The Modern Recruiter series: Increase your joining ratio with Reverse Interviews!

October 10, 2020

The Modern Recruiter series: Understand your target candidate
September 24th, 2020

Today, while going through the prized “ebooks” folder on my computer, I found an ebook we had released last year. And I’m glad I rediscovered it – it was a good refresher as some of the takeaways have sort of become fuzzy over time. Here is the ebook cover. You can click on it to…

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The Modern Recruiter series: How to increase your joining ratio?
September 3rd, 2020

When it comes to hiring, a lot of companies do everything to increase joining ratio but are often unsuccessful. They look at salaries, they look at their responsiveness, they look at their Glassdoor reviews to increase their joining ratio, but it seems there is something more they often miss. But before going into the way…

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Candid Career Tip: Your career is a marathon, not a sprint
August 31st, 2020

If I were to list down the most common career mistakes people make, this one will perhaps take the top spot. And it is also one of the most fatal ones, so definitely deserves a post of its own. A short story first I met Aman recently. Like most engineers, he didn’t choose to be…

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The Modern Recruiter series: Recruiting inspiration from ThoughtWorks
August 26th, 2020

I saw this recently on LinkedIn and immediately was impressed. In an otherwise boring world of hiring where recruiters just say “we are hiring”, this post felt like a breath of fresh air. What I’m talking about? This LinkedIn post from Rakhee, a recruiter at ThoughtWorks: To give you a quick overview, a candidate wrote…

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How to hire good remote developers from India?
August 24th, 2020

Remote work is on the rise, more so, after COVID-19 pandemic forced companies across the world to go remote. Over the last five years remote work has grown 44% and over the last 10 years it has grown 91%. Between 2005 to 2017, there was a 159% increase in remote work. This trend is now…

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Top Alternatives to Instahyre | Websites like Instahyre.com
March 14th, 2020

Instahyre was started in 2014 as a talent auction platform but soon became a job portal to connect recruiters & job seekers. As of 2020, it claims to have 2000+ companies registered on the platform, most of which are looking for software development talent from its database. The website is popular among startups, but due…

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Dear recruiters in emerging cities: welcome onboard!
December 4th, 2019

Since we rolled out CutShort 3 years ago, users from 10,000+ companies have signed up on CutShort. They have closed 4000+ positions using our unique AI powered solution that brings in-built sourcing, pre-assessments, screening tools and automation to the recruitment process. However, we have noticed one growing gap. While the companies in bigger cities have…

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Hiring remote employees from India – has the time come now?
November 22nd, 2019

Remote work, as an idea is being discussed for last few years. Barring the startups in Europe, USA and Canada that faced talent crunch and made remote their main talent acquisition pillar, not many mainstream companies and professionals have thought of it as a realistic option. But this seems to be changing fast. As I…

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Top 5 HR Trends that Start-ups Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2020
August 19th, 2019

[This article, ‘The top five HR trends that start-ups can’t afford to ignore in 2020’, was originally published on Hindustan Times] The last couple of years have seen some interesting things happening in the HR industry. On the one hand, cutting-edge technologies have found their way into HR software, and the post-globalization internet economy continues…

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5+ Tips to Finding Top Talent
June 24th, 2019

[This is a guest post. The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of CutShort] Meet Alisha—nice red eyeglass frames. She’s a top talent recruiter on the lookout for excellence. Alisha needs to find a laser-focused self-starter who can hit the ground…

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Survey Report: What are modern candidates thinking about?
May 13th, 2019

We often hear companies saying things like: I’m getting only low quality candidates. Whatever happened to good engineers? Candidates are not taking our tests. Nobody wants to make an effort these days. It’s sad. Candidates disappear in between the hiring process. Why they are so unprofessional? Out of 5 offers, only 1 person joins us….

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Your context is unique. So should be your interview process.
February 13th, 2019

One of the things I learned very early enough was that a startup is NOT a mini version of an enterprise. Things that work at a 2500+ people enterprise most often don’t work at a startup. Forget about big companies. Heck, things that work at one startup don’t often work at a different one! Modern…

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Report: Customer Success is emerging fast in India
September 8th, 2018

We wrote about the fast rise of Customer Success roles in India a while back. Personally, we at CutShort are big fans of the Customer Success function. We started focusing on this around 6 months back and have continuously improved our systems and processes since then. This focus has also led our team to join…

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Are you really free?
August 16th, 2018

Yesterday India celebrated its 71st anniversary of independence. This momentous occasion had Nikunj, our CEO, thinking over the idea of “freedom”, as applied to our professionals lives. Below, we are producing an email he shared with all the wonderful CutShort users yesterday. If you like it, please share it with the people you care about….

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ESOPs: Understanding stock options in startup companies
July 25th, 2018

Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) are not new in India. Infosys famously offered generous options to their employees and made hundreds of first time millionaires. It’s been several years since then and barring a few exceptions, there haven’t been success stories where employees got to share the wealth they contributed to building. There was a…

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Here’s what you missed in India’s largest online blockchain gathering
June 15th, 2018

We interact with thousands of professionals every week. Every now and then someone would ask about opportunities in blockchain area and we would send them the list of some blockchain companies hiring in India currently. But we sensed something was missing. We found that most professionals were confused by the recent cryptocurrencies hype and wondered…

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Have something modern professionals should know?
June 5th, 2018

Submit your story to this blog. We would love to share it with our community. Guidelines Your content should be original, high quality and relevant to modern professionals. Content should be casual toned and be backed by data or your personal experiences. Be crisp. Don’t worry about the length. If in doubt, submit. We will…

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No-nonsense guide to get into data science
May 26th, 2018

If you are here, I believe that you have a strong interest to understand what it takes to become a Data Scientist. I am writing this post because I see a tremendous amount of people in a dilemma and there is absolutely no information out there, but just countless articles on what online courses you…

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Your high experience isn’t an asset anymore
May 16th, 2018

I still remember when I joined my first job. In our office campus, there were people with 10, even 12 years experience. They were easy to recognize by their id cards that had become pale yellow in contrast to our sparkling white ones. They seemed to know how the industry worked and were deeply valued by…

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Salary insights for a full stack developer in India
May 13th, 2018

No wonder that diversified job opportunities, high growth rate, lucrative packages makes full stack developer as one of the most in demand jobs. If you are a full stack developer who wondered: What is my market worth? Which city pays the most for my experience? How much salary I should offer to hire a full…

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The Modern Recruiter series: Increase your joining ratio with Reverse Interviews!

The Modern Recruiter series: Understand your target candidateSeptember 24th, 2020

The Modern Recruiter series: How to increase your joining ratio?September 3rd, 2020

Candid Career Tip: Your career is a marathon, not a sprintAugust 31st, 2020

The Modern Recruiter series: Recruiting inspiration from ThoughtWorksAugust 26th, 2020

How to hire good remote developers from India?August 24th, 2020

Top Alternatives to Instahyre | Websites like Instahyre.comMarch 14th, 2020

Dear recruiters in emerging cities: welcome onboard!December 4th, 2019

Hiring remote employees from India – has the time come now?November 22nd, 2019

Top 5 HR Trends that Start-ups Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2020August 19th, 2019

5+ Tips to Finding Top TalentJune 24th, 2019

Survey Report: What are modern candidates thinking about?May 13th, 2019

Your context is unique. So should be your interview process.February 13th, 2019

Report: Customer Success is emerging fast in IndiaSeptember 8th, 2018

Are you really free?August 16th, 2018

ESOPs: Understanding stock options in startup companiesJuly 25th, 2018

Here’s what you missed in India’s largest online blockchain gatheringJune 15th, 2018

Have something modern professionals should know?June 5th, 2018

No-nonsense guide to get into data scienceMay 26th, 2018

Your high experience isn’t an asset anymoreMay 16th, 2018

Salary insights for a full stack developer in IndiaMay 13th, 2018

The Modern Recruiter series: Understand your target candidate
September 24th, 2020

The Modern Recruiter series: How to increase your joining ratio?
September 3rd, 2020

Candid Career Tip: Your career is a marathon, not a sprint
August 31st, 2020

The Modern Recruiter series: Recruiting inspiration from ThoughtWorks
August 26th, 2020

How to hire good remote developers from India?
August 24th, 2020

Top Alternatives to Instahyre | Websites like Instahyre.com
March 14th, 2020

Dear recruiters in emerging cities: welcome onboard!
December 4th, 2019

Hiring remote employees from India – has the time come now?
November 22nd, 2019

Top 5 HR Trends that Start-ups Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2020
August 19th, 2019

5+ Tips to Finding Top Talent
June 24th, 2019

Survey Report: What are modern candidates thinking about?
May 13th, 2019

Your context is unique. So should be your interview process.
February 13th, 2019

Report: Customer Success is emerging fast in India
September 8th, 2018

Are you really free?
August 16th, 2018

ESOPs: Understanding stock options in startup companies
July 25th, 2018

Here’s what you missed in India’s largest online blockchain gathering
June 15th, 2018

Have something modern professionals should know?
June 5th, 2018

No-nonsense guide to get into data science
May 26th, 2018

Your high experience isn’t an asset anymore
May 16th, 2018

Salary insights for a full stack developer in India
May 13th, 2018