Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

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Tuesday, 29 September 2009

HELP NOTES

HELP 1 (Date: 26/09/09)

While selecting your "Function/skill" backgrounds, consider:

  • In which "function/skill" are you an EXPERT? (This is your PRIMARY function/skill)
  • In which "function/skill" you think you are "GOOD"? (This is your SECONDARY function/skill)
  • Which "function/skill" can you handle "COMFORTABLY"? (This is your TERTIARY function/skill)

Your resume should be carrying keywords which are "relevant" to the function/skills selected. Your function-skill graphs/percentile score will be based on the presence/absence of such keywords in your TEXT resume which you upload. If you are not happy with these graphs, you may want to:

  • Edit your Text resume
  • Select a different Primary/Secondary/Tertiary function-skill
  • Do both

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HELP 2

  • Your "Highest/Latest" educational qualification must be entered first (at the top) – Very Important.
  • Then, select [Add Degree] and add the previous/preceding qualifications, in reverse chronological order, going backward till 10th standard (i.e. high school graduation).
  • Although it is not mandatory to go backwards up to 10th standard, it is desirable to do so. If you do so, your Education Profile Graph will look comprehensive.

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HELP 4

  • During your Registration, you selected what you considered to be your PRIMARY/SECONDARY/TERTIARY functions/skills.
  • Corresponding to these selections, our software developed your respective graphical profiles which you see in your MASTER/DEFAULT resume.
  • In each of these graphs, you get to see:
    • Your Raw Score
    • Your Percentile Score [Your "rank" amongst co-professionals]
  • But you could have, during your career, worked in many different "Functional Areas" or acquired many different "skills".
  • Are you curious to know what kind of "Scores" would your text resume generate for those other functions/skills? NO problem! Simply select functions/skills and then click on [Update Percentile Score].
  • You may want to note down the scores generated on a piece of paper, before moving onto the next function/skill.
  • Obviously, you want to [SAVE] those graphs where your "Percentile Score" is respectable!

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HELP 5

  • During your career, you may have worked on many projects. You may not want to "list" all of these here – which is ok.
  • But do list those projects:
    • $\rightarrow$ Where you played an "important/pivotal role" (eg: Team Leader / Project Manager etc)
    • $\rightarrow$ Which were of "long duration"
    • $\rightarrow$ Where you were deputed "overseas"
    • $\rightarrow$ Which were executed for "prestigious clients"
    • $\rightarrow$ When you supervised a "large team"
    • $\rightarrow$ Where you deployed "cutting-edge" technologies
    • $\rightarrow$ Which entailed a significant "revenue" for your Company
    • $\rightarrow$ Which are "recent"
  • Your "Project Graph" is the first thing a recruiter looks at – and then decides whether you are worth calling for an interview or not!

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HELP 6

  • If none of the listed currency is selected, then the "local" currency in which job-advts are posted, will be shown in "Salary Offered" column.
  • However, if you wish, you may select any given currency (say US Dollars). In such a case, "Salary Offered" column will show salaries in US Dollars for all the shortlist jobs – irrespective of the "Salary Currency" indicated by the job-advertisers.
  • This feature is extremely useful – especially for American Recruiters who wish to know what kind of salaries are being offered by (say) Indian Employers to a JAVA professional with 3 years of experience!

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HELP 7

  • It is important that you provide an accurate/up-to-date/comprehensive profile of your Company. This could incorporate your:
    • Products / Services / R&D Activities
    • Joint ventures / Collaborators
    • Plants / Factories / Regional-Branch Offices
    • Financial Highlights
    • Expansion / Diversification Projects
    • Overseas locations
    • Employee strength
    • HR Policies
    • Organisational Structure etc. etc.
  • When you Post Job, the Company Profile submitted here will get auto-filled in the "Post Job" form. Of course you can edit it there.
  • When any candidate applies against one of your vacancies – and you call him for an interview – you want to know how "deeply" he is interested in a career with your Company. Ask him, if he has read your Company Profile. If he says "Yes", probe his knowledge of your Company. If he says "No", do not waste your time!
  • Your Company Profile is your FREE publicity / Press Release. Treat it professionally.

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HELP 8

  • As soon as you select any FUNCTION/SKILL, this box gets filled up with some relevant keywords.
  • But, since not all keywords are "relevant" to all vacancies/positions, you may select $\square$ those which you consider to be relevant to the vacancy you are advertising. Of course, you can add (by typing) any other keyword.
  • The keywords are arranged in the descending order of their past selection by all recruiters (frequency of past usage).
  • Our software will pick up/shortlist those resumes which contain the keywords selected $\square$ by you – (of course, as many as possible).

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HELP 9

  • Obviously, you should select the "Currency" in which you will pay the selected/appointed candidate. That is what he will expect. Of course, you can negotiate.
  • This feature is useful for Corporate Employers who are advertising vacancies with posting locations in different countries.

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HELP 10

  • This form provides separate "fields" for specifying:
    • Industry Background of the desired candidate
    • Function of the desired candidate
    • Edu. Qualifications/Specialization
    • Min Experience
    • Job Description
  • As far as "Candidate Attributes" are concerned, you may wish to write about:
    • Attitudes (towards colleagues/subordinates etc)
    • Leadership Qualities
    • Team-Building capabilities
    • Work-ethics
    • Social Behaviour
    • Political Acumen
    • Negotiating skills
    • Professional Integrity etc. etc.

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HELP 11

  • If you do not select any specific currency, then the "current salary" column in Resume Search Results will indicate salary in Indian Rupees, by default, no matter in what actual/local currency the candidates are getting paid.
  • But then recruiters from outside India may want all candidates' salaries displayed in Euro / British Pound / US Dollar. They may select a currency of their choice (we plan to add more currencies in time to come).
  • This enables overseas recruiters to compare salaries being paid across the world to similar/identical candidates. This is a great advantage for foreign recruiters wanting to hire Indian talent.

 

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HELP 12

  • The moment you select any Function/Skill, this box gets filled up with relevant keywords.
  • You may select $\square$ only those which are truly relevant to the kind of candidates you are looking for.
  • These would be keywords which you would expect to find in the resumes of shortlisted candidates.
  • The keywords in the box are arranged in the descending order of past usage (i.e., frequency of usage) by other recruiters conducting resume searches.
  • Of course, you may add other keywords by typing.

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HELP 13

  • For your convenience, we have broken up the "Submit Resume" process into several small stages.
  • Currently, there are 5 stages (6 stages for IT Professionals, viz: Project Details).
  • Registration is incomplete unless you fill in Stage 1.
  • The rest of the stages may be filled in at your convenience, over a period of time (after login every time).
  • As each stage gets completed, a relevant graph gets generated and added to your MASTER/DEFAULT profile.
  • Why should you complete ALL stages at one go?
    • If you do, your MASTER/DEFAULT resume will contain 7 graphs (8 graphs for IT Professionals).
    • That would enable you to generate Factorial 7 ($7!$) customizations:

$$7 \times 6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 5040 \text{ unique customizations!}$$

    • For IT professionals, this results in 40,320 customizations.
  • Only we enable you to project your UNIQUENESS—and get noticed by the recruiters!

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HELP 14

  • Actually, this link will read "Why Customize?" and it will be placed on the "Customize Your Resume" page.
  • I have already provided this write-up along with my note at 06/09/09.

"FREE TRIAL" page

  • I have already given "page write-ups" along with my note at 06/09/09—but since then the "process" is changed.
  • Subsequently, I have given a new write-up to Shalaka, which she has used.

 















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