude. I can
keep myself motivated in difficult situations.
When I play I never give up and my competitors
know this

YOUR WEAKNESS
I am a very emotional person and I tend to easily
empathize with people's emotions and feelings.
Being very emotional I get into difficult situation
when confronted with saying no to a person. I
know emotions can be quite valuable when
managing a team, but I must also know when to
put feelings and emotions aside in order to make
the best decision for myself, my team, or my
organization.

YOUR HOBBIES OR PASSION:

I like Traveling and Trekking, Playing Carrom, Cricket and helping my mother in Cooking

WHAT DOES SPORT MEAN TO YOU? (Show us your creative side!)

I feel bad when I see an empty field in the evening. I feel bad when I see a crippled boy on the sidelines
watching a football match. I feel bad when I see a mother scolding her child for playing. I feel bad when
India lose. But at the same time I get excited watching boys on bikes with bats in their hand. I smile when
I see an old man shadow practicing a straight drive. I skip my lunch to watch India vs Pakistan. I dont
know when I got fascinated with sports but if I think hard it was when I took my mothers wooden block
that she used to wash clothes and played my first match.
If you ask any professional sports player what a sport means to them, they will answer that its their life. I
will say that is true for me as well as I share the same love and passion for sports. For some people, sport
is an escape from the monotony of everyday life. For others, it represents past unfulfilled dreams. For
still others, it is just something fun to do. For me, it goes beyond that. To me, sports are one of the most
primal, real things about life. Sports transcend time. The achievements of a player, or team, live on long
after the game is played. Sports are a connection between generations. They are a bridge that allows
father and son to share something they otherwise may never have. They bring together entire country
under a singular purpose. They allow for people with nothing in common outside of sports to share an
equal footing. Sports for me transcend all boundaries. It gives you freedom.
Sport has given me wonderful memories for life. It has brought out emotions from me and people
surrounding me which I thought never existed and connected us all. I still remember us purchasing the
new color television just for the 1996 cricket world cup. I remember watching Ajay Jadeja destroying
Waqar Younis in the semifinals and my father giving me a 100 Rs bill for buying ice cream that day (which
was of Rs 5 only). I remember how I met my best friend as we struck the same chord conversating about
last nights match. I remember how people whom I lined up against for the match became my life long
friends. I remember how I suddenly used to get sick on a match day to avoid school and mother getting
worried about my health. There have been times in my life that sports have been the key reason to why I
have been able to overcome, to make progress, to enjoy and to forget. I cant think of anything else which
has shaped my life the way sports did. It has taught me a lot about everything. I learned about
competiveness watching Andre Agassi battling Pete Sampras. I learned about team work watching
Australian cricket team dominating in every format of the game. I learned about commitment watching
Anil kumble bowl with a broken jaw. I have always tried to inculcate these values in me and improve as an
individual on and off the field.
I cant think of anything else for which I have been passionate about as long as I have been about sports.
I have cried when India lost, I have yelled at my team mates for bad performance, and also cheered them
for good. I have celebrated victory and suffered pain of loss. I have seen legends play, succeed and fall.
And I will continue to do all that and more the rest of my life.