Selective Amnesia

Staffing, the easy-as-email way

So, you are a headhunting/staffing company. You manage to find and win a client, and have been asked to source a certain number of people for a certain job role.

Now, how would you go about that? If you were a good boringly old fashioned HR company, you would understand your client’s needs, you would understand the requirements for the position on hand, understand what the skillsets and experience required are, and having done that, find people (either online, or through newspaper and tv advertising) who have similar credentials.

How so boring. How so time-consumingly old fashioned! Especially when, you can do it the brilliantly inefficient, incompetent simple, clever way of trawling through Monster India and finding a whole bunch of Indians who will just jump at the offer. So who cares the candidates you’ve shortlisted through Monster don’t even work in the same industry as your client’s?

Mail#1, from either Latha or Sanmathi. At least, this person could write coherently and in simple English.

“latha@infronic.in” 5:44 pm (3 hours ago)
tocc.gopalakrishnan@gmail.com
date7 May 2007 17:44:49 +0530
subjectCall for Java J2ee Team Leads / CMM level 5 / Chennai

Dear Chandrachoodan,

hi,

Good Day and greetings from Latha of Infronic Solutions, Chennai.
INFRONIC SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (www.infronic.in) is a rapidly growing Information Technology Services & Solutions firms in India. Infronic implements business and technology strategies and provides IT solutions for global corporations to stay ahead in today’s dynamic environment.

One of our prospective clients is looking for Team Leaders (in Java) for their Chennai branch. The job description is given below. If you are interested in this profile, please mail us your updated CV immediately along with the following details(Must):

Job description:

Java and J2EE, Struts, HTML, DHTML, Java Script, CSS, EJB/JSP Servlets, UML and design Patterns; RDBMS: Preferably Oracle plsql ;OS-Added advantage – Linux

Client: Indus R Systems Pvt Ltd (CMM Level 5)

1) Current Employer
2) Current Role
3) Total Yrs of Experience
4) Relevant yrs. Of Experience
5) Current CTC
6) Expected CTC
7) Notice Period
Willing to Relocate? / Where?
9) Date of Birth
10) Passport No. / Validity Period

Thanks & regards
Sanmathi
Sr- Resource Specialist
Infronic Solutions Pvt Ltd,
Chennai.
works: 044-42658707/08
www.infronic.in

Regards

Infronics Solutions Pvt Ltd

Er, the only Java I know is the one that comes in a cup. Is that OK?

Mail#2 – from, hmmm, Regina/Sajitha

“regina@livecjobs.com” Apr 25
tocc.gopalakrishnan@gmail.com
date25 Apr 2007 16:28:02 +0530
subjectYour resume has been shortlisted.

Dear Chandrachoodan,

This is sajitha from live connections, live connections is a 12yrs old search agency based at Chennai.We also have branches at Bangalore,Hyderbad,Mumbai.
One of our top MNC”s is looking out for experts.

Requirements:
Payment gateway Implementation, Experience in developing tools for web casting (Live course environment) – white board, web cast

Exp level : 3 to 5 yrs

Work location : Coimbatore

So kindly forward your updated resume in word format, so that we can proceed further.

Regards,
Sajitha
Live Connections

Regards

Live Connections

Such confidence in their methods! They want to proceed further, because, afterall, they got the right candidate, have they not?

Mail # 3

“chaitanya.priya@adecco.co.in” Apr 18
tocc.gopalakrishnan@gmail.com
date18 Apr 2007 10:31:39 +0530
subjectTesting opening for our esteemed client IBM
mailed-bymint25.monster.co.in
Dear Chandrachoodan,

Hi ,

Greetings from Adecco Peopleone Consulting , Bangalore.

We Have Testing opening for our esteemed client IBM

Experience: 4 – 7 years.

Skills: Testing

Excellent communication skills

If yes, please send us your updated CV to chaitanya.priya@adecco.co.in
with the following details which is very mandatory

Your Name as per passport
Date of birth
Address
Are you permanent employee(mandatory information)
Your highest degree pass out (year and month)

Best Regards,

Chytanya
9880567497
Adecco People One Consulting(World”s Largest HR Services Company)
Regent Court, 2nd Floor, Plot No.17, S.T. Bed,
80 Feet Road, Koramangala, Bangalore-560034
Tel : 080-2550 6020 Ext : 3976
Email: chaitanya.priya@adecco.co.in
URL: www.adecco.co.in

Regards

Adecco India

Chaitanya, it seems, is made of stern stuff. I mailed her back, saying…

Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Apr 18
to”chaitanya.priya@adecco.co.in”
dateApr 18, 2007 8:22 PM
subjectRe: Testing opening for our esteemed client IBM

Do you folks even take the time to read through a resume to see if the role you are offering matches the candidate’s profile?

Such inefficient, incapable staffing.

C

To which, esteemed Ms. Chaitanya Priya was rather justifiably pissed. She replied:

Chaitanya Apr 19
toChandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
dateApr 19, 2007 12:20 PM
subjectRE: Testing opening for our esteemed client IBM

Thax for the crude update

So, there it is, folks! The new-age way to find employees for your clients, and ensure the profession of Human Resource Development is courteous, efficient and blameless.

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