• Sowmya J

Role of social networking sites is increasing drastically in day to day life. New hires looking for work turn to the Internet first, lesser looks in the local newspaper. It's not enough for employer anymore just to post a job vacancy on Monster.com, Naukri.com, Timesjob.com or other online job boards. Employers are spammed with hundreds of resumes from unqualified applicants when they post on the big boards. Employers recognize, that as the online social networking world is expanding, there are better ways to recruit superior employees. Since world of recruiting is changing, Employers are using LinkedIn, Facebook , Viadeo and other popular networking sites for recruitment. Most people at the end of the day are hired through a referral -- a friend of a friend of a friend. This is the basic structure behind social networking sites -- the trusted one-to-one relationship. This research paper contributes impact of social networking sites in organization and for jobseekers. They are useful for jobseeker as well as employer. But its increasing popularity also giving threat to privacy of an individual. Whatever people are posting can help them or hurt them in regards to their career. Study has been conducted with the help of inputs received from various sources like publications, websites, Research paper, survey, etc. Comprehensive analysis of the shifting trend has been done and explained through various graphs and figures Overall, social media has improved the recruitment process by making it more open and democratic. Using this method alone however, takes the ‘personal touch’ out of relationship building and candidate identification. It is therefore unlikely to completely replace the traditional recruitment methods in the near future

Social Networking Sites, Recruitment

" Role of Social Media in Recruitment Process", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.250-260, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905B39.pdf

" Role of Social Media in Recruitment Process", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp250-260, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905B39.pdf