A recruiter at a staffing company in Noida posted an operations associate role on a Monday morning. By Wednesday, she had 340 applications. She needed to shortlist 10 by end of day because the...
The worst part isn't the rejection. Rejection at least means someone saw your application and decided. The worst part is the nothing. You applied to 15 jobs last week. You applied to 12 the...
Two candidates applied for the same operations role at a logistics company in Pune last quarter. Candidate A found the listing on Apna on a Tuesday morning. Applied by noon. Resume was application number...
A 22-year-old fresher in Jaipur and a 34-year-old marketing manager in Bangalore are both "looking for a job" right now. They're both updating their resumes. Both scrolling through listings. Both feeling some version of...
The listing looked perfect. "Customer Support Executive, Work From Home, ₹18,000 to ₹22,000/month, Freshers Welcome." Posted by a company called Nexus Digital Services. Logo looked professional. Job description was detailed. Salary was realistic for...
A 28-year-old operations manager at a manufacturing company in Pune decided to switch to IT last year. She had 5 years of experience. Team of 8. Managed vendor coordination, daily MIS reports, production scheduling,...
The call came on a Thursday afternoon. A 24-year-old in Lucknow had applied for a telecalling job 2 days earlier. The person on the phone said she'd been "selected." Congratulations. Training starts Monday. Just...
A fresher in Bhopal saw a job listing last year. "Customer support executive, work from home, ₹25,000/month, no experience needed." She filled out the form. Got a call the next day. The person on...