Human Resource
Salary appraisal for the year 2012
Most companies in India end their financial year in March and yet again its appraisal time. Since 2009, due to economic recession the appraisal cycle has reached its all-time low. Based on internet research and my own experience in dealing with fortune 500 clients in India i can conclude that this year is going to [...]
facebook, twitter and Linkedin can help you get a job.
People, companies and agencies are increasingly using social media to identify employment opportunities. this morning i saw an interesting infographic and would like to share it over here. The original article appeared in the Business Insider Created by: MBA Online
Google+ for business should be part of your social media hiring strategy
Using Google+ page as part of online recruitment strategy Many progressive organizations today are using social media as an integral part of recruitment strategy. The latest weapon the in the armoury of the HR department is Google+. By now most organization have aligned social media are part of their recruitment process might have developed an [...]
An email that changed the life of one Stanford student by getting him a job at foursquare
With people looking at innovative ways of hiring or getting hired this article really showcases that passion and desire to work for a company that you love can work miracles in life. I would like to thank Nicholas Carlson as I am sharing his article for the benefit of my readers (especially fresh graduates aspiring [...]
Integrating social media with HR initiatives to foster recruitment, engagement & retention
I have written many articles on how to use social media to generate business, to recruit talent and to create organization brand awareness. I believe it’s high time that organizations start thinking of integrating social media to strengthen their HR initiatives. In a global and connected economy where the workplace extends beyond the boundaries of [...]
Recruitment applications on iphone
We all know how big the market is for iphone applications and there are brilliant applications on iTunes which are broadly categorized into utilities, games, entertainment being the most sought after. Apple Inc had officially released iphone SDK in March 2008 and since then the mobile development community has been busy dishing out awesome applications. [...]
Graduates searching for a job in the current market scenario
The job market is tough and it’s even tougher for fresh graduates to get suitable jobs in the current market. Normally this leads to frustration and depression and most of the students blame it on recession and how bad their luck is. However there are few students like David Rowe of Cambridge. A law student [...]
A must read for job seekers in current economy
I came across a useful post which gives a list of must read presentations for a job seeker. Applicant.com has compiled a list of 7 presentations from SlideShare. The first thing to hit during recession was hiring and recruitment and the first thing will pick up would be the same. Economy is already showing signs [...]
Recruitment post recession – Hiring upswing round the corner, are you prepared?
The buzz across the world is that the recession is coming to an end and the worst is probably over. You will see this sentiment being reflected amongst most of the people you talk to. All the major news items across the globe carry headlines like “the worst is over” and testimony to this fact [...]
Recruitments – India Inc plan to recruit more in Q3 2009
Being a co-founder at Synergy Solutions (a 40 people HR services company), I have been positively waiting to see early signs of recovery as far as recruitment industry is concerned. The main reason being: General Sentiments in the market Economic Recession Almost freeze on fresh recruitments across sectors Companies negotiating placement fees due to cost [...]
