Geniusjobs.com-Technology

The site www.geniusjobs.com is hosted on windows 2000 server with IIS 6.0.The site has been developed on latest .Net technology using 4 tier Architecture. For front end we have used ASP.Net,C#,HTML For middle tier we used C# for class development In data tier we used Stored Procedure with SQLServer 2000 as backend Database.

Site-FAQ’s

Question: Browser is refreshing when I am selecting Category/Subcategory/Country/State from the same form?

Ans: Browser refreshing is the feature of .NET technology. If you select any one of the above then you may see page is becoming white and progress bar indicating another page requesting process, for that you should wait for 5 sec to 60 sec. (Depending on your connection speed) to get next page.

Question: My contact information is not showing in the resume display format?

Ans.If this problem arise then please create another user-id and post a new resume and be care full after filling contact information do not click on Save & Prev button.

Question: How do I deactivate my resume?

Ans. To deactivate your resume send your user-id to admin@geniusjobs.com and later on if you want to activate again send your user-id to the same email address.

Question:I have forgotten my Password Question and Answer?

Ans: If you have forgotten your password question and answer then send your user-id to admin@geniusjobs.com and if you forget your user-id then send your email-id to admin@geniusjobs.com.

GENERAL

1. How do I register with GeniusJobs.com for resume services?

The procedure for registration at GeniusJobs.com varies with the service asked for: 
To search for a job/apply online - it's free
To save your RESUME in Geniusjobs.com; it's free

2. How do I send you my resume?

You could input your resume online in the format available at GeniusJobs.com by clicking on the link -Post Your RESUME. Alternatively you could send a hard copy (on paper) by post. 

Please do not send us your RESUME on a floppy as the floppy could get corrupted and would delay the processing of the resume. Also please do not e-mail it to us at any of the email addresses listed at our site since it may get lost amongst the 1000s of emails that we receive every day.

3. In what format do I send you my resume?

It is preferable to send us your resume in the format available online as mentioned above by clicking on the link-Post Your RESUME- on the geniusjobs.com home page. This has a character limit so keep that in mind while you input your RESUME online. This format helps maintain brevity of your RESUME, which benefits you and the recruiter. You get to focus your experience within the specified format. The recruiters get the information that is relevant quickly, as they do not and will not scan through a detailed RESUME for short listing. You can provide a detailed RESUME later once you have been short-listed.

4. How do I make the payment?

Sending us your resume either by inputting online or by post is the first step. It does not tell us what to do with your resume unless you specify which service you want. Anyone can input their resume/RESUME which is a free facility. However, without corresponding payment for a particular service your resume will just be part of our internal database. This could be accessed by special clients, but to proactively contact recruiters, it is better that you use our paid services.

5. How do I know that the service I asked for has been completed?

Once the service that you asked for is completed, we will send you an e-mail to inform about this status.

6. What is the success rate of getting a job through these resume services?

The success rate depends to a on 3 factors i.e. the quality of your RESUME, the skill set, performance in the interview and market positions. The market demand for software professionals with work experience explains why they tend to get a higher response than others. 

These resume services cannot guarantee a job but they maximise your chances of finding the right job by ensuring that your RESUME reaches the maximum number of recruiters who will contact you when your RESUME matches a job profile available with them.

7. What do I get from this service?

This service displays your resume on GeniusJobs.com on the period of service you have taken from the date of upload.
Your resume is then visible to everyone who visits that section of the site.
The RESUME is displayed in a specific brief format. You can provide your detailed RESUME later to recruiters who ask for it.

8. How do I ensure confidentiality of my identity?

It depends on the type of Resume availed that is Private Resume, Optional Resume, Display Resume and Active Resume;

FAQs common to these services:

1. How do you send my resume/RESUME?

Your resume/RESUME is sent to the placement agencies/companies by email in text format. We just forward the RESUME, and do not offer job matching with this service.

2. Do you change my RESUME before forwarding it to the placement agencies?

We do not edit the content of your RESUME

3. How do I know which placement agencies/companies my RESUME has been sent to?

We have developed exhaustive databases of placement agencies, international software recruiters and Indian software companies. These databases have been compiled through years of research and are unique. In order to maintain this uniqueness, we regret that we are unable to disclose these databases to our customers. The databases are continuously updated to maximise your chances of finding the right job.

4. Can I make changes to my RESUME?

Once your resume has been forwarded to the respective placement agencies/companies, no changes can be made.

5. How long will you take to complete this resume ambassador service?

The average time taken to complete the resume forwarding services is 5-7 days. Resumes sent as hard copies are responsible for this processing period, which is why inputting your RESUME online is preferable for a quicker completion of the service.

6. How do I know when you have sent out my RESUME to the placement agencies?

We will inform you by email when the forwarding service has been completed.

7. When can I expect to get a response from the placement agencies?

Within 10 days of our having completed the service, you can expect to start getting a response from the placement agencies. They will contact you directly. You can expect a better response if you have provided an email address in your RESUME.
Placement agencies/recruiters could contact you anytime depending on when they have a suitable job or vacancy so do not expect all responses to come in right at the beginning.

1. What is Job Manager?

This is a service where we send you a set of jobs that match your qualifications and requirements. It is useful for job-seekers who are unable to surf GeniusJobs.com due to time constraints.

2. How do you select the jobs?

We have developed software that picks out the first short-list of jobs basis the keywords provided by you. These search keywords are:

• Educational qualifications (such as B.com, MBA, M.Tech, B.Tech etc.)
• Skills
• Years of experience (i.e. number of years of past work experience)
• Category (i.e. category that you would like to join such as power, telecom, FMCG etc.)
• Location

Once this first short-list has been generated, we do a manual scan to further short-list only those jobs relevant to you.3. How will you inform me about the jobs?
We will e-mail the jobs to you right to your mailbox. It is necessary, therefore, that you provide us with your e-mail address, along with the search keywords when you ask for this service.
This service is not provided by way of regular postal system.

BUILD YOUR RESUME

1. How do you develop my resume?

Through this service, we create a new resume/RESUME for you. Our team of experts writes a RESUME for you basis the information you have provided. We take care of format, presentation, content and language style to make your RESUME attractive, interesting and brief.

2. Do I need to send you my RESUME to avail of this service?

Yes. You need to send us your existing RESUME as detailed as possible. We need details more than given in the section at GeniusJobs.com where you have Input your RESUME online. The details will enable us to priorities your work experience and achievements etc. in order to make your RESUME brief as well as provide relevant information to the potential employer.
You could send us a hard copy of your RESUME by post or email it to us at kolkata@geniusJobs.com

3. Can I view a sample RESUME or the format developed by you, before I decide to avail of this service?

Each RESUME is customized to suit the background, experience and career objective of the candidate. We regret, therefore, that we cannot allow a sample RESUME or format to be viewed by other customers as we maintain confidentiality of our clients who avail of this service. 

4. How long will this service take to complete?

A minimum of 7-10 days. 
Depending on your current RESUME, you may need to respond to certain questions covering any information gaps such as achievements at work etc. The time taken for us to create a new RESUME for you would depend on how long you take to respond to these queries.
You would appreciate that to really make a difference to your RESUME, the basic information will need to be promptly provided by you as per the requirements of our Build your Resume team. The Build your Resume process may go through a number of iterations until you get a RESUME that you are completely satisfied with. 

5. How many times can I use this service?

We provide this service as a one-time service when the new RESUME is created for you. Subsequently, if any changes are required, we advise you to make them at your end to the new, improved RESUME, which we had provided to you. 

Combo Packs:

1. Do you offer any Discounts?

If you are interested in taking more than 1 service, please have a look at the various Value Packs we offer on Resume Services. They have been designed to ensure maximum relevant response to you from recruiters at the most economic price.

Search Jobs

FAQ's

Question: How do I search my dream jobs?

Solution: You can search your dream jobs from main home page and from search jobs page. Even you can get the jobs listed by our Great/Hot/Active employer by clicking on Hot Jobs and Job Basket image in our main home page.

Question: How do I apply for a job?

Solution: To apply for a job you must be a registered jobseeker and you have posted your resume in our database. To apply first search your dream jobs then Click on More button to view the job details and then click on Apply Now button. If you have posted your resume you will get Edit Cover letter page from where you can edit your cover letter or your resume then click on Send button to send your job application to desired location.

Question: I am having problems signing in?

Solution : If you are having problems logging in, you may have entered an incorrect username and / or password. In this case, make sure you are inputting the exact username and password created for your account as your account details are not case sensitive. In case you are managing to login and are repeatedly getting logged out, you may need to enable cookies on your browser. If the problem persists please email us at admin@geniusjobs.com. Alternatively, please contact us at any of our offices

Question: I forgot my username / password?

Solution: If you have forgotten either your username and / or password, please click on “Forgot Password? Click Here “ link and fill the relevant information. We will email you the details of your account. If you do not remember either your username or the email, please get in touch with us admin@geniusjobs.com Alternatively; please contact us at any of our branch offices.

Question: How do I save a resume?

Solution : In resume display window you will get your browser menubar, from browser menubar select File->Save As?Type filename and click on Save button. You can save the resume in html or txt format later on you can copy the contents and paste it on your word document.

CVMS- FAQ’s

Question: How do I avail CVMS service?

Ans:To avail CVMS service you must be our paid registered consultant and must buy Job Posting service.

Question: My mail body is coming in same line, when it is received by my candidate, how do I write my mail in common format?

Ans:You may have the problem in mail body, Dear Candidate , mail body and sender address is coming in same line, this is our default mail format , if you want to separate this line please follow the following html tag, it is very simple.
Example: (Default Mail body)
Dear candidate, Call us at the following number XXXXX, Yours Truly YYY.
Example: (In HTML format)
<html>
<p>Dear Candidate,</p>
<p>Call us at the following number XXXXX</p>
<p>Yours Truly,</p>
<p>YYY</p>
</html>
You just copy this HTML body and paste it into the mail text area next you write your own text in between <p> and </p>.

Common FAQ’s

Q.How do I create my account?

To create your own account as an Employer go Employer page and click on New user..? Register Here link and as Consultant go Consultant Page and click on New User..? Register Here link.

Q. How do I search Geniusjobs database for resumes?

To search our database for resumes, you must be a registered paid employer/consultant. To search our database first you have to log in and click on Resume Search button from your own section next give your desire value in the given field and click on Submit button. In the next page you will see your search result and to view any particular resume details click on More.. Link.

Q. How do I call a candidate from resume view?

To call a candidate you have to click on Call Applicant button, present in the footer of the page. But be sure that you have made your Call Applicant mail body under Customize Mail section.

Q.How do I post a job?

To post a job you must be a registered paid employer/consultant. For posting your job click on Post Job link from your own page after login.

Q.Whats is alert message option?

If you check/click on Alert Message option then you will receive the resumes which has been applied for your posted job. This is optional.

Q.What is Matched Resume Forward option?

By clicking this option you will receive an auto generated email with resumes to your job owner email id , which has been autoshortlisted by Geniusjobs.com.

Q. What is Non-Matched Resume Forward option?

By clicking this option you will receive an auto generated email with resumes to your job owner email id , which has been autorejected by Geniusjobs.com.

Q.What is CV- Messenger?

CV Messenger is a folder where all of your posted jobs will be saved and you can view the job application and resumes by clicking on Job Title link.

Q.What is Track Application?

Track application is the process of job posting status to Interview status. From this section you can see job application status, auto-short listing status, auto-rejection status and Interview status for any particular job.

Q.What is ERM?

E-RM is a web-based Recruitment software, which can speed up online recruitment process

Q. What is CVMS?

CV-management system is a facility, which is only enjoyed by the recruitment consultants, who are also the clients of the GeniusJobs.com. This software enables the headhunters to carry out their business and maintain a paperless office.