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RECRUITMENT PROCESS IN MNC'S THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA SITES - A STUDY

  • 1. Head - MBA, SSM College of Engineering, Komarapalayam, Tamilnadu
  • 2. PG Scholar (MBA), MS Ramaiah Academy of Management, Bangalore, Karnataka

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Many organizations are carrying out recruitment process by using social media networking sites. Social networking sites are used to facilitate and improve process of recruitment method in HR management. Social networking sites address the needs of employers and job-seekers via internetworking on electronic platform likes face book, twitter, LinkedIn, naukri.com, and monster.com which increase the speed of employment, reducing the cost of recruitment, huge availability of jobseekers and improve the quality of recruitment and services. In this paper it describes awareness about the recruitment through social media. Social Media in recruiting process is a win-win for both company and potential candidates. The paper concludes with instead of relying heavily on external recruitment firms or job boards, many companies are focusing on locating specialized talent through Social Media sites such as LinkedIn. This paper will focus on the most popular social media platforms: LinkedIn, Face book, Twitter and other platforms like Naukri.com, Monster.com.

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