• Amanpreet Sehgal had some inputs, “Technology has made a small world for us. We all are connected through various mediums.” Skype’s Video Chats has made recruitments across locations or countries quicker.” “Few years back, it was just job portals we were dependent on and only active candidates that are now on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook groups, WhatsApp Groups, quicker way of interacting.” In reply to Yusuf Pathan’s comment about, is technology killing the creativity of recruiters? His opinion was, “I have a different view here, and I feel technology has pushed creativity to a different level.”

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• Achyut Menon enquired, “Let me try & rephrase… How is technology likely to impact recruiters? Are third party recruiters likely to become redundant? If clients and candidates can directly find each other, will there be room for intermediaries?”
• Yusuf Pathan had some comments such as, “I do not see third party recruiters becoming redundant, the clients will have their own limitations in getting access to the entire pool of technologies available. So if you are a Corp recruiter or a 3rd party recruiter, it will depend on how corporates would like to strategise their recruitment function.” “Having said that, Indian recruitment is a number game and 3rd party companies is and always will be a part of a strategy for the corporates.”

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Most individuals spend much of their time on Social Media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Therefore online platforms are now more effective ways to get noticed and build your brand name.  Getting noticed is easier now thanks to social media because majority of the people are active on these sites. A company’s presence on these platforms is crucial as it determines the success or failure of the company.  Even though branding is easier it does require management because negative views expressed on Social Media directly affect the branding. Here are some tips that are sure to boost the company’s branding.

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The new trend that is followed by recruiters and sourcers today is recruiting candidates via Social Media like LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Facebook being one as well.  With every second person having an account with Social media, it is only natural that recruiting will be done via these platforms. Hence the need for “Latest Developments in Facebook” arises; in order to assist recruiters and sourcers alike. There are certain tools that Facebook offers which can speed up the process for both recruiters and sourcers.

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