Nothing has had a greater impact on the Indian jobseeking professi onal than the simple computer related process of Cut & Paste.

Vacancy duplication has reached unhealthy levels. To day, with so many players in the recruitment business - I mean not only the placement firms, but also magazines, newspapers, and job-websites - wooing vacancies for display, the duplication effect is tremendous.

There was a time when the probl em was simple. One vacancy being handled by several recruitment firms - and it stopped there. The job seeker either banked on luck to get headhunted, or a little careful spreading of nets amongst placement firms would get in the catch. The law of pro bability was not such a serious threat.

Today, Bingo! No jobseeker needs a hunting pack. The vendors of the placement business deliver at your doorstep.

Who calls the shots? The jobseeker is certainly getting the short end of the stick. The information supply lines of jobs are numerous, but
unfortunately the actual number of jobs are not. The repetitive na ture of information is making its utility redundant.

What is worrisome is not the existence of vacancy duplication, bu t the prevalent myopic attitude. Its time the vendors of vacancies, be it placement, print or electronic, looked a few years ahead and asked - "ANY TAKERS?"

Courtesy - Jobnet Job Magazine