New Delhi, May 16 -- The recruitment industry had been lying low as companies completed their appraisal processes. But now the letters are going out, and in fact, you may have received yours as well. You may be rated above your peers, below them, or even bracketed along with them. But it is done. At least for this year.

Or is it?

If that phone call comes from a recruiter or the HR of a rival firm casually discussing an opportunity, will you not give it a thought? Will you not go for the first coffee meeting?

In the seventh post of our series on appraisal, 'Mark My Worth', I discuss whether one should start job hunting right after their appraisal?

Your appraisal dashed your hopes, and you want to leave-a natural reaction, but it can al...