FASTCOLLAB 7 CONFESSIONS FROM RECRUITERS FOR YEAR 2015
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.
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3. Do not jump on References: Almost every company need references by the candidates from their previous organization. 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. 5. Freshers are going directly to Recruitment Agencies: During 2015, fresh graduates who were looking to make a career in Recruitment & HR, have preferred applying into recruitment companies over corporate organisations. The reasons being, recruiting agencies offered decent starting salary, big bonuses and fast progressions.
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6. Contract roles on the promise of Full-time job: Year 2015 has seen reluctance from companies to offer full time salaried position to employees. They have asked recruitment agencies to find candidates who were willing to work on hourly or daily rate. 7. Candidates have given the leads unknowingly: Recruitment agencies are always on the lookout of more and more clients. For this, recruiters were trained to ask the candidates “Have you attended any interview before?” This question didn’t cause any harm to candidates.
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