Interviews / Feedbacks

In most cases after an interview the first question a recruiter asks the candidate is how did it go? Meaning what is your take on the interview , are you happy with the way it went , were you able to answer most questions properly , did the interviewer sound satisfied with the responses.

In nearly 75% of the cases we can guess if the candidate is going through or not, from these responses. Some clear indicators are the answers to the question like - how long did the meeting last, and what was the closing statement. If an interview lasts less than 1/2 hour we can place a safe bet that its a no-no. If after a couple of rounds the HR informs that - "we will revert in a weeks time" or " we are in the process of  meeting other candidates ..... " or " the consultant/recruiter will be kept informed" ...  one should get the drift , the interview has not gone too well.

Positive signs would be - a request for the current company salary slip or possibly dates for a final round of meeting with the MD/President or Director. 

A tricky situation happens when the interviews go well, the candidates fulfills most criteria but there is something which prevents the client from making an offer. Thats when we have something like - the "candidate on hold" situation. What do we tell the candidate. My experience of on hold situations are that - it does'nt go beyond that - the offer is never made - this happens in 80-90% of the cases . So its better to inform the candidate about his candidature being on hold & possible explain the ramifications of being on hold - just incase if the candidate has not been able to get over the euphoria of a good interview(from his perspective) 

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Recruitment Trends

Career Builder a jobsite in the US has come out with the survey results of hiring trends for 2008. Some Noteworthy trends are:

Flexible work arrangements are on the rise.
Sixty percent of employers offer flexible work plans now — usually alternative schedules (shifted start and quit times), condensed work weeks or telecommuting, while 39 percent expect to offer some form of flex-time in '08.

Online candidate screening slated to grow, and not only the use of qualifying pre-application questions, but full-blown searching of social networking sites and search engine checks.

This is very interesting - Retiree rehiring will increase as companies remain pressured from the loss of more experienced workers. Makes sense as there are some very knowledgeable and employable people who due to being statisticaly on the wrong side of age criteria are forced to sit at home.

For reading the complete report visit : http://img.icbdr.com/images/aboutus/pressroom/2008Q1forecastUSA.pdf

Cows and Magnetic allignment

Google earth's mapping has thrown up an info. Researchers noted that Cattle shown to align north-south while grazing. This seems to be applicable to certain other species like deer etc.
The conjucture being that the earths magnetic field is being used for this subconscious alignement.
Does that mean that magnetic fields have an effect on the Human Beings also.
Well we are not cattle ... but then is there any harm in having such an attribute.
As per vaastu our sleeping position should be North South - maybe there is some strength in that. So our ancestors have also observed some relationship.

About recruiting

Desperately wanted to start a recruiting blog. Spent over a week selecting a title - nothing seemed to fit. Did'nt want another blog having "recruiter" in its title so here we are . "pfrex" came from my initials combined with a very shortened nice sounding version of recruiter( sounded good to me) .
So now I have a podium from where I can shout out my views on recruitment, throw tips/advice at unsuspecting gullible candidates, get back at candidates who short change us, otherwise try to be normal recruiter plying my trade.