Apparently, Shackleton put this ad out when he wanted to recruit a crew for his Antarctic Expedition.
We are on a mission to discover our
Mahabharata, can pay small wages, offer constant danger. But if we make it, we will have all the glory and honor.
With that, thank you for your interest in working with C4E.
I am Saurabh, one of the founders at C4E and I will be your chaperone while you are see if we are right for each other. This is our careers and hiring page and each person that comes into C4E has to cross this “roadblock”.
It’s imperative that you see this document before you talk to anyone at C4E for any role.
Please note the following…
- Even though we are a small team, we are VERY choosy. The hiring process is needlessly long. And you will have to bear with us. And this process is there for a reason. If you are not willing to go through this, we may not be able to work together. We are very highly indexed on hard work and rigor.
- You will have to fill this form at some point in time. In the form, you will have to make a video about one thing you love. If you are not comfortable with that, we may NOT be the right place.
- We try to be as direct, transparent and open. We will often mention the roles, the money on offer and other things very clearly. We try to be fair and we do NOT negotiate. If you find those numbers less or work more, please do NOT apply.
- We are highly indexed on writing – even for a non-writing role. If you think writing is boring, we encourage you to NOT apply.
- Please start by reading this document – Why not work with us – link.
Here’s a list of things you will have to read / consume / internalise / ready to debate / consider before you start your application. All these are mandatory.
Finally, when you join us, you make C4E your home. And that means we become your second priority (after family and health). We may not be able to offer a great work-life balance. And I know this may not work for a lot of people and we are ok to miss out on those folks. In fact, making anything your second priority is a big decision – and it is either a hell yes, or a hell no. Unless its a hell yes from you, please don’t consider us.
If you don’t understand these, or if you dont subscribe to anything that I have listed in the documents above, there are odds that things will not work between us. Please do not apply and save each other time 🙂
If you do, however, agree with things that I have mentioned above, I INSIST and URGE that you apply. We are probably destined to work together and it would allow us to live an engaged, fulfilling and enriching life!
Over to you!
Thanks,
Saurabh Garg / C4E
PS: This form is needlessly long. The intent is to get only those people who can go thru the pain of filling out a form! There are 20+ questions. Some people take 20 minutes to fill this. Some take a few days. You choose your speed. One of the people that we recently met told us that it took them 3-4 hours and an existential crisis 😀
PPS: We have taken liberal inspiration from people while designing this. Some of them include Ankur Warikoo, Utsav Somani, and more.
PPPS: Please fill this out from a computer (and not an iPad or a phone). A lot of people have mentioned that they are unable to do so from a mobile device.
