Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday, 12 April 2021

SIX PIXELS OF SEPARATION - MITCH JOEL




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When I read any book, I scribble my comments / notes in the margins


These reflect my views / opinions about what the author is saying – including my disagreement

Often, my comments are in the nature of telling myself :

Hey ! We should try out this idea in our own business ( Head-hunting / Online Recruitment )

Following are my comments re :


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Page no. xi

·         Not we! I must have put my first thoughts (communication for productivity) on a few social networking sites, some 2 years back. Now Alex is placing “customize your Resume online”

·         On some 100 websites this should be done in next 8/10 days (19-11-09).

·         We launch customize resume on (14-11-09). Let us see how blogging helps us.

Page no. xii

·         In last 3 yrs., I must have posted over 10,000 Advt on free classifieds websites. I still post 40/50 every day.

Page no. 2

·         We uploaded “market yourself | free Resume Blast” on 16th evening. On 17th & 18th some 7300 resume blasts took place. But none so far today! (19-01-10).

Page no. 3

·         So, just now (3pm) I have asked Rahul to send email (free Resume Blast) to 209000 candidate email IDs from our webserver. Let us see what happens tomorrow

·         Precisely our situation I posted my press release (77 yr. old launches 7th job portal) on some 30+ free press-release websites, in late Nov.09.

·         Not my problem!

Page no. 4

·         As a result of last 3 yrs. of online blogging /advertising etc. now I get 10000/12000 search results if I type he-men parekh in Google! Without invested commas!!

Page no. 6

·         If you type Executive Search (without commas) in Google, you will find 3p website at No.1/2/3/4 out of 60/70 million results!

·         Within 1 month of launch even customize is on 1st page, if you type customize resume in Google.

Page no. 8

·         My core idea behind “customize Resume.com” (and 6 earlier job portals starting with 3p jobs.com on 14 Nov. 1997 is to change the “online Recruitment process” (19-01-10).

Page no. 9

·         I read it some 6 months back.

Page no. 10

·         We have his “permission marketing”

Page no. 11

·         What we are trying to be in customize Resume.com

Page no. 12

·         Customization?

Page no. 13

·         This morning I asked poonam to change the “subject line” (of Resume Blast email) from “Here is an interesting resume” to I am looking for a career in your company”

·         Idea behind JAM (job Alert mobile)

·         In last 8 weeks, each promo email campaign brought good traffic for next 2 days.

Page no. 14

·         For us, it has been promo email campaigns

Page no. 16

·         In last 4 weeks, I have uploaded my “comments /Replies” on some 30/40 blogs, centered around customize of resume two writers have even appreciated my views.

Page no. 17

·         3 yrs. back (IndiaRecruiter.net), we had a feature where by a candidate’s Name –in his online resume was made clickable, to   bring up Google search results about that candidate. For some reason, we discontinued. I plan to in traduce once again in customize. Resume.

Page no. 23

·         I have planned a similar feature for incorporating in “job search” & “Resume search” results.

Page no. 25

·         In “market yourself” uploaded 4 days back we are allowing registered candidates to freely download 18800 corps. Email IDs –even if they do not “Blast Resume. This is a pain- staking compilation, Industry wise/city-wise. But downloading would require them to stay ponder on our site- making it “sticky.” Our are Time/visit” is already close to 6 month &today (39 visits) it is 15 min! (20-01-10).

·         This should further go up by tomorrow since we are in the process of uploading Download PDF button for customized Resumes.

 Page no. 28

·         The promo emails which I have been sending for last 3 yrs.

·         Too expensive Ad words.

Page no. 30

·         I am fast this!

Page no. 32

·         Over last 2yrs. we have compiled a database of over 3.4 million job-Advt from various job portals this is a fantastic “archive” Every conceivable Advertiser & every conceivable vacancy. I am still trying to figure out how I can “leverage” this to drive more traffic to customize Resume.

·         I should know I have been doing it for over 3 yrs. promo emails for over 5 yrs.

Page no. 33

·         May be this is why “3p jobs.com “ranked as follows 5 min. ago, on search term Executive search without commas (20-01-10).

·         Google -1 / 61.4 million

·         Yahoo – 17 / 744 million

·         Even for search term Resume Blast

·         We (India Recruiter) are on 1st page both in Google & Yahoo. But still no traffic!

Page no. 35

·         By enabling jobseeker to

·         Blast their resumes Online or

·         Mass-Mail offline after downloading Resume PDF & downloading 18800 corps. Recruitment Email IDs I hope to start a buzz.

Page no. 36

·         This is what may be happening to my blogs!

·         I have registered on dozens!

·         I always use he-man parekh and everywhere, including on may websites. Also on all classifieds Advt. sites & social networking sites. May be this is why I get 18000 results in Google when I type he-men parekh.

Page no. 43

·         I think so! It is only 2 months but who knows?

·         I followed this in my 1982-87 circulars “communicating for Productivity.”

Page no. 45

·         And a lot harder when you try to become one at the age of 5% and still keep trying at 77!

Page no. 46

·         May be that`s why I could launch 3p jobs at the age of 64 and customize Resume to 76!

Page no. 53

·         on resume page this week we added Download PDF

·         “free free to download individual graphs- then upload in to

·         your profile on social networking sites” (24-01-10).

·         Job Advt Rs feed

·         Entire process of “customization” is about analytics.

Page no. 55

·         How about re-describing our website counter to read: No of online creators instead of “No.of online users“? Looks Interactive!!

Page no. 56

·         We plan to add a CHAT FORUM on our site.

Page no. 63

·         Produced NIL results!

·         Changed to

·         Link/customizeResume.com

 

·         Showed 100 results!.com    

 

Page no. 67

·         I chose to launch 3p jobs.com on 14 Nov.1997. Why?

·         May be become we were already into brick & mortar recruitment business since April 1990.

·         In our library.  

Page no. 69

·         We are using this to measure traffic at India recruiter.net & now customize resume.com

Page no. 70

·         We enable recruiters to freely download “Resume rater” tool (from India Recruiter.net and a dozen other websites) for the last 3 years by now over 12000 copies have been down loaded.

·         Now that SMS job alert is unnecessary (since most smart phones full E-mails) we plan to re-introduce

·         “E-mail job alert from customize Resume, it would be great if jobseeker can Apply online”

·         Directly from their mobiles. If we can eliminate “job searching “on line. (24-01-10).

Page no. 72

·         Only I am just too old and tired to start an online community.

Page no. 74

·         Will Recruiters /HR Managers see “value” in “salary Graph” & salary Graphs”? if they do, will they insist on customized Resumes?

·         Will a time come when a set of friends or co-professionals will compare their “Raw Scores” on function skill Graphs? Then encourage more friends to register on customize Resume?

Page no.75

·         Soon I plan to add contact me button ‘on top of each resume A recruiter can click on it & fill-up a FORM to email any message to concerned jobseeker.

Page no. 77

·         Today I posted comments (intelligent software) on 40/50 blogs concerned

·         With “Resume writing” (24-01-10).

·         This is exactly what happened with “Resume Rater.” From 3 sites where we uploaded, it travelled to 30 sites!

Page no. 79

·         3p jobs.com (now 3p consultants.co.in) have been UP since 14 Nov. 97

Page no. 82

·         We have planned a CHAT FORUM we have a few of these negative reviews on “celebrity comment” on India Recruiter which every visitor can read. (27-01-10).

Page no. 83

·         In customize Resume; we will do away with Rate us now.

·         And we will change “celebrity comments” to chat forum.

Page no. 84

·         This is what I have been doing past 4/6 days. I must added my comments on (May be) 200 blogs.

·         Google retunes 3.4 million blogs; Resume writing 

Page no. 96

·         Not having money to spend on “mass Media” could be a blessing-in disguise (20-01-10).

Page no. 97

·         e.g.: “Market yourself: Free Resume Blast” enabled jobseeker to send out 10,800+email links to corporates within first 10 days!

·         Download PDF button on each resume is also meant to get than jobseeker to market our website.

Page no. 98

·         I plan to upload all 200 letters of “communicating for productivity” on all social Networking sites.

Page no. 102

·         Chat forum?

Page no. 103

·         We introduced mobile- based job-alerts/apply online, 5 years back (25 jan 2005/the day of my bypass operation) thru world-wide-jobs.com we will revive it in customize.com (20-01-10).

·         WWW.Airtel website Builder.com?

Page no 104

·         Today, I typed in Google Resume Rater and got over 51 million results. Nearly all entries on first 3 pages refer to our Resume Rater s/w!

Page no. 126

·         This is what I did thru “communicating for Productivity” circulars why back in 1982-87.

Page no. 130

·         Available in our library

Page no. 132

·         For last 6/8 days, I have been posting my “comments” on “blogs” pertaining to “Resume writing” Although, No of visits have been dropping for last 2/3 days, “Time per visit” keeps going up from 5 mines. to 9 mines.!

·         May be, persons on whose blogs, I have posted my comments, are turning up to see customize Resume and then spending a lot of time to check–out whether, what I said in my “comments” is TRUE. (30-01-10).

·         Many of these blogs have been around for 2/3 years with “No comments” “be the first to comment” I suppose these bloggers get thrilled to find that, finally, someone commented on their blogs.

Page no. 133

·         So for today, 24 visits at 13=30min/visit

Page no. 134

·         I can accommodate 6 graphical profiles on the 6 faces 6 faces of MAGIC CVBE.

Page no. 137

·         For this reason I plan to add to the “jobseeker registration “From, fields for entering/typing URL for candidate`s various social networking profiles.

Page no. 140

·         We have been using Google analytics for past 2/3 years first for India Recruiter and now for customize Resume

Page no. 141

·         Gest between 8000 to 12000 results.

·         Customize Resume get about 2.5 million links with our website listed at rank 7 N 8 (not end for a 2 month old website)

Page no. 144

·         May be I can get Rohan to create a rotating MAGIC CUBE with a candidate`s graphical profiles on each face. Then upload it Auto video hosting websites (30-01-10).

Page no. 146

·         we can create a GAME around Rubik`s cube to popularize graphs of customize Resume

Page no. 160

·         There are 591,000 results, if you type Mitch Joel in Google!

Page no. 164

·         Today, I assigned the next project to pray, to create a database of HR/recruitment related cartoons (which I have been cutting out from newspapers for last 3 years and display in one corner of our website, every time a page is clinked/refreshed (02-02-10).

Page no. 165

·         Someday, I hope to be able to display, who (which registered corps. Subscriber or jobseeker) is on which page. That will show all VISITORS, who doing what on our website. Very compelling.

 Page no. 171

·         I have made the “slogans” a little bit provocative. Hopefully “cartoons” will do the same.

·         “May You live for 52.56 million minutes” is written to grab the visitor`s attention.

Page no. 172

·         “Comments” which I am posting on “blogs: resumes” are meant to get us book links.

Page no. 173

·         When we first started promo email (Is this your resume) we got nearly 2850 visits on

·         First 2days, (7th /8th –Dec.)50/60 visits!! (03-02-10).

·         I am practically worn out posting “comments” on blogs and “Advt” on free classified websites & press Notes on press Release sites.

·         Our very first posting on social networking sites, 2 years ago, were “communicating for productivity which are pristine examples of transparency.

Page no. 174

·         I am worried that if I do get response then I will have to acknowledge it and, may be, enter into diabetes! 

·         I have posted my comments (customize Resume & Text resume) on many a blogs which said, O comments be the first to comment. I presume those anthers must have felt nice to get a comment after 2 years!

Page no. 177

·         Today I discussed with shalka, the possibility of adding a CAT- ROOM on our website, by renting service like “paerachat.com” or “U5me.Com.”

Page no. 180

·         “Graphical customized Resumes” will be our Micro –niche it will be our UNIQUE way of “presenting” Resumes.

·         For this very reason, today I turned down shalaka`s suggestion that we “copy” naukari.com and add a button Apply online without Registering on each job-advt. (04-02-10).

Page no. 181

·         Very true e.g.: my note 3days back “job search –RIP” I want to make job-search & Resume-search obsolete! Things on which other job portals thrive!

Page no. 183

·         Available in our library

·         “Customized Graphical Resume” is where we have no competition –so far!

Page no. 184

·         I am waiting for this. It could do us a lot of good

Page no. 185

·         Customize Resume is

·         What I am doing for last 10/12 days.

Page no. 186

·         We will carry forward  from India Recruiter, the IIT-Interactive Interview Tool –vastly simplify it and enable recruiters to interview candidates on customize Resume

Page no. 187

·         Today, we hope to add our first “hook” vis= contact me button on every resume. This will enable Recruiters to establish contact with any candidate. Hopefully this will boost credibility of our website.

·         I suppose jobseekers are fed-up of “Apply Apply, No reply.”

·         Even if a few get feedback thru this button, buzz may spread that registering on customize Resume gets result! (04-02-10).

·         For recruitments we plan to make highlighted keywords (in text resume) clickable to get Wikipedia definition a hook for the recruiters.

Page no. 189

·         In our Library

Page no. 191

·         Therefore no use to me!

Page no. 193

·         Case with me.

Page no. 195

·         May be someday, customize Resume will become one.

·         Our website reads:

·         Customize Resume the End of plain Text.

Page no. 197

·         People like to hear their own voices! Great idea!

Page no. 201

·         Does this mean, posting of ADVTS on free classified websites? Much like in print media or using Award?

·         What I am doing day& night for last 2 years without much luck!! Jobseeker& Resumes, are on job-portals jobseekers are also creating their profiles on social Networking sites.

Page no. 202

·         BSNL

·         MTNL

·         AIRTEL

·         RELIANCE

·         I think I just did not have the right ideas to promote it or the money. (05-02-10).

Page no. 207

·         In last 15 days, I have posted my comments on maybe 300/400 blogs pertaining to “Resume writing.” Each comment carries our website URL (www.customize Resume.com) there for all of these 300/400 blogs should be “linking” to our website will that push-up “Authority”? Tried but could not find ANY blog under “customize Resume” but 400/500 under “Resume.”

Page no. 210

·         Last our week? Have started getting daily, ¾ unsolicited resumes. I reply to all, with a standard reply. (06-02-10).

Page no. 212

·         This is getting less & less.

Page no. 213

·         One of the slogans on customizes Resume reads.

·         “We invite competing websites to copy us.”

·         My entire “idea” of a networking of jobsites and how this will work –is put up on India Recruiter.net originally, I had prepared this “write –up” for uploading on that everyone can use it and no one can claim “patent” over the same.

·         We are getting job Advt legally thru RSS feeds supplied by some jobs

Page no. 214

·         In my own “blog-comment” (Text Resume) I have said that I have been inspired by “path breaking job portal such as www. Visual CV.com   to launch my own www. Customize Resume.com

·         I have made both as hyperlinks.

Page no. 217

·         But not everyone is interested in all types of content!

·         And even for what every little (specific) content you are “interested“ in , where is the time?

Page no. 222

·         Somehow, we failed to unleash this power, despite launching “collaborative features” such as

·         Poll-e Ticks

·         Share your knowledge on India Recruiter!

Page no. 225

·         Along with “slogans “next week I plan to uploaded about 100, Recruitment /HR related cartoons. May be we could consider to enable subscribers to contribute by uploading similar cartoons

·         Our biggest problem right now is not having enough job-Advt to attract jobseekers to register. Is there a way?

·         Can get jobseekers themselves to contribute job-Advt? USE R-GENERATED CONTENT? Most job portals have, a link on each Advt saying “forward to A friend” we can request jobseekers to send us Advt. Hay Using this link but why would anyone take trouble? Just won`t work!

Page no. 227

·         We had such a voting mechanism in poll-e-Ticks

·         With just 3 employees, it is easier to “talk” 5times a day!

·         Some 20/30 visitors did post their “comments” on India recruiter, over 3 years (celebrity opinions)    

Page no. 228

·         Can? Expect that someday, someone very happy. With our service, will create on Wikipedia, a page about “Customize Resume”? (07-02-10).

Page no. 232

·         You will find some of this in my 200 add letters to L&T (powai) employees-available for free download at TIME TRAVEL on India Recruiter.net

·         Page no. when we launched JAM (job Alert Mobile)on 25/01/05, we were totally dependent on mobile service providers for pushing SMS alert. This did not work. They did not promote this VAS. But now we will try email /job alerts on smart phones

Page no. 236

·         India has over 500 million now -with nearly 20 million added in Dec. 2009/ jan 2010 may be even higher!

·         This (being untethered wireless anytime anywhere was the central THEME of the promo. emails? Sent out to promote JAM.

Page no. 237

·         At though smart phones have started selling in India there is no 3G which will take one more year at least.

·         At though we can develop /host a WAP- enabled site thru www.Airtel web site Builder.com, it may not help immediately but we must get “prepared.”

Page no. 238

·         Last week Apple launched IPAD tablet computer for 500 Google is expected to follow soon. Google already launched their smart phone NEXUS 1 2/3 months back

Page no. 240

·         We will add at the bottom of JOBSEEKER REGISTRATION from: send me suitable job Alerts thru

·         Email /SMS.

·         Smart phones, already receive/display email. Soon all mobile phones will do the same. We can also reduce email to less than 160 characters so it can appear as an SMS.

·         When mobiles started arriving in India

Page no. 242

·         This means sending SMS alert about jobs in Chennai to candidate living in Chennai.

·         With commuting taking 1 ½ -2 hrs. (each way)in metro cities jobseeker would even sacrifice a little bit of salary, to find a job hear home

Page no. 243

·         In our JAM feature (on world –wide jobs.com), being able to “Apply online” directly from one`s merle was “unprecedented.” 

Page no. 246

·         Not here as yet. www.Airtel website Builder.com offers to builder WAP site.

·         We have yet to investigate (11-02-10).

·         We are about to launch a page “Latest job Advt” for jobseekers, this could be a good starting point for a WAP site But who would use mobile to surf then 2000 latest job advt. every day? Jobseekers won`t do that even on a PC!

Page no. 247

·         We tried to promote JAM by saying “Any place/any time.”

·         160 character JAM SMS filled very well on small screen.

Page no.248

·         I phone has now 200,000 third party applications although most users, no more than 6!!

·         JAM & RAM, can only be text nothing else

·         There is no way one can “navigate” thru search results for job search or Resume search! On a mobile, that is.

Page no. 249

·         This means no conventional “job search” or “Resume search” on a mobile

·         I don’t think mobile is the right device for other surfing or for conducting a “search” or for navigating thru search results. It is best suited for sending ALERTS (JAM RAM).

·         Alerts can be based on user giving his “preferences” on our site thru a pc or ourselves figuring out his “likes” thru his past search history.

·         Send me suitable job-alerts by email/SMS

·         User`s TV JAM computer/server/JAM User`s mobile

·         Resume search History PC of user job search History

Page no. 250

·         5 years ago, in order to send 160 character SMS, we were compelled to separately tie-up with Reliance/Airtel /BSNL/MTNL Now, without any tie up, I can send email (may be 200 characters on any mobile phone of any service provider

Page no. 251

·         Job & Resume were the “context” in JAM/RAM

Page no. 253

·         I was doing the same in 1982.

Page no. 256

·         Yesterday Google launched “Google Buzz” we could most certainly benefit from it if we can figure out “how.” (12-02-10).

Page no. 257

·         Today is mahashivratri. We had launched India Recruiter on 16-02-2007,

·         Which too, was a mahashivratri? Today we launched “latest Resumes” feature.

·         To redefine online Recruitment, we will need to jobseeker and Resume search obsolete

·         Thru JAMS. (12-02-10).

·         We just cannot compete with Naukri/monster on a PC Monster search. That battle ground belongs to them. We must more the fight to the small screen of mobile phone –thru JAM/RAM.

Page no.  259

·         Yesterday I came across a blog where a jobseeker on the back of his T-shirt I commented that he should register with us, on the back of his T-shirt

Page no. 261

·         We have made even job Advt FREE. Free for Recruiter to post and free for job seeker to view apply!

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