Throughout my corporate life experience, I have found myself staying late in the office often. I have started assuming that I am working hard for the organization. But one day, a senior vice president noticed my regular late hours and said, "Why are you staying late so often? This means that you are not prioritizing and managing your work effectively." And that was a hard hit. At that time, for me, I could not see myself as a problem. But now I can figure it out that it was because of me, I…

A resume is a link between you and the employer to show why you are the company's best hire.

When you apply for jobs online or ready for face-to-face interviews, the first thing you need is a resume. CV or resume summarizes work experience, education details, achievements, and skills, etc.

Your resume is an advertisement copy, and a compelling…

In a competitive candidate market, we need advanced technologies to compete. Over the last few decades, there has been a drastic change in the recruitment industry. Don't you feel that the recruitment industry is transforming from a reactive function to a proactive one?

Recruiting new employees is not easy. Recruiters face many challenges while attracting top talent. A sophisticated applicant tracking system can help recruiters attract…

After working for decades in the recruitment industry, I have always been worried about bringing in the perfect candidate for my organization. And still, it is a big concern to me. I believe it is not possible to build a great team without great people. 

Somewhere I read one quote from Steve Jobs. It says: "I noticed that the dynamic range between what an average person…

HR professionals usually have to search through hundreds of resumes to find the best candidates. Our minds have limited capacity to handle big information, so our brains create shortcuts to make decisions quickly.

It makes HR managers go with their gut feelings, which leads to…

While visiting an event or attending virtual discussions, people look for advice on creating an awesome resume i.e. a resume that can be read by a resume parser with perfection.

Vinay Johar, CEO of RChilli, talks about a few common questions that people ask about creating perfect resumes.

Q1: What do I need to understand about how your resume is parsed?

I recommend being honest when you prepare your resume. Instead of going…

“Human Resources isn’t a thing we do; it’s the thing that runs our business”- Steve Wynn.

The pandemic COVID-19 is the biggest challenge of our lifetime, but there is also a positive side to this pandemic. It has accelerated the digital transformation across every industry. Organizations have started investing heavily in remote working and ensuring that employees can work from their home productively.

Post Covid-19 will bring a fresh set of recruiting trends that will significantly impact your recruiting process. Are we ready to implement these changes? Post pandemic will change the way we recruit compared to just a few months before. We all know now markets are candidate-driven, which means you do not pick talent. Talent picks you. Finding and recruiting ideal job candidates, especially those with in-demand skills, has become extremely time-consuming and challenging. That is the main…

In this digital world, for many organizations, relevant website traffic is an essential part of their business. Organizations believe that the more applicable website traffic they have, the more opportunities they have to make their brand known. Therefore, a steep and sudden drop in site traffic ultimately affects the growth of the organization. There might be different possibilities for why your website traffic has been declining. …

Where are you looking for candidates, and which channels are bringing you the highest quality recruits?

This is the most common question for the hr professionals, especially at the time of a pandemic hit.

The recruitment landscape is evolving rapidly, which requires a change in market strategies. We have crossed that era where hr professionals have the luxury of cherry-picking from pools of active candidates. Now candidates choose to work with an organization when they are…

It’s been more than six months since I am working from home. At times, I feel stressed out thinking about the future, and when the situation will become normal. 

One day when I was pondering over COVID-19, I came across a few articles in which HR tech influencers and thought leaders have shared their opinions about COVID-19, the new normal, and which positive changes it has brought.

I felt positive energy inside me after reading these quotes. Now, I feel compelled to share…

With the growing technology, the recruitment process is also evolving rapidly. It can be tough for us to keep up with the emerging platforms and trends gaining ground every day. Nowadays, the software is efficient enough to deliver expected results. With a single recruitment platform, organizations branch into discrete tools for different recruitment funnel stages.

All from other recruitment tools, two of them are typically taking the central stage, i.e., Applicant Tracking System…

Have you ever wondered what makes a recruiter efficient? Recruiting is a competitive job profile, but at the same time, it is a unique and rewarding job. In this age, it is not just only about posting job ads, screening, streamlining, and hiring; it is more than that now. The recruiters who understand this fact and act accordingly are most likely to attract the perfect talents.

There are mainly three areas where the recruiters must examine…

There are many open jobs in the market, but not enough people to fill those positions.

Attracting the best hire for the organization is a challenging task for the recruiting manager. And during the hiring process, one thing they should never forget about great candidate experience.

So, what is candidate experience

Candidate experience can be…

As the new year is about to begin, employees' benefits specialists are sharing their expectations for the future. Benefits for employees play an important role; pros know how tough it is to keep their best employees. So, many employers are upgrading their game when it comes to offering their employees a comprehensive benefit.

I am quite sure after reading the above para; few questions must be striking in your mind:

1. What are the essential benefits…

As the Marketing Head of RChilli, I participate in many discussions on simplifying the recruitment process. 

The need to hire quality talent will continue to rise. And with the growing competition in the market, recruiters want to be the first one to connect to the candidates. They need effective strategies to emerge as a winner in this war of talent acquisition.

I have attended many HR tech conferences. And I see that HR technology vendors are introducing exceptional…

Are you working from home because of the coronavirus outbreak? Organizations across the globe have rolled out mandatory policies for remote work. The cases of COVID-19 have increased worldwide to an alarming number in just a few weeks. Many organizations are asking their employees to WFH.

Working remotely is getting in trend these days. Though WFH seems to be a positive side of COVID-19, it also brings with it a few challenges. My blog will guide you to maximize your productivity…

Every applicant has a story; I still remember those days when I was searching for a job. I guess we’ve all been there, right? Candidates find a suitable job opportunity and submit their application form online. But times and situations have changed this. As the ‘new normal’ of lockdown, stay-at-home orders, and social distancing are going on worldwide, it is getting difficult for recruiters to find a perfect fit for their various client organizations with just a CV to go…

Recruitment is about creativity these days, where trends keep changing every year. Today is the era of millennials who merely accept jobs; they are selective for organizations and profiles they want to work. It is not all about you searching for talent, but instead, they are searching for you!…