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  • Job Counselling

    An online Job counselling session would include

  • Analyzing skill sets acquired, experience, Job seeker preferences etc.
  • Evaluating available Job options
  • Suggesting jobs & avenues to apply

  • Zigsaw Internship Festival 3.0 [live date 15th November]

    This winter, capture the world
    Why should #start-ups hire interns?

    • Generate Leads for your business. Hire your sales superstar [NOW] and get business at almost no cost.
    • 70% of business leads are generated online. This winter, give your social media the boost it needs.
    • Google is updating its ranking algorithms and original & engaging content is the most effective way for improving your Alexa/google rankings. This December, optimize your website Google ranking
    • While a startup takes a toll on the core team, sometimes things get messy with so much to do in so little time. It is time to delegate some activities and to take your big leap. This winter, get things done more efficiently working with interns
    • Minesweeper was made by an intern at Microsoft. Interns bring with them fresh ideas and can take things to the next level in your business. An operation ninja, who suggests any process improvement of 10% provides a saving of 10% day-on-day basis.

    To participate in ZIF 3.0, post your requirements at www.zigsaw.in. We will share your requirements with the Training & placement cell of 500 colleges. Also, use OTG (http://zigsaw.in/blog/2016/10/24/on-the-go-job-interviews/) and increase your recruiter efficiency by 800%
    #RevolutionizingRecruitment #beZigsawed

  • Jobseekers get smart to OTG

    Why should you OTG?

    • Convenience: You can give your interview on-the-go interview from anywhere at any time.
    • 2nd chances: While F2F interviews are a 1 shot thing, here you can do retakes and ensure to show the best you on the call. This ensures that your small mistakes do not cost you your Job
    • Fair for all: This method extends a fair chance to all Job seekers for any particular Job. Since you would be giving your telephonic interview, you will not fall prey to inefficient shortlisting techniques.
    • Increases chances for selection: Apart from showing your sincerity for the Job role, OTG also allows yourself to express yourself in terms of dreams, skills & techniques. You can definitely leverage this technique to ensure that you bag the Job of your dreams.

    How can Job seekers increase their chances of selection through OTG Job Interviews

    • Step 1: Find the unique code of the Internship/Job opening I am applying for. This is typically mentioned in the URL of the opportunity I am applying for
    • Step 2: Apply for the Internship/Job opening on the website. While you are applying, you would typically have to answer 3 custom questions related to the Job opening of your interest.
    • Call *
        • 011-39588191 (for Internship seekers)
        • 079-395-93923 (for Jobseekers

      . After the greetings, press the Job code you found in Step-1

    • After the beep, give a brief introduction about yourself. Include details like you are you, what do you want to do in your career. Also, mention what makes you think you will be able to efficiently carry out your job role in this particular role. How would your skills support you in taking up this assignment? Do not forget to include answers to the 3 questions asked on zigzobs.

    Key Notes

    • You can check your recording under the status tab of your Jobseeker dashboard at Zigzobs
    • Call only through your registered phone number.

    In case of any queries, feel free to contact us at srishti@zigsaw.in or call us at 6377208285 (Whatsapp as well)
    #beZigsawed #RevolutionizingRecruitment
    P.S.: Jobs are listed at www.zigsaw.in

  • On the Go Job interviews

    We started our Journey of #RevolutionizingRecruitment in 2014 and have always tried to constantly better our offerings for both Job seekers and Job Providers. Our focus to constantly better our product offerings has been our greatest strengths that have allowed us to work with companies like UBER, Urban Clap, Pagalguy.com, GOR, Razorpay to name a few. In a recent interaction with one of our clients, we realized that the biggest challenge HR Managers face is of managing their time amidst coordinating and conducting Job interviews. On further research, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    1. Ice breaker Questions: Tell me something about yourself
    2. Job-specific questions: What value do you think you can add to the advertised position? How do your acquired skills make you a fit for this role?  Why do you think you will be a fit for this role? etc.
    3. Job essentials and Attitude Check: This Job role would be challenging. Do you think you will be able to handle the pressure? This Job role would require you to work on the field. Would you be comfortable?
    If we look at the core of hiring, it basically happens when you need additional resources to handle the current work deliverable. So, don’t we amplify our time-crunch when we dedicate 2-3 hours on daily basis for hiring? This got us thinking if 85% of interviews follow the exact same pattern, why not built a solution to save time for employers.
    Bingo… We are here with our OTG telephonic interview solution. Zigsaw is glad to have launched On-the-go Job interviews service with the launch of the 3rd version of Zigzobs.
    How does it work?
    1. While posting any Job on Zigzobs, you mention 3 questions that you would typically ask in any Job interview.
    2. While applying, Job seekers would be asked these 3 questions.
    3. Job seekers will be required to call a specific number (at any time of their convenience, available 24 X 7) providing their brief bio and the answers to the 3 questions that an interviewer would typically ask in a Job interview.
    4. These answers are recorded and are available for Job providers to listen to in View Jobs –>> View applications tab in their employer dashboard?
    OTG advantage: A dedicated Recruitment manager does 15-20 interviews a day. With OTG, a recruitment manager can conduct 20 interviews every hour, making him 800% more efficient. This amounts to 7 manhours/ day and 175 manhours/month. You can decide for yourself the value this service brings for you by saving 175 manhours per month of your recruitment manager.

    • Save the hassle of coordinating with potential aspirants. Automated interviews can be given at any time of the day which gets reflected in real-time in employers dashboard
    • These interviews can be evaluated anytime from anywhere by the recruitment manager
    • Allows you to customize interview questions for each job posting.

    Do you think this is cool? Well, we are offering this for FREE for the first 3 months after which it will be only Rs. 500/ month. Feel free to try it out by registering at Zigzobs and do not forget to leave your feedback in the comments below or through email at srishti@zigsaw.in More about zigzobs 3.0 here
    Job seekers guide to OTG: http://zigsaw.in/blog/2016/10/26/jobseekers-get-smart-to-otg/. Job seekers are required to call on the below number as per their category.

    • 011-39588191 (for Internship seekers)
    • 6377208285 (for Jobseekers)

    Committed to making hiring seamless #RevolutionizingRecruitment #beZigsawed

  • Jobseekers get smart to OTG

    Zigsaw is glad to have launched On-the-go Job interviews service with the launch of the 3rd version of Zigzobs. While evaluating experiences from Job providers, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    Zigsaw is glad to have launched On-the-go Job interviews service with the launch of the 3rd version of Zigzobs. While evaluating experiences from Job providers, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    In a conference that concluded at Abudhabi recently, Al-Qaeda’s board of directors unanimously decided to bring in more diversity in terms of non-muslim recruits. This is taken as a very positive move towards growth and is suspected to have been inspired from the Tata’s Diversity & Inclusion initiative. Meanwhile, Patels and Grujars have decided to join hands and asked for an 8.33% reservation in Al-Qaeda. The Al-Qaeda chief also agreed that it would be wise to hire engineers which can come at better ROI due to widespread unemployment amongst them. Moreover, he also looked positive in raising the 341st round of funding to burn cash faster than some of the biggest names of the Indian start-up sector. He also added that Lalu’s win in Bihar is heralding the Ache Din for its plan to disrupt growth in India.
    Hi People,
    We started our Journey of #RevolutionizingRecruitment in 2014 and have always tried to constantly better our offerings for both Job seekers and Job Providers. Our focus to constantly better our product offerings has been our greatest strengths that have allowed us to work with companies like UBER, Urban Clap, Pagalguy.com, GOR, Razorpay to name a few. In a recent interaction with one of our clients, we realized that the biggest challenge HR Managers face is of managing their time amidst coordinating and conducting Job interviews. On further research, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    2522,1,2016-10-26 05:13:36,2016-10-26 05:13:36, “Zigsaw is glad to have launched On-the-go Job interviews service with the launch of 3rd version of Zigzobs. While evaluating experiences from Job providers, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    2523,1,2016-10-26 06:14:21,2016-10-26 06:14:21, “Zigsaw is glad to have launched On-the-go Job interviews service with the launch of 3rd version of Zigzobs. While evaluating experiences from Job providers, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    While interacting with employers, we realized that the biggest challenge HR Managers face if of managing their time amidst coordinating and conducting Job interviews. On further research, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    Zigsaw is glad to have launched On-the-go Job interviews service with the launch of the 3rd version of Zigzobs. While evaluating experiences from Job providers, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    We started our Journey of #RevolutionizingRecruitment in 2014 and have always tried to constantly better our offerings for both Job seekers and Job Providers. Our focus to constantly better our product offerings has been our greatest strengths that have allowed us to work with companies like UBER, Urban Clap, Pagalguy.com, GOR, Razorpay to name a few. In a recent with one of the clients, we realized that the biggest challenge HR Managers face if of managing their time amidst coordinating and conducting Job interviews. On further research, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    We started our Journey of #RevolutionizingRecruitment in 2014 and have always tried to constantly better our offerings for both Job seekers and Job Providers. Our focus to constantly better our product offerings has been our greatest strengths that have allowed us to work with companies like UBER, Urban Clap, Pagalguy.com, GOR, Razorpay to name a few. In a recent interaction with one of our clients, we realized that the biggest challenge HR Managers face is of managing their time amidst coordinating and conducting Job interviews. On further research, we noticed that almost 85% of the interviews conducted following a similar pattern. A typical Job interview goes like
    Why should you OTG?
    P.S.: Jobs are listed at www.zigsaw.in/viewjobs.php

  • Zigzobs 3.0 ( a journey to understand )

    Hi People,
    Welcome to [live blog] of zigzobs 3.0
    Homepage: Select category (Jobseeker, Job provider ), email address, and your password to log in. 2 icons at the bottom also allow you to register or request a password.
    Register: You can register as a Jobseeker or a job provider at www.zigsaw.in. While registering select Job seeker/provider from the drop-down menu at the top.
    Header: 4 options: My profile, Discover Jobs, Status & My Universe
    My Profile: This is basically a summary page and there are 12 details users can change from this page by clicking on respective icons:

    • Career Aspirations: What would you want to become in your life/career
    • Educational Background,(what have you studied, from where? certifications, degree, etc. You can add your institute (if not listed) at Add Institute
    • Experience: Even experience of working as a team member in college fests can be include. Basically, anything & everything that helped you grow as an individual can be mentioned here. If your organization/team is not listed, it can be added at Add organization
    • Skills: Select up to a max of 6 skills from our pre-listed skills in the drop-down menu. Skills can be added at Add Skill
    • Verified Skills: When your friends, colleagues, or classmates rate you on your skills, these skills become verified skills for you. You can rate your friends in the My universe section
    • Preferred Job Location: Add your preferred location to work from. In case you are willing to relocate across India, feel free to leave it blank.
    • Languages I know: Communication forms a major role in any job. Command over any language increases your chance of selection for specific roles.
    • Current salary: What is your current salary? Freshers can leave this blank
    • Preferred salary: How much salary are you expecting? Fill it here. Be candid
    • My flags: Your friends can raise flags for you. Recommendations from your colleagues & friends increase your chances of selection
    • Hobbies: What do you like doing when nobody is watching?
    • The favorite quote can be included: At the end of the page is an option to auto-create your pdf-resume from the details filled

    Jobs: 1 footer at the bottom of the page for easy access to 4 pages. Jobs can be applied by clicking on the interested button, followed by applying. The job code of any Job will be the unique number that appears on the URL at this stage. Here, a maximum of 3 smart interview questions would be asked following which specific Job would have been applied for. OTG at this step increases your chances of selection. OTG a be done by pressing the specific key (Job code) and recording the response of users. This allows users to give their interviews at the time of their convenience from the location of their comfort. Besides, OTG helps make faster decisions

    • Recommended Jobs: Jobs recommended to you based on your skills, location, profile & salary preferences. Your preferences are taken from the last page of the edit profile.
    • Views Jobs: Jobs are displayed in the order of the last activity of the Job provider who posted this Job. A transparent system where the most active jobs are displayed at the top
    • Search Jobs: (through keyword)
    • Advanced Job: Search jobs on the basis of your expected Job profile, salary, locations, etc.

    Status: Verified users can view the Live status of your job application at www.zigsaw.in/status. You can also give Automated OTG telephonic interviews by calling on 079-395-93923 and entering the Job Code of the Job position you are interested in. Details: here
    My Universe :

    • Find Friends: Search for friends with their name and see their profiles
    • Find classmates: It automatically recommends people who share the same institute (School/College/Tuition etc. ) with you
    • Find Colleagues: It recommends people who share their organization (or committee or group) with you

    When you see the above profiles, you can either flag your friends or rate them on their skills.

    • Flags are like recommendations. If you flag people, these flags are available on their home-page (like yours are visible on http://www.zigsaw.in/user_js.php). These flags are public and are visible to employers while they review your friends for their next job role
    • Verifying skills is like the certifying skills of your friends. You can endorse your friends for skills & also rate them on it. Here, your identity is kept secret.

    You can view flags you raised and skills you rated for your friends by clicking on the last 2 icons of your my universe page.
    Profile Pictures can be uploaded at http://zigsaw.in/DP.php
    Feel free to ask your queries in the comments below and I will include them in the blog. #beZigsawed
    For any doubts, give me a call at 9057305559 or WhatsApp at 9887890909. I will be happy to help you

  • What can be the perfect attire to adorn for an interview?

    Going for an interview? Confused about the dress code? Searched a lot? Got the answer? Formals, a very simple and straight answer. Right? Still, confused? Then, let me tell you that finally, you are in the right place. We have a totally different and more precise way to answer this. Whether it be an MBA interview, or an IAS interview or an interview for any MNC or it may be for a start-up, we have a solution for all your confusions. Check this out!
    Article by: Ms. Charul Barola

  • 10 Things You Should “Never” Do At Job Interviews !

    People say to practice hundreds of aptitude questions for an interview. They say to prepare all possible HR questions you come across Google. They suggest random sites for preparation. They share interview experiences�Â� with you. They tell you what to wear and how to speak. They tell you�Â� to do this or do that. But.. Nobody says about the things that you shouldn’t do. Don’t worry, here are 10 things you should never do at job interviews:
     

  • Disability : Special Ability

    Most of us know about the Olympics. But the question is, how many of us know about the Paralympics ? After getting a single bronze in Olympics, we started celebrating. But many of us don’t even know that we got 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in Paralympics. No matter we watched the match or not, almost everyone of us have heard about PV Sindhu winning silver and Sakshi Malik winning bronze in Olympics. But again, who knows about Devendra Jhajharia’s gold in the javelin throw or Deepa Malik’s silver in the shot put or Mariyappan Thangavelu’s gold and Varun Singh Bhati’s bronze in men’s high jump ? We haven’t even heard the name of these players. Why is it so ? What’s the reason they got less media coverage? Wait, you will get the answer very soon.
    Undoubtedly, Sindhu and Sakshi played marvellously and off course, they deserved appreciation, awards and accolades. Sindhu recieved 5 cr and land from Telangana govt, 3 cr from Andhra govt, 2 cr from Delhi govt, 50 lacs from MP govt, latest SUV model from M&M and what not. Even many business men and jewellers from her state presented her gifts. Similarly, Sakshi recieved 1 cr from Delhi and Haryana govt. Delhi govt even gave promotion to his father in delhi transport corporation. Not only the government or the people, many celebrities celebrated all day on Facebook and Twitter. Sachin presented them BMW, while Salman Khan gave 1.01 lacs to both of them. Even pizza hut gave free pizzas for their namesakes and why not they truly deserve all this and even more. But why the Paralympics winners not even got the equal admiration ? If not the windfall of cash rewards like Sindhu and Sakshi, why these players didn’t get the same respect ? Why govt didn’t gave this much rewards to these people ? Why we didn’t celebrate on their victory ? PV Sindhu and Sakshi did hardwork. Similarly they also did infact more coz they are disabled. Then why are we not feeling proud of them ? Why, why and many more whys? And the only answer is: THEY ARE DISABLES.
    Why disability is regarded as curse ? Why can’t we see that even after being disabled they have gone so far and we are still sitting here ? Because they are not disable, but our mentality is. Disability is nothing, every people have some special powers and they proved it.
    Disability is just a special ability. Come, lets respect it.
    Article By: Ms. Charul Barola

  • Highly paid jobs that don�â�€�™t require any college degree

    Are you in one of the following situations?
    :> Fresh out of school/ College dropout unable to get a job.
    :> Your vast amount of talent is getting wasted as you don�â�€�™t have the popular parchment of paper known as �â�€�œCollege Degree�â�€�?
    :> Want to do something creative, something you like and don�â�€�™t want to waste time in getting a degree and want to go straight away for the kill?
    If you can connect to any one of the above situations and don�â�€�™t know how to get out of the �â�€�œDegree-zone�â�€�; Suit up, because the answer is here!! There are a plethora of opportunities waiting for you at your door, all you have to do is knock! So, here are some high paying jobs that do not require any college degree:
    Developers:
    You might think that people with fancy degrees like B.Tech / BCA (Computer Science/Information Technology) are the ones for this job. But don�â�€�™t forget that all the famous software firms have an arrogant, strong hearted billionaire genius sitting at their top; be it Bill gates or our very own Zucky. The college degrees train you to become a �â�€�œComplete engineer�â�€� *enter sarcasm*, but that isn�â�€�™t the sole criteria for getting such jobs. All that you need is a computer language certification course and you are good to go. You can learn languages from the internet without spending a buck! If you are good at any language as of and have done several projects in that particular language; then you will be preferred over the degree holder with lesser knowledge. Knowledge is money, my dear friend!
    Expected salary- (3-4 LPA)
    Office Clerk:
    Entry level jobs, data entry, email communication, phone answering, etc are the works of an office clerk. Though not much recognized, but this is one of the most important job profiles of every company. You need to have a basic knowledge about computer(including MS Office, Emails, Internet usage etc.) and 6/10 communication rating to take this job. Did you find any requirement of college degree here? This has also been proved as the one of the best jobs over the years, for non-degree holders. Go on!
    Expected salary- (3-3.5 LPA)
    Gaming Jobs:
    You can do certification courses in the gaming or animation field to be a part of a�Â� gaming industry. If you know coding and programming well enough, you can develop and design a game. Besides that there are animators who require the simple knowledge of 2D �â�€�“ 3D animation views. Game Artists are required to be creative and imaginative to draw the real characters in the game. Game testers need to be passionate, if you have that zeal, this industry is waiting for you!
    Expected salary- (4-5 LPA)
    Social Media Manager:
    Believe it or not, but knowledge about social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc and how to increase traffic on social media can get you a good job. Branding being the main objective of the small businesses, this is the most demanding profile these days. Promotion and campaigning, creating influence and engaging more and more audience by using all techniques can fill your pockets in no time.
    Expected salary- (3.5-4 LPA)
    Content Writer:
    The pinnacle of creativity and imagination. This job generally does not require a degree per se, but sometimes journalism and mass communication degree holders are preferred. Having said that, still, you can get this job easily as degree requirement is not as stringent as in other fields. All that you need is a passion for writing. But your writing should not be limited to blogging. There is a cut throat competition in the creative writing field and the content writers need to be more professional. Targeting the audience, generating more views on articles, you should have the knowledge to Optimize and manage the technical aspects of online content including SEO maintenance and internal linking to maximizing relevant traffic to the corporate web portal. Your work requirements also include Helping to create and support marketing content for social engagement purposes (e.g. blogs, customer case studies, customer videos briefs, and posts from analysts. Besides this, you can also go for offline content writing, as writing for magazines etc.
    Expected salary- (2-3 LPA)

    Never lose hope, never give up on your faith and never stop believing in your dreams, because miracles do happen here. Just believe in yourself! 🙂

    More opportunities are coming ahead. Stay tuned with us.�Â� #bezigsawed #revolutionizingrecruitment.
    Article by: Ms.Charul Barola