Random Topmate Story 😅

I've been seeing a lot of people promoting their services on Topmate or similar platform, and charging some random amount for the same.

So, I just wanted to share my small experience - nothing fancy though.

Occasionally people looking for better tech jobs (early career) reach out to me, blocks my calendar and we have conversation for 30-60 minutes, absolutely at zero cost.

Often times, they come back after a few months to share about their updates or to share the happy news.

I'm not on Topmate, nor have I shared this publicly with anyone. People occasionally reach out, 1-2 per month (now), purely by word of mouth 💁🏻‍♂️

I haven't gyaan-ed on LinkedIn nor am I interested in the same. I don't understand why people shares a ton of posts regarding the same. I don't know whether they're doing it just for the name/fame.

I often review resume of those who reach out to me, and used to review almost 20+ resumes every month. I still do it occasionally.

This is again not via Topmate or any other platform, they block time on my calendar and then we do it, absolutely for free. Over call, we would be spending 60-90 minutes or more for the resume.

I go through each and every word on their resume, rephrases it and improve it. I help them in presenting a compelling story about themselves.

Again, this is also for free. And almost all of them has received a lot of interviews from most of the Big tech companies. (Main point is not because I helped them, they were able to showcase themselves in the best way).

I don't have a lot of experience. But over the last 3 years, I've been extensively researching on these things, and has been supporting a lot of folks.

It is very tiring, and sometimes I really don't want to continue doing it as well, especially since I don't charge a dime.

But yes, when we help someone, happiness automatically comes to us. I just wanted to share this with you all.