In April 2016 , I read a book :
WHAT’s MINE is
YOURS (
Authors : Rachel Botsman / Roo Rogers )
As I continued reading , I could not help
making notes in margins ( see below )
-
notes re my own concept of “ Sharing “ of Resumes among Employers
/ Recruiters , as briefly outlined in :
I have no doubt that it is a matter of a few months before some Start Up translates this
concept into reality . I would be happy to help
With regards
,
Hemen Parekh
30 June 2017
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Page XV (
Introduction Chapter )
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Without an offline “ Search Engine “ , ownership of “ text “ resumes on
hard disk, has no value . Hence , mere sharing / swapping of TEXT resumes cannot
interest anyone !
Page XIX
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Employer ( and Recruitment Agencies as well ), have no “
NECESSITY “ to exchange text resumes lying “ unused “ , on their hard disks . And no one will “
pay “ for “ buying “ old text resumes lying on someone’s hard disk !
·
The only reason, they would want to be a MEMBER of “ ResumesExchange “ , would
be the GuruSearch (
Resume Search Engine , developed by us ) , that would be to turn unsearchable TEXT resumes
into a “ SEARCHABLE
DATABASE “
·
That would be the
only motivation
Page XX
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ResumesExchange , if quickly
developed and implemented in India , could get replicated elsewhere
·
I have started giving away the Source Codes of my old job
portals ( so far 3 takers )
Page XXI
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Diagram showing >
Jobseekers depositing resumes on several job portals > All employers
sourcing resumes from job portals, but NOT sharing among one another . ResumesExchange will enable them to exchange resumes
·
Should we rename , “ Resume
Exchange “ to “ Resume Synchronize “ ? Since
, we wish to convey that you are not giving up your text resumes – only
synchronizing your “ resume
database “ with ALL
registered users’ databases ! Sounds much more appealing !
Page 8
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I have repeatedly said that SAME ( or same type ) text resumes get downloaded
from job portals , again
& again – even when an Employer’s hard disk is full of similar
resumes – only because these are NOT SEARCHABLE !
·
By not allowing Employers to download its ONLINE SEARCH ENGINE ,
job portals ensure that Employers keep coming back , again & again !
Page 44
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In Jainism , there is a VOW / PRACTICE of “ ASTEYA “, which requires
a person to use / consume , just MINIMUM of EVERYTHING required to survive !
Page 53
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If ResumesExchange ( or ResumeSynchronize.com )
gets launched , can we expect the Employers to rally around it , in order to
get out of the clutches of Naukri
/ MonsterIndia / Timesjobs ?
·
What could it mean to
Employment Scenario ( especially to millions of jobless ) , if 50 MILLION resumes are on
hard disks of 10 MILLION , medium / large Employers ?
Page 55
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For my vision of W3F ( World Wide Work
Federation ), I have yet to find a “ Platform “ and create a “ Network “ of Indian
Start Ups
·
I am hoping that, one of these Start Ups , will succeed in
launching “ ResumesExchange.com
“ and that becomes a platform
·
It is just 5 / 6 weeks since I started my campaign (
ALLOW ME
TO SHARE ), and got 2 / 3 persons
excited
Page 56
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Naukri / MonsterIndia / Timesjobs etc are “ Elitists “ , charging HUGE
annual Subscription ( Rs 3
/ 4 lakhs ) to Employers for posting jobs and searching / downloading
resumes
·
By not allowing Employers to
download their “ RESUME SEARCH
ENGINE “, they ensure that
Employers continue as Subscribers , year after year
·
RESUMESEXCHANGE.COM WILL MAKE THEM IRRELEVANT !
·
When Employers can exchange resumes ,
they don’t need Naukri ,
making ResumesExchange such a weapon
·
I
suppose ( at least ) medium size Employers , who need to hire 2 / 5 persons
each year , would have “ Common Interest “ of saving those fancy Subscription
Fees
Page 57
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Full / functional revival of RecruitGuru.com, is stuck due
to few remaining “ errors “ , despite Kartavya’s efforts
·
I am trying to motivate Dinesh / Srinivasan etc to “ Collaborate
“ and remove these errors
·
Without full revival
of this “ Parsing Software “ , it is not possible to develop ResumesExchange
·
May be in my promo email ( ALLOW ME
TO SHARE ) , I should pose this challenge to s/w geeks
of India , with a request to share their findings with ALL . I should consult Mr
Nagle for help
Page 59
Page 72
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ResumesExchange would fall under this category
·
[ Author : Redistribution Markets > Social networks enable USED or PRE-OWNED goods to be
redistributed from where they are not needed to somewhere or someone where they
are , fueling the second type of collaboration consumption , redistribution
markets….
Often exchanges are conducted between ANONYMOUS STRANGERS, but
sometimes the market-places connect people who know each other…………….
Regardless of the specifics of the exchange, a
redistribution market encourages RE-USING and RE-SELLING
old items rather than throwing them out, and also significantly reduces waste ]
Page 73
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Once ResumesExchange catches on , no Employer / Recruiter,
will need to go back to Naukri
/ MonsterIndia / Timesjobs
etc, again & again , in order to download “ more “ resumes , thereby “
saving “ Subscription Fees
Page 74
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“ Saving “ of Subscription fees , will be “
Intended “ consequence for employers joining ResumesExchange, but “ Jobs for
All “ could well turn out to be an “ Unintended Consequence “ , if Resume
Databases on MILLIONS of hard disks get
“ Synchronized “ ,
each carrying millions of SEARCHABLE
RESUMES
·
A participating Employer of
ResumesExchange , may , in one year , donate ( say ) 1,000 resumes lying UNUSED on his hard disk,
but , he may receive ONE
MILLION or even TEN
MILLION , in return ! Hence , it is in his self-interest to join
Page 75
·
We
must recognize / anticipate that large companies are unlikely to join ResumesExchange, in the
beginning .
·
Our
focus should be to rope-in MSME
( some 20 Million )
who need to hire , just 2 / 4 employees , each year – and therefore , cannot “
afford “ high Subscription fees of Naukri
·
As far
as ResumesExchange goes, it is NOT an exchange of resumes between TWO strange (
employers ) directly.
·
As far
as creation of “ TRUST “ is concerned , we will upload a “ Starting Database “ of a
few lakh resumes , which a “ Joinee
“ gets on very first day
of joining !
Page 76
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For Employers / Recruiters , Resume Search on Naukri, is the “
Conventional Shopping “ – where ( I believe ) , they can “ choose “ , but
download at a time, no more than 5 resumes .
·
As against this , on ResumesExchange, there is NO CHOICE ,
but they can download LAKHS
of resumes , DAILY
! We would have the critical mass
·
A “ SYNCHRONIZATION
STATUS “ panel will tell him,
# how many
he uploaded
# how many
he downloaded
·
Since , we propose to build into
the OFFLINE TOOL , a RESUME
SEARCH ENGINE, users will be able to “ search “ , several thousand
resumes on VERY FIRST DAY , and get satisfied
with quality
Page 77
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I too ,
am inclined for “ ResumeSynchronize.com
“ , instead of ResumeExchange.com .
Indeed , “ Synchronization
of Resume Databases “ , is what will happen
·
Only ,
in our case , we have no means to check the “ Quality “ of resumes being
uploaded
Page 80
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There is nothing “ local “ about ResumeSync.com
Page 81
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For ResumeSync.com , very likely this core
group could be hundreds of medium size RECRUITMENT AGENCIES , who today, depend upon Naukri for their supply
of resumes. They would be delighted if they can find all the “ suitable “
resumes on their OWN hard disks – and , thereby , avoid paying subscription to Naukri
Page 82
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Dynamically increasing “ List of Subscribers “ ( counter )
is a must
·
How many joinees ? ( subscriber list )
·
How many resumes did each donate yesterday ?
·
Total cumulative donations
Page 83
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This is precisely the logic behind ResumeSync
·
There are , may be , 100 MILLION resumes lying UNUSED ( because Un-Searchable ) on a million hard disks
Page 84
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ResumeSync is not merely meant to
be a BLACK HOLE
that sucks up all resumes , from every hard disk , like a Vacuum Cleaner , but
it adds VALUE to those “ TEXT RESUMES “ , by parsing and converting those into
a STRUCTURED and SEARCHABLE
database ,
And,
Then “ Re-distributes
“ those to the
participants
This “ Parsing “ is the KEY to
converting what is essentially TRASH into useful stuff
Page 86
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My BIG
DATA analytic project for 4 million job advts , downloaded over past 8 years , is to be
able to PREDICT :
# WHO ( which Company ) ,
will advertise
# WHAT job ( Vacancy ) ,
and
# WHEN ( date / month )
·
On Uber ( share – a – taxi ) app, you can see cars
available for hiring , in your locality – and , even their movements in real
time !
Page 88
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Can we build-in a software constraint , so
that the minimum number of resumes that can be uploaded ( ie; synced ) at any
given time, is 100 ? - to ensure ,
minimum of “ Reciprocity
“ ?
Page 89
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It will be a fact in ResumeSync , some small employers may “ contribute
“ no more than 5 / 10 resumes in a month , but continue to download ( through
SYNC button ) , millions ! So , an employer who is capable of donating ( say )
1,000 resumes per day , may wonder :
“ Why should I be a member of ResumeSync ? “
Ans :
“ Those 1,000 per day and may be 50,000 already
lying earlier on your hard disk , are of NO USE to you , since these
are NOT SEARCHABLE
.
Only our
TOOL can parse these and make these searchable, provided you join
ResumeSync “
Page 91
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Does this mean , on
ResumeSync , we publish :
WHO
has donated HOW MANY resumes , so far ? ( in
descending order ? )
Such
transparency is desirable
Page 92
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Job Portals ( like Naukri ) are such a middleman – but , between jobseekers and employers
Page 97
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One may say :
Why should any employer want to have millions of
resumes on his hard disk ( ie; OWN ), if he can ACCESS the same, at any time on
Naukri ?
That would be true , if there was no subscription fee !
Like when I am listening to music ( Youtube ) on
iPad , I am not paying anything ! So ,
why keep ( OWN ) cassettes / CDs ?
Sure , if Naukri were to become a FREE service, ( for Employers ) , no
employer would feel interested in joining ResumeSync !
Turning this around , if ResumeSync were to make it possible to find all the
resumes that you ever need on your hard disk , then why would you want Naukri ?
Page 98
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“ Employment for greater number of people “ > Could that become
an “ Unintended Consequence “ of ResumeSync ?
·
If it becomes VERY EASY to “ find and hire “ , a person you want,
from among those millions of resumes , would you be more tempted to go ahead
and appoint him ?
·
I suspect many MSME put off their hiring decisions , only because it is too
much of a hassle
Page 100
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This is where ResumeSync differs
Page 104
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Since “ RESUME RATER “ will be an integral part of SYNC, each
resume will have a SCORE
and resumes ( in each FUNCTION
category ) , will get arranged in descending order of this SCORE .
·
Beyond that , we could incorporate a feature whereby ,
every time an Employer “ Shortlists “ any resume ( after searching his hard
disk ) , the “ Number of Times shortlisted “ appears next to each
resume . That number would indicate its popularity
·
·
See writing on our page “ Job Suggest
“ on
Page 105
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One day soon, will these toy-rental services become
obsolete with arrival of Virtual Reality and Holograms and Hepatic devices ,
through which you can feel , manipulate toys , thousands of miles away ?
Page 106
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It is all about turning
500,000 sq km of floating plastic called “ Great Pacific Garbage Patch “ , into a LAND MASS ( floating ) ,
to house 126 million
migrants, through technological innovations ( 2 times the area of UK ,
which has a population of 63.6 million )
Page 108
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How do we decide,who can become a MEMBER of ResumeSync, and
who cannot ?
·
To keep things simple , we can insist that the company (
not individual ) registering, must have been a Registered
Corporate Subscriber of Naukri
/ MonsterIndia / TimesJobs etc., so that we know , he must have
downloaded a number of resumes from these sites in the past.
·
That number could be around 50,000
large / medium companies . These are also the parties who will be most interested to
join , in order to save subscription fees
Page 109
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Can www.GlobalRecruiter.net , ( properly revived by one of the
Start Ups and vigorously promoted ) , spawn around itself, hundreds of “
Partner Web sites “ ?
·
Could this , eventually rope in other types of members (
Government / ISP / TV Channels / MSP etc ) , to become W3F ? Jobs for All =
Peace on Earth
Page 110
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This is same as some large subscribers of Naukri, having a million
resumes on his hard disk , but thoroughly UNSEARCHABLE , since these are plain TEXT !
·
It is high subscription fees of Naukri ( Rs 4 lakh / year ) which deters 20
million MSME to use it
Page 111
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Will USP of ResumeSync spread
among Recruitment Agencies / Employers , by such word of mouth ?
·
I have heard a lot of people
talking about the great utility of UBER & OLA
·
A member of ResumeSync,
actually becomes “ Owner “ of millions of Resumes , without having to “ pay “
for them , by way of job portal subscription
Page 112
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If , in the beginning , we
focus on membership of Employers
( some 50,000 +) who are already “ Subscribers “ of some or other job portals ;
and therefore – have, on their hard disks, few hundred to few thousand TEXT
resumes , then they will not feel like “ FREE RIDERS “ and feel GUILTY , because they know
that , they too are donating some resumes. They are also “ giving and sharing “
·
All the resumes ( whether own
or downloaded ) in ResumeSync, are always immediately “ accessible “
Page 114
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Punch line > ResumeSYNC : All the resumes that you will
ever need !
Page 115
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Most certainly , ResumeSYNC , has
the potential to disrupt traditional job portals , by making them , irrelevant
! – but partially only , since Employers will still need to post their JOB ADVERTISEMENTS and jobseekers will still need to go / search those
jobs and “ Apply Online “
·
But then it is also likely that jobseekers may get many
interview calls directly – without applying – from members of
ResumeSYNC !! . They will email their
latest / revised resumes DIRECTLY
·
DANGER of RESUMESYNC >
Very Senior Executives ( VP / GM level ) ,
generally do NOT submit their resumes on job portals but send as emails to
Headhunters .
So , if a headhunter becomes a member of
ResumeSYNC, even resumes of such VERY SENIOR executives will find their way
onto the hard disks of thousands of members ! We need to address this problem
Page 116
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Another punch line >
Hire all you want : Without subscribing to Jon Portals !
·
Recently , Anand Mahindra said the same thing !
Page 118
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Of course , for altogether different reasons, in 1966 , IBM
( India ) would not “ SELL “ its model 1401 computers in India . At L&T , we had to “
lease “ it from IBM ( - and those were reconditioned / imported machines – not
manufactured in India )
·
Recruitment Process Outsourcing ( RPO ) , owes its existence to Employers
not having HR RESOURCES
of their own
Page 119
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If ResumeSYNC , not only parses resumes to
create a STRUCTURED
/ SEARCHABLE
database , but also generates PROFILE GRAPHS for each resume , then it will provide a
different kind of EXPERIENCE to recruiters
·
SaaS instead of
enterprise-based software & of course CLOUD services , instead of owning
your own servers
Page 124
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Same as saying : For every job , somewhere out there , is
an IDEAL candidate and for every jobseeker , somewhere there, is a PERFECT job
. Problem lies in each finding the other !
·
All other things being equal, employers prefer LOCAL
candidates, and vice versa . In crowded cities , jobseekers would be willing to
sacrifice / compromise ( salary / title etc ) , for a nearby job
Page 126
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RESUMESYNC
IS ALL ABOUT THIS “ REDISTRIBUTION “
Page 127
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An employer posts a job advt on a job portal and in next 3
days , receives 300
resumes .
·
After screening / interviewing process of 4 weeks , ONE person gets appointed
. Thereafter , rest 299
resumes are not “ needed “ or seldom “ re-looked “
Page 128
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Over a period of few years , ResumeSYNC may have resumes of MOST of the
jobseekers ( - and those who are not actively seeking a job ) .
·
Every resume gets “ obsolete “ within a year . Can we think
of some method , whereby any person can directly “ DEPOSIT “ his latest resume on ResumeSYNC , when it
overwrites the old one ?
Page 129
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After a few months , a member employer of ResumeSYNC , may not need to go to a job portal to download fresh resumes
·
Another punch line > ResumeSYNC : the instantaneous mass
synchronizer of resumes
Page 130
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We must find a method to record / log, each & every
resume-search that a member ( of ResumeSYNC ) conducts on his hard disk, using
“ Guru Search “
search engine . That massive data can be analysed ( using BIG DATA software ) .
·
That will tell us –
and the World – “ a
database of employers’ intentions “ , ie; what kind of candidates are
employers searching for ? A Job
Market Analysis , up to date !
Page 132
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I have started this ( giving back ) early –
at age 82 !
·
I started to experience this !
Page 134
Page 135
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In ResumeSYNC
too, all that a member has to do , is to click on “ SEND / RECEIVE “ button ( like in Outlook ) and watch “ Synchronization Status “
panel . We are not in the picture !
Page 137
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At the gate of Sikorsky Helicopter factory in USA , a
plaque on gate reads :
“ By all known laws of aerodynamics , the ratio of
weight to wing area of a Humming Bird is such that it cannot fly . But the
Humming Bird is ignorant of this law , so it goes ahead and flies anyway ! “
Page 139
Page 142
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In ResumeSYNC, there is no question of any
trust ( or trust gap ) between any two members , since there is no direct BI-LATERAL exchange of resumes between
the two . It is an exchange between a member and the CENTRAL SERVER . No member knows which
resume got donated by whom .
Questions of Quality , Style and Speed , do not
arise
Page 176
Page 177
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Someday , can www.GlobalRecruiter.net , succeed in getting thousands of
job portals in 100 countries , to become “ Partner web sites “ – and enable
jobseekers ( in those 100 countries ) get “ Job Alert Broadcast “ of “ Matching Jobs “ getting
posted on ANY of those PARTNER WEB SITES ?
Page 188
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Design of W3F must “ facilitate “ several persons to participate in
developing a network of :
# Job
Portals / ISPs / MSPs
# Employment
Exchanges / Media Companies
#
Colleges / Associations
/ Advt Agencies
#
Device Manufacturers etc
Page 192
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In www.GlobalRecruiter.net ,
it was planned that anyone wanting to start a “ Partner Web site “ could do it
within hours ( or minutes ) by simply copy / pasting , a small piece of code
,from GlobalRecruiter , onto his web site
Page 193
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In www.B2BmessageBlaster.com , we enable our subscribers to blast their “
Marketing Messages “ > City wise > Industry wise > ( City + Industry )
wise
·
Similarly in www.CustomizeResume.com ,
we enable jobseekers to search for jobs , > IT wise > NON-IT wise >
Conventional > Archival
Page 194
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A “ Resume “ has a long time – may be 20 / 30 years ; even
as it undergoes many EDITS – at least once a year
·
A good part of resume remains same , year after year . A
few things do change
Page 195
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Resumes
are text documents which can be easily updated
Page 200
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Tweeter
has millions of users because it is FREE, even though :
# Messages can be only 140
characters
# Messages do not get “
delivered “ ( as email ) to anyone . Only those who visit that page get to see
the message
Page 201
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Another issue / reason , why “ Influence Policy
Makers “ has not picked up , is because it is like a ONE WAY TRAFFIC ! Apply , Apply , no Reply !
People ( who take
the trouble to compose and blast their suggestions ) , will feel “ engaged “
ONLY if , at least , a few of those recipients , take the trouble to respond –
like Minister Prakash
Javadekar’s one word reply to my email , ( GOOD ) !
·
If Recruitment Agencies are our “ Targeted Early Adopters “
for ResumeSYNC, will they talk and persuade other agencies to join ? I have
doubts
·
Like Skype , ResumeSYNC too , will be FREE
Page 202
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A possible promo message :
Recruitment Agent / Headhunter :
The more your coprofessionals you persuade to join
, the more all of you benefit , through sharing with one another , resumes that
lie unused on your individual servers . Just look up the list of OUR MEMBERS
Page 203
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This morning , my visitor was
Mr Amal Das , CEO of www.GoodPeopleConsulting.com . He
volunteered to share my message (
ALLOW ME TO
SHARE ) , with his contacts and
NHRD Network members . I hope his help works ( 28 April 2016 )
Page 205
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May be
on W3F , we can
request “ Members “ to welcome “ New Members “ – instead of same / one person
greeting new joiners
Page 207
# Celebrity Opinions
Page 212
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In 1989 , I had submitted to
L&T Management , a report titled :
Where, I had
pointed out this ( Networking ) scenario, in my cover letter
·
In Mumbai , I had booked a
landline phone in 1959 , which got connected after 7 YEARS ! – after an advance
payment of Rs 3,000 !
Page 214
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In this connection , today ,
I emailed my following blogs to Shri Prakash Javadekar – Minister for
Environment :
·
These blogs provide “ answers “ to this dilemma !
·
Incentives : Exactly what I have suggested in my blogs . Remarkable
coincidence !
Page 224
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Read , “ Marketing Myopia “ by Ted Levitt , where he
recommends that every company ask :
“ What business
are we in ? If you don’t make yourself
obsolete , someone else will “
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