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  WhatsApp as Social Recruiting Tool!! You must be kidding!!!

  May 14, 2014 at 8:00 pm / Blog Post, Gen Y, Recruitment, Social Recruiting

  Before you start laughing and shoot down this idea, do read some of the stats that might interest you. – 500+ million monthly active users – 16 billion messages per day on average, receiving 32 billion, and sending 500 million images per day. – 1 million join platform every day – Number of Video Messages sent daily : 100 million So, are these number interesting enough for you to continue reading!!! Thought so. Lets now start with some questions. Do […]

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  The role of Social, Mobile and Digital in Recruitment Marketing

  April 10, 2014 at 11:16 am / Employer Branding, HR & Social Media, Live Show Schedules, LIVE Shows, Recruitment, Recruitment Marketing, Social Media, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Talent Communities

  Sharing a boring job description on the job board and assuming a perfect candidate might apply for the position so that you can interview and then hire him is a long gone old school way of doing things. Successful organizations have taken to the leap to trying social/mobile/digital tools to get that best applicant ahead of competition in a cost effective manner. 90% of candidates who visit a career site don’t apply right away but they do window shopping.  Success […]

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  Dear Recruiters – Twitter can’t be used like LinkedIn or Facebook as LinkedIn

  March 23, 2014 at 11:13 pm / Recruitment, Social learning, Social Media, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition

  I have often come across Recruiters complaining that they don’t get resumes from Twitter or Facebook. When I tried to understand the real meaning behind this statement, they say “But we do get resumes from LinkedIn”. Dear Recruiters – Twitter can’t be used like LinkedIn or Facebook as LinkedIn. The point that I am trying to make is that Every Social Networking Platform has its unique style of working. Every Platform has its plus points. Confused already!!! Let me confuse you […]

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  The Future of Employer Branding

  February 20, 2014 at 9:11 pm / Employer Branding, Future of HR, Live Show Schedules, Recruitment, Retention, Social Media, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Uncategorized

  It is not about winning the war for talent anymore! But it is about how to become an employer of choice and outperform competition so that the talent chooses to join your organization no matter how tough the competition is. And you can attain that goal by building your Employer Brand! Successful organizations have taken a step ahead by building their Employer Brand and using it as a talent attraction strategy. With the use of social media, now organization can […]

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  Are you looking for India’s Top 10 Social Bio’s!!!

  January 1, 2014 at 5:51 am / #IndiaHRLIVEwriters, Blog Post, Employer Branding, HR & Social Media, Human Resource Development, Networking, Recruitment, Social HR at work, Social Recruiting

  Your search ends right here. There has been a lot of talk about being Social, having Social Media Presence and so on. People have often talked about it in context for the western world. Well, no offence to them, but there has been very little attention given to the Social Indians J . But this has no effect on these Social Professionals in India to continue their amazing journey in this space. India has always been Social since ages. What […]

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  Best practices in Social Recruitment

  December 6, 2013 at 7:59 am / Social Media, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Uncategorized

  Social Recruiting has been more than a buzz word. Companies and Recruiters are slowly but surely getting into the game. Social Media has gained lots of eye balls not only from those who are hiring, but also those who are in the market looking for new opportunities. This session will talk about how Social Media has impacted hiring styles and how companies are promoting jobs via these channels. It’s not just about LinkedIn but beyond that. Social Networking sites such […]

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  Smart ways to use social media to get hired

  November 30, 2013 at 6:59 am / HR & Social Media, Job Search, Live Show Schedules, Social Recruiting

  According to a study published by Career Arc, two out of three companies will implement social recruiting in 2014. Social Recruiting is getting real!! While more companies are expanding their social recruiting efforts in 2014, for a job seeker knowing what it takes to attract and engage recruiters on social media can help them find a job easier. What you share or tweet can have positive or negative impact on what recruiters think of you! Inviting all Job seekers and careerists […]

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  Future of Hiring!! Are you ready!!

  September 19, 2013 at 3:17 am / Blog Post, Employer Branding, Hiring, Recruitment, Social Recruiting

  I apply to a Job Opening via a Mobile App by the company and get a notification to attend an interview. I walk into the company reception and get a tablet. I was surprised to see that all those who had come for the interview were getting a Tablet. I pinched myself, but soon realized that it was for the online test that was about to be conducted. On the home screen they had their company logo, and a Video […]

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  Naukri, Monster, Dice are Job Portals. What about LinkedIn?

  September 9, 2013 at 1:51 am / Recruitment, Social Recruiting

  Naukri, Monster, Dice are Job Portals. Well this was a no brainer, right!! So how about LinkedIn!! Sounds fairly simple to answer this one. LinkedIn is a Job Portal!! LinkedIn is not a Job Portal!! But is this so simple? Well, let’s take a look at this question and try to decode it from the angle of a candidate and a recruiter. As it depends on the users who are using LinkedIn. Just to make things more interesting, let me […]

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  Employer Branding and Social Recruiting – Thoughts from the event

  August 29, 2013 at 3:23 am / Employer Branding, HR & Social Media, Social Recruiting

  When I was invited to be a part of the live chat on employer branding and social recruiting I had two feelings. One – ofcourse I was excited – topics close to my heart, co-participants I am fond of. And employer branding and social recruiting are still catching up in India – so we are at the exploratory stage which is always a good time to begin. The second feeling was one of ambivalence. The concept of employer brand and […]

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