The who’s who of the online recruitment industry in India are now on Twitter. Just put together a list:

CareerBuilder.co.in
Twitter handle: @CareerBuilderIN
Twitter representative: Scott (@goradesi)
Subjects of Tweets: Jobseeker tips from across the Internet, International news around politics and the economy, Weather reports from Delhi, Scott’s stay in India

Naukri.com
Twitter handle: @Naukri
Twitter representative: PR Team / Brand Manager
Subject of Tweets: Developments on Naukri.com, Recruitment Industry Updates, Jobseeker Tips, Quotes, Hari Sadu

Shine.com
Twitter handle: @Shinedotcom
Twitter representative: Nikhil Suri & Divya Taneja
Subject of Tweets: Developments on Shine.com, Jobseeker Tips

SutraJobs.com
Twitter handle: @sutrajobs
Twitter representative:  Rizwan Iqbal (Co-founder)
Subject of tweets: Job feeds

TimesJobs.com
Twitter handle: @timesjobsdotcom
Twitter representative: Reva Khurana (Product Analyst / Product Manager) 
Subject of tweets:  Jobseeker tips, Developments on TimesJobs.com, Timings of chat sessions with HR Professionals

Workosaur.com
Twitter handles: @wNimish, @workosaur and more
Twitter representative: Nimish Adani (Founder) for @wNimish, Twitterfeed for the rest
Subject of tweets: 
@wNimish – Developments on Workosaur.com, Tidbits about the online space, management and startups, Interesting links, Personal interests such as Crosswords & Puzzles
@workosaur & others – Job feeds

What’s been good to see is that all the above have embraced Twitter whole-heartedly i.e. they aren’t mere outlets for press releases, they don’t seem to be governed by any rules, they are listening to what’s being said and interacting at a personal level.

The online recruitment business in India is sure to see some serious action soon. SimplyHired is going international and India is part of their expansion plan. While, it does not directly hurt Naukri or Monster, this is the best time for them to walk in and make an impact especially because of the forecasted shift in the jobseeker’s online behaviour. During the downturn, jobseekers will start using the job search feature rather than uploading their resume and waiting for recruiters to call.

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A pre-launch research amongst senior professionals revealed the following:
1. 76% of those interviewed were not comfortable with putting up their resume on Naukri and Monster. They feel that the resume ends up in the hands of their HR department and strains relationships with the existing employer. (This is not surprising because because Naukri and Monster sell subscriptions of its Resume Database.)
2. 69% of those interviewed had found their jobs through their alumni community or yahoogroup – postings which were not found through Naukri or Monster.

These findings definitely indicated the need for a better ecosystem.

First, in case of Workosaur, I do not provide access to the resume database and so it is a more secure system for senior professionals seeking jobs.

Second, I actively source jobs from across the alumni communities and yahoogroups of top b-schools and engineering schools – and these jobs are generally not found on Naukri and Monster.

Third, if you log on to workosaur.com you would see the simplicity in the user interface – right from the search and browse feature to the forms. Users (both employers and jobseekers) don’t have to fill in more than 3-4 fields anywhere.

Lastly, usage of Workosaur is currently completely free for employers as compared to the huge amounts of money charged by Naukri and Monster.

Also, over the next 6 months you would see a host of features being launched each fortnight that will take it closer towards an optimal online recruitment solution for senior professionals.