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1. What is the story behind the idea of PlacementBee?
The core team of PlacementBee, including the two founders - Turya and Santu - have been working together for more than 15 years. They have collaborated in the planning and execution of more than 40 large-scale, highly sensitive government recruitments.
We had to travel across India, sometimes in the remotest of places, for conduct of these examinations and skill assessment exercises. The large number of candidates and diverse locations meant that we had to partner with a large number of colleges for these recruitment drives. In our various interactions with the Principals and administrators of these institutions, a common complaint was that their best students were comparable to the very best of the top colleges but lacked opportunity and exposure. The only option for the good students were to crack government jobs - a miniscule number compared to the number of job seekers in our country.
In 2021, with no projects, we decided to verify whether this claim was true. We already had a lot of data for various examinations and did a rating of colleges for the top 100 candidates on the combined merit list. To our surprise we found that the students from Group B & C colleges accounted for 63.1% of the top 100 candidates across various recruitments. (The number of Group B & C colleges are much higher than Group A and A+ colleges and this percentage has been calculated for multiple recruitments - from management trainees and engineers to upper division clerks.)
This led us to think how we may give a platform to these candidates and provide unique benefits to a company.
Being in the recruitment industry we have first-hand experience of how increasing the reach to find the best talent results in exponential increase of costs. Except for the largest companies, all companies in India have negligible to non-existent personnel department which can help in selection of the right team. Most interviews are taken by job-role seniors who test certain aspect of the candidate's knowledge but otherwise does not have the skill to objectively judge a candidate. This results in a low-level understanding of the candidate's subject knowledge and almost no understanding of suitability to a particular post.
After a lot of deliberations, planning and fine-tuning, we started the operations of PlacementBee on 1st August 2023. PlacementBee is a unique endeavor which provides complete pre-hire solution for selection from a database of candidates of every discipline and every location. We have the experience of large-scale knowledge and skill assessment and a zero-error examination delivery system along with a large network of coordinators across India which enables us to connect to each and every college and provide them with online campus placement opportunities - currently non-existent.
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2. How does PlacementBee work?
PlacementBee is a skill and knowledge assessment company with a team of recruitment experts with immense experience in conduct of highly sensitive, high-volume examinations. The work at PlacementBee is based on utilizing our expertise in skill and knowledge assessment through a highly proficient test delivery system.
PlacementBee is building the world’s largest database of pre-screened candidates ready to join the global workforce. We are in the process of contacting each and every college in India with the offer of organizing a free aptitude test for their students at the college premises, under strict examination conditions. More than 95% of colleges in India does not have any campus placement system and we are inviting every college to be a part of this unified online campus placement platform.
To appear for the aptitude test, a candidate has to register on the PlacementBee platform, complete the profile with supporting documents and upload a self-introduction video. Each document is checked and matched with the details entered by the candidate before a profile is approved. Approved candidates who had already appeared for the aptitude test are moved to the section visible to recruiters.
To the recruiters we present this pre-screened database of candidates from all corners of India and with all available specializations. The recruiters can view the profile of any candidate, self-introduction video and the various metrices from the aptitude test. The PlacementBee platform provides advanced tools for identification and comparison of suitable candidates aiding in the selection of the best match for the post.
The PlacementBee platform serves the recruitment needs of all companies – from the largest to the smallest, service industry or manufacturing industry. From the confines of one’s office, a recruiter can source candidates from all corners of the country. The pre-hire cost is eliminated as candidates are pre-screened. All pre-joining communication, including interview scheduling and online interviews, can be done from this platform. The ratio of successful interviews is massively increased due to the strong screening of candidates. The overheads at all levels of recruitment are significantly reduced and cumulative cost savings amount to more than 80% per hire.
We understand that large sections of the Indian population are under-privileged but possess an enormous amount of talent. We do not charge any money form either the college or the candidates. The aptitude test, profile creation including video upload is absolutely free for all candidates. We seek the support of the college in conduct of the aptitude test at their premises, an activity in which they are most proficient.
This venture is beneficial for the students, the colleges and the employers. This venture is unique and greatly needed for democratization of the recruitment process.
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3. Describe PlacementBee work in a single sentence.
PlacementBee connects all colleges across India and bring their students to a single online campus recruitment platform where companies from across the globe can access the world’s largest database of pre-screened candidates and avail themselves of advanced tools for identification of the most suitable talent while reducing per-hire cost by more than 80%.
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4. How is the PlacementBee platform beneficial for a company?
PlacementBee offers every recruiter the access to the world’s largest database of pre-screened candidates. This database has been created by evaluating the skills, the aptitude, the strengths and the weaknesses of each candidate from colleges across India. Without stepping out from the office a recruiter can reach candidates from all areas of this huge country, spanning all disciplines and specializations that are presently taught in colleges.
This platform provides a recruiter with the tools to view a candidate’s profile, the self-introduction video, performances metrices of the aptitude test and provides option for easy comparison between candidates. This entire service is absolutely free, removing the costs for candidate sourcing and screening. The details entered by the candidate is verified with the documents uploaded by the PlacementBee authentication team before they are approved, guarantying information being presented is absolutely correct. A recruiter can schedule further interview with the candidate along with the entire pre-hire communication from this platform, hugely reducing manpower overheads accrued during the pre-hire process. With the pricing scheme at PlacementBee, the cost of recruitment will be reduced by more than 80% from current levels.
The most beneficial aspect for a company will be identification and hiring of the most suitable talent for a particular post. Recruitment need not be a process of elimination, PlacementBee enables a company to select the right candidate for the right post.
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5. I am a Fresher, how is PlacementBee beneficial for me?
PlacementBee is a unique platform which offers campus placement opportunities to all students in India. If you are a final year student or fresh out of college and looking for a break in the job market, PlacementBee is the platform for you. Once you complete your profile, upload your self-introduction video and appear in the aptitude test, your performance and skills will be visible to 1000s of recruiters across the globe. The platform is completely meritocratic where demand and skills drive recruitment. This platform lets you advertise your skills, qualifications and your uniqueness to employers around the world.