Straight answers on hiring in India.
Guides written by recruiters for the people who actually hire: founders, hiring managers and HR teams in India and abroad. Every statistic links to its source.
- Hiring strategy
- Executive search
- Hiring operations
- Offshore hiring
- RPO
- Candidate market
- Hiring strategyTalent mapping: how to see the market before you hireWhat talent mapping is, how it differs from a talent pipeline and succession planning, how to build a map step by step, what the output should contain and how to keep it ethical and current.8 min read
- Executive searchExecutive search vs recruitment agency: which one do you need?Executive search and recruitment agencies solve different problems. Compare retained and contingency models, fees, timelines and confidentiality, and use a simple checklist to decide which your next hire needs.8 min read
- Hiring operationsCost per hire and time to fill: how to measure and cut bothHow to calculate cost per hire and time to fill, what the benchmarks actually measure, what a bad hire costs, and the practical levers that cut both without hiring the wrong person.8 min read
- Hiring operationsBackground verification in India: an employer's checklistWhat an employee background check in India should cover, which checks suit which roles, how consent and data protection fit in, and how to treat a discrepancy fairly without losing a good hire.8 min read
- Offshore hiringHow to hire employees in India: a guide for overseas companiesA practical guide for overseas companies hiring in India: the three employment routes, how CTC offers work, notice periods and buyouts, background checks, costs and a realistic hiring timeline.8 min read
- Hiring operationsRecruitment process steps: a 10-stage guide for hiring teamsA practical 10-stage recruitment process for Indian hiring teams, with who owns each step, what it should produce, where it usually breaks and how long it takes.8 min read
- Hiring strategyChoosing between recruitment agencies in India: a 12-point checklistA fair, practical guide to choosing a recruitment agency in India: the five types of firm, a 12-point checklist, fee models, contract clauses to read and the red flags that should end the conversation.9 min read
- RPOWhat is RPO? Recruitment process outsourcing explainedRPO means handing part or all of your hiring to an outside provider that owns the process and its results. Here is how it works, what it costs and when it fits.9 min read
- Offshore hiringOffshoring vs outsourcing: what is the difference for your team?Offshoring is about where work happens. Outsourcing is about who employs the people doing it. Here is how the two combine, how they compare, and how to choose for your team.8 min read
- Candidate marketNotice period in India: how to stop offer dropoutsA signed offer is not a hire until joining day. How notice periods work in India, why accepted candidates drop out, and a week-by-week plan to keep them.9 min read
- Hiring operationsHow to write a job description that attracts the right peopleA practical guide to writing job descriptions that the right candidates finish reading: the eight parts, what LinkedIn data shows, salary ranges in India, a template and a before-and-after rewrite.8 min read
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