Tag: Candidates

  • You Ruin My Hard Work

    I am hiring a Compliance Officer for one of our clients, a boutique Investment Bank; and have faced issues with most candidates; some giving excuses after excuses not to attend the interview, some treating the interview process very casually and some backing out at the last minute. Thus, the process on the whole has been…

  • What A Thankless Job This Is

    Poem about my experience of hiring for a very difficult senior Investment Banking role; for which the client has already approached many people. Here is the content: When you are working in Recruitment You often come across roles That require a lot of hard work and patience As well as an incredible amount of skill…

  • Doing Your Best May Not Always Be Enough

    This is a poem I decided to write after working very hard on a niche Investment Banking role and  yet getting no positive result to show for all my efforts. Here is the content: You need to do your best As far as work is concerned In fact, that applies to other aspects of life…

  • Moving On From The Struggles Of 2022

    This is a poem about my Recruitment struggles in 2022. Here is the content: 2022 was a pretty eventful year on the whole There were a lot of ups and downs And of course, twists and turns However, as far as Recruitment was concerned It was almost as barren As the plains of the Rayalaseema…

  • The Sheer Weight Of Hiring Investment Bankers

    This is a poem I decided to write, after struggling with an Investment Banking role for a new boutique client of ours. Here goes the content: I must have said this about a hundred times But hiring Investment Bankers is one of the most difficult jobs Especially if your client is not a company That…

  • Hard Work Doesn’t Always Pay Off

    Poem I wrote after struggling with an extremely niche Investment Banking role. Here is the content: “Hard work always pays off”I’ve heard this many timesBut I would beg to differSpeaking as a recruiterThe nature of our work, is suchThat you may bend your back for two days in a rowAnd ultimately end up getting nothingHowever,…

  • Welcome To The World Of Investment Banking Hiring

    My latest poem on what the world of Investment Banking hiring looks like. Here is the content: Recruitment is never easy Was never easy And will never be easy We all know that Except for some sanctimonious jerks Who think we are making a mountain out of a molehill And thus make it a point…

  • The Worst Candidates

    Poem on the worst candidates whom you may encounter; while hiring for an Investment Banking role. Here is the content: I know I am probably saying this for the nth time But hiring for an Investment Banking role Is nothing less than a wild goose chase Especially if the domain happens to be Technology You…

  • Is Nothing Truly Impossible?

    My latest poem on Recruitment, which is also meant as a message to all those who say that nothing is impossible. Here goes the content: They say that nothing is impossible And that the word itself says “I’m possible” Clearly, they haven’t worked in Recruitment And that too in a startup Imagine handling multiple roles…

  • My Latest Poem on Recruitment

    Every minute, every hour Every day, every week You put in the hard yards Searching for the right candidate In every portal possible Scanning tons of resumes Knowing that, by hook or crook You’ve got to find that perfect fit However, after a few hours You hit a dead end Gritting and gnashing your teeth…