Easy Apply, Hard Regret
Mr. P C was a highly optimistic job seeker with a polished resume and even bigger dreams. Every morning, he would log into LinkedIn as if it were a temple darshan. Polished his profile, added motivational quotes like “Ready to work hard and harder,” and waited. One fine Monday, his eyes lit up:- “Urgent Hiring: Remote Rs.. 80K per month, Work 3 hours a day.” Hallelujah!
He clicked “Easy Apply.” No response.
Next, he applied for “Government project hiring
secretarial consultant for NASA project (India Division).” He even changed his
display pic to look more “NASA-ish.”
Again… silence.
A week passed. P C got
excited when he received a message:
“Hi, Sir, we saw your profile. Kindly send Rs. 499
for the application kit.”
P C, now semi-suspicious, replied, “Do you take
UPI?”
They said, “Only Google Play recharge codes
accepted.”
That is when reality hit. Mr. P C realized LinkedIn
was less job portal, more job puzzle. He started noticing patterns:
* Jobs with no company name.
* No contact emails.
* 37 job posts from one “Global HR manager” who
had 14 followers.
Frustrated, he posted:
“Dear LinkedIn, why does my resume need 5 stars to
find 1 genuine job?”
Solution Suggestion (with a laugh):
P C now runs
his own blog covering many “Job* seeker
Jokes & Justice.”
He recommends this:
* Post jobs like proper “WANTED” ads.
* Add Gmail for contact.
* No AI bots, no ghost recruiters.
* Use LinkedIn to connect, not confuse.
And as Mr. P C now says,
“Your skill should speak louder than your resume
font!”
