by Shriram Shanmugham | Oct 27, 2020 | Hiring / Recruiter Insights
More years of experience is NOT a reflection of quality talent. Example: An agile project manager (PM) who has delivered 700 projects in 3 years would have better expertise than another PM who handled 400 projects in 10 years. Unfortunately, recruiters analyze quality... 
by Shriram Shanmugham | Sep 19, 2020 | Career Insights, Hiring / Recruiter Insights
Who demands it and does it really happen in large volumes? The need for employee background check (BGC) has been widely publicized in the last couple of decades. This has been an important topic of discussion for major HR (Human resources) administrators across... 
by Shriram Shanmugham | Aug 28, 2020 | Hiring / Recruiter Insights
The short answer is NO. Disclosing your capacity to pay higher salaries can compromise efficiency of hiring process because: · There will be overwhelming applications · Qualifications and experience can be exaggerated (see our previous posts for justifications) ·... 
by Shriram Shanmugham | Aug 28, 2020 | Hiring / Recruiter Insights
Budgets allocated for quality talent sourcing across companies is highly polarized. Few companies with deep pockets splurge their cash, while the rest operate with little to no budget. The correlation that high budgets improves probability of quality recruitment is... 
by Shriram Shanmugham | Jul 11, 2020 | Hiring / Recruiter Insights
HR experience levels varies depending on the size of the organization. It is flexible because the VALUES people bring in specific domains is prioritized. Prominent HR domains include: · Administration · Talent management · Recruitment In most cases, the hierarchy of... 
by Shriram Shanmugham | Jun 4, 2020 | Hiring / Recruiter Insights
Many recruiters associate jobs hopping candidates with distrust and unreliability. Many genuine candidates who could have been highly talented and resourceful, get ignored without being given a chance to explain themselves. The age old adage, “Never judge a book by...