Job Search: Active and Passive

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Today morning, I saw an e-mail in my inbox with a thank you note and attached with a resume.



Yesterday after office, I went to a nearby mall for some shopping.

As I was there for very few things which would take me very little time, I did not bother to remove my ID card and continued my shopping wearing it.

As this particular mall is in closest vicinity of my office, many IT employees from other companies usually walk into .



Surprisingly, one person came to me.

He saw my ID in parking and was little hesitant about whether to approach me or not.

As he saw me in mall again, he thought to give a chance and approached me.

He mention all this and I just listened thinking, why?



Without delay, he introduced himself, all about his name, company, designation, experience, etc.

He sounded so polite and decent; so, I thought to give some time to listen him completely.

As he completed, he was waiting for my response and I made it correctly on his expectation, “How may I help you then?”



He was there just for the same.

Although he is in a job already, is trying to switch to another now and already working on his own through different job portals.

He was there just to check with me, if I can do something for him directly like referring in my company or so.

I shared with him my mail id and asked him to share his resume.



I liked the way, approaching people directly and expressing yourself in person.

Isn’t it more effective than trying through the portals? I think yes.



Making resumes, uploading on job portals, mailing to recruiters is all correct but approaching people personally is really more impressive.

The personal meets always trace back emotions with that person.

We could understand a person when we ‘meet’ him or her rather than through a ‘file’.

When it is not possible to meet, we can use the facility of texting on different social platforms.

Important is express your personality in a more ‘human’ way than a ‘machine’ way.

It not only helps but builds relationship as well.



If I am at a recruiter’s position, I could not judge someone personally just by looking at person’s resume that even in just few minutes.

This sounds even unrealistic because, your JD describes only about job but outside of it, you are a human and need to work with fellow humans.

And at such a point, it is more important how are you being a human or can say, being a team player than mere being a fit in JD.

I think, such interaction, whenever possible to happen, opens the gate to check in person whether he or she could really be suitable for the opening or not going beyond a formal recruitment procedure.



If you are a job seeker, people are available there in some way or other. Try to approach them in a good manner so that they are also willing to help you.

If you are in job, help the people in as such need of job. If you cannot make it directly, try for them in your connections or give them a direction at least.



Let’s help each other and grow together.





- miPratik



(pre-posted 25th October 2019 in LinkedIn articles)