Recently a youngster was complaining the approach taken by many Job portals for squeezing job aspirants as cash cows for their revenues. These infamous Job portals initially collects CVs and mobile contact numbers from internet sources. They then call up these job seekers directly to confirm the information validity of the CV they have procured and also to check the veracity, and proclaim themselves as 'Job opportunity service providers', and that such a 'service' has charges upfront. Candidates are then asked to pay certain amount through net immediately to register on the assurance that their CV will be forwarded to the company. IN many cases they then will organise an Interview session with all those candidates who have paid up as some preliminary screening. Company representatives may or may not be present and in any case such interviews are held as preliminary in nature. Their obligation they say ends with providing so called 'opportunity' not necessarily meaning that the opportunity leads to any actual 'Job' per se.The level of unemployment in particular industries, disciplines and regions are measured and tapped to garner maximum revenue through registrations.
It is important for Industries and Companies to isolate such Job portals or the CVs which they submit from any consideration for the unethical and corrupt practices they breed exploiting the aspirations of youngsters and employment seekers. It is unfortunate that such practices prevailing in India is yet to get the attention of Labour ministry for taking effective deterrent actions against those involved. It is also equally important for all such candidates to refuse to pay up any registration amount on demand by such unscrupulous Job portals who are only interested in exploiting the aspirations for cash flows.
