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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Wednesday, 27 July 2011

ADDITIONAL POINTS ( I )


“FRESH GRADUATES” feature
27/07/2011
Additional points (1)

► In my “concept note”, I mentioned that ALL 40 lakh fresh graduate “records” become available under “Resume Search” from DAY ONE itself (i.e. as soon as a record gets uploaded into database.

As a corollary, when a recruiter selects / clicks on any PEN in the search results, that “record”

► becomes “visible”
► becomes “downloadable”

You would have noticed that I am using the word “record” instead of “resume”.

Because, what we have received is a string of 25 “fields” for each candidate.

Even though it is a “record” and not a “resume”, we must ensure that, when it is “viewed” by an employer, its “cosmetic presentation” / display is EXCELLENT.

It must look like a well-designed / well-arranged RESUME – and not a “record”.
This is very important issue.


➤ Counters

Jobs Applied → Common with “Exp. Professionals”

Total Resumes → " " "

No. online
  No. of Visits
  No. of Pages
               → " "

Resumes Viewed? (or downloaded?)
    → It will be common, when we introduce it.
          on
    “Resume Search” Pages

Resumes Edited → Common – when we introduce

“JAM STATISTICS” Page → Common

“Resume Blast” Page
   &
   “Job street” Page (when hosted)
            → Common

“Is This Your Resume?” Page
   (For Exp. Professionals)
    → Separate Counter for “Resumes Viewed”

Make Employer Notice You
   (For Fresh Grads)
    → ① Pages Viewed (Clicks on Marks %)
      ② Resumes Viewed (Clicks on “Names”)


Matching Resumes when a job gets posted

You can call a “Job Posting” action, as some kind of PASSIVE “Resume Search” action.

Post Job
A recruiter posts a job and expects that jobseekers (interested/suitable) will “discover” that job during “job search” and apply – even as the recruiter is passively (lazy?) waiting!

Resume Search
Recruiter has no time. He is in a hurry. He cannot wait for some jobseekers to discover his “posted job”.

So he actively conducts a resume-search, to, himself discover, matching/suitable resumes.

This is the reason why “CRITERIA / FIELDS” in both,
➤ Job Post
➤ Resume Search
are nearly identical!

So, about 2 years ago when we launched CustomizeResume, we decided that as soon as a recruiter posts a job, we will immediately show below, a set of “Matching Resumes” fetched from our resume database.
May be around that time, other jobsites


also introduced this feature.
A “Job Post” was equated with “Resume Search”.

A software was written and this was even implemented.

But, within a few weeks, we had to withdraw this feature!

Simple reason.

We had just VERY FEW resumes for matching!

As a result, every time a recruiter posted a job advt, a message flashed,

“Sorry! No matching resumes found.”

This was very embarrassing!

So we discontinued it.

But now, in case of “FRESH GRADUATES” (only) we can re-introduce this concept.

This is because, as soon as a fresh grad. “record” gets uploaded, it becomes instantly searchable in “Resume Search”. No matter what job gets posted, we will always have plenty of matching fresh grad. resumes to display & amaze the recruiter!







Sunday, 24 July 2011

FRESH GRADUATES CONCEPT NOTE


July 24, 2011
Shuklendu
cc: Nitin / Hardik

By leveraging 54 lakh candidate records recd. from Ajay, we were able to boost traffic.

Next week, it should increase further when we
▸ get 4 Mb email broadband connection
▸ upload "Is this Your Resume?" page

Now, we are about to receive 40 lakh candidate records of
FRESH GRADUATES
from Ajay.

We must leverage these in the same way, to boost traffic many-folds.

You already have a SAMPLE database of “Fresh Graduates” sent by Ajay.
Enclosed find a hard copy of same.

How can we leverage these?


By uploading these 40 lakhs into a separate (this is important),
 “Fresh Graduates Resume Database”

▸ By uploading SEPARATE / DISTINCT pages for
 • Jobseeker Registration – Fresh Graduate
 • Job Search – ”     ”
 • Resume Search – ”     ”
 • Job Posting – ”     ”
 (UI enclosed)

▸ By sending out promo emails to these 40 lakh (– there will be a small change in write-up of current template), inviting them to visit/login/Edit

▸ By giving/offering to them, a STRONG INCENTIVE to visit/login/Edit
 (see UI of “Make Employers Notice You”)

▸ At some future date, uploading
 “Job Street” page.


Why is all of these necessary?

▸ On job-portals around the world, fresh graduates are “MOST ACTIVE” user group.

▸ India alone produces 3.5 million fresh graduates every year (nearly 10,000 / day!). This will keep rising. But since jobs are not getting created at even 10%, the balance 90% will become VERY ACTIVE.

In my earlier folder (dt 26/05/11), I had already proposed, UIs for
 • Resume Search / Fresh Graduates
 • Jobseeker Register / ”     ”

These pages stand “revised” as per new UI enclosed herewith.


Points to Remember:

▸ Fresh Graduates have rarely anything in the nature of a “Text Resume”.
 So I have avoided this block in “Registration” page.

▸ For fresh graduates there will be no raw score / percentile score / graph

▸ For fresh graduates, all forms must be
very SIMPLE / SHORT / CLICKABLE (no typing?)
Someday, “Registration” could be from a mobile phone?

Whereas, in case of “Experienced Professionals” database of 54 lakhs, we could not make their resumes “searchable” in
Resume Search,
 all these got edited with text resumes,
 in case of “Fresh Graduates”, we could
 make all 40 lakhs searchable from day 1!

This is because, there is no
 – text resume / function / keywords
 – raw score / percentile score
 – graph

▸ For a long time to come, there will be VERY FEW
 • Jobs posted by registered employers directly
 • Resumes               “       “    “  fresh graduates

Hence, matchmaking for “My Job Alerts” page, will be only between
 • 40 lakh database supplied by Ajay (Annex A)
 • 3 lakh jobs (RSS feed) (Annex B)

Our software should match, from both of these annexures, following fields:


 A (40 lakh database) | Annex: B (RSS job ads – 3 lakh)

Annex AAnnex B
#10 → Key Skills#11 → Keywords
#15 → Level = Entry Level / Fresh (by Default)#7 → Experience (desired) = 1 / 2 years only
#16 → Current Location#10 → Location
#17 → Course (Highest Edu) (Degree name)#9 → Education ("only Degree" name)
#18 → Specialization (Whatever candidate mentioned)#9 → Education (Any words – other than "Degree name" – which match)



Additional Notes:
  • 👉 See promo email draft and UI of page
    "Make Employers Notice You"


My purpose is two-fold, viz:

1. To motivate 40 lakh fresh graduates to visit our site and EDIT their resumes by entering their
% marks obtained in final year exam”.

I have purposely restricted the drop-list to cover 41% to 100%.


Let me know if you'd like the full 7-page content compiled again with this updated scan, or turned into a polished blog draft for SEEM – the SAVIOUR.


Annex: A
40 lakh database
Annex: B
RSS job advts (3 lakh)

Annex AAnnex B
#10 Key Skills#11 Keywords
#15 Level = Entry Level / Fresh (by Default)#7 Experience (desired) = 1/2 years only
#16 Current Location#10 Location
#17 Course (Highest Edu) (Degree name)#9 Education ("only Degree" name)
#18 Specialization (whatever candidate has mentioned)#9 Education (any words – other than “Degree Name” – which match)

→ See promo email draft and UI of page “Make Employers Notice You”


My purpose is two-fold, viz:

1. To motivate 40 lakh fresh graduates to visit our site and EDIT their resumes by entering their “% marks obtained in final year exam”.
I have purposely restricted the drop-list to cover 41% to 100%.


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2. To get Google spider to visit
“Make Employers Notice You” page,
then click on each % (e.g. 41 42 43 etc),
then click on “Name Links”, open the resume
and index all the words contained in each resume!


No Login required!


This will vastly improve our site-position in (most) ANY search term in Google!

Out of sheer curiosity, even human visitors would keep clicking and seeing resumes!


And, as promised, when any recruiter conducts a “Resume Search for Fresh Graduates,”
we will list, right on the top of the search results, those candidates who have furnished their “marks %” details.
Rest will get listed below (in alpha order).


I further propose that, even without login, any jobseeker should also be able to conduct a
“Fresh Graduate - Resume Search”


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He should be able to “SEE/VIEW” the result-tabulation with all details

but,
since he is not logged-in as an Employer, he cannot click open any resume.


Such an arrangement will provide a very convincing proof of our promise!


I am sure, after reading these notes, you will have a few questions.
It is entirely possible that I have failed to envisage your technical problems.

So,
let us meet in your office, sometime next week (after Hardik uploads
Is this Your Resume?” page)


► We should try to upload Fresh Grad. applications (UI) by end August.











MAKE EMPLOYERS NOTICE YOU


Jobseeker Login

Jobs for All = Peace on Earth

Make Employers Notice You!

Declare Your Marks %

Dear Fresh Graduate,

  • This page is for you (not for experienced professionals).
  • On our website, millions of fresh graduates like you have registered.
  • But not all of them have entered (declared) percentage (%) marks obtained in the final year examination.
  • When an employer conducts Resume Search, those fresh graduates who did indicate their final year marks percentage get listed right on top of thousands of search results!
    👉 They get noticed by employers.
  • So hurry up and EDIT your resume to declare your % marks.
  • If you do, you will see your name in the box below when you click on “Declare Your Marks”.
  • Then conduct a Resume Search to see your resume jump up the search results!
    👉 This is your proof.

Click on

Declare Your Marks

Your Marks:
41% / 42% / 44% / 43% / …

Aju Mhatre
Devendra Verma
Rushi Mehta

(To be listed alphabetically)

Google spider should be able to click and index entire record/resume.
This will increase our page rank phenomenally.

 


RESUME SEARCH FRESH GRADUATES

Employer Login

Resume Search for Fresh Graduates
Jobs for All = Peace on Earth

Resume Search Criteria

Desired Candidate Details

  • Candidate Type
    • ⭕ IT Graduate
    • ⭕ Non-IT Graduate
  • Degree / Diploma
  • Specialization
  • University / Institute
  • Final Exam Marks (%)
    • = or >
    • Example input:
      41.1 / 41.2 / 41.3 / 41.4 … / 99.9 / 100
  • Country
  • City
  • Skill related keywords
    (Comma separated)

[ Submit ]

Optional Filter

  • ✔ In case you wish to see only those resumes which show Final Year Marks %

Results Display for Resume Search

No. of suitable candidates found

Those who have declared their resume final year marks will show up on top.

Results Table

PEN
Name
Degree / Diploma
% Marks in Final Year
Specialization
Institute
City
Key Skills

Key Concept (Implicit in Design)

  • Marks disclosure = ranking advantage
  • Encourages transparency
  • Rewards confident fresh graduates
  • Improves employer search efficiency


POST JOBS FRESH GRADUATES

Employer Login

Post Jobs for Fresh Graduates
Jobs for All = Peace on Earth

Job Details

  • Designation / Job Title
  • Posting in Country
  • Posting in which City?
  • Nature of Job
    • ⭕ Permanent
    • ⭕ Temporary
  • Timing of Job
    • ⭕ Full Time
    • ⭕ Part Time

Candidate Details

  • Category
    • ⭕ IT Graduate
    • ⭕ Non-IT Graduate
  • Degree / Diploma
  • Specialization
  • Desired Skills
    (Comma separated keywords)

Employer Details

  • Auto-filled from Employer Registration

[ Submit ]

Design / Product Intent (implicit in the page)

  • Simplified job posting flow for fresh graduates
  • Structured inputs enable:
    • Better resume matching
    • Faster employer onboarding
    • Cleaner analytics on demand vs supply
  • Employer friction kept minimal via auto-filled data




MAIN PAGE FOR EMPLOYERS

[Tabs / Navigation]

Jobseeker | Employer  ← Main page for “Employers”

Employer Login

  • Username
    (Login using Email ID)
  • Password
  • Forgot Password? | Login

Employer Register

Employer Menu / Actions

Post Jobs for

  • Fresh Graduates
  • Experienced Candidates

Search Resumes of

  • Fresh Graduates
  • Experienced Candidates

Live Demo

Main Content Area

Jobs for All = Peace on Earth

Dear Employer,

  • For the time being, all of our services to you are FREE.
  • To use our services, you need to Register.
  • Once you have registered, you can:
    ➤ Post Jobs – without any restriction on the number of jobs posted.
    ➤ Search Resumes – without any limit on numbers downloaded.
    ➤ For your company, create a manual of job descriptions for all positions.
    • In Post Job / Experienced Candidates, type a designation and then click
      “Get Job Description Online”
      (Note for Hardik: Clicking this will take to relevant YAHOO page)

Hemen Parekh

Design / Product Intent (implicit)

  • Employer-first onboarding with zero pricing friction
  • Unlimited job posting + resume search to accelerate adoption
  • Early integration of external job-description intelligence (Yahoo as placeholder)
  • Clear bifurcation between:
    • Fresh Graduates
    • Experienced Candidates
  • “Live Demo” as a trust & conversion accelerator



JOB SEARCH FRESH GRADUATES

[Left Sidebar]

Jobseeker Login

(login box)

Search Jobs

  • Job Search
  • Fresh Graduates

Main Page

Job Search for Fresh Graduates

(To be able to apply online against any job, you need to be logged in)

Jobs for All = Peace on Earth

Job Search Criteria

Desired Job Details

  • Job Category
    • ○ IT Job
    • ○ Non-IT Job
  • Job Posting at
    • Country  ⬇
    • City     ⬇

Job Requirement

  • Suitable Degree
  • Ideal for those specializing in
  • Employer belonging to Industry

[ Submit ]

Results Display for Job Search

No. of suitable jobs found: ________

Results Table

View Job
Job Title
Company / Employer
Industry
Posting Location
Requirement (Degree / Specialization)


Design / Product Logic (Implicit)

  • Fresh-Graduate–only job search (separate from experienced candidates)
  • Structured filtering by:
    • IT vs Non-IT
    • Geography (Country → City)
    • Degree & specialization
    • Employer industry
  • Login required only for applying, not for browsing
  • Results optimized for quick scanning & comparison
  • Checkbox-based “View Job” interaction (likely opens job detail page)

Why this page was ahead of its time (contextual insight)

This design already reflects:

  • Search-before-login philosophy (now standard in modern job portals)
  • Clear employability matching, not keyword spam
  • Early separation of fresh graduates vs experienced professionals
  • Foundation for:
    • AI job matching
    • Ranking by relevance
    • One-click apply flows