| In the backdrop of the economic slowdown job sites | | | | blocking recruitment. Therefore, job portals will now |
| are seeing a flood of job applications from students | | | | have to make an extra effort. |
| and mid level executives. Recruitment firms have | | | | Amidst the gloom, there is still some activity as some |
| seen an average increase of 25-30 per cent in | | | | mid-sized companies as well as niche players are now |
| resumes in the last few months as students in the | | | | hiring because they feel they have better bargaining |
| final semester are exploring all means of getting a | | | | power. |
| job. | | | | Looking at the other side of the picture job portals |
| "We see this happening because of the slowdown. | | | | are seeing a positive development where companies |
| The students are putting in effort wherever they | | | | are switching over from placement agencies to |
| think it will help," said Ms Surabhi Mathur Gandhi, | | | | portals. Even government companies are looking |
| General Manager, TeamLease. | | | | forward to job portals. Many sectors like agro and |
| Ms Sumeet Singh, Head, Marketing and | | | | pharma that have not been in job portals but are |
| Communications, Naukri.com, said even in normal | | | | now joining them because of the job crunch in other |
| times the number of resumes increase during this | | | | sectors. |
| time, but this year there has been a considerable | | | | The most effective recruiters advertise open |
| jump. | | | | positions to several online job boards, because |
| However, the companies continue to be cautious | | | | qualified job seekers are not concentrated on any |
| about hiring and many top companies have put a | | | | one career site. However many recruiters spend |
| freeze on hiring. Experts say that the economic | | | | valuable time repeatedly posting, editing and deleting |
| crunch is now affecting job portals as companies are | | | | the same job text to multiple sites. |