Friday, October 10, 2008

Looking for a change?

Minu is a hard core recruiter in one of the leading recruitment firms. Requirements be it on any tech, non-tech , people, ineterviews, closures were all her cup of tea.... a cup of hot tea which she gulps it in no time. A simple, pleasant looking with pleasing manners combined with dedication hard work & efficiency is what Minu is in a nutshell.

while most of the time she would be either close her quarterly targets or be somewhere close to it.

The recent downtrend in the market not to mention the IT sector alone , left none an exception, not even Minu. The last quarter of the year-end bore nightmares to her. leave alone not being close to her numbers she was unable to be anywhere in the middle. Resources as we call them in the recruiment lingo would take no chances on leaving their jobs for the fear of losing whatever they have in hand. Minu's only world were her job portals, references, databases and any source that would get her something called a resume. while this was the scenario at her job front, Minu's mother too got busy sourcing suitable profiles, but with a different purpose. A suitable groom for Minu. While Minu would screen on the fitment of a CV on the professional front as her job calls it for, her mother would screen them on Minu's personal front.



The only few sentences Minu would speak was , " Hello, this is Minu calling from Rightplace consultancy. I happened to see your profile on one of the job portals, would you be interested in a job change....??" when one day as she was dialling her 75th callers number, her mobile sang the tune of Lionel Richies's "hello is it me you're looking for" Minu answered her phone in midst of a discussion with a prospective candidate, when she heard a voice on the other end of her hand phone saying, "hello , this is Sandeep...I happened to see you profile on......." Pat said Minu " thanks for calling but i am not looking in for change now. Will get in touch with you when I am" and disconnected the line.



Minu went back to her resource who was almost on the completion of explaning how he coded an application, when she suddenly realised something and went red in embarresment. Did Sandeep just say that he happened to see her profile in one of the "matrimonial sites!!!!!!"

Secret Admirer!!!!!

Have u ever been one.....Have you ever thought.,"i like the way she(he) smiles", or "i like the way his (her) eyes twinkle when spoken" small but many admirable gestures. There are so many things that we might like in someone, it could be just anything, from the way they walk to the way they talk. while some of us are generous enough to compliment them , the rest of us admire them secretly. Again, trust me like the saying goes "unheard melodies are sweeter than those that are heard" it is wonderful to admire someone in secrecy. Do you OR don't you think so........Go ahead, blog them!!!!!!! write to me on what you think

Cheers & Keep Smiling