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When it comes to getting a getting hired for that job that you want then, it does not matter if your job is in a million dollar national company or you are going to be working for a little, local business, the basic rules still apply. Whether you get the job or not is fully determined by how confident and well prepared you come across to the interviewer. Pre Interview Preparation Obviously before you can get any interviews you need to contact some companies who are offering jobs in the role that you want to go into. Your CV should be direct and to the point and always highlight the skills you have that are requested on the job outline.  Don’t expect to send your CV off to 20 companies and get 20 interviews, it might happen but it won’t always. Some companies will reply and letting you know they are not hiring right now, but others won’t even reply, so don’t get disheartened by this. When you do get a successful reply it will either state in the letter the time and date of your interview or it will ask you to contact the company to book a time[…]

This article is my effort to share my experience with the fellow recruiters. After spending around 6 years in Staffing and Recruiting for IT, Software and BPO companies; I learned that attrition rate in all the companies are increasing day by day. The managements of many companies are not being able to retain their permanent employees and it results in decrease of the overall performance of the organisation. After thinking on this issue, I came to one conclusion: The attrition or turnover of the employees start from the very first step and that is Recruitment. If the recruitment is not right, there are more chances for an employee to leave the organisation in a very short time. One should take a lot much care while recruiting a permanent employee and should not only emphasise on technical skills. Even if one has to compromise little with the technical skills of a candidate to make sure he stays with the company for a long time, he should do that. There are n number of factors which can give the hint whether the person will stay long with the company or he will run away soon!! Based on my experience, below I am[…]

The HR department has the task to recruit new employees. For some, this is a very easy thing to do. However, such job is not as easy as it seems since there are guidelines and rules that should be followed in order for the hiring to be a success. There is a need to measure recruitment effectiveness so that an organisation will be able to track and become aware of how the HR department is performing. If they have chosen the right people for the job, the human resources department will be able to help an organisation achieve its goals due to the fact that they have hired employees who are really efficient and industrious. So how do you measure recruitment? Of course, you would like to know all about the recruitment efficiency and this can be done by simply measuring the said process. If this is your goal, the best solution is to define the right metrics so that you will be able to assess the changes that have been made in your company. The HR department should always seek for new ways on how they can climb up the corporate ladder and as we can see now, the[…]

Recruitment and selection is one of the most basic processes in the Human Recourse function choosing the right candidate and converting them to fill the position of an employee from the status of a candidate is an art in itself. All the HR personnel all over the word have to undergo this function within their job profile and functions. This function may be made easy provided all the steps are followed as per process and also with a combination of some common sense. Let’s gain clarity on the process by a step-by-step study. Finding Resume. Resume could be searched and found through different methods. The methods could be: 1. Job Portals:-  Monster, Times Job s etc. 2. Recruitment Consultant:- Independent recruitment consultant who works on nominal fee. 3. Word of Month:- It could be referrals, friends, colleagues, etc. 4. Newspapers Advertisements:- Advertisement in newspapers which comes under the classified column. The above are just the preliminary facts about recruitment. It is a vast and wide process that has immense scope to change the value and culture of the organisation. Employees collectively create a work environment that may be good, bad or manageable depending upon individual perceptions. Once you have some[…]