Awesome Talents

Offlate, recruiters have gone full throttle using LinkedIn to find top talents. Reliance on job boards have hit an all time low (or will be very soon). LinkedIn happens to be one such platform which is solely dedicated to Professional Networking. The LinkedIn profile killers seem rather mundane, but have a calculated effect on how you are perceived by not just employers, but potential business connectors or partners. It's an art to use LinkedIn effectively. Many talents think just by creating a profile they would be attracting recruiters. It's sad to know it doesn't work that way. It takes a hell lot of patience, time and perseverance to craft a powerful profile on linkedin. We have put together a few vital pointers which will help you take a step closer to your dream job No information. I see a lot of profiles that don’t have any information – no photo, no information underneath each employer, no groups, no education, etc. When you simply slap up a profile and then walk a...

LinkedIn was founded in December 2002 and the site was first launched in May 2003. It is one of the most effective platforms to network professionally till date. Today, LinkedIn is a public company with a firm grip on business and going stronger than ever. Here are some fun facts: As of JAN 2018 LinkedIn has 500+ Million Users 40% of those use LinkedIn everyday 40 million students and recent college graduates are on LinkedIn There are 57% of male users and 44% female users on Linkedin After US, India, Brazil, Great Britain and Canada has the highest number of Linkedin users 44% of Linked users earn more than $75,000 in a year 41% of millionaires use LinkedIn LinkedIn now has 5-6 million active job listings on the platform LinkedIn provides access to 9+ million companies across the globe for a user LinkedIn profiles with photos get 21 times more profile views and 36 times more messages About 80% Recruiters use LinkedIn for Recruitment Activities   Now, k...

Every research, every recruiter, every employer stand ground on one fact - There is intense talent shortage and we are unable to hire on time My question - Seriously?? Are you so lost that you somehow manage to drift away from reality? Have you lost your touch with the Market? Have you been blinded by the fact that everyone around you is saying that, so even i'm supposed to? Whatever maybe your reason to outline that there is intense shortage of talents, here is the bummer - There are huge talents pools out there waiting for you to tap. Just because your strategies & plans failed doesn't mean it's not there. Either change your approach or be struck with your illusion of Talent Crunch. There are a few Smart Firms who exactly do what others don't. These firms employ the Best Brains. Few such firms have never complained, cribbed nor whined about any kind of shortages.They have always got their fill rates on time, everytime. It is ridiculous for employers to ...

I'm sure you would have read a zillion blog posts on how to become a successful leader. Many of you would agree with me that these so called 'How To's' bore us to death with each of the authors listing out qualitites according to their wish & will. While a few of these may work for some but not everyobe. A simple google search for 'Leadership Qualitites' pops out 5,56,00,000 results. Add to that a thousand other books which claims to be true stories of leaders around the world writtent by self proclaimed best Selling Authors (sometimes i wonder who isn't one) With all the hype around the web & corporate inc about what makes a true leader, i have collated a few vital pointers that hold's good for just about everyone who wishes to be an effective leader. This bring us to the question Are leaders born or made? As cliche as it may sound leaders are sure made. If you are aware abot the Ice berg model, then you bet i'm right. The ...

Although debatable, Sales is the single most critical function of an organization. Be it a fortune 500, Series funded or a startup. Sales guys are the front-runners who face clients head on. The heart & soul of a business entity lies with the Sales/marketing Team. In one liner - Sales is like oxygen without which a business entity suffocates and slowly fades away. As much as we would like to think that we're living a the 4th revolution (Aka Digital World), one where all sales happen on line and there is no need for us to pick up the phone, but unfortunately that's not true. Although sales does happen through the web, there are still many sales strategies that need us to pick up the phone, or have face to face meetings, where building relationships is still the key to closing the sale, especially if you're in a services business. To me, job titles don't matter. Everyone is in sales. It's the only way we stay in business. - Harvey Mackay Sales a...

It's been a while since we published something new here. The time was well invested in gaining more experience and insights on the Recruitment System. Recently i happened to view an amazing piece of article and something stood out. Let me share it with you: Assume you are recruiting for a few positions and ypu have been presented with 3 choices. Which one would you bet on Candidate 1: Sleeps till noon, was kicked out from public office twice, used opium in college, drinks a quart of vodka daily.  Candidate 2 : has 2 mistresses, drinks 10 martinis a day, consults an astrologist for his decisions, chain smoker.  Candidate 3 : Decorated war hero, does not smoke nor drinks, never cheated on his wife.  If you chose Candidate 3, here is more information... Candidate 1: Winston Churchill  Candidate 2: Franklin D. Roosevelt  Candidate 3: Adolf Hitler  We are too quick to make snap judgments about people, particularly on interviews. Do not you...

It is ridiculously easy for a job-seeker, no matter how qualified, talented & competent, to get beaten down and to start to think there's something wrong with him or her. Its easy to bog down the finest of talents & shatter their dreams. Hundreds & thousands of amazingly well polished Talents are running haywire because of useless recruitment methods. These processes are insane and sucks out our energies. The recruiting process is broken. Qualified people can't get job interviews and if they do manage to get them it will drive them away. Many Talents feel frustrated and sucked out that they discount themselves. They think they do not have what it takes to grab that Offer. In reality, YOU are not alone. You are not defective! You are talented, smart and creative but the recruiting process is designed to beat your confidence out of you and grind you down to mush. The recruiting process is broken from start to finish. The way companies write job ads is ridi...

What's common between Coca Cola, Nike, McKinsey, Narendra Modi, Angela Merkel and YOU? For argument sake lets not differentiate companies & individuals. Because, it's all about how powerful a Brand is irrespective of Brand being a product, company or person. Many people think that personal branding is just for celebrities & corporates yet each and every one of us is a brand. Personal branding, by definition, is the process by which we market ourselves to others. As a brand, we can leverage the same strategies that make these celebrities or corporate brands appeal to others. We can build brand equity just like them. People want to do business with other people, not with companies. Putting a strong personal brand on the frontline of your sales process can dramatically improve conversion rates. Personal branding is becoming increasingly important because modern audiences tend to trust people more than corporations. Audiences are used to seeing advertisi...

I would like to advocate for 'salary-history privacy', which is the number 1 question every employer is keen to understand. Each interview, irrespective of the position/level demands to know the current salary of the individual who is keen on a job change I fail to understand why is it given critical importance. What rights does an employer have to know the current salary status of an applicant before he could convert to an employee of the hiring firm. Every company has a strict policy towards their employees who discuss their compensation plan with each other. They discourage employees from sharing their salary information amongst their own employees. So why this unfair term while just interviewing an new applicant? Your past salaries are nobody's business but yours. Your compensation rate at previous jobs should play no part in the process of deciding whether to interview you, whether to hire you or how much to pay you. Employers have no reason to require a jo...

Studies show with over two hundred applications coming in on average for a new job posting, only a mere 2-4 applicants get selected for an in-person interview. That's a 3% chance you'll get picked. With studies showing you have just a 3% chance of getting a call for an interview, wouldn't you want to increase the likelihood you succeed in the so you can get the job offer? There's a lot of preparation that goes into nailing interviews. Regardless of your age or experience level, nailing the interview can be challenging. The only way to "win" at job interviewing is to prepare yourself effectively.    However, if you're unsure of the right approach, you're not alone. Many people struggle during job interviews. Lack of confidence, preparation, and strategy can result in a painful and ineffective interview that doesn't make a great impression. Research, Explore & Connect - In today’s world, content is king. Go beyond a company...

With all the resources and advice available online, it’s astonishing that people continue to make the same mistakes, over and over again, when job searching. But you don’t have to be one of them. Use this list as a sort of checklist against these common mistakes, and protect your job search against painful mistakes. The best and the most effective way to catch Recruiters attention is to get a customized cover letter which outlines your accomplishments. The cover letter here refers to PAIN POINTS. Every firm hires because they need help. They have certain PAIN POINTS which can only be resolved by hiring right folks who are a perfect fitment for the role. So the most strategic way to grab recruiter's eyeballs is to let them know how can solve their pain points. You should always avoid: Typos on your resume. They make you look unprofessional. Proofread with extreme prejudice. Waiting for the job to come to you. You should be proactive. Make a list of the top 10 ...

It’s easy to look at the latest overnight success and think – “Wow, look at them, so happy, so successful, so free” – and think that something must be wrong with you.  Because even though you are constantly trying to make something happen, you don’t feel successful or energized, no instead you feel worn out with nothing left to give.  If this is the case for you, perhaps it’s not what you are doing to become successful but rather what you are still focusing on to become successful.  Even the slightest tilts of lost focus is enough to shift our context and frame of mind from where we should be headed to instead a completely different one. So what do those people DO to get through these moments of lost focus?  How do they zero in on the task at hand to become a success? Perhaps it’s not what they FOCUS on, but rather what they DON’T FOCUS on that makes the real difference. The Clock Never Stops A successful person will never focus on th...

In the new world of executive job search, your “Paper” or Word document executive resume will probably not be your first introduction to recruiters and hiring decision makers. Whatever they find out about you online may be the deciding factor – often before you know they’re assessing you. Today’s C-level / Leadership / Senior-level resume takes the form of a LinkedIn profile, VisualCV, or online portfolio. Savvy executives know they have to have a strong online identity, leading hiring professionals to accurate, on-brand information about them. Before dusting off your old resume (if you have one), merely updating it with your latest contributions and career history, and expecting that, when you put it out there they will come, you need to get a handle on today’s resume 2.0 and what part it plays in the new world of executive job search. If you don’t have a strong online footprint providing them with plenty of on-brand information supporting your value prop...

“Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success. If other people are putting in 40 hour work weeks and you’re putting in 100 hour work weeks, then even if you’re doing the same thing you know that… you will achieve in 4 months what it takes them a year to achieve.” Entrepreneurs and other company workers starved to see ‘Tesla Motors‘ fail due to the company’s products being seen as an attack on mainstream vehicles. He then launched the electric cars to the public, which had the public and other companies in doubt of the success of ‘Tesla Motors‘. Poll votes and TV hosts belittled Tesla cars and told the public they weren’t worth buying. But he did not care and decided to push through to make it happen. He released an offering to the Public in 2010 for Tesla, and was granted a place in the stock market, there hadn’t been an IPL since Henry Ford and the net-worth grew to $2 billion. This courageou...