Archive for February, 2009

Benefits of being registered on JobsByRef.com

If you are actively seeking employment now, here are some of the benefits of being a member of JobsByRef.com. As a registered member, you can

Build your LIVE resume that is always current and up-to-date
Create a comprehensive resume without worrying about form factor, structure and appearance
Learn to search for jobs without the whole world (and [...]

More startups emerging from India

With the recession taking a toll and everything seeming bleak, there is still light at the end of the tunnel for India.
While the ban on U.S. H1B visa holders is heavily criticized, for India it is a blessing in disguise. The ban will cause more Indian expats to return leading to the emergence of more [...]

Job search made easier now.

We have made it easier for you to search for jobs right from the JobsByRef.com home page. Now you can search for jobs:

by clicking on the Job link in the menu bar at the top of any page on JobsByRef.com
by directly entering the keyword and location in the form below the menu bar on the [...]

Connections - AR Rahman - Dream Job

The world now knows that AR Rahman from Chennai, India has won the award for the best musical score in a motion picture at the Oscars. The award is for the motion picture Slumdog Millionaire made by a british director Danny Boyle. Rahman is undoubtedly a very talented musician and getting an Oscar is just [...]

How to manage job applicants?

In JobsByRef.com, it is very easy to manage all your job applicants online in a single place. We have built a very powerful Applicant Tracking System (ATS), which is very easy and intuitive to use. You don’t need to install anything to use this facility it is fully online and it is included FREE with [...]

Import your contacts and build your connections

We showed you how you can build your conections easily on JobsbyRef.com a while back by importing your contacts from Gmail and Yahoo. We have now made the process a lot simpler based on your feedback.
Also, now we have made it easier for you to import your contacts from LinkedIn, Google Apps mail, Orkut, Microsoft [...]

Sasha at Acumen Fund is hiring

We want to promote jobs from companies which are for a good cause. Folks at Acumen fund are doing a stellar job. You can apply for the job by clicking here.
We will be adding more such jobs from Acumen fund. To know the kind of work Acumen Fund is doing click here.

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Google India is hiring

Want to work for Google?
Google is hiring in India. You can apply for the job that matches your profile and interest by clicking here.
The application process is very simple and allows Google to go through the resumes in a very simple and effective way. No more sending resumes as attachments. We make the process easy [...]

Helping the 2009 batch find employment

This year, campus recruitment has been real bad in most colleges and I am guessing that the situation is similar at your college as well.
In view of this, I would like to suggest a few things we, as alumni, can do to improve the job opportunities of the current batch.
Simple math:

Let us say each batch (in each [...]

Live Resumes

Most of us as candidates, over time, end up having multiple resumes floating around, in the form of Word or pdf documents.  Each one of these is slightly different from the others and most of them are out of date. Managing these multiple versions can be a nightmare.
Using such static resumes can also lead to [...]