7 CONFESSIONS FROM RECRUITERS FOR YEAR 2015 (1)

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• 7 CONFESSIONS FROM RECRUITERS FOR YEAR 2015

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• 2015 has seen a rise in number of hirings across
  India, and specially among the start-ups. As we
  are nearing the end of this year, we reached out
  to recruiters of various companies (both
  Corporate Organisations as well as Recruitment
  Agencies) and asked them to make a confession
  about their work in this industry. Here is a
  collection of most commonly told statements.
• 1. Less time to read Resumes
• Recruiters have received plenty of applications,
  but they were able to give only 5-7 seconds of
  time on each resume. Nearly 83 of recruiters
  revealed that cover letters went unnoticed.
• 2. Candidate Personal Details
• Recruiters have given emphasis on the email ids
  of the candidates as well. If it was not
  professional, 75 recruiters have rejected
  candidates for the job. For a single job
  position, recruiters have received nearly 250
  applications and this number kept increasing
  rapidly. Having a photograph on resume has been a
  big no from recruiters perspective during 2015.

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• 3. Do not jump on References
• Almost every company need references by the
  candidates from their previous organisation.
  Going against the ethics of recruitment,
  recruiters have called the bosses of the referred
  company even when they have not shortlisted the
  candidates.
• 4. Keep Social Media Clean
• Nearly 70 of the recruiters have agreed to visit
  candidates social media profiles on various
  networking sites. In the year 2015, nearly 90 of
  the companies used social media for recruiting
  and this number is expected to rise in the near
  future.

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