Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Purpose: The Purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative approach to traditional campus hiring process. Using Social Media, we propose a model to reach out, to attract, and to recruit right candidates at the right time for the right role. Design: In stage 1, the employers create page/community with the right content to gather more number of potential employees. In stage 2, the employers attract them by communicating the profile details. In stage 3, the employers actively engage with the interested candidates by organizing events .In stage 4 the employers receive the applications from the interested candidates. Findings: Recruiting through Social media has many advantages as follows: Time, Cost and Minimum Workforce. Implications: Most of the companies got used to hire through campus recruitment process. Value: In order to stand out from big MNC's, early start ups, small and medium sized companies can use social media as an alternative. Type: Conceptual paper. © Serials Publications.

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Social media recruiting; An alternative for traditional campus hiring

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