1. Study of Recruitment & Selection Process in
FirstCry.com
PRESENTED BY:
PRIYANKA MONDAL
DM16D28
2. Retail Sector
Accounts for over 10% of the country’s (GDP) and around 8% of the employment
India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in the retail space
India’s retail market is expected to nearly double to US$ 1 trillion by 2020 from US$ 600 billion in
2015
Expected to grow to US$ 1.3 trillion by 2020, registering a (CAGR) of 16.7 per cent over 2015-20
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Source: ibef.org
5. FirstCry.com
Asia's Largest Online Portal for Baby and Kids Products
Over 2 Lakh+ Baby and Kids items from 2 Thousand+ top International and Indian brands
Not only online, they have their offline stores as well
In-house brand- ‘BabyHug’
Warehouses located in Pune, Delhi and Bangalore
Success is largely due to obsession with providing customers a memorable online shopping
experience
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7. Mission & Vision
Mission
“Provide huge range of products at lowest prices
with a prompt customer service”
Vision
Grow more than 100% every year
Scale up the offline store from 100 stores to 400 stores by 2017
Be the only Market Leaders for baby products market in India
Constant efforts to innovate, improve and value add to leverage Customer Experience
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10. B2B Model
FirstCry.com works on a hybrid business model. So, apart from the online presence, it also
has over 300 franchise stores across India
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11. B2H Model
FirstCry runs a unique programme wherein the brand reaches over 70,000 unique parents
each month by giving out a FirstCry Box
The box contains the basic necessities like diaper, lotion, oil, etc. from leading global brands
like Mamy Poko and Libero
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12. B2D Model
Stockist Business
Stockist appointed who invest and stock
these products at their hub.
35 Stockist operational in different cities.
Distribution Business
Firstcry has launched in-house Private Label
in different categories- “Babyhug”
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13. FirstCry Culture
Managers are ‘mentors & communicators’- not bosses
Provide a sense of family & belonging
Make work fun, motivate, keep people focused and attain clear targets
They believe and practice –
“ Hire the attitude, train the skill “
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15. Project Overview
The internship was based into the study of
and various process associated with it.
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16. Key Highlights
Search for candidates on search engine (Naukri.com)
Optimum utilization of web/ reference, job posting, networking site, and sending bulk mail on
jobsite
Screening and shortlisting resumes for required profile
Communicating with shortlisted candidates through phone and evaluating their competence and
experience
Explaining the process and procedures of interview
Following up with prospective candidate until they complete all the rounds of interview
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17. Key Highlights(contd.)
Follow up with candidates to get their documents
Maintain healthy relation between company and candidate
Follow negotiation process by negotiation of salary, roles and responsibilities, joining time etc.
Prepared job description
Did reference check of candidate
Conduct walk-in drives
Maintaining database of candidates, daily reports
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18. Preparing JD
Job title
Job location
Experience
Salary(optional)
Skill set required
Job roles and responsibilities
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Sample jd
22. Work Summary
Position Turn up Status
Acc mgr Kochi 4 selected
Acc mgr Pune 5 not selected
Purchase Exc. 15 selected
Operations Exc. 12 selected
HR Recruiter Pune 5 not selected
HR Mgr Blore 13 profiles shared 3 shortlisted, on hold
Graphic Designer 44 profiles shared 9 shortlisted, on hold
Photographer 7 profiles shared on hold
DevOps Engg. 7 2 shortlisted
Android Dev. 16 on hold
Ios Dev. 6 1 shortlisted
Moderator 5 not selected
MIS Exc. 5 not selected
CCE 6 selected
PHP Dev. 12 not selected
Acc mgr Solapur 7 profiles shared on hold
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23. Challenges
Turn-up ratio is quite low
Inappropriate candidates through job postings
People not responding to the mails
Candidates responded late to the walk-in drives
Turnover rate was high
Dissatisfied with salary
Unavailability of the senior managers
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24. Recommendations & Solutions
More number of calls to be made
Employee retention programs
More job portals should be used
Review the salary according to the current market
References from candidates & employees
Senior managers should allocate certain time span
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25. Learnings
Use of search engine
Management Skills
Time management
Workload management
Interpersonal skills
How to pitch in for the job opening
Negotiation of salary & DOJ
Corporate behavior
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