Recruitment via social networking sites on rise: Survey

December 2, 2014

Recruitment New Delhi, Dec 2: Social and professional networking platforms are increasingly emerging as a source for hiring the right talent as well as more number of candidates by recruiters in the country, says a recent survey.

As per a survey on 'recruitment trends' by professional networking site LinkedIn, nearly 44 per cent recruiters used the social and professional networks for hiring quality talent in 2014 compared to 36 per cent in the previous year.

Besides, 65 per cent accessed these platforms for recruiting more candidates this year, as compared to 50 per cent in 2013.

"Recruiters are relying increasingly on professional networking platforms to attract and engage quality candidates, as business growth demands quality talent to be acquired quickly," LinkedIn India Director (Talent Solutions) Irfan Abdulla said.

LinkedIn survey covered over 4,125 talent acquisition leaders globally, including 300 in India across 14 industries.

The survey which also looks into recruitment trends for 2015 ranked India at the third place globally in terms of hiring passive candidates (who are currently not actively seeking a new job).

With 69 per cent companies recruiting passive talent in India, the country was behind China (83 per cent) and United States (72 per cent) on the parameter.

"As talent leaders in India are also increasingly targeting 'passive' talent or quality candidates who are not actively seeking their next job, recruiters need to devise a more intelligent hiring strategy to stay ahead of this trend," Abdulla said.

Further, the survey findings showed that at 86 per cent, Indian companies ranked fifth in recruiting students and young professionals.

Interestingly, 88 per cent of large Indian companies and 84 per cent of small Indian companies recruit students and young professionals in India, the survey said.

A majority (79 per cent) of Indian talent acquisition leaders surveyed also said that employer brand had a significant impact on their ability to hire great talent.

"How a recruiter shapes and influences a candidate's perception of the organisation as a place to work is a major task for any talent organisation or HR function," Abdulla said.

"In fact, more and more brands in India are using social professional networks to spread their employer story and build a strong employer brand," he added.

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HC refuses to entertain plea against domicile reservation in NLSIU, Karnataka

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July 3,2020

New Delhi, Jul 3: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging Karnataka government's decision to impose a 25 percent domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru.

A division bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that the impugned law is passed by the State of Karnataka, and the respondent university is also situated in Karnataka.

The court granted liberty to the petitioner to move the appropriate forum with their grievances.

The Karnataka Assembly had passed the National Law School of India (Amendment) Act, 2020 in March this year, which provided a 25 per cent horizontal reservation for students of Karnataka in the NLSIU.

The High Court observed that the main contesting parties in the present case were the NLSIU and the Karnataka Government. As the court did not show any interest in entertaining the plea, the petitioner withdrew the plea.

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Agnesian alumni association celebrates Women’s Day

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March 10,2020

The Alumni Association members along with the members of Women’s Cell organized a programme to celebrate Women’s day and felicitate the student achievers in various fields.

The programme began with a prayer song by the members of the Women’s cell. Among the dignitaries were Sr Dr M Jeswina A.C, Principal, St Agnes College, Mrs Geanette Dsouza, Vice President, Agnesian Alumni Association, Ms Vivid Dsouza, Convenor of the programme and Secretary Agnesian Alumni Association, Mrs Jyothi Cutinha, Joint Secretary Agnesian Alumni Association.

The college president, Ms Jerusha Maben welcomed the gathering followed by a welcome dance. The student achievers of the college were honoured by the Agnesian Alumni Association;

Agnesian Outstanding Leader Award sponsored by Mrs Carol Pais in honour of her parents Mr Philip and Mrs Mariette Pais is awarded to Ms Jerusha Maben of III BCom.

Agnesian All-Rounder Award sponsored by Mrs Marjorie Texeira is awarded to Ms Anna Una Crasta of II MA English.

Agnesian Scholar Award sponsored by Dr Meera Aranha is awarded to Ms Shane Joveeta Jovet of III BCom.

Agnesian Best Sports Woman Award sponsored by Mrs Daisy Coelho is awarded to Ms Anusha K.J of III BSc.

Agnesian Best NSS Volunteer is awarded to Nerissa Clementina Noronha of III BCom.

Agnesian Best NCC Cadet Award (Army Wing) is awarded to CPL Melani Lobo of III BCom.

Agnesian Best NCC Cadet Award (Air Wing) is awarded to CWO Vanditha Anusha Dsouza of III BSc.

Sr Dr M Jeswina AC presided over the programme congratulated all the student achievers and wished them the best.

Mrs Carol Pais compered the programme and Ms Vivid Dsouza, Secretary of Alumni Association proposed the vote of thanks.

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