Released on = August 29, 2006, 4:29 am

Press Release Author = Naukri.com

Industry = Human Resources

Press Release Summary = New Delhi, 28th August 2006-Naukri.com has been shortlisted
as one of the finalists in the "Red Herring Asia 100" Private Companies for the year
2006. Naukri showcased its recent innovative development - The INSTA HIRE Solution
at the Red Herring Asia 100 and has been shortlisted from 600 privately held
companies in Asia.

Press Release Body = Insta Hire is a closed loop application, which provides for
instant contact by recruiters and instant application by job seekers via SMS. It is
a breakthrough recruitment solution available on a revolutionary new platform going
beyond the standard SMS alert allowing not only recruiters to contact but also
customers to apply for a job via SMS, thereby closing the loop. Naukri.com is the
only job site in India that has imbedded the ability to send a job seeker an SMS
into its database of over 6.5 million CVs. The service is proving to be extremely
popular, with increasingly more conversions happening every day. The service
addresses need gap issues in the recruitment process - thereby delivering value to
both ends of the spectrum - the recruiter and the potential candidate.

Over 600 privately held technology companies had submitted their applications this
year throughout Asia for this prestigious award. Through a stringent application
review process, Red Herring's editorial team announced the selection of the 100
finalists companies as the most promising companies in all Asia for Red Herring 100
Asia for 2006.

Commenting on this occasion from Hongkong, where the Award will be presented Mr.
Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder & CEO Naukri.com said, that "It is great to have made
it to the Red Herring Asia 100 list .Naukri is proud to be shortlisted and
associated with the best in Asia .It has always been our endeavour to identify
innovate and scale up ideas that truly address needs and gaps in the market place. I
am particularly happy for the teams that worked on this initiative as the award is a
recognition of their efforts ".

The nominees were rigidly evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria
such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management,
execution of strategy, and integration into their ecosystem. This unique assessment
of their potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record and
standing of a company, allowing Red Herring to see past the \"buzz\" and make the list
an invaluable instrument for discovering
and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.


About naukri.com

Naukri.com is India\'s No 1 job site. It provides a common platform for companies,
head hunters and job seekers to exchange information quickly and effectively.
Established in 1997, naukri.com is the division of Info Edge (India) Ltd.(has a
network of portals -Jeevansathi.com and 99acres.com) - India\'s largest internet
company and Naukri.com is the 5th most popular website in India across all
categories with a database of 6.5 million registered users. With over 20,000
companies trusting their experience in this industry, it has a very large user base.
Being leaders in their space, the company is constantly innovating.

About Red Herring
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from the Internet to
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For Further Information, Please Contact

Madhurima Sil
Phone # 0120-3082101
http://www.naukri.com



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