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			Most people would hate to have potential employers looking at their online activity. That didn&rsquo;t stop Vijay Sharma from launching Belong, though.</div>
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			&ldquo;We&rsquo;re the company straight out of your worst nightmare,&rdquo; he says. Like most nightmares, Belong is only scary until you take a closer look at it. The start-up scans social networking profiles to help companies source job candidates.</div>
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			The idea came to Sharma when he was working with healthcare firm Practo. &ldquo;There was this one time where they gave me a few assignments that I didn&rsquo;t really understand. I was 23. In due time, I realised that the company would fail if I were to do all of these myself. I decided to take a backseat and find some people smarter than me for the job,&rdquo; says Sharma.</div>
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			This search is what helped the product that powers Belong take shape.</div>
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			Today, Belong has around 60 paying customers, including Snapdeal, Xiaomi, Ola Cabs, and Practo.&nbsp;</div>
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			Belong&#39;s model involves getting to know the company better, after which it works on launching customised algorithms. One method Belong uses is analysing leaders. &ldquo;To a large extent, a company&rsquo;s culture stems entirely from the way its leader acts,&rdquo; says Sharma, adding, &ldquo;For example, if a hiring manager enjoys committing code on Github for open source, she&rsquo;ll also appreciate people who do that in their free time.&rdquo;&nbsp;</div>
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			The start-up also helps figure out if a current employee is looking for a new job.</div>
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			Last June, Belong raised $5 million in a round led by Matrix Partners and involving Blume Ventures, Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, and redBus co-founder Phanindra Sama.<br />
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'Belong' scans your online activity, to help companies source candidates for a job, reports Tech in Asia

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	<em>This is an excerpt from Tech in Asia. You can read the full article <u><a href="https://www.techinasia.com/belong-startup-uses-social-profiles-for-hiring" target="_blank">here.</a></u></em></div>
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A new job opportunity could now depend on your social media posts

'Belong' scans your online activity, to help companies source candidates for a job, reports Tech in Asia

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