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Insights Corner

Explore the cutting-edge developments and latest insights shaping the recruitment sector and higher education institutions.

6 Benefits of Using Automated Recruitment Platforms

The recruitment market is a highly competitive one, to state the obvious. And it can often turn into a nightmare with a mountain of paperwork, pending deliverables, miscommunication and human errors, to name a few.  The growing need to hire more and more qualified employees with specialised skill sets adds to the challenge. Luckily automation […]

Oct 23, 2021

5 Actionable Tips to Improve Candidate Experience

Opinions are difficult to reverse. And when a candidate leaves an interview feeling disappointed, that’s not good news for a company. For people talk, especially when they’re upset. One of the most effective ways to create a great impression among prospective candidates is to manage the recruitment process effectively, giving a whole lot of thought […]

Oct 18, 2021

5 Top Recruitment Trends 2019: What Recruiters Need To Act On ASAP!

All set with your new recruitment strategy? Well, there’s always scope for improvement! Hiring top talent is no easy task and with more and more companies joining the race. Knowing and embracing the top recruitment trends can help you stay in the game (and ahead of the game if you play your cards well)! The […]

Oct 03, 2021

Improve data management and communication with POD

As a placement officer, you need to coordinate with all the companies visiting the campus for placement as well as the students registering for campus placement. Therefore, communication is instrumental in the success of your campus placement drive. So, it’s imperative that you don’t have any lapses in communication. All the important information related to […]

Jun 17, 2021

5 Ideas to Improve Your Campus Recruitment Strategy

Campus recruitment might be the most common recruitment practice, but sometimes pulling off a placement drive can be quite ad hoc and chaotic. Every year, companies all over India hire fresh graduates from over 3500 colleges with the primary goal of hiring fresh talent.  But campus placement is so much more than that! Hiring freshers […]

Dec 31, 2020

5 HR Best Practices that You Need to Know

With technology upping the rules of the game, HR practitioners can no longer follow the same-old, same-old path that had been the norm, even a couple of years back. Because HR best practices are evolving at breakneck speed, it is essential to know what are the practices that are currently being adopted to hire right […]

Oct 30, 2020

5 Reasons Why Being a Recruiter Absolutely Rocks!

Recruiting is perhaps one of the most exciting and impactful jobs in the corporate world – and also one of the most challenging (but of course!). How challenging you ask? Well, stats show that 80% of people who enter this industry, fail in the first 2 years, leave, and are never return again. It’s a […]

Oct 01, 2020

Technology

AI Recruiting: 5 Techbuzz Words Around Artificial Intelligence That You Must Know

Almost 23% of companies using AI have said that they are doing so in the recruiting and human resource domain, according to a 2018 Gartner Inc. study of more than 800 respondents. As companies across all sectors compete against each other to hire the best talent, the latest technology is playing a crucial part in […]

Sep 26, 2020

POD: The interactive platform for students, alumni and placement teams

Alumni are the brand ambassadors of your institution. They are the people who were once closely associated with your institution and thus, strongly endorse your brand’s core values. They might also share their college experience with friends, co-workers, current and prospective students which helps promote your college. Moreover, they give back to the institution in […]

Aug 17, 2020

5 Advantages of switching to automated placement drives

5 Advantages of switching to automated placement drives

Organising campus placements is quite the challenge! From communicating with companies, sharing candidate information, to allocating slots – conducting a placement drive involves major planning and coordination. Typically, placement cell officers spend months planning and organising a campus placement drive. This is because a large chunk of the work is handled manually. Since TPOs are […]

Jun 24, 2020

Should you organize a career fair?

The answer is a big yes and here’s why: A career fair not only helps students who are looking for suitable employment opportunities but also helps students decide which field of study to pursue as it gives them a fair idea of different industries and future job prospects. It is also a great way for […]

Jun 19, 2020

Organize a successful college career fair with POD

Organize a successful college career fair with POD

When somebody mentions a career fair, we immediately picture organizations setting up booths and job seekers approaching them with hope in their eyes. A career fair is a large scale all-day event that provides an opportunity for job seekers to network with their potential employers. Organizing a successful career fair can be an arduous task […]

Jun 12, 2020

6 Tips to Improve your Hiring Process

Hiring new talent is so much more than just browsing resumes and conducting interviews. The success of your business is largely shaped by the people working with you. And hiring the team perfectly suited to your organization takes more than just routine work.  Recruitment has many nuances that need to be considered and implemented with […]

Nov 02, 2019

How Data Analytics is Transforming Recruitment

Data-driven recruiting is the present and the future. As in any other industry, the advancement of technology has transformed the way things are done. World class recruiting teams across the world are using data analytics to optimize costs, time and effort.Talent acquisition teams are approaching recruiting as both a science and art and new tools […]

Sep 24, 2019

5 Great Ways to Attract and Engage Millennial Talent

Millennials are taking over the workforce. Studies show that by 2025, 75% of the working population will be millenials. In fact, 28% of millenials are already at a managerial level.  An overwhelming majority of recruiters believe that millenials bring new skill sets to work and our more tech savvy, but unfortunately, hiring and retaining them […]

Sep 19, 2019

How Data Analytics is Transforming Recruitment

Data-driven recruiting is the present and the future. As in any other industry, the advancement of technology has transformed the way things are done. World class recruiting teams across the world are using data analytics to optimize costs, time and effort.Talent acquisition teams are approaching recruiting as both a science and art and new tools […]

Sep 17, 2019

How Automation is Impacting Human Resource Management

Lately, we’ve been hearing the words AI and automation a lot- smart technology is transforming everything and every aspect of our lives. And for the better. Repetitive tasks are being automated and human errors are being minimized as more and more processes are driven by technology and HR is no exception. The age of automation, […]

Sep 11, 2019

7 Great Tips to Retain Your Best Employees

How would you like to be treated if you were working for you? It’s that simple, really! Hiring the right team is just the initial part. Retaining talent is also a factor that requires serious consideration when you’re thinking long-term. It is a key part of the company’s growth plan.  A smart HR team should […]

Sep 10, 2019

6 Reasons Why Investing in Recruitment Technology Can Pay Off Big Time

The last few years have seen a paradigm shift in how the recruitment industry operates- and the change can be attributed to the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to recruit talent. AI in recruiting is being used for real business benefit and has sparked off a whole new area of disruptive dialogues, […]

Sep 04, 2019

3 Recruiting Trends in 2020: Predicting the Future

If you’re striking the right balance between traditional and digital channels when recruiting, you’re already heading in the right direction. Companies are constantly coming up with new ways of hiring talent and it helps when recruiters are aware of the existing and upcoming recruiting trends.  Time-tested hiring trends Job sites like Naukri and Monster have […]

Aug 30, 2019

Make your campus recruitment drive more transparent with POD

What is transparency and why is it important? “The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust”- Denise Morrison. Now, this quote shows just how integral transparency is when it comes to building trust. The Business Dictionary defines transparency as a lack of hidden agendas and conditions, accompanied […]

Jun 17, 2019

Manage your data well with POD: Here’s How

Manage your data well with POD: Here’s How

Colleges use a large volume of student data on a daily basis. Be it for admissions and counseling or for campus placements, student information is required for all these processes. For a placement officer, scrolling through multiple spreadsheets to access the desired information is an arduous and time-taking process which can also cause confusion. Along […]

Jun 17, 2019

Use POD to prepare students for placement season

Use POD to prepare students for placement season

With college years drawing to a close, students are all set to start their professional careers. As the campus placement drive is in full swing, students brush up on their skills and prepare for written tests, group discussions and interviews as they yearn to land a job in the organization of their dreams. Companies no […]

Jun 12, 2019

Data-driven recruitment with POD: Predictive analysis and more

Data-driven recruitment with POD: Predictive analysis and more

Companies are not the only ones to use data to meet their recruitment targets. Today, even colleges and universities require data to make strategic decisions. Right from deciding what courses to include in their curriculum to analyzing how many students get placed, data plays a significant role in the decision-making process. Using data analytics to […]

Jun 12, 2019

How POD can help new colleges with their campus placement drive

How POD can help new colleges with their campus placement drive

In addition to placement records, there are n number of factors that students take into consideration while deciding on which college to attend, such as the reputation of the college, quality of academic programs being offered, infrastructure, campus life, etc. New colleges might be at a disadvantage when it comes to campus placement as they […]

Jun 07, 2019

Why is POD a go-to recruitment platform for college placement officers?

Why is POD a go-to recruitment platform for college placement officers?

Training and placement officers (TPO) are a vital link between companies and candidates. They are responsible for contacting companies, sharing candidate data, organizing campus recruitment during placement season and training candidates for placements. It requires a lot of communication and coordination by the TPOs which is why managing these processes is tough without a good […]

May 23, 2019

Why POD is your one-stop solution for campus recruitment

Why POD is your one-stop solution for campus recruitment

The placement season is just around the corner which means that students who are about to graduate must be brimming with excitement. But placement officers have their work cut out for them as they have to continuously coordinate with the organizations as well as the students. Keeping track of all the students registering for campus […]

May 22, 2019

Benefits of using a recruitment platform for campus  Placement

Benefits of using a recruitment platform for campus Placement

The season of campus placement can be especially strenuous for college placement officials as they are under a lot of pressure to ensure that their college can boast of an impressive placement record. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you will have to put in more hours to achieve the set targets. ‘Work smarter, not […]

May 22, 2019

Best practices for your campus recruitment strategy

Best practices for your campus recruitment strategy

As the job market is really competitive now, recruiters are now ditching age-old hiring methods and turning to newer methods that are more efficient and data-driven. In order to attract the best talent, you need to find ways to engage students. So it’s time for you to up the ante and come up with innovative […]

May 22, 2019

Single vs pooled Campus drives: The best choice for your 2020 campus recruitment

Single vs pooled Campus drives: The best choice for your 2020 campus recruitment

With the advent of placement season, colleges, students and recruiters alike are prepping for the recruitment drive. Every college has a placement cell that is headed by training and placement officers who coordinate with both the organizations and the students. The process of college recruitment starts way before companies reach the college campus. Firstly, the […]

May 18, 2019

Upgrading recruitment practices to achieve maximum student placements

Upgrading recruitment practices to achieve maximum student placements

Good placement opportunities insure the future of students as they don’t have to struggle to find a suitable job after they graduate from college. Needless to say, students look for a college with an excellent placement record. Thus, colleges are also increasingly focusing on upgrading their arsenal so as to have an impeccable campus placement […]

May 17, 2019

Building a better future for students- Optimizing your college placement drive

Building a better future for students- Optimizing your college placement drive

The placement record of a college is one of the most important aspects students look at when it comes to choosing a college. This is quite natural as students are full of ambition and promise and they have a burning desire to make it big as soon as they graduate. Hence, recruiters always look to […]

May 15, 2019

5 Reasons Why a Top-notch Recruitment Platform Is What You Need

5 Reasons Why a Top-notch Recruitment Platform Is What You Need

Gone are the days of tedious paperwork, number-crunching and manual management of a recruitment drive. A top-notch recruiting platform provides a centralized database for all your recruitment efforts. It  helps you automate processes and makes it easy for you to shortlist candidates based on specific criteria. You can save important information, apply filters to search […]

May 13, 2019

Campus recruitment guide: 3 Reasons why campus recruitment is beneficial

Campus recruitment guide: 3 Reasons why campus recruitment is beneficial

On the surface, conducting a campus recruitment drive seems like a piece of cake. It is only when you dig deeper do you realize the amount of meticulous planning and execution that goes into making a recruitment drive a  flawless one. Moreover, hiring managers have their work cut out for them as there is stiff […]

May 07, 2019

3 best practices to follow to recruit top talent in the peak season

3 best practices to follow to recruit top talent in the peak season

The peak recruitment season is around the corner, and as a recruiter you would be looking forward to hiring as many top candidates for the job profile as possible to meet your recruitment targets. Although you may have a sound plan and strategy for your 2020 campus recruitment, you must have a clear idea about […]

May 06, 2019

3 remarkable strategies for productive campus recruitment in peak season

3 remarkable strategies for productive campus recruitment in peak season

With  recruitment season right around the corner, recruiters are gearing up for recruitment drives across numerous colleges. Student recruitment program is an extremely arduous and a painstaking process. However, with the development in technology, the process of recruitment can be automated thereby reducing the amount of manual work and effort. Even then it is mandatory […]

May 06, 2019

Best Interview Strategy to Follow for 2020 Recruitment

Best Interview Strategy to Follow for 2020 Recruitment

There’s a famous quote “Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers”, and it holds very true when it comes to preparing the right strategy for the interview rounds for your 2020 recruitment. Conducting an interview in campus recruitment requires sound planning and execution since this round will play a […]

Apr 30, 2019

Benefits of hiring summer interns for 2020 campus recruitment

Benefits of hiring summer interns for 2020 campus recruitment

At first glance, a summer internship programme seems beneficial when you’re on a budget and need an extra pair of hands to help you out. However, an internship programme can help you in more ways than one like finding future employees for entry-level jobs, increasing brand awareness and expanding your business. Students also greatly benefit […]

Apr 30, 2019

Top 5 skills recruiters look for in interns

Top 5 skills recruiters look for in interns

Students invest considerable amount of time to hone their skills and gain hands-on experience through internship program. They also understand the functioning of an organization along with their culture, policies, rules and regulations in the process. As a recruiter you would, more often than not, prefer a candidate with such a strong background while hiring […]

Apr 28, 2019

How to Use AI Efficiently for Your 2020 recruitment

How to Use AI Efficiently for Your 2020 recruitment

Artificial intelligence has become an integral part of recruitment and is contributing substantially to the smooth execution of campus recruitment and hiring the right person for the right job. AI has played a big role in eliminating bias and improving the quality of hire, especially when recruiters have a multitude of tasks to take care […]

Apr 25, 2019

Should Summer Interns be Offered Full-Time Jobs?

Should Summer Interns be Offered Full-Time Jobs?

A summer internship program is the perfect testing ground for companies to gauge a candidate’s abilities and see if he’s a good fit for the company. Although internships are a great way for students to gain experience and learn about the inner workings of the industry they are interested in, it can be an excellent […]

Apr 21, 2019

Benefits of Summer Internships for Career Building

Benefits of Summer Internships for Career Building

Why not go on a vacation during your summer break? Why spend your summer holidays interning  especially when you aren’t even getting paid? Summer internships may not be as fun as going on a vacation but let me tell you not all internships are from hell like in the movie ‘The Devil Wears Prada’. A […]

Apr 19, 2019

Tips to screen summer interns while hiring

Tips to screen summer interns while hiring

Summer internship gives an opportunity to a student to understand the organizational work pattern and culture and develop their skill sets as per the market requirement. It also gives an insight into the current market trends and keeps them abreast of the latest technological advancements. Furthermore, an internship also offers an opportunity for the candidate […]

Apr 15, 2019

Pros and cons of hiring freshers and laterals

Pros and cons of hiring freshers and laterals

The importance of work experience cannot be stressed enough when it comes to recruiting a candidate for a specific job. Having a college degree alone isn’t sufficient to prove that a person would be suitable for a given job even if his degree is relevant to the job position. Having relevant work experience shows that […]

Apr 09, 2019

Making Recruitment Process Transparent with Automation Software

Making Recruitment Process Transparent with Automation Software

Why is Automation in Hiring so Important? The latest advancements in technology have made it possible for campus recruiters to become more transparent in their recruiting processes. This has allowed HR to find good talent, engage with them and hire the best fit for the organization. The competitive job market has compelled companies to conduct […]

Apr 08, 2019

3 benefits of data-driven approach for 2020 recruitment

3 benefits of data-driven approach for 2020 recruitment

Today, recruitment decisions are based on stats and metrics that data in your databases provides you with. Whether sourcing and screening candidates as per skills required for the job or shortlisting them for the interview round, data plays an important role. It presents to you the metrics for cost-to-hire, time-to-hire, skill match, etc. and helps […]

Apr 08, 2019

Challenges of Social Recruiting and why you cannot rely completely on it

Challenges of Social Recruiting and why you cannot rely completely on it

Challenges of Social Media Recruitment Social recruiting could have been a new concept a few years ago, but not anymore. With new and innovative recruitment techniques gradually replacing the conventional methods of sourcing and screening candidates, social recruiting too has a significant role to play. If you are a recruiter looking to hire candidates for […]

Apr 07, 2019

Data-Driven Recruiting- How to Improve Your Hiring Process In 2020?

Data-Driven Recruiting- How to Improve Your Hiring Process In 2020?

Data-driven recruitment helps you track and measure every step of the campus recruitment process and allows you to assess candidates on a wide range of criteria. This is one of the most important strategies for recruiters to use during their 2020 campus recruitment to target top talent and meet their recruitment numbers. Since you access […]

Apr 05, 2019

Is shortlisting candidates on a percentage basis the right approach?

Is shortlisting candidates on a percentage basis the right approach?

Shortlisting candidates on the basis of their marks is a conventional form of talent sourcing that recruiters follow. Even though the scores of a candidate are an important determining factor, selecting or rejecting a candidate on the basis of his academic prowess alone can be rather impulsive (and shortsighted) decision. If you are a recruiter […]

Mar 31, 2019

How POD brings structure and organization to campus recruitment

How POD brings structure and organization to campus recruitment

A successful campus recruitment drive requires a good strategy, proper structure and organisation to get the desired results. It involves a lot of internal processes before the HR finally heads out to visit the campuses and hire candidates from them. Having a proper plan chalked out beforehand reduces the last-minute confusions and allows the HR […]

Mar 30, 2019

5 Solid Reasons to Hire Freshers

5 Solid Reasons to Hire Freshers

Recruiting the right candidate for a particular job profile is a challenging task for a company because it involves a lot of costs and effort to successfully on board them into the firm. From screening a hundred resumes every day and shortlisting the top students to conducting assessment, interview rounds and hiring them, a company […]

Mar 29, 2019

5 Reasons why you should make the campus drive interactive

5 Reasons why you should make the campus drive interactive

Imagine a recruitment drive where recruiters and candidates restrict their interactions only to formal interviewing and do not communicate for the most part of the drive! Such a campus drive would be boring and uninteresting and would not solve the actual purpose of conducting it, which is hiring good candidates. Through interactive campus recruitment, recruiters […]

Mar 28, 2019

3 Digital Trends To Transform Campus Recruitment in 2020

3 Digital Trends To Transform Campus Recruitment in 2020

Campus recruitment is seeing tremendous transformation by adopting a few digital approaches into their recruiting process. Whether it is the automation of multiple tasks, streamlining the recruitment process with the help of software, or managing candidate data conveniently on cloud- technology has allowed recruiters to focus more on the quality of hire by taking care […]

Mar 27, 2019

No more manual data filing of interviewed candidates

No more manual data filing of interviewed candidates

Conventionally, recruiters have followed manual data collection and feeding method when they had to input the details of interviewed candidates before taking a final call. But, lack of proper tech tool and a single, centralized platform for all data lead to a lot of errors and misinterpretation which only delayed the hiring process and hindered […]

Mar 26, 2019

Why outsourcing recruitment is a go-to solution for campus recruitment?

Why outsourcing recruitment is a go-to solution for campus recruitment?

Recruiting candidates from campus into a firm has become more challenging today than it was previously. With changing market trends and advancements in technology, traditional campus recruitment strategies may not fetch you the right candidates or help you hire a large number of students for various job openings in your organization. The recruiters are dependent […]

Mar 24, 2019

Outsourcing campus recruitment to meet your recruitment numbers

Outsourcing campus recruitment to meet your recruitment numbers

The current job market is candidate driven and companies looking to hire talented candidates are now focusing on hiring freshers from college campuses. This is because while hiring experienced candidates, recruiters have to weigh a lot of aspects like whether the candidate will adjust to the new environment and culture, be cordial and courteous with […]

Mar 24, 2019

How to manage candidate relationship easily while recruiting?

How to manage candidate relationship easily while recruiting?

When it comes to hiring candidates for a job opening, recruiters have the responsibility to ensure good candidate experience and initiate a positive relationship with the students during the process. Lack of a good experience leads to students declining the offer or expressing negative feedback among their peers which creates a bad impression of the […]

Mar 22, 2019

Why is it important to create a good candidate experience in campus drive?

Why is it important to create a good candidate experience in campus drive?

About 60% of students go through a bad experience in a campus recruitment drive and 72% of them use social media platforms to share their negative experience with others. As a recruiter, you would certainly not wish to be one of their bad experiences. While planning your 2020 recruitment drive, you would have to focus […]

Mar 22, 2019

Benefits and Drawbacks of Single vs. Pooled Campus Events

Benefits and Drawbacks of Single vs. Pooled Campus Events

Today the recruitment scenario is not what it used to be a few years ago. With the increase in competition for fresh and skilled candidates for a particular job role, recruiters are considering new and innovative ways to conduct campus recruitment drives. With cost, time and efficiency is an important factor in campus recruitment, companies […]

Mar 20, 2019

Why you need a campus recruitment strategy

Why you need a campus recruitment strategy

Campus recruitment drive is the best process a company can follow to hire new candidates in large numbers. This is because the company has the option of hiring robust and talented candidates who can be trained and groomed as per the job requirements. Training on the job helps the employees understand the company culture and […]

Mar 19, 2019

Top Things to Consider to Hire the Right Candidates

Top Things to Consider to Hire the Right Candidates

If you’re hiring candidates to meet your 2019 recruitment numbers and are struggling to target and recruit the right candidates, it’s time to follow a different approach. There are a few important aspects you must consider while sourcing and shortlisting candidates for your company in order to conduct a successful campus recruitment drive. Today, students […]

Mar 17, 2019

First time campus recruiters? This is how POD can help you

First time campus recruiters? This is how POD can help you

Recruiting from colleges is a great form of marketing and brand promotion. Instead of using traditional and antiquated practices, platforms like Pod.ai can help you in hiring the best and ensuring a great candidate experience. Reoot Peleg, the founder of HR for HR and an HR evangelist once said “The candidate is a customer in […]

Mar 16, 2019

Why & How to Optimize the Use of Interviewer’s Time?

Why & How to Optimize the Use of Interviewer’s Time?

A job interview is primarily considered as an opportunity for an organisation to evaluate a candidate’s suitability for a position. The recruitment process amounts to an opportunity where the positive representation of the company brand can be promoted regardless of a candidate’s success in his/her application. Any growth-oriented organisation needs to chalk out a hiring […]

Mar 15, 2019

Why You Need to Create Your Own Question Bank?

Why You Need to Create Your Own Question Bank?

Assessment tests are one of the fool-proof ways of shortlisting the right candidates at a campus recruitment drive. These assessment tests evaluate the students for their subject knowledge, aptitude and other skills, and the selected candidates then move on to the interview rounds for further evaluation. Typically, the HR conducts two to three rounds of […]

Mar 13, 2019

Why POD offers you the best talent pool

Why POD offers you the best talent pool

Before we get into how Pod.ai can offer you the best talent in the market, let’s first introduce the company to you. Pod.ai is a company that offers recruitment services by bringing the students, alumni and the faculty of any educational institution to a single platform to help build successful careers and help companies hire […]

Mar 11, 2019

How to conduct pre-branding activity before campus drive

How to conduct pre-branding activity before campus drive

If you’re a company looking to fill vacant positions in your company through campus recruitment, you first have to start with pre-branding or employee branding. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Report, employer branding is the most important aspect of the typical college recruiting program. It is through […]

Mar 08, 2019

How POD makes pre-qualifying candidates easy

How POD makes pre-qualifying candidates easy

The HR spends a lot of time going through long lists of colleges, selecting ones where students match the skill sets they are looking for. Sometimes, the HR visits a large number of campuses in a very short span of time to identify and shortlist the best candidates for the job profile. This tedious process […]

Mar 07, 2019

“What Are the Benefits of Hiring an Intern? “

“What Are the Benefits of Hiring an Intern? “

You may have great employees working in your organisation but may not have seen anyone coming up with a new perspective to solving a problem that would not only require less time and funds for its implementation but also give you an edge over your competitors. Probably an intern is what you need to add […]

Mar 06, 2019

Best vs Right colleges for your campus recruitment

Best vs Right colleges for your campus recruitment

Choosing colleges for conducting campus recruitment drives is one of the biggest challenges for corporate today. If you are a company that has newly joined the campus recruitment bandwagon and are looking for some efficient ways of identifying the “best” or “right” colleges for hiring candidates, stay till the end of this post to understand […]

Mar 05, 2019

How to Identify Right Campuses

How to Identify Right Campuses

Thousands of organizations in India today hire over 1 lakh graduates every year through campus recruitment. On-campus drives are a safer and easier way for companies to on board fresh talent when done right. Although this may sound easy, campus recruitment is tougher than you think. Without a bulletproof strategy, you may find yourself at […]

Mar 03, 2019

“Benefits of hiring freshers from campus “

“Benefits of hiring freshers from campus “

Although companies prefer hiring experienced people for a job opportunity due to their in-depth subject knowledge, hands-on industry experience, and ability to fit into a work environment easily, often searching for such candidates may not always give you the desired results. This is because experienced candidates may not fit into the salary package you can […]

Mar 01, 2019

Why is it important to consider the past 3 years trend when planning for 2020 batch?

Why is it important to consider the past 3 years trend when planning for 2020 batch?

The recruitment trends constantly undergo changes to stay in tune with the recent market requirement and also pave way for improving the hiring strategies followed by the recruiters. Recruiters who had been following a particular hiring strategy a few years ago cannot stick to the same pattern if they wish to see their company grow […]

Feb 28, 2019

What is the right time to hit the campuses for 2020 recruitment- soliciting interest & conducting the drives(optimize your plan & travel)

What is the right time to hit the campuses for 2020 recruitment- soliciting interest & conducting the drives(optimize your plan & travel)

Planning and preparing for campus recruitment drives starts much before a company visits the campus for recruiting candidates. This is because, processes such as sourcing and screening candidates and colleges have to be done well in advance to limit their visits to only the right campuses. Moreover, companies must also be aware of the right […]

Feb 27, 2019

Why should you now start planning for 2020 batch?

Why should you now start planning for 2020 batch?

It’s the beginning of 2019 and you’re probably wondering why you should be thinking of your 2020 recruitment plan. Well, the advancement in technology and software has changed the recruitment process over the years and these changes are only going to be more revolutionary in the coming years for those of you working in the […]

Feb 25, 2019

With Just Three Months Left, How POD Can Help You Conduct a Successful Recruitment Drive?

With Just Three Months Left, How POD Can Help You Conduct a Successful Recruitment Drive?

Are you a hiring firm that is yet to commence the recruitment process for 2019? Do you have just three months for conducting the recruitment drive and hire a large number of candidates for the current year? Well, Pod.ai can be your solution for a successful campus recruitment drive. With your competitors already winding up […]

Feb 24, 2019

How pooled campus drives improve your talent pool?

How pooled campus drives improve your talent pool?

Pooled campus drives, a trend that has now become an effective recruitment strategy, has proved to be quite beneficial when there is a need to recruit large groups in a short time span. Companies who employed this method of recruitment have successfully met their recruitment numbers faster as compared to those using the traditional recruitment […]

Feb 22, 2019

How to shortlist students in recruitment drive?

How to shortlist students in recruitment drive?

Companies have commenced their campus recruitment drives for 2019 and are in the process of hiring students who fared well in their assessments and interviews. As a hiring company, in a campus recruitment drive, you will meet students from different educational backgrounds and it would be difficult to identify the ones that suit your job […]

Feb 20, 2019

The changing recruitment trends for 2019

The changing recruitment trends for 2019

If you want to get ahead of your competition and meet your recruitment numbers on time it’s crucial for you to know what’s trending in the recruitment world. Becoming stagnant, even in your talent acquisition strategy can be dangerous for your company. If you do not want to lose your ability to gain fresh talent […]

Feb 17, 2019

Have you met your 2019 recruitment numbers?

Have you met your 2019 recruitment numbers?

The biggest challenge in recruitment today is not finding the right talent but getting to them on time. With low unemployment rate, recruitment stats state that talented candidates are the real kings and all power lies in their hand. It’s January 2019, and with the race to win fresh talent fast, most companies have already […]

Feb 11, 2019

Custom Assessments vs Standard Assessments

Custom Assessments vs Standard Assessments

Custom vs. Standard Assessment Tests for Campus Recruitment Drive Campus recruitment drives require good assessment tests to evaluate the subject understanding and thinking ability of the students who sit for them. Assessment tests are the means by which average performers get filtered out, and only those with sound knowledge and good problem-solving ability go forward […]

Jan 21, 2019

Should the interview feedback be recorded?

Should the interview feedback be recorded?

Importance of Interview Feedback and Why It Should Be Recorded One of the most important segments of your campus recruitment drive is the interview round. Very few candidates advance this far since most of them get filtered out in the preliminary rounds, and only the best ones get retained. The interview is a platform for […]

Jan 16, 2019

Is applying a fixed 10th, 12th & College Marks cut off across all campuses the right way?

Is applying a fixed 10th, 12th & College Marks cut off across all campuses the right way?

Is applying a fixed cut off percentage across all campuses the right way to go? Most companies these days have a cut off percentage which makes a student eligible to apply for a position in their company. Today we’re going to address this strategy and find out if this is the right approach all companies […]

Jan 15, 2019

Why you’re not seeing qualified or potential candidates?

Why you’re not seeing qualified or potential candidates?

Unable to find the right candidates? Here’s Why A company’s talent acquisition team shoulders the responsibility of screening and shortlisting the best colleges for onboarding the top-performing students in them for a particular job profile through campus recruitment. In this process, the team goes through numerous college profiles and selects those that showcase a high […]

Jan 14, 2019

Benefits of data-driven recruitment

Benefits of data-driven recruitment Before we get into the benefits of data-driven recruitment, let us first look at what it is. Data-driven recruitment is a method of recruitment that demonstrates how the decision to recruit a particular individual is taken based on data derived and analyzed from past recruitment strategies. Data-driven recruitments will require a […]

Jan 11, 2019

Pros and Cons of Objective Tests vs Subjective Tests

Pros and Cons of Objective Tests and Subjective Tests Assessment tests are the preliminary and fundamental method of evaluating students’ mental ability, problem-solving skills, technical knowledge, etc., and is the best way of filtering out the average performers to shortlist the others for further rounds. These tests help recruiters understand how talented and skilful students […]

Jan 07, 2019

Time management can be easy with recruitment automation

Time management made easy with recruitment automation Time management is an important aspect that every HR team is struggling to get right, when it comes to conducting recruitment drives at campuses and hiring fresh graduates. Although recruitment may seem an arduous and challenging task, with proper time management, it helps you hire quality candidates who […]

Jan 02, 2019

Making candidate information easily available

Making candidate information easily available Before beginning to screen candidates for a particular job profile, the HR is responsible for collecting and compiling relevant details about them into an easily understandable and accessible format. This data, collected painstakingly, is beneficial for the recruiter who is shortlisting potential candidates to assess and interview for a job […]

Dec 27, 2018

Making resume screening easy

Making resume screening easy Resume screening is the most time-consuming step in the recruitment process. It’s tedious and requires a lot of effort but is also the most important step. With efficient resume screening, a company can spend less time on candidates that are likely to fail the interview process and focus more on candidates […]

Dec 18, 2018

Unburden your HR team with the process of automated recruitment

Unburden your HR team with the process of automated recruitment

Unburden Your HR Team With Automated Recruitment Software In today’s digital world, where most manual processes are being automated, it comes as no surprise that automation has also found inroads into the HR recruitment process too. The orthodox method of recruiting required a large number of HR personnel to be actively engaged in the process. […]

Dec 03, 2018

Importance of Resumes while shortlisting candidates.

Importance of Resumes while shortlisting candidates.

Importance of Resumes While Shortlisting Candidates. What is a resume? In simple words, it’s a medium through which a candidate advertise their skills, work experience and career achievement along with throwing some light on what interests them and who they are as a person. A candidate should be able to summarize their work history, outline […]

Nov 26, 2018

5 reasons why you should automate your campus drive

5 reasons why you should automate your campus drive

5 reasons why you should automate your campus drive Automation is transforming and simplifying the campus recruitment process. It is catching up faster in many organisations and the recruiters are increasingly turning to automation to streamline hiring processes and make their jobs easier and recruit candidates in a smart and efficient manner. The technology reduces […]

Nov 15, 2018

Creating a remote recruitment model for distant locations

Creating a remote recruitment model for distant locations

Creating a remote recruitment model for distant locations If you are a part of the Talent Acquisition team looking for an appropriate solution to increasing your talent pool and minimising your overhead costs, you can consider conducting a remote recruitment drive and avoid visiting every college campus physically. As much as this may sound a […]

Nov 01, 2018

Preparing for campus recruitment

Preparing for campus recruitment

Preparing for campus recruitments Recruitment is one of the most essential tasks for any company as they seek competent professionals to fill up the right positions. Many companies depend on campus recruitments to fill up the vacancies. While the main aim of campus hiring is to bring in young talent, it also helps to build […]

Oct 25, 2018

First steps involved in planning an efficient recruitment drive

First steps involved in planning an efficient recruitment drive Hiring the right candidate for a particular job role is an important and crucial process. In order to succeed, you need to have a well-defined recruitment plan. As a company, you must understand that recruiting today is not what it used to be a few years […]

Oct 10, 2018

How recruitment automation tools contribute to eliminating prejudice during interviews

Eliminating Prejudice During Interviews With HR Automated Tools As much as we may not want to admit it, discrimination and bias in the recruitment process is an ongoing issue that may have cost your company a great candidate and gained you an inefficient one. Whether it’s educational background, gender, religion, skin color or looks, discrimination […]

Oct 01, 2018

5 interview strategies to follow to improve the hiring process

5 interview strategies to follow to improve the hiring process If you are a recruiting firm that is often faced with candidates turning down the offer letter after they are interviewed and shortlisted by you, your hiring strategy needs to change now. Students put in a lot of efforts preparing for the campus recruitment and […]

Sep 19, 2018

Why your campus recruiting efforts are failing

Why your campus recruitment efforts are failing Despite the fact that companies spend a lot of money on recruitment, they are, sometimes, not able to find the best talent. Not only are organisations failing to choose the right candidates but the candidates that companies are finding are sometimes underskilled or unprepared or both for the […]

Sep 10, 2018

What are the issues faced by companies with no proper planning for campus placement?

What are the issues faced by companies with no proper planning for campus placement?

What are the issues faced by companies with no proper planning for campus placement? Campus recruitment drives are the most common mode by which a organisation connects with the prospective recruits, whom they hire on the basis of their performance in the initial screening tests. A typical campus recruitment drive involves choosing the right institutes, […]

Sep 03, 2018

7 ways of Improving candidate experience in the recruitment process.

Strategies of Improving Candidate Experience in the Recruitment Process If you have noticed a decline in the number of shortlisted candidates joining your company even after organising a successful recruitment drive in different campuses, it is a clear indication that they did not have a great experience attending the campus drives conducted by you. It […]

Aug 27, 2018

How good are your pre-placements tests?

Significance of good pre-placement tests Pre-placement tests are conducted to assess the problem-solving ability, analytical skills and technical knowledge of potential candidates, and based on these scores of the individual students, the company filters the best performers for further rounds such as a face-to-face interview and more. They are candidate-screening criteria followed by companies to […]

Aug 16, 2018

Diversification is important in campus recruitment!

Diversification is important in campus recruitment!

Diversification is important in campus recruitment! Before we go into why workplace diversity is important, let us first look at what it means. Workplace diversity is an office or a business composed of employees with varying characteristics and behaviours. This may include, but not limited to, gender, ethnicity, educational background, socioeconomic background, geographic location and […]

Aug 01, 2018

How to build your brand name with Colleges?

How to build your brand name with Colleges? Looking to start your next batch of campus recruitment? What if we told you that you can hire the right kind of talent by becoming a company that candidates aspire to in the first place? Being a recognizable and loved brand is a company’s greatest asset and […]

Jul 25, 2018

3 ways recruitment automation will change the campus recruitment process

How has automation changed the campus recruitment process Recruiting teams invest a lot of time and revenue in planning and conducting a campus recruitment drive at colleges to tap into the talent and hire the best candidates for a particular job profile. Organising a successful recruitment drive is a humongous process in itself since your […]

Jul 13, 2018

Using excels & emails to manage campus drives? Use POD

Still Using Excel & Emails to Manage Campus Drives? Use Pod.ai ! We are in the age of big data, in which an ever-increasing number of organizations are realising the significance and value of data in many different areas of their businesses, from customer and market research to internal sales figures and HR analytics. But, […]

Jul 05, 2018