Recruiting | The Talent Terminal - Part 2


Jobvite manages a 7.2 Million $ Funding

icon1 Posted by sucharith in Careers, HR, Recruiting, Sourcing, Talent Management on 12 18th, 2007 | No Comments

Jobvite, an innovative on demand recruitment solution provider has attracted a whoppin 7.2 Million dollar investment from CMEAVentures. Jobvite provides an on-demand recruitment application that manages the entire recruiting and hiring process. Built on Web 2.0 technologies, Jobvite is radically easy to use for everyone involved in recruiting. Social networking, collaboration and Outlook integration engage all employees productively in their hiring tasks. The Software as a Service application solves the problem of coordinating hiring activities and data across departments, so companies can identify and hire the best people.

Its interesting to see that that Jobvite also has roped in TiVo and Tellme Networks as their partners and this is surely going to turn heads around! Innovation does help and at this talent war we would surely want to see some innovation

All the best guys..!!

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Great Ad Campaign | JobsinTown

icon1 Posted by sucharith in Careers, Recruiting on 10 12th, 2007 | No Comments

Check out a great Ad Campaign by JobsinTown… looks like a rip off of the Monster series i published a while back! Anyways, its great to see innovative advertising :)

Cash Magazine

Cigarette Machine

Coffee Dispenser

Laundry

petrol pump

PhotoBooth

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10 Killer Job Interview Questions

icon1 Posted by sucharith in Recruiting on 10 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment

The CEO Consultant has a nice article on Interviewing explaining interviewers concerns. I found them pretty interesting and here a few of them that caught my interest.

Q#1 – How long have you been looking for a job? (Concern – is there something wrong with you that other employers have picked up?)
 
A#1 – “After I was laid off from my last job, I took the opportunity to take some time out to examine my career goals and where I was going with my life. I have just begun my search in the last few weeks. I have a definite goal in mind and have been selective about the positions I consider. Your company and this position are of great interest to me.”
 
Q#2 – How did you prepare for this interview? (Concern – are you interested enough to do some research, or are you going to “wing it”?)
 
A#2 – “When I found this position posted on the internet (monster.com) I was immediately interested. I checked out the company website and mission statement, looked at the
bios of company founders and executives, and was impressed. Once I had the interview appointment, I talked with friends and acquaintances in the industry. And, I’m sure I’ll find
out a lot more in today’s meetings.”
 
Q#3 – What is your salary expectation for this job? (Concern – Can we afford you? Can we get you for less than budgeted?)
 
A#3 – “I’ll need more information about the job and the responsibilities involved before we can begin to discuss salary. Can you give me an idea of the range budgeted for this position?”
 
Q#4 – How do you keep current and informed about your job and the industries that you have worked in? (Concern – Once you get the job do you continue to learn and grow – staychallenged and motivated?)
 
A#4 – “I pride myself on my ability to stay on top of what is happening in my industry. I do a lot of reading – the business section of the newspapers and magazines. I belong to a couple of professional organizations and network with colleagues at the meetings. I take classes and seminars whenever they are of interest, or offer new information or technology.”
 
Q#5 – Tell me about a time when you had to plan and coordinate a project from start to finish. (Concern – behavioral questions – seeking an example of specific past behavior)
A#5 – ” I headed up a project which involved customer service personnel and technicians. I organized a meeting to get everyone together to brainstorm and get his or her input. From this meeting I drew up a plan, taking the best of the ideas. I organized teams, balancing the mixture of technical and non-technical people. We had a deadline to meet, so I did periodic checks with the teams. After three weeks, we were exceeding expectations, and were able to begin implementation of the plan. It was a great team effort, and a big success. I was commended by management for my leadership, but I was most proud of the team spirit and cooperation which it took to pull it off.”

You can read the rest here… Hope you like it !

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Alumwire is Here With A Bang!

icon1 Posted by sucharith in Careers, Social Networking on 08 9th, 2007 | No Comments

Alumwire is a social networking job site who are targeting fresh college graduates and also targeting seasoned professionals through the alumni networks. The site has been creating some hype and have been featured on CNet too.

Alumwire

The site has integrated with facebook and also features Video’s (Video Resumes) and social networking without doubt! The service began at Harvard University and over 1000 US colleges are supported now. Employer can use the network too for recruiting, and students can use it to connect professionally and get their dream jobs :)

The concept sounds very similar to Jobster and I for sure think that the alumni concept could work for Alumwire. As of now, Alumwire’s Co-Founders have already been named “Top 25 American Entrepreneurs Under 25″.

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