FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam Landed First Job by Taking Roommate's Abandoned Interview
This article from Yahoo Finance details how FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam began his career at the shipping giant in 1991 by seizing an opportunity his roommate abandoned. While completing his MBA at the University of Texas at Austin during a recession, Subramaniam overheard his roommate declining a FedEx interview call because he was returning to India. Subramaniam called the recruiter back, submitted his resume, and got the job as an entry-level associate. Over three decades, he rose through the ranks, taking on increasingly larger international assignments including roles in Hong Kong and Canada. He became the second-ever CEO of FedEx, now a $75 billion company. Subramaniam attributes his success to continuous learning and saying yes to every opportunity presented to him, noting he didn't consider becoming CEO until around 2003 when he became regional president of FedEx Canada.
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