Geeta Manjunath My Jobs

Shank Lendu

Atthi

Geetha } HP-Labs

Revathi

Dec. 04, 2011

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In 1975, when I told Gunnar Hansen (my boss at L&T),

“We are facing problems”,

he simply walked away by saying,

“Parekh, we thrive on problems”.

That became a GunnMantra.

But what about self-created problems?

These too must be solved—ourselves.

Here is how:

Earlier (or, really currently), when a recruiter posts a job-advt on Naukri / Monster etc.,

he would receive 100 / 200 resumes in his mailbox — over the next 15 days.

That is because:

▻ Not many jobseekers have PC / Internet “access” to job-portals

▻ Amongst thousands of jobs, probability of a perfectly matching job getting listed in search results is very low.

But what happens when jobseekers start using “My Jobs” widget?

▻ No need for PC / Internet. Smartphone will do.

▻ No need for “job-searching” amongst thousands. Our match-making software will deliver 5 perfectly matched jobs, everyday.

Result?

▻ Instead of 100 / 200 resumes, a recruiter’s mailbox will get flooded with 1000 / 2000 resumes!

• Jobseekers will “apply” (even for less interesting jobs), simply because widget will make it so EASY to apply!! FREE.

So,

While solving a problem for jobseekers,

we will create a problem for recruiters.

Even when he got 100 / 200 resumes in his mailbox, recruiter had tough time, reading them all, to sort out 10 / 15 which were really promising. He had to spend hours.

With 2000 resumes in his mailbox, life could become miserable!

Solution?

▻ a widget called “Resume Holder”

Historical Background:

▻ we had this feature on our website

www.IndiaRecruiter.net

(dehosted a few months back)

How did “Resume Holder” solve recruiters’ problem of resumes “flooding” his mailbox?

▻ By “tapping” resumes (of jobseekers who are applying) and never letting these to reach recruiter’s mailbox.

▻ By having a separate “Resume Holder” for each job-advt, and dumping resumes in this.

▻ Whenever any jobseeker applied against

“Any specific job‑advt online, his resume got stored in {relevant / respective} Resume Holder.

But the most interesting part was:

In each Resume Holder, whatever resumes arrived, got arranged in the descending order of the “Percentile Score” which our software “assigned” to each resume.

Resumes with high percentile score, were at the top.

Which meant,

– even if there are 1000 or 2000 resumes in any Resume Holder, the top 10 or 20 were the BEST candidates!

Recruiter needed to read these few and decide whom to call for interview.

▷ NO need to lookup mailbox!

▷ Just login and lookup Resume Holders (online), whenever time permits.

▷ NO need to segregate resumes job‑advt wise, all mixed‑up in mailbox!”**

Can we replicate this “functionality” in a widget?

Yes.

Inferior in some respects.

Superior in some other respects.

“Where” inferior?

▷ On a PC screen, we can display dozens of Resume Holders, but on a mobile screen, we can, at most, show 3 resume-holders (for last 3 job advts).

▷ And, on a small mobile screen, for any of those 3 job-adverts, we will display only the TOP 5 (best) resumes.

“Where” Superior?

▷ No need for recruiter to be tethered to PC/Internet.

▷ Can “access” best resumes (from all arrivals) on-the-go, at any time.

▷ Can download any of these TOP 5.

…by touching [Download] button on widget.

▷ can, at once, talk to that candidate, by touching button [Call Mobile]

▷ can fix-up an interview, (even while talking), by touching a button; [Interview Scheduler] → Like “calendar” app & synchronize with recruiter’s Desktop

And, during all these activities, if recruiter touches/opens a PRODUCT ADVT, then we will “reward” him with 5 more next-best resumes in the queue! (No free lunch!)

Incidentally, we have replaced “Percentile Score” with “Raw Score.” Serves the same purpose.

After obsoleting “Online JobSearch”, we must obsolete “Online Resume Search”.

Some very tentative screenshots are as follows:

I would appreciate receiving your comments. “Resume Holder” could be taken-up before taking-up “Head Hunter”.

(Signed & dated 04/12/11)

Recruiter’s Login Screen → [RUN]

Screens then flow:

1. Recruitum ResumeHolder

   • Production Manager

   • Manager – Finance

   • Sales Engineer

   • Buttons: [Back] [Show Resume]

2. Recruitum ResumeHolder (Rh = Production Manager)

   • ☐ Ajay Mhatre – Prod. Mgr Voltas (80)

   • ☐ Manohar Kadamb Prod. Supervisor Godrej (76)

   • ☐ Akash Patel Prod. Engineer L&T (72)

   • Buttons: [Back] [Show Details]

   (Note in margin: "Arranged in descending order of “Raw Scores” assigned by our s/w to each resume, with Best at top.”)

3. Recruitum ResumeHolder (Details view)

   • Ajay Mhatre
     Production Manager, Voltas
     DOB: Jan 25, 1985
     Exp = 5 yrs.
     Edu = BE (Mech)
     city = Mumbai

   • Buttons: [Download] [Call]
     [Interview Scheduler]