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| Attributes that are important for matching are entirely enumerated using many hierarchical lists. These lists support the concept of groups and are exhaustive and dynamic (chances are that you will find all values/objects/names of interest but in case if they are not found - you are allowed to add new entries, so you do not compromise on the information you wish to provide in your profile). Errors in matching are eliminated as you just select from the same list that work providers refer to! |
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| Scantily enumerated and often typed; flat lists which are very short and static (i.e. you are forced to compromise by choosing a substitute for a missing attribute value, thus compromising on accuracy of your profile). Concept of groups missing. |
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| Qualifications & Credits Attributes |
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You can enter your qualifications and credits details for each of the following:
Degree
Diploma
Test-Education
Certificate-Academic
Certificate-Non Academic
Membership - Academic/Professional
Honour / Award by Society
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Experience gained by different ways can be input by you..
Working in an organisation
Self employment
Self study/Hobby
Project work
Site Visit - study tour
Attending Conference/Seminar
Functional areas and concentrations are defined as combinations between functions (verbs) and knowledge domains (nouns); these number in hundreds of thousands!
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| Objects and tools used |
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| Occupation titles |
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Usually "experience" is limited to jobs done while serving in an organisation.
Functional areas are provided in a flat list which ranges between 50 and 100
Functions & Knowledge domains are not separate
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| You are allowed to express your interests by enumerating functions and knowledge domains with corresponding time concentrations desired; you can enforce these with varying levels of tolerance (strictness). This helps in getting matched position of your interest as well. |
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| Usually this information is not enumerated (it may be typed) so the matched positions may not be relevant |
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| Queries: Managing Responses - What are the issues? |
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| You are allowed to set up multiple filters (set of conditions) to block unwanted responses so that even as a passive user (one who has just created the resume and is not actively searching for a job) you get relevant matches. You can make queries with a host of filters and ranking criteria with weightages (signifying importance) and scores for different values (signifying preferences). All criteria are not displayed in your resume. You get a shortlist ranked by merit. You preserve your privacy and negotiation advantage. |
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| There are just a few rudimentary conditions and those too are embedded in your profile. Often these are visible to work providers so you lose any negotiation advantage. The concept of desirable attributes and ranking is missing. |
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| Value Added Services - What are the issues? |
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| You can browse through classified ads of the important work positions advertised in the national press and those posted directly by the work provider. You may choose to apply to any of them - your resume may be sent with a covering letter as is or customised through email, post or courier; this saves you the hassle of printing or mailing! You can attach photos or other objects (audio/video clips). You can keep track of your applications and can follow-up with letters. |
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You can generally see positions with limited number of filters. Rarely do you have the option of managing your diary along with posting or couriering options. |
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| You can zip through thousands of advertisements posted directly and also those entered from publications after indexing. You can browse through this data base of classified ads, within preset limits, by applying smart index filters. |
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The ads posted directly by work providers are normally available for browsing whereas a large number of important positions appear in the press and you miss them! |
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| You can control the confidentiality and data shareability. Choose your own comfort level. Your data cannot be browsed by anyone. It is sent by email / post to only those who match your filter criteria and only the permitted data is disclosed. You can even prohibit sharing your data and specify one way flow of data to you. |
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The confidentiality options usually exist but they are not graded and upon enforcing them, matching capabilities get restricted.. |
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| Cost-efficiency - What are the issues? |
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You can register and subscribe for a very low cost. Standard resume is crisp and well structured - it is based on your own inputs so it does not run the risk of appearing phony.
Query charges are debited only if responses matching your criteria are generated by the system. In passive mode, the responses received by you are free (and these are sent only after honouring your profile filters.)
Long-term subscriptions come with hefty discounts. |
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Base registration is often free but you get little for it. Blasting your resume to thousands of people has no useful purpose. Nor is it of any help to you to receive irrelevant responses. Resume preparation and/or matching with active positions are charged extra. Overall cost is what counts. No benefits for long-term subscription. |
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| Points of Comparison - Issues & Features |
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| Precision in profiling human expertise by accurate and complete depiction of one's |
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qualifications & credits |
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experience & achievements/awards |
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| By extrapolating one's qualification or experience it is not proper to attempt matching, for e.g. a Chartered Accountant may wish to switch to a career in Information Technology or an English Teacher may wish to join a Theatre or take up Acting |
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| A work seeker should be able to ideally specify essential conditions that must be met in a matching offer and those that are desirable. Among the latter there should be a way of indicating importance and preferences for specific properties. Real life is not black and white so there ought to be a way of ranking by merit. |
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| Work seekers often read news papers or magazines for advertised positions and then apply directly. While making applications to certain positions, work seekers may choose to tweak their standard resume or make notes for follow-up or points discussed or to be negotiated. Applications may have to be printed and couriered or posted to specific advertisers etc. Photos of multi-media objects may have to be submitted. |
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| Scanning advertisements of work positions - from publications can cost a lot of time and money. |
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| Work seekers wish to protect their identity and yet be able to match suitable work positions; they may wish to block matching with specific organisations or types of work positions |
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Standard offering should include creation of a resume that is accurate and comprehensive. Multiple formats should be available - detailed for fresher and summary for experienced work seekers. |
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Cost payable by you should depend upon the success achieved, i.e. the relevant responses actually generated and |
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Registration fees and subscription fees for online storage that supports passive mode should be low with discounts for long-term renewals |
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