Tag: Recruitment

  • 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…

  • Recruitment Doesn’t Like Me

    Poem that describes the relationship between me and my profession in a brutally accurate manner; here is the content: Recruitment doesn’t like me In fact, it actually hates me Ruins my happiness Destroys my inner peace Makes me feel at my lowest Does its very best To try and turn me into a blubbering mess…

  • 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…

  • Burning The Midnight Oil May Not Be Enough

    Poem I wrote during the final stages of an extremely gruelling and stressful research project. Here is the content: Hard work is not new to me Not that I am boasting But I am used to working hard After all, I am a recruiter Mind you, not just any recruiter But a recruiter working in…

  • 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…

  • What A Week This Has Been!

    This is a poem I decided to write towards the later stage of a crazy week packed with work; which involved (and still involves!!) going to office every alternate day and never leaving before 7 PM. Here goes the content: What a week this has been! Work after work With no end in sight Going…

  • 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…

  • Time Is Always One Step Ahead

    My first poem on Time Management. Here goes the content: People talk a lot about time management Of course, it is very important For our life revolves around it And time is the only thing That, once lost, can never be found However, the way most people talk about time management Frankly puts me off…

  • 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,…