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Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Candidate: The Copy-Paste Resume Chronicles

Recruiters everywhere know this feeling: you start reviewing resumes, and by candidate number 8, you’re experiencing déjà vu. By candidate number 15, you’re convinced the entire talent pool sat together one weekend and wrote their resumes off the same WhatsApp template. Welcome to the Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Candidate era — where “originality” is on vacation, and copy-paste is the reigning king. 1. The Buzzword Buffet There are certain words that have officially overstayed their welcome: Involved in… Implemented… Orchestrated… If I had a rupee for every “orchestrated cross-functional initiative” , I’d already be orchestrating my retirement plan in Maldives. Fun fact: most of these orchestrations were less like a symphony and more like a trumpet in a traffic jam. 2. The R&R Loop (Ctrl+C Championships) Here’s how it goes: Company A: “Involved in requirement gathering, implemented solutions, orchestrated deployments.” Company B: “Involved in requirement gathering, imple...

From COBOL to ChatGPT: The Evolution of Tech Hiring

Remember when tech hiring meant finding someone who could wrestle with COBOL, fix a mainframe hiccup, and still have time to show off their new pager? Yeah, those were the glory days. Fast forward a few decades, and here we are, juggling candidates who casually say, “Oh, I fine-tuned a GenAI model last weekend for fun.” The tech hiring landscape has been like a Netflix series with too many seasons—each one introducing new characters, plot twists, and cliffhangers. Season 1: The Dinosaur Era (COBOL & Mainframes) Recruiters hunted for folks who spoke fluent COBOL. These legends still walk among us, often referred to as “the ones keeping your bank alive.” Season 2: The Dotcom Buzz Suddenly, Java wasn’t just coffee. Every JD screamed “Java Developer” as if they were golden tickets to Willy Wonka’s factory. Then came the dotcom crash—ouch. Season 3: The Cloudburst AWS, Azure, and GCP arrived like shiny new superheroes. Hiring shifted to finding cloud architects who promised...

AI Ate My Job Description: The Talent Shift Clients Can’t Ignore

 Remember when every JD looked like a grocery list of Java, .NET, and SAP? Those days are slowly being eaten alive by AI, ML, and data-driven roles. Clients aren’t just hiring anymore—they’re future-proofing . 1. From “Legacy Loyalists” to “AI Evangelists” Clients who once swore by traditional tech stacks are now asking for Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and GenAI Specialists . Why? Because business isn’t just about running systems anymore—it’s about predicting, automating, and staying ahead of disruption. 2. Job Descriptions Are Morphing Overnight That old 4-page JD filled with acronyms? It’s now condensed into one magical line : “Must know how to make AI work for us.” Suddenly, even a DevOps engineer is expected to sprinkle in AI/ML knowledge. Roles are blending, and specialists are becoming hybrids . 3. Data Is the New Gold (and Everyone Wants a Miner) Enter Data Engineers . They’re the unsung heroes making sure all that AI hype doesn’t crash and burn. With...