Cyber cv

As in any job search, this is an important stage. An online CV has to be a little different from a real one many "key" words as possib hese words will facilitate the emproyers' earch when they look for a candidate with specific qualifications. For instance, institution al back-up often plays a decisive role for a software firm looking for an enfineer.

The employer might type in the name of a preferred indstitute along with the nature of the job in the search engine. So, if you have not clearly mentioned the name of your instituion in the CV, chances are you will miss out. Sometimes, HR professionals also look for a particular mix of skills which must be prominently displayed. Careerindia.com, a popular site tells you how to prepare you on line CV. At some sites you can even overwrite an existing template. You also have the option of floating a nameles resume.

All sites, however do not make it mandatoy for you to part with your CV. Users can first check the jobs on offer and them decide whether to register, even though registration is free at most sites. Sites like jobs DB.com allow job sekers to contact them through email if they don't have easy access to the net. They need not even send a CV. "All they do is let us know their criteria for the next career option. We send a kusrt of all the active job offers that fit candidates' requirements," says K.C.John, manging dirctor of jobs DB.com.

Narrowing down
It's not difficult if you know what you are looking for . Choose the rught links and ve precse when typing in search keywords. Most sites are designed to lead users to the right job without any hassle. Take for instance, the path at naukiri.com --one of the first job sites to be launched in India. T has 800 software firms on the rolls and their " browse jobs" section reveals arange of career option like marketiong/sales, dotcoms media, de sign technical staff, Customer relations software and finance.

The next step is to choose one of these and specify your preferred company or location, if any. Your skills set should definitely be mentioned as "Keywords " in the search box . Once you hit the search but ton, a list of positions and vacancies apperas on screen.

Online application is fast and easy. Members can click on a link to submit a resume immediately. Visitors can use an application template at some sites but their CVs are not registered.

"the process is much quicker than the conventional method where you go through newspaper advertisements, apply and wit. On a job site you can establish contact with a prospective employer in a matter of hours, And the job may be yours in three days, " says john. He recalls a case where a registered member actually received an offer in just six hours. "It 's amazing but it's the pace we aim for," he adds. JobsDS has 4,000 corporate clients from over 10 countries and 50,000 registered job seekers.

It has links to employers' sites where users can find out more about jobs posted by companies. " This is where all job transactions are going to be in a few years," says S.Moitra, a dotcom employee who has been surfing job sites for the last three years.

Employers' search
It follows a similar path albeit from the other end. Recruiters need to look for resumes posted by job seekers and they, too, can use keywords to specify requirements. Once the resume category has been selected (top management, marketing, sales, finance, banking, consultancy, HRD, etc.) it leads toa huge CV bank.

However, sorting resumes, even online, takes a lot of time to counter which Zip A-head.com has devised a pre-screening technology to filter out CVs that don't meet the criteria. "Employers can have the final list almost immediately," says puneet Dalmiya, one of the promoters of the site. Employers also benefit while making bulk recruitments. It's cheaper than advertisng in print and saves paper work. Sometimes the differ ence is as much as one tenth, making employers " flock to job sites" says Amitava Ghosh, zonal head (east) of Aptech Ltd.

Confidentiality
This is where there these sites lose our to head hunters, at least at the upper end of the job market. There's no way you can ensure the secrecy of your CV other than making it a nameless one. Even then. The details are often a giveaway. This has forced senior employees to reject cyber appointments . " High-level placements can't be made overnight. If the current employer finds out that negotiations are on the applicant may be in trouble, says B. P. Agrawal, chairman of ABC Consultants.

" Consultants will play a major role in senior appointments unless the sites can guarantee confidentiality" says Ghosh. Most sites allow unrestricted access to CVs. "If CVs are blocked, we will not get new corporate members, Who are our source oof revenue," explains a consulrant with a job site. However, encryption of data is spreading, with jobs DB and zipAhead among the first to adopt it. They don't release data to potential employers withour a member's consent. ABC Consultants, to launch its site later this year plans to use an artificial intelligence tool. " This can even ensure that certain companies can't access our resumes. If this works, we might have CEOs and MDs making a beeline to enrol," Agrawal says.

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