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When I read any book, I scribble my comments / notes in the margins
Pg.
No. XI
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No more
after 7 years of writing of this book! In 2003, it is IE 6.0.
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(30-11-03)
Pg.
No. 3
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The
profoundness of Recrutguru lies in the way corporates will store resumes (-and
search, too) in 10 years from now.
·
Arun
Netravali predioted fast month that by 2010, meeting of broadband connection
will cost more than providing broadband service!
·
India work –
up late – in 2002 / 03.
·
Read my
report “QUO VADIS”, prepared in 1988.
Pg.
No. 6
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It is
obvious that people who dream / think of travelling to distant galaxies in a
“Space – Ship”
·
Will never
make it! – Their terms of reference are “Sea & Ship”!!
Pg.
No. 7
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Device –
independent access.
Pg.
No. 9
·
“What is use to
a new – born child?” – Michael Faraday (Inventor of electricity / dynamo)
Pg.
No. 10
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We launched
3pjobs.com on 14 Nov. 1997. But my concept notes go back to 1994 / 1995.
·
But today IE
has 95% market share – also given away FREE.
·
How can we
get Recruitment managers to grasp the “concept” behind Recrutguru – as a
“Recruitment Process Platform”?
Pg.
No. 12
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Where we
went wrong in 3pjobs.com :
·
We kept the
same pricing / same revenue – model, as we did for our OFFLINE business.
·
We are
trying a new “Pay – per – use” pricing on Recrutguru. –and the new technology
of .Net.
Pg.
No. 15
·
My concept
of a machine called “OOPS” – in “QUO VADIS” (1987).
·
This is
expected to come out commercially in 2005.
Pg.
No. 16
·
Yesterday,
Arun Shourie (Commu – Minister) launched SIFY’s internet – based Video -0
Conferencing at Rs. 5/ min this will change all the rules of interviewing of
candidates from remote places. (30-11-03)
Pg.
No. 17
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Hopefully, by
2005, we can get some of our consultants to operate from their residences –with
low fixed salary + high performance – linked pay.
·
BPO is picking
up in India at a furious pace.
Pg.
No. 18
·
Recrutguru
is selling a virtual “Self – Service” on the net, with low support cost.
Pg.
No. 19
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What
happened to 3pjobs.com, which tried to cling to its “brick & mortar”
revenue – model, in Virtual World!
·
In India
alone, cell – phone population is growing @ 1 million / month, during last 6
months & expected to reach 100 million by and 2007 (from 25 mill. today)
china already have 250 million today ! (30-11-03)
Pg.
No. 22
·
This was
long before the dot.com bust of April 2000.
Pg.
No. 24
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A Job –
Alert “agent” will track / match resumes with job – Advt from around the world,
in WWJ.
·
“OOPS” in
“QUAVADIS”.
Pg.
No. 31
·
In Recruit
guru’s “SUBSCRIBER FLIGHT – DECK”, a subscriber can anytime view his (1) Usage
/ Consumption (2) Credit – Balance of his account.
·
Self –
Service.
Pg.
No. 34
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Still at
experiment stage in 2003!
Pg.
No. 35
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Also
predicted by Arun Netravali.
Pg.
No. 36
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In India,
VSNL got sold to TATA in 2001 but BSNL / MTNL are still to be privatised.
(1-12-03)
Pg.
No. 37
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As of
yesterday SIFY is providing Video – Conferencing at 100 Cyber – Cafes for Rs.
300/ hour (each participant) – on Internet. Used to be Rs. 3000/ hour!!
·
The two
wheels of our business chariot are – computers (inch – network) & - Telecom
both of which are dropping.
·
Incoming
already are even on cell - phones.
Pg.
No. 38
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Happens now
– CDMA.
·
Only 20000
DSL connections in India so far & may be equal no of cable (TV) internet
connections.
Pg.
No. 39
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We are
already at this stage in 3P for over 3 years.
Pg.
No. 40
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2 months
back we gave cell – phones to all of our consultants – and their productivity
has vastly gone up!
Pg.
No. 41
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Situation in
India is still same, 7 years after this book was written. But last month saw a
“Unified Licensing” of Basic services (POTS) & Cellular services – and now
Minister Arun Shourie is talking of “Unified Access System” – Which will
include internet telephony – in next 6 months. (1-12-03)
Pg.
No. 42
·
Read my note:
“The Nature of our Business”.
Pg.
No. 43
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Read my note:
“Image Builder – the new currency of Recruitment”.
Pg.
No. 48
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Jobseekers
will also need / want to upgrade their “Image Builder” Resumes every year. Once
they are locked – in, they will pay!
Pg.
No. 49
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I presume
“Web Service” wills the next profound change – which will accelerate “delivery
over the bext”. Delivery of a service – not mere software.
Pg.
No. 51
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Locked – In.!
·
On Recrutguru,
we recommend “IE 5.5 or better” for best results!
Pg.
No. 52
·
But still,
Netscape lost out to Microsoft – because it did not have an operating system,
too.
Pg.
No. 53
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No more!
Pg.
No. 55
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Which he did
– and won.
Pg.
No. 56
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Read my
proposal “Win – a – Prize” for S/W geeks to suggest new logic for Guru Mine.
·
We do not
plan to reveal our software to Beta Testers. We only want them to “Convert”
their own resumes using Guru Mine, check – out what fields could not get
extracted & then suggest NEW logic / algorithms for the same.
Pg.
No. 57
·
This centime.
Pg.
No. 58
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Birth of
“Web Service”
Pg.
No. 59
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Hardly anybody
does – even in 2003! Screen is just too small.
Pg.
No. 60
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E.g. :
·
Our own
3pjobs.com (an utter failure).
Pg.
No. 64
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We oar abut
to use a Web – Spider which will, automatically download job – Advt – from 6
jobsites. This “aggregation” will help us launch “World-Wide-Jobs.com”.
Pg.
No. 65
·
Converting plain
/ email resumes into a structured, searchable database too is a “ultra –
specific” use – of interest to HR mgrs. only.
·
Mass –
Customization
Pg.
No. 70
·
Unlikely now!
Pg.
No. 74
·
Recrutguru will
we be the only site where a HR Mgr. can get to see / download an Image Builder version
of resume.
Pg.
No. 76
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So
apparently, it was up & running in 1996!
Pg.
No. 78
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“Cross –
Selling” is the reason.
Pg.
No. 79
·
By 2003, most of
the online “Food – Stores” (grocery – stores) have closed down – because of the
delivery – logistics costs.
Pg.
No. 80
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By 2003,
quite a few online “Exchanges” have cropped – up (Steel / Car parts etc.) but
still struggling.
·
Global R2R
could not be born!
Pg.
No. 82
·
If Recrutguru
succeed in getting 200 Placement Agencies to subscribe, this will be our next
step. Read my note: Project OCTOPUS.
·
Collective
Purchasing Power. (Large Volume)
·
Executive
Search Assignments.
Pg.
No. 84
·
Aggregation
of Resume Searches.
Pg.
No. 88
·
World – Wide
– Job – Com
·
Match –
making between a
-
Corporate’s
Needs (as articulated in job – Advt) &
-
What Skills
Candidate has to offer (as stated in his Resume)
Pg.
No. 89
·
We plan to
introduce a “Match – Index” between
-
Job – Advt
with a given resume, and
-
Resumes with
a give job advt.
·
(2-12-02)
Pg.
No. 91
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E.g. :
·
Being a
“Recruitment Process Platform (Recrutguru)”, rather than being a recruitment agency!
Pg.
No. 92
·
Equally true
of Executive Search firms.
Pg.
No. 93
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Now available.
Pg.
No. 108
·
This would
be very useful for me! And I suppose, an electronic book will be easier to hold
while reading – and writing in the margin. This book is not. (03-12-03)
Pg.
No. 111
·
Recrutguru
may not be much different!
Pg.
No. 112
·
Since
publication of this book, that “threat” appeared in the form of NAPSTER. Music
Industry has succeeded in stopping Napster, for a while only, as new sites
appear.
Pg.
No. 113
·
It would
appear that at Rs. 2/ resume conversion & Rs. 5/ search, Recrutguru is a
kind of “paperback (cheap editor) of Resume – search on jobsites! Now we must
wait & see if this idea clicks!
·
(03-12-03)
Pg.
No. 114
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But
yesterday’s news report says, pirated CDs of Microsoft’s next operating system
(LONGHORN) are available in streets of Kuala Lemur for $ 1.58 each – ONE YEAR
before this OS is due for launch by MS !!
·
In
World–Wide–Jobs.com, we will download job – Advt. From different jobsites,
aggregate these & then “Republish” these but we will quote the source of
each job – Advt / Name of each Advertiser with email ID / & we will offer
this service “FREE” (no commercial gain).
Pg.
No. 115
·
We will be somewhat
like a “Directory service”.
Pg.
No. 119
·
I always
wondered why Bill Gates did not think of this (permission to steal) for his
book “Business @ Speed of Thought”! He has no use for petty royalty, in case!!
Pg.
No. 121
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We are an
“Information Industry”.
Pg.
No. 123
·
This the
idea behind availability of Software Applications / databases etc. online on
“pay per use” basis, rather than spending millions & all your desktop.
·
Yet to
happen in 2003.
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I never
thought in these terms but it is a very real possibility!
Pg.
No. 124
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Equally
applicable – if resumes (of Indian executives to begin with), were in one /
unified / searchable database.
Pg.
No. 126
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This is the
reason, I have repeatedly suggested to Sanjeev to focus marketing campaign (for
Recrutguru) to those corporates (incl – Placement Agencies) who are existing
“Subscribers” of Monster / Naukri / Jobs Ahead etc. these firms are already
advertising their job – vacancies on jobsites and are, already receiving
thousands of email resumes. This scenario makes them “ideal” target for selling
Recrutguru. (03-12-03)
Pg.
No. 127
·
Which did
happen in March 2000?
Pg.
No. 136
·
Read my note
on “Project Prepare” – which we will implement on WWJ.com.
Pg.
No. 144
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We wish to
go one step ahead and aggregate jobs from various jobsites on WWJ.Com, so that
jobseeker need to visit only ONE website! No more searching jobs on dozens of
job – sites. One – stop – shopping!
Pg.
No. 145
·
This is where
our “Web – Spider” & “Auto – Converter” will automate this business –
process without human intervention. Match – Indexing will do the rest.
·
May be I will,
after launch of WWJ.Com!
Pg.
No. 150
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On Recrutguru,
we have prices, Resume extraction at 2 cents and Resume – Search at 10 cents.
Pg.
No. 152
·
Microsoft’s
“PASSPORT” ?
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All kinds of
SMART CARDS have already appeared.
Pg.
No. 154
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Whom
Geoffrey Moore Calls “Visionaries” in his book “Crossing the Chasm” &
“Inside Tornado”.
Pg.
No. 157
·
We already know
that persons having Credit Cards Spend much more than persons carrying cash.
Pg.
No. 158
·
Subscribes
of Recrutguru will be able to see their credit – balance any times online.
·
Our Prepaid
/ Pay – Per – Use model.
Pg.
No. 159
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Already happening.
Pg.
No. 165
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This is why
I am keen to get Image Builder (and its future versions) to replace plain /
email resumes on the internet.
Pg.
No. 192
·
Around Sept.
2003, Apple’s “iTunes” service sold 2 million songs (downloads) @ Go cents each
in 2 weeks – which is bound to drop further.
Pg.
No. 193
·
This is will also apply to
resumes & may be job advt. Grou Ad will help distribute job advts. To a
wide variety of media.
·
It did finally in mid –
90s.
Pg.
No. 195
·
@ Rs. 1/
resume, our extraction – software is dirt cheap.
·
Question:
will it bring critical mass (of subscribers) to Recrutguru – in turn, to spred
like wild fire ?
·
(8-12-03)
Pg.
No. 198
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To
differentiate World-Wide-Jobs from other jobsites we will
1)
Not send out
conventional email job alerts to PCs
2)
Send only
“Prepaid” SMS job alerts on Mobiles
3)
Sand once –
a – day
4)
Send
graphical profiles of Advt. Matching a subscribers resume (Match – Index)
5)
Send
detailed job – Advt thru email to his mailbox
Pg.
No. 201
·
This seems
like a great idea! I am surprised, why this has not happened so far – 7 years
since this book was written!
·
If movies
can be delivered to millions of TVs over cable.
Pg.
No. 203
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Now they
have flooded the market in 2003.
Pg.
No. 210
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Our attempt
to create World-Wide-Jobs.Com by downloading job – advts from several jobsites,
could have some totally unexpected outcomes
·
It is
conceivable that World-Wide-Jobs.Com can suck – in resumes at an exponential
rate. Much will depend upon the geographic – spread of the jobs / vacancies
aggregated on WWJ.
Pg.
No. 211
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Under
“Project Manhattan” we were down loading job – Advt from one jobsite &
posting it on another jobsite – but in 3P’s name. Even though it was obvious
that these were “fake”, we still got a lot of resumes. Now imagine a situation
where jobs are REAL & many thousands & around the world!!
·
Jobs moving
to where people are instead of people moving where jobs are.
Pg.
No. 215
·
Online lottery
is catching – up India. (17-12-03)
Pg.
No. 217
·
I have
mentioned this in my report “QUO VADIS”. (1988)
Pg.
No. 224
·
Recruit
guru’s Image Builder makes a “diagnosis” of the candidate, thru its Function
Exposure Profile even thought, somewhat crude. It is a beginning.
·
This profile
will be followed by many other profiles (Salary / Design. Level / Tenure etc.).
Pg.
No. 225
·
Could same
thing be said about “exploding population but shrinking job = markets” in
developing countries?
Pg.
No. 227
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We too would
be able to plot “trends” in job – Advt & in resumes, over a long period, to
dissever hidden “patterns” & then make “predictions” based on those
patterns.
Pg.
No. 228
·
This is what
we are doing with “Function Profile’s with ever growing “sample – size
(population)”.
Pg.
No. 229
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About to
come true now in 2003.
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We plan to
be the largest resume database in the world.
Pg.
No. 231
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Similar to
our planned “Interview Mgmt. Module”.
Pg.
No. 232
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We too could
do such “predictions” based on historical data of thousands of “successful”
& “Failed” candidates. Simply patterns – recognition.
Pg.
No. 233
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Jobsites,
already, capture “Employment – History” of millions of jobseekers. They can
diversify into “Medical – Histories”
·
We would
like to make a beginning by conducting “interviews” of candidates spread all
over the country – from 3P’s office. Next step Simultaneous Video –
interviewing by experts located at different places.
Pg.
No. 235
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When Recrutguru
Software ranks keywords in a resume & prepares a graphical Function
Profile, it is entirely objective & non – judgemental.
Pg.
No. 241
·
It is 8 yrs.
Since this was written and we are nowhere near this! Nearest is 13 language
handhold translator which. I read about last week. Very useful for travellers.
(18-12-03)
Pg.
No. 254
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X-Mas, 2003.
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