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A Brand New Wisestep for a Brand New Year

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:41:00 +0000

2012 seems like a great year for your career, and we, at Wisestep, are out to do our best to help you out with it.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new and enhanced version of our User Section for professionals and job seekers. The revamped User Section will help professionals build their career network, search and share job opportunities with greater ease and efficiency.

Over the past year, the Wisestep team had been relentlessly collecting feedback from users and professionals, the world over, on how we can improve performance and user experience. The new User Section reflects our commitment to your professional cause.

The redesign gives the User Section a smoother Web 2.0 look and feel. Bolder headers, crisper content, and a sleek design, makes it easier to navigate and a pleasure to use.

Users can now log into their Wisestep Account directly, or from Facebook or Linkedin. They can also expand their professional clout by bringing in friends and contacts from their social networks, through an easy one-step process.

The new User Section comes with a comprehensive User Profile. You can now add all your career-related information on a single, easy-to-view page. Update your Profile with relevant information to make yourself more attractive to potential contacts, and prospective employers.

Job sharing had always been the cornerstone of the Wisestep experience, and it will remain so. Go through our dedicated Job Search page to get a exhaustive rundown on the latest jobs in the network. Use the Faceted Search option to search for jobs, in a specific industry, company, locality, and lots more. Find just the right jobs you were looking for all along.

Found a career opportunity your friends would love? Referring them is easy, and gets done in a minute. Inform them by Email, or through your online networks. Also, keep an eye on jobs offering Referral Rewards. These jobs, marked out with a yellow tab, will fetch you a cash reward if a friend you suggested does get hired! Wisestep can even suggest the best Job Deals, offering the highest Referral Rewards in your locality on any specific day.

What makes Wisestep better than ever is how it can now search for and suggest just the right jobs for you. Fill in your Career Goals, and get notified whenever we find an opportunity that will help you move ahead in your career. Get recommendations for jobs your friends would love. Or subscribe to job titles you are looking forward to take. It's a lot more simpler with Wisestep.

With close to 100,000 professionals, experts and industry leaders on board, you can be sure you will meet the right people on Wisestep. We, in our small way, will just try to make your career networking an easier task. Log into your Wisestep Account, or Sign Up today, and give it a try.

Hoping to help you build a better career in 2012.

The Wisestep.com Team

Wisestep now Enables you to Recruit directly from your Website

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:50:00 +0000

Often, the simplest of tasks reap the greatest of results. It's a fact we often forget during the trials and tribulations of a candidate search.

Recruiters and hiring managers go to great lengths publishing their jobs in jobs sites, and via social networks. They search long and hard for referrals and scour resume databases for one ideal match. But what about finding candidates right from your corporate website? It's a task which most HR professionals conveniently neglect.

However, the Careers Section on your company's website is a vital tool in attracting and acquiring talent. Jobs posted on your website, are within your own domain, giving them greater credibility and visibility. They will stay there, right at the top, until you choose to remove them yourself. You can even edit a job post, or repost them conveniently.

Moreover, candidates applying through your website usually make a much better fit. These candidates have proven their interest in working with your organization. They had, after all, visited your website to find opportunities at your firm. Such interested candidates will remain loyal and engaged workers, lowering attrition levels within your organization.

A website updated with the most recent job opportunities is a sign of a professional, and well-managed organization. However, it's a task easier said than done. HR executives often have to chase their IT guy to upload recent openings onto their corporate website. So what happens when your company goes into a hiring spree? Can you really afford to lose out on top candidates with a proven interest in your company?

Wisestep offers you a feasbile solution. Try out the Wisestep Careers Page service.

Wisestep Careers Page allows you to integrate a customized careers section onto your corporate website. Design your own careers page – choose the layout, font, and colors to match your corporate brand. Now, in one simple step, you can copy a HTML code and integrate it within your company's website.

Your new careers page will be automatically updated with all jobs you post on Wisestep. No need to wait for your IT guy any longer. These jobs will also be published on 30+ other jobs sites and search engines. You can even share these jobs with your online friends and contacts over Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. You job posts can now get a broader reach than ever before.

Wisestep also makes it easier for your website visitors to apply for your jobs or refer suitable candidates. Instead of sending over an email, candidates on your careers page can apply directly to job posts. They can fill in their job application form, attach a CV and a cover letter, and send over their applications right from your website. Even better, passive job seekers can select from their friends and followers on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter, and send over job referrals directly.

Even you employees will now find your hiring process more engaging and transparent. Add the Wisestep App on Facebook, to get your jobs listed on your Facebook Page as well. Now your employees and job seekers can view all job openings on your company's website or your Facebook Page and refer candidates right away. You can even offer them a Referral Reward for successful hires. Our efficient and intuitive Applicant Tracking System will keep track of all referrals you receive.

Wisestep adds a new dimension to your company's website. Now, with an interactive social referral system, you can finally turn your website visitors to job applicants and referrers.

How Wisestep Enhances your Employee Referral Program

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:10:00 +0000

In recent years, social recruitment has been touted as the most rewarding strategy in hiring circles. This might every well be true. However, over 80 percent of all recruiters still agree that they cover most external hires through candidate referrals. Companies which have an efficient in-house recruitment program regularly report to meet 50 to 75 percent of their hiring requirements through referrals from their employees.

Four-fifths of all HR managers prioritize candidate quality above most other hiring criteria. This makes employee referrals even more significant in the present scenario. Employee Referral Programs (ERP) generate considerable number of high-quality candidates, with greater job awareness and lower turnover rates. In this context, replacing your company's ERP with a full-fledged social recruitment effort is ill-advised and short-sighted. HR managers should, rather, utilize the interconnectivity of social media to complement their Employee Referral Programs.

Even the best-run organizations find it difficult to establish a cohesive Referral Program. Noticably, only a small fraction of the employee base regularly engage in such schemes. The main reasons cited by employees for low participation include:

Low Awareness: Employees are either not aware of job openings in the company, or the presence of a rewarding referral program.
Difficulty in Participation: The referral process is long and time-consuming.
Lack of Transparency: Employees are not informed of the status of their referred candidate during the hiring process.

The concept appears simple enough; but, it's anything but simple to execute a world-class Referral Program. Most corporate referral programs struggle to meet 30 percent of their organizational hires. Any failure to optimize the performance of a tool as efficient and effective as an ERP is a failure nonetheless, even if it generates hires inline with industry averages.

Here's where Wisestep can step into a fray.

Wisestep integrates the userability and permeability of online networks into your company's Employee Referral Program – allowing greater internal participation, and higher number of referrals.

The first step towards a successful corporate Referral Program is through improving awareness among the employees. All job openings in the organization should be displayed in a space easily accessible and visible to all employees. With Wisestep, recruiters can update all their latest job posts to their coworkers by sending over individual emails.

Similarly, all jobs posted on Wisestep will also be displayed on over 30 other job sites and search engines. Recruiters and hiring managers can also share these posts on their online profiles or send them over to individual friends and contacts. Moreover, by adding the Wisestep App on Facebook, all new job opportunities will get displayed on the Jobs Section of the Company's Facebook Page.

Add the Wisestep Careers Page to update the company's website with the newest job openings. The customized Careers Page will automatically reflect all changes you make on Wisestep, helping keep your website up-to-date with the latest job information.

Now, employees can easily find and access all job openings at your organization, even while browsing through Facebook. And with an integrated Social Referral System, referring jobs through Wisestep gets done in a single click.

Social media integration allows job posts on Wisestep to be shared, posted, emailed and retweeted by employees. Each job posts comes with a Share option, and easy Refer and Help link. Employees can now share these jobs on their profiles, or send them over to interested candidates. With a single click, they can also select suitable candidates from their friends list within the online network. The ease of access will help giving your job posts a greater reach, by engaging the interest of a larger fraction of employees.

Wisestep also ensures that the hiring process stays transparent to referrers. Recruiters need not follow up individually to each referrer or candidate throughout the process. Instead, they can select from a list of email templates to be send over to the referrer, for each stage in their candidate's progress. This makes sure that the employee feels important and respected - not ignored and lost - within the hiring process. Greater transparency will lead to higher retention of participation in Referral Programs.

Around four-fifths of employers with a sound ERP offer employees referral bonuses/rewards for successful hires. These cash incentives, usually paid out after the selected candidate completes a pre-defined probation period at the company, helps in improving participation and a healthy competition amongst employees.

Jobs on Wisestep can also be labelled with referral rewards. These jobs can again be shared over social media, leading to a greater number of applications. Any click-backs leading to a hired candidate can later be rewarded as advertised. Wisestep intuitive Applicant Tracking System will keep track of all referrals, referred links and ensuing applications.

It is important to realize that while referral programs are probably the best in talent acquisition, most efforts end up in mediocrity. A few simple steps, and Recruiter's Account on Wisestep, can transform yours to a potent world-class corporate referral program.

You are just 3 Persons away from your Ideal Candidate

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:15:00 +0000

Anyone who had watched the movie Six Degrees of Separation will be aware of a seminal study in the 1960's that established that every person in the world is connected to any other through a maximum of six people. In other words, due to modern advances in communication, you will be acquainted to Barrack Obama or the village cheiftain of the Hausa tribe by a mere six people.

It might seem surprizing; but it is evidently proven. And that was way back in the sixties – when internet was unheard of even in sci-fi circles. So, no one would be surprized to hear that internet and the Facebook revolution have brought the world even closer together.

Facebook recently released certain stats, one of which made particularly fascinating reading:

We found that the degrees of separation between any two Facebook users is smaller than the commonly cited six degrees, and has been shrinking over the past three years as Facebook has grown, and now stands at 4.74 between any two Facebook users, no matter where they reside in the world.

This would mean that there are hardly 5 people connecting you to any other person in the world. This number falls significantly when the two people in question are within the same country. There are only three degrees of separation between any two members of the same country.

This literally opens up a world of opportunities for recruiters. Just spare a thought. What is you have a position as a "Java Developer" in hand. Think about the number of people who will be qualified to take this position up in the entire country, or possibly the world. (And don't worry about willingness; another study shows that 86 percent of Facebook users are, in fact, open to a new job.)

It is a pool of 800 million candidates, all of whom you know within five people.

Here's where a Social Referral can make all the difference.

As a recruiter, you can post a Job on Wisestep for free. You can now share this job with your network on Facebook. You job post will now be visible to all your friends and contacts. Now, few of them might decide to share this post on their profiles, or inform a few other friends personally. Your second degree contacts will be from a range of feilds and industries. And chances are, one of them will surely know a person who will be just about right for the job.

It's easy from there. Your ideal candidate gets a Referral from a friend. And they could send over their resume, directly to your inbox with just a few mouse clicks.

So what are you waiting for? Your new hire's just three persons away!

The Career Change Checklist

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:08:00 +0000

Do you feel unsatisfied with your job? Are you planning on a career change?

Let's face it. Before you blame your job, you need to know that your dissatisfaction is primarily because your job doesn't meet your core values in life. Or maybe it does, and you just failed to notice.

Here's a checklist for you to gauge your job satisfaction, and to check whether a possible career change may actually better the situation.

Go through the following criteria, and provide each of them an ideal grade (from 1 to 5), depending on how much you value it. Now, in the same list, find out how your current job scores against each of these points. Do the same with other potential job opportunities. You can now compare the results, and find out which career will suit your values and your lifestyle.

Achievement 1 2 3 4 5
(accomplishing important things)
Aesthetics 1 2 3 4 5
(attractive workspace)
Affiliation 1 2 3 4 5
(membership in organization as a source of pride)
Alignment with boss 1 2 3 4 5
Artistic creativity 1 2 3 4 5
Autonomy & independence 1 2 3 4 5
(most work self-determined, with limited direction from others)
Change & variety
Chaos
(loosely defined environment; goals and priorities unclear)
Community activity
Commute
Competition
Creativity
Dual careers
(place also offers career opportunities for partner)
Employee benefits
Excitement
Fast pace
Friendships
Glass ceiling
(work environment offers all groups equal potential to work at highest levels)
Global focus
(potential to live/work abroad)
Help others
Impact society
Influence people
Intellectual status
Knowledge
Legacy
(be remembered for specific achievement by those who follow after)
Lifestyle integration
(ability to balance family, career, and self-fulfillment)
Location
Loyalty
(high level of reciprocal loyalty with organization)
Make decisions
Minimize stress
Mobility
(opportunity to relocate when appropriate)
Moral affiliation
(work with people of similar morals, values, and ethics)
Moral fulfillment
(environment that reflects your own moral standards)
Multicultural affiliation
(environment with people from broad range of ages, cultures, etc.)
Physical challenge
Power & authority
Precision work
Prestige
Profit & gain
Public contact
Pure challenge
(work which requires you to overcome impossible obstacles, difficult problems, etc.)
Recognition
Risk
Security
Self-realization
(potential for you to realize your best talents)
Stability
Supervision
(you have responsibility for planning and managing work done by others)
Time freedom
Travel
Work alone
Work under pressure
Work with others

Good luck!

So, why does everyone wanna join Google?

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:38:00 +0000

There are few companies vitually every job seeker wants to join.

Silicon Valley is caught in a bitter talent war. And companies are going long and far to attract and retain their employees. That can only be great for job hunters.

So why does everyone want to join Google, Facebook and Apple?

The image below may shed some light.

Source: http://www.focus.com/fyi/talent-war/

The History of Job Search

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:41:00 +0000

Remember Rolodexes and newspaper ads? Still wondering how job seekers chased their dreams before Wisestep, Linkedin and job boards?

Mindflash has compiled an interesting infographic reminder.

Battle of the Resume Fonts

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +0000

We all consider our Resume to be the most important document in closing a job opportunity. And for good reason.

But, despite the commonality of this opinion, there is nothing commonplace about the fonts we select for our CVs. Whether it is the classic Times New Roman, or the chic Trebuchet, we all have our favorites.

So, when a Senior Executive decided to find out the most commonly accepted Resume font - you could be sure - some sparks did fly.

Follow the link to find the results:

http://www.wisestep.com/column/The-Battle-of-the-Resume-Fonts

Now Job Sharing is Simpler, at Wisestep

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:04:00 +0000

It always helps to post your Jobs on your online network. Job Sharing helps you get Referrals and Applications from your network, and allows you to reach out to even passive job seekers.

However, it is quite a task, updating your Job Posts on three or four online profiles, every single day. We, at Wisestep, have introduced a new feature that will help take the sting out of the task.

The Publish Settings service now allows you to periodically update your latest Job Posts on your social networks. You just have to connect your Wisestep Account to your Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter profile, to ensure that your newest Jobs get displayed at regular intervals.

The flexible Scheduler allows your to manage your Job posting frequency, and the networks you posts Jobs on. So, you can take control of your Hiring Process, while making the most of your online connections.

Learn more about this service by following this link.

Set Up your Publishing once; Share Jobs every time.

Now, Let's take your Job Posts social!

The New-Look Recruiter Section

noreply@blogger.com (The Wisestep Team) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:18:00 +0000

Dear Recruiters,

We, at Wisestep, are excited to announce the launch of our revamped Recruiter Section.

If you had logged into your Recruiter Account recently, you would certainly have noticed that it had gone through quite a makeover.

The new Recruiter Section is sure to make your Talent Search a lot simpler, and easier.

Your Hiring Process can now get aboard the Web 2.0 experience. With an attractive and easily navigable menu, you can skip across tasks and functions. Your Recruiter Dashboard gives you a quick summary of all your Hiring activities, helping you prioritize and organize your CandidateSearch better.

The new Recruiter Section allows you to customize your Job Posts, to suit your liking. Post Jobs in minutes, and add Custom Questions to screen your Candidates. Once you have Posted your Jobs, you can easily share them with your Social Networks using our Share menu. You can even set up Publish Setting to periodically update your Network on Job Opportunities.

Social Media Integration gives your Job Posts greater visibility, and a broader reach – helping you get more Referrals and Applications, and Close Positions faster.

So drop by to your Recruiter Account, and start your Social Talent Search right away.

Referral Rewards - Now over US $200,000 !

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:30:00 +0000

Dear Members,

The Referral rewards on WiseStep.com are now in excess of US $ 200,000.

With your support we hope to take this number much higher !

Sincerely,
WiseStep.com Team

WiseStepp.com - May Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:06:00 +0000

Dear Members,

Welcome to another edition of WiseStepp news. Before we start, a warm welcome and a brief introduction about WiseStepp.com to our newest members who registered in April.

WiseStepp.com – The professional networking platform

WiseStepp.com is professional platform that offers a way to rewards its members in a tangible and measurable way. For the first time, WiseStepp.com allows members to win rewards for referring the right person to the right job. WiseStepp.com also rewards job seekers by giving sign-on bonuses on a successful placement to job listings on WiseStepp.com.

Whats new at WiseStepp.com?

Watch the total rewards number – now over US $ 200,000 and showing on the dashboard
Rewards for Job seekers, look for the Sign on bonus, now over US $ 75,000.
More job listings and more members to connect with of course.

Many of our members have asked us questions on how the referral process works, so we will start by explaining the process.

How does the Job Referral and Referral Rewards process work?

The process is quite simple. Just follow the easy steps below.

Browse through the job section on www.WiseStepp.com and identify the job listing that you want to refer.
Click on the “Refer Friends” button on the job listing
Enter your friend’s email id
Write a message to your friend and hit “send”
Your friend must accept your referral and apply for the position
If your friend is successful and joins the new position you will be entitled to a referral reward mentioned in the job listing

Some important “Do’s”, “Don’ts” and Notes

Job Referrals work when they come from trusted and credible sources. So Refer the people who you know
Do not spam members. Remember they can block you, or if you are reported we can deactivate your account.
We Value our members’ privacy. No details of any referred candidate are shared with any recruiter until the referral is accepted by the referred member

For more details do spend a few minutes reading our FAQ Section: http://www.wisestepp.com/Faq.aspx

Just a quick update on the total referral rewards – The number is now over US $ 200,000 and growing.

Have you created your profile on WiseStepp.com?

WiseStepp.com provides you, your own page to create your own profile, to list out your professional experience, educational background, achievements and interests. Listing these details will help other members seek you out for business opportunities, career opportunities, consulting, contracting assignments or just connect with you for networking’s sake. These also help your classmates and alumni to find and connect with you.

If you haven’t already done so, click on the link below to create your own page on WiseStepp.com

http://www.wisestepp.com/User/Profile.aspx

It takes only a few minutes and it will be one of the best few minutes you invest anywhere.

Select open Positions on WiseStepp.com

WiseStepp.com is aggregating job opportunities across UK, India and US from a leading group of companies. The total referral rewards are over US $200,000 and we hope this number will grow quickly with your support.
Some of the Highest Referral Reward positions currently open on WiseStepp.com are:

Managing Director - A mid-sized UK Pharmaceutical company
Referral Reward: £ 4,000 Liverpool, UK
View Details: http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/28.aspx

Executive director, Real Estate Fund - Leading Indian investment Bank,
Referral Reward: INR 250,000 Mumbai, India,
View Details: http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/78.aspx

Geo Business Manager – Leading BPO company,
Referral Reward – US $ 1,200 USA,
View Details: http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/19.aspx

WiseStepp.com – Beta launch feedback

Tell us what you think or feel about WiseStepp.com. Write to us at info @ wisestepp.com . We love to hear from you.

Take your WiseStepp today!

Your,

WiseStepp.com Team

WiseStepp.com is Hiring !

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:08:00 +0000

WiseStepp.com is expanding its team.

If you have a passion for the internet, enjoy doing new things, have a strong desire and ambition to build something new - come talk to us.

If you think, you know someone who might be interested in tthese positions, please pass them on using WiseStepp.com.

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HEAD OF OPERATIONS
Location : Hyderabad
Role: Senior Role part of the Management team
Apply on : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/94.aspx

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Someone who can come in and lead and expand the existing operations focused on the jobs vertical. The key responsibility will be on delivering on client relationships in terms of execution and growing accounts on an ongoing basis. We are looking for candidates with prior experience in managing and scaling up teams with a strong focus on building processes.

To apply or get more details : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/94.aspx

Role: Senior Role expected to be a part of the core management team
Apply on : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/93.aspx

TECHNICAL ARCHITECT AND ENGG. LEAD

Location : Hyderabad
Role: Senior Role part of the Management team

JOB DESCRIPTION
Looking for an experienced technical person (7-8 + years of experience) who can come on board, build and manage a team and lead development and delivery of the product roadmap. Any prior exposure to development and operations in the Internet applications space is a huge plus. The platform is .NET

We are looking for people passionate about the internet, having entrepreneurial flair, strong problem solving skills and a desire to build something new.

To apply or get more details : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/93.aspx

A Few Good Men and Women

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:51:00 +0000

Most companies we work or have worked with often give us a very simple brief " Your know our business, you know what we like, Find us good people" .

We say, "Simple it may seem but difficult it is" (Yoda and Star Wars fans would have been proud of us). What our clients say reflects a lot of trust we have built and reflects our efforts to understand the talent a business needs.

So here's looking for " A few Good Men and Women" .

Your WiseStepp.com Team

1) Head of Business Development - Well Funded online Education business, Hyderabad

Referral Reward : INR 25,000

To apply : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/112.aspx

2) Head of Marketing - Well Funded online Education business, Hyderabad , India

Referral Reward : INR 25,000

To apply : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/111.aspx

3) Product Manager - Internet Startup , NCR / Delhi , India

Referral Reward : INR 20,000

To apply : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/106.aspx

4) Technical Architect and Engg Lead - Internet Startup - Hyderabad India

Referral Reward : INR 10,000

http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/93.aspx

Investment Banking Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:10:00 +0000

We have some positions in Investment Banking companies. If you are interested please apply or pass them on to friends.

1) Corporate Access - Equities , Bulge Bracket Firm , Mumbai

to apply : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/103.aspx

2) Business Manager - Bulge Bracket Firm, Mumbai

To apply : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/103.aspx

3) Equity Research Analyst : Mumbai

To apply: http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/72.aspx

4) Institutional Sales - Equities , UK based investment bank

To apply: http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/36.aspx

For more information, comments or thoughts write to info at wisestepp . com

Private Equity Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:55:00 +0000

Private Equity Jobs in India

We are currently recruiting for some private equity positions. If you or anyone you know is interested please ask them to apply using the links below or pass them on to your friends.

1) Principal Real Estate Fund : For a Leading Financial Services Group - Mumbai

Apply on : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/54.aspx

2) Vice President - Private Equity : For a Leading Financial Services Group - Mumbai

Apply on : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/53.aspx

3) Associate - M & A for Infrastructure Sector -MNC bank

Apply on : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/104.aspx

4) Associate - Real Estate Fund : For a Leading Indian Financial Services Group - Mumbai

Apply on : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/51.aspx

5) Associate - Real Estate Private Equity - MNC Financial Institution - Mumbai

Apply on : http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/24.aspx

6) Vice President - Private Equity - MNC Financial Institution - Mumbai

Apply on :http://www.wisestepp.com/jobdata/52.aspx

any feedback, thoughts or comments , please write to info at wisestepp . com

Startup Senior Jobs - Candidate Expectations

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:27:00 +0000

Hi,

We have helped startups hire for key positions from entry level to senior level and one of the things we have noticed that candidate expectations are slightly out of sync with business reality, specially at senior level

a) Candidates do want to work for startups because of the role and scope of work available as compared to a position in a large company. In many cases we have noted that Candidates are keen and often consider it "fashionable" to work in startups.

b) Candidates are not very willing to take a pay cut. A startup company inevitably entails some amount of risks for both the company and the employees. Candidates are unwilling to link a larger % of their salary in the form of stocks and variable pay.

This puts most senior and strong candidates at odds with potential employers. Often Startup Companies like candidates and candidates like the roles and positions but the commercial terms are difficult to work out.

I will leave with you a small anecdote that I heard from a candidate.

one candidate who was interviewing with a promising startup on being asked about his salary expectations mentioned " I believe salaries can only go in one direction , up ! " .

For more posts and feedback write back to info @ WiseStepp.com

For Startup jobs look up : http://www.wisestepp.com/Jobs/JobsHome.aspx

Comments are welcome

Welcome to WiseStepp.com

noreply@blogger.com (Wise Step Blog) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:38:00 +0000

Dear Members,

This is our first communication since we allowed open registrations on WiseStepp.com.WiseStepp is now in public beta release mode.

To give you a brief introduction, WiseStepp.com is professional networking website that offers a way to rewards its members in a tangible and measurable way.

REFERRAL REWARDS - OVER $150,000

For the first time, WiseStepp.com allows members to win rewards for referring the right person to the right job. For job seekers, there is the sweet deal of sign-on bonuses on a successful placement through WiseStepp.com.

To Refer a Friend, find the job details page you are interested in and then
• Click on the “Refer Friends” button
• Enter your friend’s email id
• Write a message to your friend and hit "Send"
• Your friend must accept your referral and apply
• If your friend is successful and joins the new position you will be entitled to a referral reward.

Aggregate referral rewards are already over $150,000 and we hope to grow this with your help. Current open positions are from India and UK with other countries coming soon.

If your company is hiring, or you are unable to find the right talent, write to us at sales @ wisestepp. com . We can help!

BUILD YOUR NETWORK

Before all else, WiseStepp.com is a professional networking site. So invite your friends and colleagues to connect with you on WiseStepp.

Click on this link to invite : http://www.wisestepp.com/Invitations/Invitation.aspx

BUGS and FEEDBACK

We are still resolving many issues on the website so if you come across any broken links or some part of the site does not work, do click on "Report a bug" and email us. We would love to hear from you.

So long, until next time.

Your WiseStepp.com Team.