PHYSICAL JOB FAIR [ PJF ]
vs VIRTUAL
JOB FAIR [ VJF ]
{ A
comparison of Logic - Rules - Conditions - Constraints }
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A note dated 01 Jan 2007 . Of course , a lot of assumptions
/ technologies / context , have changed since then and some of my comments
below , may not be valid any more !
But , should any online job portal wish to implement
this concept , I would be happy to help if I can in any way
I do believe that , in India , there is scope for
several such VIRTUAL JOB FAIRS to exist and prosper
For detailed logic / page write-ups / User Interfaces
etc , see " OnlineJobsFair
" ( developed on 06 Nov 2012 )
regards,
hemen parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com
26 Oct 2016
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# CONCEPT
* PJF
Provide a platform for employers and jobseekers to meet / Speed up
Recruitment process ( walk in )
*
VJF
Same
# ORGANIZER
* PJF
a jobsite ( eg: Timesjobs / Monster
etc ) / A Recruitment Agency / A Newspaper
*
VJF
www.IndiaRecruiter.net
# REVENUE
MODEL
* PJF
Organizer charges employers to put up stalls . May also charge jobseekers
*
VJF
Thru " Pay per Click " ( on
keywords ) using IIT ( Interactive Interview Tool ) / IIM ( Interactive Instant
Messaging ) / Video Interviewing
# WHO
CAN PARTICIPATE ?
* PJF
Any employer who " books " a stall . As far as jobseekers are
concerned, anybody can walk in
*
VJF
>
Only those Corporate who are " Subscribers " and those
jobseekers , who are " registered " . Corporate include Recruitment
agencies
As far as Management Institutions are
concerned , we will NOT allow them to actually conduct an online interview ,
using VJF , however , we will allow them to see / view / monitor any VJF
interview taking place ( between any employer and any jobseeker ) - but ,
without revealing the identities of either the Employer or the Jobseeker
concerned
This way , final year MBA students will
get a " FEEL " / flavour of online interview process , which , they
themselves will go through in next few months . ( like my own MS exam at Univ
of Kansas , in 1958 ) - a rehearsal ?
# WHAT
ABOUT PUBLICITY ?
* PJF
Organizers usually advertise in print media , several times before the
event
*
VJF
VJF will not be a unique / time-bound
" event " . It will be a 24*7 , ongoing online " process "
, where , both employers and jobseekers may login and log-out at any time
On VJF homepage / publicity page , (
which anybody should be able to visit- even if he is not logged in ) ,
Corporate will " post " date / time / vacancies of their online
interviewing .
These announcements / time tables /
interview schedules , will enable job seekers to log in ( walk in ) at the
appropriate times for the desired vacancies .
We will email such announcements to
" matching " candidates registered with us
# HOW MUCH PHYSICAL SPACE CAN AN EMPLOYER '
BOOK " ?
* PJF
I suppose , sizes of " stalls " are fixed ( two / three sizes )
. The size of the stall will determine ;
> how many interview cabins can
be there
> how much " waiting area
" can be there
> how much " Admin /
Reception area " can be there
Size of the hall / venue will decide , how many stalls can be there - and
therefore , how many employers can participate in one " Event "
*
VJF
On IndiaRecruiter, there will be no limit
to the no of interview cabins ( secure web pages of IIT / IIM ) that a
subscriber can book
Any number is OK ( - the more the merrier
/ the " money-er " ! )
We may not even insist that the
subscriber books the cabin X / Y / Z no of days in advance !
He ( subscriber ) can just walk in ( log
in ) and book one ( or more ) cabin for IMMEDIATE use !
Upon " booking " , he will be
allotted key / keys ( URLs / IPNs ) for web pages ( cabins ) where he can then
" invite " the candidates to log in
Obviously in VJF, there will be no need
for " waiting / reception areas "
# WHAT
ABOUT PRIVACY /
ANNONYMITY ?
* PJF
Actual process of interviewing is private , but outside the interview
cabins, every candidate gets to see every other candidate !
There is no privacy / confidentiality . Everybody knows that you are in
the job market ! - including your colleagues from your current company !
This is the reason , physical job fairs are totally " unsuited "
for experienced professionals ( 2 + years of experience ) who are currently
already employed
The situation gets worse , if your own current Employer is one of the
participants !
Hence Physical Job Fairs attract mostly FRESH GRADUATES
*
VJF
In VJF , participating Corporate
Employers can be seen by everybody and at all the times . Jobseekers can see
them and other Corporate can also see them
This visibility / transparency is
essential , as far as " WHO " is interviewing for " WHAT "
positions is concerned
Such visibility will attract candidates ,
AND simultaneously encourage ever-greater participation by Corporate
Subscribers
If I am a WIPRO HR manager and on VJF's
" Announcement Board " , I can see that my next door neighbour ( HR
colleague ) from INFOSYS is interviewing for the post of " Business
Analyst " , then I know that I am going to lose some of my " suitable
" employees !
The only thing I can do is to "
respond / react " by opening up my own Interview Cabin , saying :
" INFOSYS /
Business Analyst " [ Now
Interviewing ] - like " now boarding "
So that I can pinch some of WIPRO's
employees - even as I am losing some of my own !
As far as jobseekers are concerned , only
they will decide ,
*
WHEN to reveal their presence / identity
*
WHOM to reveal their presence / identity
They will browse around all Corporate
Stalls , while remaining INVISIBLE all the time
- until they decide to get interviewed by ABC corporation .
This feature will motivate even SENIOR
executives to participate
# RESUME
* PJF
A jobseeker must carry a huge pile of resume print-outs . As he walks
around the stalls and comes across an interesting employer / vacancy , he will
need to hand-out a resume copy and " register " his desire to be
interviewed
May be such " registration " is done at the entrance of the hall
where each participating Corporate has a " Registration Counter " .
Or such registration might be done at the individual stalls
*
VJF
A candidate would log in ( User Name /
Password ) at the MAIN ENTRANCE
This will tell us his PEN ( Permanent
Executive Number , allotted by our site when he registers ) and his profile in
our database
Thereafter , if he comes across an
interesting corporate vacancy , at the STALL GATE , he will need to enter :
User ID / Password / PEN / his
PHOTO ?
We want to avoid PROXY at all cost -
which is made very easy in a VIRTUAL environment !
He will also " tick / check "
against the VACANCY for which he wants to get interviewed
There is no need for him to " submit
resume " again and again
Corporate Interviewer will get to "
see / view " a list of PEN against each position / vacancy ( waiting
candidates )
In IIT / IIM , the Corporate Recruiter
will click on the next PEN , to view the entire profile and decide whether that
candidate is worth interviewing or not
Interviewer will indicate his decision by
clicking on one of the following buttons below the profile :
>
GREEN button : Please wait . We will like to interview you
>
RED button : We
regret your profile does not meet our job requirements
On " CANDIDATE CONSOLE " , one of this button will flash
# TRAVEL
LOGISTICS
* PJF
Only local candidates can participate . Unlikely that out-of-town
candidates will come . Candidates not reimbursed travel expenses
*
VJF
Not a problem . Corporate and Jobseekers
from around the WORLD can participate , around the clock !
Neither HR managers nor jobseekers need
to dress up for the occasion ( - till we introduce , VIDEO INTERVIEWS )
# INTERVIEW
HISTORY
* PJF
Corporate have no method / means to check up whether a candidate has
repeatedly appeared for interview in the past - and , if so , what was the
" Outcome " each time
*
VJF
In IIT / IIM , a Corporate Subscriber /
interviewer will be able to see / view , the FULL PAST HISTORY of each and
every candidate's all the PAST INTERVIEWS , with that subscriber company -
irrespective of , WHEN / WHERE those interviews were held !
In VJF , we will allow interviewer to
FIRST see this HISTORY ( even before starting the interview ) - so that "
past failed / rejected " candidates need not have to be interviewed ,
again and again !
This is a VERY IMPORTANT feature in
relation to " Fresh Graduates " , who are very likely to be attending
each and every Job-Fair and keep applying , again and again !
This single feature may motivate
Corporate to move onto VJF - at least for the " Preliminary Interview
"
# CANDIDATE
ASSESSMENT
* PJF
May be done promptly and may be conveyed to candidate promptly but there
is no method to convey the same to other recruiters / HR managers within the
Organization
*
VJF
>
Has to be done online / immediate
>
Accessible to all recruiters of same Organization at any time , online
through IIT / IIM
# APPOINTMENT
LETTER
* PJF
Most likely issued immediately on the spot ( from a computer template )
*
VJF
Ditto as above
# GAMING
ELEMENT
* PJF
A one-to-one interview is quite STRESSFUL and has no " Gaming Element
" in it
But a Physical Job Fair has an AIR / an ATMOSPHERE ; a certain amount of
EXCITEMENT of a MELA ( a fair )
Excitement of :
> running into classmates / friends
> exchange of views / notes on WHO
got interviewed by WHICH company
> gossip about what kind of questions were asked
/ what kind of salaries were offered
*
VJF
In a Virtual Job Fair , computer screen
might provide the element of " Gaming " - asking questions by
recruiter and giving answers by jobseeker
But , there is no ATMOSHERE / no
EXCITEMENT / no GOSSIPING / no NOISE / no MUSIC / no RINGTONES / no FRAGRANCE
of perfumes / no FAMILIAR FACES !
This , despite the fact that , as compared
to a Physical Job Fair, in a Virtual Job Fair , there could be , simultaneously
hundreds or thousands of interviews taking place
There could be thousands of interviewers
and lakhs of candidates ONLINE , present in the same hall - except everything
is so SILENT / DRAB / DULL !
Despite the presence of thousands , VJF
fails to look like a,
MASSIVELY
MULTIPLAYER VIDEO GAME
For VJF to successfully compete with PJF
, it will need to LOOK / FEEL / SMELL / SOUND like a ,
VIDEO GAME
Can you imagine , " Kaun Banega
Crorepati " ? - without the audience ?
It is the audience that provides the
TENSION !
So , we will need to build VJF around a
VIDEO GAME concept
We will need to recreate a 2D / 3D ,
picture / photo of a physical job fair , where jobseekers and recruiters can
assume a " VIRTUAL AVATAR
" - as in
SecondLife.com !
SOUNDS - LIGHTS - FLASHING SIGNALS -
TRAFFIC - COMPETITION - SCORES - HURDLES - the whole lot !
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Now, get real jobs in the virtual world
Ad Firm To Set Up Recruiting Service
On Second Life
·
The Times of India (New Delhi edition)
·
15 Feb
2007
·
REUTERS
·
New York: For some job seekers,
a trip to a virtual world may hold the key to an actual job. Interactive
advertising agency TMP Worldwide, which specialises in recruitment, said it will allow corporate
recruiters to hold job fairs and interview potential employees via TMP’s space on the Second
Life virtual world.
“A lot of companies spend money
on job fairs at convention centres or hosting at hotels,” Vong said. “We’re
saying we can do all this inside
Second Life.”
An avatar— online character—of a corporate recruiter will
interview avatars of job
seekers, using instant messaging technology.
TMP, until last year a division
of Monster Worldwide, said it would pre-screen
candidates before scheduling an interview to make sure people are who they
say they are.
It may also get a skilled
staffer to do real work in a real office.
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