Well i needed to hire fresher's for a new project i was starting. I googled India and resume services. I quickly found the top 3 sites, Naukri.com, TimesJobs.com and MonsterIndia.com
First lets compare how fast we can be set up. Naukri.com had an almost instant setup. I paid via HDFC netbanking and i was up and running in 1min. MonsterIndia took an entire day to get me up and running, in their defense i signed up on a Sunday. TimesJobs on the other hand, took 2 days to get me running.
Costs:
Naukri.com was the most expensive. I did not even bother to buy their database services, too expensive. I would advice them to have something cheaper that was a 24hr. pass.
MonsterIndia.com has a good package. 2 listing and 7 day database access for an affordable price.
TimesJobs had a decent package too, 3 print AD listings and 3 online ads and 1 day database access.
Things to note: Timesjobs Print AD’s would not work in over 4 computers i tried at home and work. In 3 different browsers and they kept blaming it on me. Finally the CS was kind enough to take my AD over email and manually enter it.
Results:
Naukri.com – The matching emails had relevant emails to show candidates key skills and location. Once i figured out the system, i got pretty good matches.
TimesJobs – They have the worst matching system. Got lots of spam, but not just from my city, from all over India. Their database access must be outdated too, i contacted over 200 candidates and not even 2 responded back.
MonsterIndia – They have a keyword completion tool. I highly recommend using this. Once i figured it out, 60% of resumes were matched correctly. Their DB must be outdated too, again contacted loads of peoples and not even 10% got back.
I ended up getting all my employees from Monster India and Naukri in the end. DB access was worthless and only posting online ads was the best way to go. In fact if you read this, it will save you loads of money.
If i had to choose between MonsterIndia and Naukri, i would give the vote hands down to Naukri.com
