opinions on silicon india job fair

ktr2i · Post by **ktr2i** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:28 am

Hi All,
Can anyone share some experience if they have had in finding jobs in India thru Silicon India job fairs. I would like to visit the next one coming up in April in santa clara. I have no prior experience and what can be expected and any such inputs will be helpful.

rgds
-ktr2i

tejasvee · Post by **tejasvee** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:52 am

I heard of some friends going to the fair two years back. They say it was a great place to make contacts, if you are returning to India in the next few months.

r2ichennai2007 · Post by **r2ichennai2007** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:54 am

They are ok. You need to attend a couple of them to make real good contacts. Use the following websites.

1. naukri.com
2. monsterindia.com
3. jobsahead.com
4. timesjob.com

See the job titles and talk to the recruiters over the phone. This will help you to get more chances from recruited on the job opportunities.

harishk · Post by **harishk** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:02 am

My friend attended this last year. He mentioned that the number of companies that show up is much less than the number of logos posted on the web site.

Mostly the big local ones like Cisco show up and tend to refer all questions on opportunities to their corporate web site. He mentioned that some of these companies are not even aware of the opportunities at their Indian branches.

All in all, he mentioned that you can expect to see 6-8 companies and it is better to visit their websites and see, if they actually have opportunities that match your skill set and experience.

sftrade · Post by **sftrade** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:08 am

I think the jobs board on this group is much better then shelling out 20$+ to goto these events.