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How to survive a deadline crisis?

It’s a normal trend in the IT industry to feel the pressure and heat before the deadline. In addition, your teammates decide to look for better opportunities at a crucial time or you realise that you need to hire a few more people to deliver on time. The load of skilled requirement for any HR at that moment can be a very nerve wracking time. It can get difficult by the day when you are unable to find the required skill set, within the budget, immediate joinee and excellent performers in moments of pressure. These qualities to find under pressure and on immediate basis can be a difficult task to survive.

While, the notion of being an HR is about having a relaxed, comfortable work life balance. It is moments like these that give a hard reality check. So, what do you do? Rather, how do you step up and prove yourself? Curious……? Read on…

Gain knowledge:

The heading seems simple but effective. While most HR’s are from commerce background, it is quite difficult to understand the exact need of IT requirement. Although to research about the key skills can take time but considering the amount of knowledge you gain is all worth it in the end.

Hard work does not go out of style:

Hard work has never gone out of style and probably never will. Every successful man has been known to quote this saying, “Luck favours the prepared”. There is only one way to prepare yourself for a moment that sounds like a deadline crisis. “Hard work” it is the need of the hour and yes it might mean making 30 calls a day and staying up late night reading on sourcing, screening, interview questions to close in important positions ASAP.

Be smart:

While hard work is a crucial factor, put in the effort required to do some research on smart work. I don’t mean cutting corners on your work but smart work as in quick and effective work. If you’re unable to find technically skilled people on a deadline, the smart move would be to take help of technical people who are trained in recruitment. You can always reach out to IT consulting services for help. It can get difficult when you need to hire people on contract basis. No one wants a job with an expiry date is what you might be getting as a feedback from potential candidates. It’s moments like that when you rely on staffing services for contract staffing and permanent staffing as well.

I hope this has eased your nerves. So, if you are in this situation unable to hire IT people for your firm. Look into these smart thoughts. All the Best!

Recruiter – Career, Growth & Money

Hiring March 29, 2018 Bloom Leave a comment job consultancy recruitment firm staffing services

One of the most exciting places to work would be as a recruiter. And I speak with experience. Recruitment has always been the exciting part of HR and it has also been the part where people have not just found themselves, comfortable but also appreciated – perks, incentives, promotions, etc.

Some of the most renowned professors of top universities when asked, “which is an exciting, fulfilling and rewarding career choice”? The answer came instantaneously recruitment. My case on choosing recruitment has definitely been established.

As a recruiter you are in the centre of head to head competition, to attract and close in on the top talent in the industry. It is almost like the bidding of players before the IPL series, where you are wooing in the best in the industry for your clients. With all the excitement that comes along almost like a stock market bidding war, recruitment is better as it is two faceted. On, one side you are closing in on the top talent and winning the prize and on the other side you are literally changing the life of an individual by placing him / her in their dream job.

So if you are graduating and need to choose a career, a new mom looking to restart her career or someone who is considering shifting into a new career path. Then, choose to be a recruiter.

Call Bloom Consulting Services:

Tel: 080-2351 6697

Email: deepika.s@bloomsolutions.com

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Requirement: IT recruiters with background of BCA, B.Tech & B.E.

Good communication skills.

Experience: 0.5 – 5 years.

Requirement: US IT recruiter with background of BCA, B.Tech & B.E.

Good communication skills.

Experience: 1 – 5 years.

Hiring the right people can change your company’s productivity!

staffing services March 27, 2018 Bloom Leave a comment

It’s a cold pinch feeling when you come across a resignation mail of an employee you invested in training for the last year. Thoughts of self-reflection, whether I made a wrong judgement call in hiring the per

son. The questioning round of the senior management, the cold stare of the team and the coming short of explanations for loss of time, efforts and resources invested simply in a wrong hire.

On the other hand hiring a right person can result in enhancement of your company’s culture, team building and the productivity of the company. While, it is a dream to make sure that every person hired is the right one for the company, job role and designation. Getting it 100% accurate every time – well is a dream. But along the way there is no rule against getting close to accuracy most of the time.

Every successful person will tell you that hiring the right people for the right job is the key to increasing your company’s productivity. So, how do you know that the one you are interviewing is the right person for your company?

Here are few tips to keep in mind while sourcing, screening or interviewing.

Make a note on their commitment level:

When approaching a deadline we find ourselves focussing more on skill and availability for job change among the crowds of people on job portals. Then its location – city, area, travelling distance, salary, etc… No doubt all these points hold importance but in between all this make sure to note on their commitment level to each company.

Look beyond CV into personality:

During the interview process try looking beyond the CV into the individual’s personality. Notice their communication skill, check if it is a strong or a week point. Observe their attitude – try hiring happy people. Among the stress of daily routine it is important that you try hiring happy people who will find reasons to show up at work more often than the obvious burdened individuals.

Think outside the box:

Statistics does report that most individuals interview at least 2 or 3 companies before they take up a new job. If you are going to go with the generic questions and I don’t mean the technical one’s but a round of questioning which shows the level of temperament, commitment and an insight into an individual’s background that is not on the resume. The pros of this is when you hire the person, you would have already set a bond or a connect with them. This will help you when it comes to employee engagement.

Passionate Individuals is an added advantage:

While, it is a growing trend in the IT industry to look for a job change every 2 years for a salary hike. It gets difficult to hire someone you know might continue with the trend. In such a situation, look for people who are not looking only for a salary hike but are passionate about a particular skill that comes naturally to them. Look for people whose skill set has been growing and are not in the constant job change trend.

It is not easy to keep these small intricate details in memory when you are under pressure of completing your work, trying to meet deadlines and looking to hire someone with the exact skill set as per requirement. In cases like that, it is always best to go to a pro, i.e. rely on staffing services to help you with the requirement. One of the best features of utilizing the assistance of staffing services is that if your project requires contract staffing or permanent staffing. These recruitment agencies make it possible with their dedicated team of individuals who are trained to look into every facet of a candidate to make the entire hiring process an easy and reliable one.

Celebrating Women: Walking under Spotlight

Events March 8, 2018 Bloom Leave a comment job consultancy recruitment recruitment firm staffing services staffing services bangalore

Every day, the world has been waking up to witness stronger, bolder women. Watching them stand up for their rights, stand against injustice. It’s refreshing! It’s a time where you realise that it does not matter, if you are Harvey Weinstein or Trump. A group of women together can and will take down and dominate every social media site, Grammy’s or Oscar.

The women in black or the #METOO took a many by surprise as it is a movement started by women. As a gender we have been called tenacious, when it comes to never letting go of issues or being a personality that sees things to the end. At this point of time, all one can say is that our tenacity and personality has risen as a sign of strength. Not just words that are spoken of on occasions like Woman’s Day or Mother’s Day. But a mark that has given us over the ages a win over battles of identity, education, independence and choice. It is this tenacity that is now under constant radar. Not because it is feminism on the rise but because over the ages girls, women, mothers or grandmothers have chosen to be tenacious and be path breakers not to break rules but to set rules for women around the world.

The procrastination of women one day being heard or one day being employed or getting paid equally is now a reality. Yet, some struggle to get a job or to be heard or for equal stance with male peers whereas some are living up the dream. On this Woman’s Day let’s share the spotlight with those who need to be heard, who need a job or a step up in their field of work. Encourage the women around us to join in this movement of strength and power. This is the day for women and definitely a time for every woman to rise to the occasion of getting empowered, being independent. Let’s all walk under this spotlight that is on us and make the most of it. After all we have earned it!