Bengaluru: A man’s old-school leave application to Swiggy garnered the attention of the company’s top executive. He appreciated the young man for his pro-activeness through an X post. Netizens joined in to shower the job applicant with praises.
Saptarshi Prakash, an Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Design at Swiggy, took to the social media platform to discuss a unique job application he received. A young man sent a handwritten job application, including a new concept suggestion for the app’s improvement. In the letter, the man asked the AVP to give him a chance to present his concept to the team at Swiggy. ” “Received a physical letter from a designer wanting to join Swiggy with a concept,” said Prakash on LinkedIn. In the post, he also stated that the letter impressed him despite the lack of vacancies at Swiggy for UX/UI designers. He also invited the professional to drop him an email to review the new concept.
Man sends handwritten job application to Swiggy; viral post
A Swiggy AVP received a handwritten job application.
Image credit: @saptarshipr/X
“I’d also love to review the concept you have developed. Would you mind dropping me an email? I’m sure you’ll find my email address—you found my physical one!” said Prakash. Meanwhile, netizens were stunned and began showering the young professional in the comments.
Netizens lauded the man who sent a handwritten letter to Swiggy.
Image credit: @saptarshipr/X
One wrote, “In this age, anyone using a paper of any form and a physical medium itself is refreshing. Bookmark karlo.” Another person stated, “Crazy, I would have added some UI screens as cards too, portfolio bhi sath main.” Some even asked the AVP to just directly give the professional his email id.
