Does Winner Take All in the Tech Resume Sourcing Game?

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“ I don’t really search for a job. All I do is to update my profile on Naukri and I wait for the calls – and believe me, I get more calls than I need” – A Developer with 4 years experience.

There are several job boards or web-sites where companies can post the open positions. But candidates – particularly the good ones don’t really “search” – they passively wait to be found by a recruiter. So it can be safely concluded that a developer or a tester with less than 10 years experience would default to this model. I thought that “Naukri” is where most recruiters would go to search for prospective candidates.

To learn the recruiters’ story ; I conducted a survey. Here are some insights based on the responses received from 36 IT recruiters.

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Sourcing & Recruiting Passive Candidates

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What is a passive candidate?

Generally recruiters and those working in the recruitment industry knows who a passive candidate is. For those who still have doubts, let me explain it in very simple words.

Passive candidates are those who are not actively looking for a change in their jobs. They are probably happily employed and have the history of career stability.

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