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Note :
Shuklendu ,
#
Enclosed , find FAQ
for Employers and for Jobseekers
#
I treat FAQ , as a set of " Promises " made by us to the users
#
FAQ describe , what
will happen , if user does XYZ . And sometimes , what will NOT happen
#
But my U / I may be defective ! There may be no provision to make those
" promised things " to happen !
#
Whenever this is the case, you need to modify the U / I . So , you need
to read each FAQ and ask ,
" In which U / I , will this
happen ? "
#
FAQ are also in the nature of a " Wish-list " on part of Employers and Jobseekers
Ideally , I should
have FIRST written the FAQ and then developed the U / I , accordingly !
#
In any case , U / I s need a lot of cosmetic improvements too . So ,
there will be many " discoveries / re-
iterations " as we go along
hcp
02
Nov 2012
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Q :
Why should I use Online Jobs Fair in preference to other typical job
portals ?
What are my advantages ?
A
: Good question - which has
several answers !
* On our web site , Recruitment
Process , is FASTER
; only 4 days against , at least 29 days if you use
a
typical job portal
* It is CHEAPER - being absolutely FREE . Other job portals
will charge you a hefty annual / monthly
/ quarterly , subscription
* It is BETTER - because you don't need any
ground-based INFRASTRUCTURE such as ;
# Air conditioned Interview
Cabins
# Waiting hall for candidates
# Receptionist
# Travel Reimbursements
# Lunch arrangements..... etc
* If you are a BIG / REGULAR job
advertiser on typical job portals , you must have noticed that your mail-box
gets flooded with thousands of resumes . These take days to sort out [
vacancy wise ] and read
On this site , all applying resumes are stored vacancy-wise online , where you can open /
read in minutes
No flooding of your mail-box !
{
In Oct 2016 ,
these resumes will get displayed in the DESCENDING ORDER of the RAW SCORE assigned to
each resume , automatically
. So , a Recruiter will need to read only the TOP FIVE resumes - not 500 ! }
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Q :
You say your site is absolutely FREE . Are there any restrictions on the
number of job advertisements that I
can post or on the number of resumes
that I can download ?
A
: Absolutely no restrictions on
the number of jobs that you can post
Post as many as you like - as often as you like
There is no " Resume Search " feature on our site !
We believe , " resumes should go searching for jobs " posted
by you !
Of course , you can download the resume of those candidates who apply
against any job posted by you
Why should you search ( for several hours ) and download 1,000 resumes ,
send out Interview Emails to
300 , only to discover that 250 are NOT interested in the job you have to offer ?
This is a colossal
waste of your time
On our site , when a candidate " Applies " against your job ,
he is seriously interested and visits his "
INTERVIEW CALENDAR " several times a day to
see if he has been shortlisted for interview by you
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Q : If
all resumes are stored vacancy - wise , on your site , how do I read / rate /
shortlist a few and send out
interview calls ?
A
: On this site , there is only
one OFFLINE process
, viz: candidate presenting himself at your office on the
joining date given !
All the rest of the processes are ONLINE , including :
# Vacancy wise storage of resumes of those who apply
# Opening / reading those
resumes ONLINE
# Rating those resumes as A / B / C / R { Excellent
/ Good / Fair / Reject }
# Selecting a few for interviewing
# Selecting an Interview Date
from your ONLINE INTERVIEW
CALENDAR
# Fixing Interview Time for each
candidate
# Getting candidate's " Acceptance " for
attending interview at specified time
# Actually interviewing him ONLINE,
using Skype / Instant Messaging through your INTERVIEW CONSOLE
# Rating candidate after interviewing
# Selecting for sending Job Offer
# Drafting Job Offer
# Sending Job Offer ( automatic SMS / email )
# Getting candidate's acceptance of job offer
........etc
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Q : My
company advertises SAME / IDENTICAL vacancy , every few weeks . Under these
circumstances , we
may have already interviewed and
rejected many candidates earlier ( over a period of time ) , during
interviews
Now , it is possible that those "
Rejected " candidates may keep applying again and again
How do I keep track of such earlier
" Rejected " candidates during the next " short-listing "
process ?
A
: This is a very real ,
universal problem when it comes to ground-based OFFLINE short-listing
Many candidates are in the habit of applying again & again ( even
against different levels of vacancies or
against same level of vacancy but in different cities )
In our ONLINE RESUME
RATING page , there is a
column for : REJECTED EARLIER : with a tick against
the name of a candidate , if you have interviewed and rejected him , at
any time in the past ! Even
5 years !
This column even shows against which job , he was interviewed and rejected
So , not only you but any of your colleague / successor who logs into
this page from any part of the World,
at any time , would know the candidate's " REJECTION
HISTORY "
Obviously , you won't call him again !
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Q : On
the " Resume Rating " page , I also find a column for " If
Already Blacklisted "
What is this ? Who has blacklisted a candidate and for what
?
A
: In this column , against a
candidate's name , you may find a tick , if YOU ( ie ; any recruiter of your
company ) have black
listed that candidate earlier , for following reasons
:
# The candidate failed to attend
the interview AFTER
confirming that he will
{ Of course , black-listing for this reason alone seems a very harsh
punishment ! }
# That candidate failed to join
duty on the joining date , AFTER
having accepted your Job Offer
Once you black-list any candidate ( using , " BLACK-LISTING CANDIDATE " page ), this tick
will appear
against his name whenever he applies against any future job of your
Company. Of course , if you are
convinced with the valid reasons furnished by such a candidate , you can
remove his name from the black-list
But now , you don't have to " REMEMBER " the names of such unreliable
candidates while doing " Resume
Rating "
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Q : In
" Resume Rating " page , what is this " PEER RATING " score
?
How does that help me do a better job
of rating resumes for the purpose of short-listing ?
A
: OnlineJobsFair is the ONLY site in the World ,
which enables any registered jobseeker to " Tune In "
into any Interview Cabin and silently listen to the Interview Questions being asked by the
Interviewer
and the answers being given by the candidate,
AND ,
" Rate
" that candidate's Interview Performance as 4 ( Excellent ) / 3 ( Good ) /
2 ( Fair ) / 1 ( Poor )
Depending upon the number of raters and their ratings , our Software
computes " Average Rating "
This is what you see in the " PEER RATING " column
Of course , these " SILENT LISTENERS " ,
who tune into any Virtual Interview Cabin , have no clue as to the
company interviewing or the candidate being interviewed
Total anonymity is guaranteed
This is very much like an AUDIENCE POLL of " Kaun Banega Crorepati " , or
PRE-ELECTION POLLING SURVEYS
of TV channels , which have time and again , proved to predict the
outcome
Of course , in no way , this replaces your own judgment of a resume ; it
only supplants
[ In Oct 2016 , I don't think
this is a good idea ! ]
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Q :
Once I have short-listed a candidate and assigned a specific interview
date and time , how does candidate
come to know about the same ?
A
: The moment you short-list a
candidate and assign to him , a specific interview date / time , through your,
" CREATE
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE "
page ,
this decision of yours will instantly update that candidate's own'
" YOUR
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE "
page
Not a second lost ! No need to send SMS
or Email ! Instant feedback !
Since ALL candidates are extremely anxious to know whether they have
been " Accepted " for getting
interviewed , they keep looking up their " INTERVIEW
SCHEDULE " page ,
every few minutes !
And when they notice that a particular company has selected them (
against a particular Job ID ) for
interviewing , they will tick , either of >
Will attend >
Regret ( on their page )
And you will come to know instantly
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Q : In
a ground-based Job Fair , I can walk around and see which other Companies have
got Stalls / Cabins
and what kind of positions they are
trying to fill .
Can I do this online , on your site ?
I am particularly interested to know
about companies in my Industry Sector ?
A
: Sure !
Just look up , " WHO IS
INTERVIEWING ? "
page
[ No need to login , so any
visitor can see ]
On this page , you will see a list of Companies which are conducting ONLINE interviews , RIGHT AT THIS
MOMENT
!
You will even see :
* WHICH Company is interviewing for WHAT vacancy
* HOW MANY candidates they have already interviewed
so far
* HOW MANY candidates are remaining to be
interviewed
* HOW MANY job offers they have made so far
There is no way , you can come to know about such things in a ground-based
Job Fair !
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Q :
Why have you restricted OnlineJobsFair to " FRESH GRADUATES " only ?
Why not also for " Experienced
Professionals " ?
A
: We felt this is where the need
is greatest
Indian Colleges churn out some 3.5 Million Graduates , each year . Of these , only 10 % find jobs
These 10 % belong to Educational Institutions enjoying high reputation ,
where Company Placement Officers
go for CAMPUS
INTERVIEWS
And thousands of MEDIUM
/ SMALL size Companies don't even get invited for conducting Campus
Interviews
Neither can they afford to pay a Subscription of Rs 30,000 /-( for a quarter ) to leading
job portals for posting
job advts
Besides , Fresh Graduates are NOT bothered about , Industry / Function /
Posting City / Salary offered / Desig
offered , etc
They are DESPERATE to take up ANY JOB , ANY WHERE !
We believe , the UNIQUENESS of our Value Proposition , would encourage
millions of SMALL / MEDIUM
companies from AROUND THE
WORLD , to post their jobs for Fresh Graduates , where selection
criteria are
relatively simple
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Q :
If I do not wish to conduct ONLINE interview through Skype , can I do so
by using Instant Messaging or
Mobile phone ?
A
: Of course , you can
When assigning Interview Date / Time , to a candidate through :
CREATE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
" page,
you can , against name of each short-listed candidate , mention ( enter
) , your
PREFERRED INTERVIEW
MODE
Candidate will get to see this in his own,
" YOUR INTERVIEW
SCHEDULE " page'
and , he will be prepared accordingly
{ In
Oct 2016
, this is ARCHAIC ! Nothing but VIDEO
interviewing should be permitted ! }
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Q : Can
I attach in my job advt , a Power Point presentation or a VIDEO of my company ?
A
: Most certainly , you can
And we strongly recommend that you do , so that all the jobseekers can
see for themselves , your
Company's physical facilities , Work place environment , Career
Opportunities etc
This will help you attract the best talent
One more reason , why you should attach a Company Video to your job advt :
Many candidates will login for an interview , 10 / 15 minutes BEFORE their scheduled
time
But who likes to keep staring at the BLANK SCREEN of their INTERVIEW CONSOLE ?
Now , if you have uploaded your Company Video , they can watch it even as they are
waiting for you to
become free from your preceding interview
Let your Company
Video do the selling !
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Q :
Can different Interviewers sitting in different physical locations ( eg:
one in Mumbai and another in Delhi ) ,
interview the SAME candidate simultaneously , in the SAME , Virtual
Cabin ?
A
: This is another USP of OnlineJobsFair !
Sure , you can do this , using
" Conference Call " feature of Skype
Both Interviewers should enter
the same ( Virtual ) , INTERVIEW CABIN NUMBER
allotted by our software
by entering this number in their
respective INTERVIEW CONSOLE
Presto !
Now both interviewers and the
candidate ( although separated by thousands of Km ) , can see , talk to
each other
This is especially very convenient
/ productive , when identical vacancies ( eg: Trainees of various types ) ,
need to be filled in , at various locations in a
large , multi-location Company
In such cases , allotment of
selected candidates , can take into account the location preferences of a
candidate
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Q :
Is there any limit to the number of Virtual Cabins that I can
requisition at any given time ?
A
: None , whatsoever
This is the USP of OnlineJobsFair
We offer you , UNLIMITED RESOURCES !
We can create Millions
of Virtual Cabins and our software will happily allot you , as many as
you want , at
any given time
Here is how :
On your page , " CREATING INTERVIEW
SCHEDULE " , just
click on " ADD CABIN
" button
Our software will search our inventory of FREE cabins , find one and
allot to you , giving you the CABIN
NUMBER
But a CABIN NUMBER
, allotted will be " " validated " only when you enter / type ,
the name of a different
interviewer
Obviously , each Interview Cabin , needs to be " manned " by a
different interviewer. All you need to ensure
is that ,
* You have enough Interviewers (
need not be Company Employees , if you decide to outsource )
* You inform them the date /
time / cabin number / login details / position to be interviewed etc
{ In Oct
2016 , I think , this process should also be ONLINE through our site itself
! }
And , no penalty for UNUTILIZED
cabins !
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Q :
After interviewing a candidate online , can I call him for a " face
- to - face " FINAL INTERVIEW to my office
before deciding whether to make a job
offer or not ?
A
: Of course , you can
After completing online interview , at the bottom of the INTERVIEW CONSOLE , click radio button :
" ( ) Keep on
Hold "
Then tell the candidate to come / meet you personally , at your
convenient date / time / venue
Do not forget to tell him whether he will be reimbursed travel / hotel
expenses or not and whether he might
be required to stay overnight
Make sure to get his acceptance and then send out a confirmatory email
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Q : Is
OnlineJobsFair similar to walk-in interviews ?
A
: Not in the least !
In a ground-based Walk - In Interviews , anyone who thinks he is
qualified for the advertized job , walks in
with his resume
More than 50 %
of such candidates are UNSUITABLE
- and waste your precious time
Good candidates may not even get their turn ( at being interviewed ) due
to unmanageable rush of useless
candidates !
In OnlineJobsFair , you study the resume first and only then decide
whether a candidate is worth calling for
interview or not
Only when you are satisfied , you send an " Invite " through
online short-listing
{ In Oct 2016 , it is
quite simple to AUTOMATE
, even this process , without human
intervention ! }
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Q :
How can I be sure that the person I am interviewing online , is not a
PROXY for the candidate whose
resume I have short-listed for Online
Interview ?
A
: We do NOT accept any resume without a photo of the candidate
. So you can see this photo when you
click open his resume . Compare this with the face that you " see
" on the Skype
But , if you are interviewing using IM or mobile phone , then it is very
difficult to prevent proxy
Of course , you can try to " trip " the proxy , by asking (
and recording ) many details appearing in his
resume , to see if there are any inconsistencies
The best way to prevent proxy is to use Skype
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Q :
Before I short list an applicant for online interviewing, I would like
to check out his final year Marks Sheet
How can I do this ?
A
: If you are conducting online
interview using Skype , you can ask him to hold the mark sheet against the
PC / Tablet camera
Alternately , you can send him an email to email it to you , prior to
interview
In fact , you can phone him on his mobile and instruct him
And then , you may want to see some other documents , besides mark sheet
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Q :
Over the years , I might post hundreds of Job Advts on OnlineJobsFair .
How do I keep track of these ?
A
: Easy
You can track ALL of your jobs , by looking up the following pages :
# All the jobs
posted so far
# Closed Jobs Summary
# Live Jobs Summary
# Summary of Job
Offers Made
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Q :
When a candidate looks up , one of the jobs posted by my company , will
he get to see " My name / Email
Id / Mobile No etc " in the job
advt and then , will that lead to my getting thousands of unsolicited phone -
calls / emails ?
A
: Certainly not
Job Advt will only show your
Company's official Email ID / Fax No / Address
Job advt will NEVER
show your personal contact
details
But , if you short list and interview him online , you may need to give
him such info to enable him to
communicate to you , his "
acceptance / confirmation " re further interviews etc
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Q :
Once in a while , some interviewer / recruiter of my company , with
knowledge of USER ID / PASSWORD of
your web site , may resign and leave
the employ
How can we stop such persons from
future logins ?
A
: We have absolutely NO CONTROL over this !
Our web site will accept and grant access to anyone with correct
Password
Only protection for you is to immediately change the Password
This is particularly important if you have given the Password to many
recruiters / interviewers in your
Company or , even to outside " Experts " to whom , you may
have outsourced the task of conducting
online interviews
You can minimize this risk by ,
# Insisting ( to candidates ) on
Skype only
# Like an AUDITOR , drop into various Virtual Cabins
, un-announced to see " WHO " is interviewing
" WHOM " , on your
behalf
We are not responsible for wrong use of your Login details
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