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How to Get Salary Data You Can Really Use

On By Akshay moonIn Recruitment1 Comment

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If you’re busy doing your job, a long time might have passed since you’ve checked to see whether you’re fairly paid or not. Salary sites are helpful to getting a general sense for salaries. But there are so many nuances with geography, job title, functional area and more that get lost in aggregate data.  You really need data specific to your job at your level in your town. One of the best ways to get the salary data is to talk to people, but how can you get people to freely talk about salary?

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Transparency is the Foundation of Good Candidate Experience – Part 3

On By Vinayak JoglekarIn RecruitmentLeave a comment

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There is a general shroud of secrecy around the interview process , hiring decisions and compensation offered. When you don’t communicate, people tend to lose trust. No wonder a recent survey by Team Blind shows that 70% tech employees don’t trust HR. In Part 2 of this 3 part article we saw the lack of transparency in the early parts of the tech hiring funnel. Viz. Resume completeness, job description and technical screening. In this part we will take a peek at what the candidates think about the end of the funnel- technical interviews , hiring decisions and compensation offered. From the results of the survey, it will become clear that lack of communication leaves the candidates guessing and left to themselves they aren’t kind to the IT companies. Remember talent is the primary driver of revenue and profits in the IT industry.

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Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Tech Recruitment

On By vaishnavisaliIn IT recruitment1 Comment

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1.5 million! That’s the number of Engineers graduating every year in India. Imagine the number of job aspirants for a single post when you include people switching jobs. It is humongous. As a Tech Recruiter things could go insane. There is always pressure to perform in short span of time. But what if you can pull it off? AI empowered recruitment tools have definitely made that possible. AI is a transformational technology which will have a disruptive impact on the way you recruit.

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The Seven Most Common Mistakes in Tech Recruitment

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Advice for recruiters in the IT industry who handle the hiring process.

As you may be aware, it is tricky to find and hire professionals for technical positions. We should think how to optimise this process by avoiding some the most common pitfalls. Here is an outline of the practical experience I have gained in the over three years I have been a technical recruiter. When I began, I had no inkling that I was walking straight into a trap! The recruitment process requires many skills and, to be successful, you will need experience with sales, marketing, and even psychology.

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Wow! Automation is creating more jobs

On By Dinesh GokhaleIn IT recruitmentLeave a comment

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There is a general perspective among people that automation is taking over low-skilled, repetitive jobs especially in IT industry. I believe jobs are becoming more complex and require quick execution and that’s why I do not fully agree that automation is taking over jobs. In fact, it is creating more new-age jobs. New career opportunities for IT employees will open up in some emerging digital domains like BigData, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Security and Cloud Computing.

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7 Features Every Recruiter Expects From a Good ATS

On By Guest AuthorIn A.I. in Hiring, Applicant Tracking System, Recruitment1 Comment

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Recently I got an opportunity to check out lots of Application Tracking Systems. Every ATS is designed with specific objective – Automation, Analytics or even Integration. Every recruiter/stakeholder in recruitment process has a specific interest in ATS. As a recruitment professional, I have zeroed down to following 7 features which every recruiter will love to have in any ATS

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