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Using Social Media to Eliminate Potential Software Employees: A Bittersweet Solution

n times like these it is not really easy to be an HR manager. Challenges posed by cost cutting by offshore IT outsourcing clients and a supply of IT professionals which is more than the actual demand, lead IT recruiters to be stringent when it comes to choosing the right employee. HR managers have thus begun to look for ways in which they can eliminate professionals seeking employment rather than choosing the right employee. This paradigm shift has resulted in recruiters seeking more novel methods to eliminate prospective employees, and that includes social media. Using social media to eliminate rather than recruit potential employees has become a bittersweet topic for most recruiters. It is widely frowned upon by PR executives of companies while implicitly they do understand that prying into prospective IT employees private and personal lives may be one of the ways to make sure that a future employee would be an asset rather than a liability. IT industry, as everyone knows,

Why A Job Interview Is Like Going On A First Date

Most of us like dating and hate interviewing for a job, but in many ways a first date and an interview are essentially the same thing. You’re both selling yourself and trying to figure out - will this company and I be a good match? Will we have good times, share lots of laughs, grow together, learn from each other? Or will I end up broken-hearted, sniffling into tissues, watching Sex and the City and wondering where it all went wrong? Good interviewing techniques, like dating advice, can increase your chances of avoiding the bad breakup. So why is a job interview like a date? Check out these six tips for success in your professional and personal life. 1. Dress for Success Sorry, it’s a cruel world. Few companies are going to be impressed if you show up to your first interview wearing a hoodie and flip flops, blowing bubbles with your gum. Yes, you’re beautiful on the inside, but organizations and interviewers want you to demonstrate that you can be put-together

When To Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business

Let’s face it: Working for someone else is a great way to get started in the business world, but it is not where an entrepreneur with lofty goals will want to remain. If you’re tired of being just another cog, and you crave a sense of personal fulfillment and long-term passion, then it might be time to take the plunge. Here are some signs when you should quit your job and start your own business. 1. High Level of Confidence. To be a truly successful entrepreneur, there should be no doubt in your mind that you will not accomplish your goals, even if you may have to occasionally alter your plans or refine your targets. Your success is as much a matter of your belief in yourself as it is of the skills you will develop on your journey. Even though your attitude is focused on winning, you should not be emotionally attached to the outcome of any one transaction or activity. In order to achieve success, you need to be flexible enough to evolve. There are hardly any successful busin

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