Year: 2011

Ruby on Rails interview with a fresher

This candidate applied for job posted for ROR. As per his resume, he is a computer science graduate. We called him for the first round of telephonic interview. We couldn’t interview anyone for sometime after this one… Interviewer: Is Ruby

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Role of FB, twitter and LinkedIn in hiring

Though most companies do not like people accessing Facebook, Twitter or Linked in while at work, some even go ahead and BAN using social media in office, However recruiters from these companies hunt for good candidates on social media platform.

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Powerful but Fake resumes in services industry

Fake and overstated/exaggerated resumes are not uncommon in IT industry. It is impossible to assess and understand the real skill of an individual based on his/her resume. People write so many things in their resume that their actual relevant work

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Chief Information Officer – Role and Salary of CIO

“If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you are likely to end up where you are headed.” One question that often troubles people in IT industry is…. what next? Where am I heading? When will I be

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What salary raise should I demand?

“I’m the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In the final analysis, it’s still about the work. -Jim Carrey” What is the salary raise that I should demand during salary negotiation? This is a

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Joining a Startup?

“May you live in interesting times” is a popular Chinese curse. Well, I am not sure if it is a curse or not but as far as Indian IT industry is concerned, We are definitely living in interesting times. Not

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Role of recruitment consultants in hiring

Any new employee can be successful in their new job only if they join the organization with correct expectation of their responsibilities, role and future prospects.  Recruitment consultants play a very important role in bridging the gap aboutexpectations from both

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