(openPR) - Feb 08: Pioneered in India, by TimesJobs.com the Two-Day Mumbai Jumbo Job Fair was conducted simultaneously at two venues - The Imperial Banquets, Raghu Leela Mall, Kandivali(w), and The Imperial Banquets, Raghu Leela Mall, Vashi. The events witnessed an over-whelming response from job seekers and companies from across the country. The fairs held on 16 -17 February ‘08, witnessed over 25543 job seekers walk-in to seek better paying opportunities with over 36 companies participating at the fairs.

Participating companies spanned across various industries including, IT, ITeS, Education, Fashion, Finance, Law, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Consultants, etc.

A very satisfied Dr. Satish Kulkarni - Manager Adm & Trg, Mahindra Consulting, commenting on participating in the TimesJobs.com Jumbo Job fair at Mumbai, said ”The experience with TimesJobs.com Mumbai Jumbo Job Fair was excellent. We recruited around 70 candidates and shortlisted approximately 516 more for a second round at our offices. We have received exceptionally good services from TimesJobs.com and this has made the experience even more splendid. We would definitely be participating at the future fairs organised by TimesJobs.com .”

Bhavika Shah - Manager H.R, Silgate Solutions added, “Good services rendered, good infrastructure, and a good turnout- our experience with TimesJobs.com Jumbo Job Fair at Mumbai was good - as always. We shortlisted around 200 resumes and offered over 60 on-the spot jobs. Keeping our previous and present experience in mind, we will participate in the TimesJobs.com Job Fairs every time it happens.”

Job seekers were equally spirited about the fair and very positive with its outcome, as Rahul Salian who got a job with JP Morgan reflected, ”I came to the TimesJobs.com Jumbo Job Fair as a jobless individual and now I have a job at JP Morgan - All thanks to TimesJobs.com. I am very happy! I think without TimesJobs.com, a Job fair is just not a Job Fair!”

Anna Saheb Pal, another job seeker, added, ”The Jumbo Job Fair at Mumbai, was very well managed by the TimesJobs.com team. They should organize many-many more events like this. I would like to thank TimesJobs.com for all the help and support they offer to the thousands job seekers like me.”

Some of the big names that had partnered with TimesJobs.com in the Mumbai Jumbo Job Fair included Natek, Stream, Silgate, Zenta, HSBC, IOL BROADBAND, Asset Reconstruction Company (I) Ltd, WNS, CFC, Seed Infotech, JP Morgan, Emerson Design Engineering Centre, IIBF, Finberry, ITM, Firstsource, Mahindra consulting, Guru nanak Institute of Management, Seventy MM, 3 Global Services, Varikasery Law & Marks, Aspire Human Capital Management (P) Ltd., ICFAI, Square Foot, Alphagrid, Wipro, Spectra motors, Matrix cellular, Hewitt, Y-Axis, Convergys, D.Y. Patil Institute of Management Studies, Mancer Consultancy services Pvt Ltd, Foodland, CMS, Delphi Computek amongst others.

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About TimesJobs.com:

TimesJobs.com is India’s No.1 recruitment portal in India, with the largest number of active job seekers and a database of over 7.5 million candidates. In addition, the massive database of over two hundred thousand better paying jobs available from over 20,000 recruiters, including blue-chip companies from India and abroad, ensures that the search always yields results.

Some of the outstanding features of the site include –

*Drop Down menus on mouse over, from the Top Bar for Searching Jobs, My TimesJobs.com, Job Fairs & Career Services, reducing the number of clicks job-seekers has to make to take them to their destination

*Click to Log In - on the top right corner of the screen, causes a login box to appear on the screen removing the need to open a new page for it.

*Visibility of the most used features of a jobsite – the search and register functions on the home page, have been given high prominence.

*Browse Jobs – hidden just below the Search & Register function is a whole range of options, waiting to be discovered - ranging across the most popular industries, to browsing by function, level and location, all accessible by expanding the banner with the “+” sign.

*The Fine Tune Search feature allows a jobseeker to fine-tune their search across a host of options, from the left hand column, which clearly defines all the sub categories, one after another, empowering job-seekers to filter and fine tune their search. The options for fine tuning job searches range across Specialisation, Work experience, Industry, Date of posting and even Salary & Part time jobs. The beauty of this feature is that the options are clearly described with the number of vacancies mentioned in brackets alongside the results.

*TimesJobs.com Voice Resumes - TimesJobs.com also has the world’s first voice resume service to its credit. The service is exclusively targeted at the Business Process Outsourcing Industry in its first phase. Available as a seamless service on www.TimesJobs.com, potential, and existing BPO employees can now “speak and record” their resumes, including answering a few typical questions and read a randomly system-chosen paragraph as part of their online resume. The entire technology of this voice suite exclusively resides on www.TimesJobs.com portal.

*Sector specific Resumes - In order for the candidate to be a contender for positions across industries of various companies, the portal has a unique functionality that is imperative in today’s multi-tasking environment- it allows a job seeker to post multiple resumes. Candidates also have the advantage of submitting three separate and industry-specific resumes.

*Value Added Services - Resumes are the critical factors that ensure candidates get interview calls. ‘Magic Resume’ was launched to provide candidates with resumes that most competently reflect their qualifications and experience, drawing upon the proficiency of qualified HR experts for this process. As an extension of its core philosophy of connecting aspirants to the job opportunity, TimesJobs.com commenced the ‘Resume Zapper’ service, which gives the candidate’s resume direct access to over 1200 of the best placement consultants in India and abroad.

*TimesJobs Mobile - In order to offer candidates another effective contact point, TimesJobs.com, launched “TimesJobs Mobile” a mobile interface that allows the candidate to search, view, and apply for jobs simply by SMSing “Jobs” to 58888.

*XpressHire - In the pursuit to provide the best and the most efficient recruitment solutions to its clients, timesjobs.com launched xpresshire. A service that enables recruiters to send SMS to targeted or even multiple candidates at a single click and receive their responses and applications. Recruiters Can SMS & Receive Applications from Job-Seekers Through timesjobs.Com