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general job boardShine.com
General Indian job portal from HT Media, the Hindustan Times group, founded in 2008.
- Best for
- A second mass-market board for mid-level roles, with a separate learning and courses arm.
- Not ideal for
- Anyone who dislikes sales calls for paid packages; reviewers report heavy upselling.
- Cost to job seekers
- Not confirmed on their site as of 2026-11-10
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.1 (apps.apple.com, read 2026-11-10)
What we could verify
- Shine.com's site footer shows it is operated by HT Media Limited, with Hindustantimes.com and Livemint.com as partner sites. [shine.com]
- Shine says it was founded in 2008 and describes itself as the second-largest online job portal in India (its own claim). [shine.com]
- Shine runs Shine Learning, a courses and certifications site for working professionals. [shine.com]
Things to know
On Trustpilot (about 1,300 reviews, score 1.4/5 when checked) reviewers report repeated sales calls, extra charges after a first payment and refund disputes for paid services (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/shine.com). These are unverified user reviews. We did not find an official price list for paid job-seeker services.
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