How we may be able to solve our hiring needs through data analytics?
By Vaibhav Rathore
November 7, 2020
At ColoredCow, we’re fortunate and proud to say that we’re always hiring. Even in times of pandemic, we are looking for talented people to join the team. We’ve been receiving several applications every day. That’s good, right? Well… not really. The world is facing a huge business discontinuity due to…
What NOT to write in “Why do you think you are fit for this job?”
By ColoredCow
November 4, 2020
There are some fields in our job and internship application forms that we’ve made mandatory. These are “Why you do you think you are fit for this job?”, “Why should we pick you?”, etc. You may also find these in job forms of other organizations. As someone filling the form,…
Traditional resume is dead. Time to create a 21st-century resume
By Sambhavna
April 10, 2019
At ColoredCow, we love it when we receive resumes! However, many times these resumes don’t adequately tell the story of the person who wrote it. We know that there is more to it than that document. That’s why we wrote an article to guide applicants, especially freshers – what to…
“Let’s go Bangalore” is not a solution
By Adiba Ahmed
December 1, 2017
Some years back you would ask a fresh engineering graduate what he would do next in his/her career, the answers would be something like a masters degree, a government job, civil services, management etc. After that came the time when students added private sector jobs to their list. And now…
Increase experience not pressure as you prepare for higher studies
By Adiba Ahmed
November 29, 2017
When thinking about higher studies people usually opt for either of the two situations You go ahead to pursue it just after your undergrad You take a break to prepare or gain some experience Now if you fall in the second category the path gets a bit rocky. A…
Why fill a form?
By ColoredCow
November 13, 2017
Form filling isn’t usually anyone’s favorite hobby, you don’t sit down one fine Sunday morning and decide, “It is a beautiful day, I’ll fill forms today!”. Taking out time to write about yourself, what you aspire to do, the way you think is a conscious effort, so why do…
Hiring for Culture, Training for Skills
By ColoredCow
August 23, 2017
You spend a third of your lives at work. That is a lot of time. Time that impacts varied aspects of your lives and has the potential to greatly influence your identity, mental peace, and growth. If work is what you do the most then choosing it should be a…
How we screen resume quickly and effectively
By Adiba Ahmed
March 2, 2017
RESUME SCREENING We at ColoredCow use this simple algorithm to screen resume, cover letters, google forms or linked.in profiles that we receive for hiring. So far this method has never failed us and every time we use it our conviction for the technique increases. To get shortlisted, a candidate should…