To analyze the reasons why an organization adopts e-recruitment strategy over other modes of recruitment

E-Recruitment  Use of technology or the web based tools to assist the recruitment process.  The tool can be either a job website like naukri.com, the organization’s corporate web site or its own intranet.  Companies advertise job vacancies through worldwide web.  Job seekers place their CV’s in worldwide web, which can be drawn by prospective employees depending upon their requirements.

Analysis and findings  E-recruitment is experiencing phenomenal growth. Almost 50% of employers now go on-line to fill their vacancies – nearly three times the number who used the internet three years ago.  Newspaper advertisements may have worked to find top talent in the past but Internet recruitment sites are where the skilled individuals of the present and future are looking for jobs.  Gaining occasional candidates for free by ensuring the e- recruitment website is easily found from the front page of the corporate website

 E-recruitment can produce cashable savings.  Retaining speculative and star candidates for the future, and then contacting them when an appropriate vacancy is advertised effectively generating applicants for free.  Reduced Administration  Allows line managers to view applications online and seamless transfer of candidate information to employee records.  Time becomes an issue and you need to minimize time-to-hire or else face the risk of losing good candidates to competitors.  Meet candidate expectations and be more professional

Advantages  Reach a wide pool of applicants  Reach a niche pool of applicants  Make internal vacancies widely known across multiple sites and separate divisions  Provide the image of an up-to-date organization, reinforcing employer branding and giving an indication of organization culture  Offer access to vacancies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week reaching a global audience  Help handle high volume job applications in a consistent way  Provide more tailored information to the post and organization.

Future of e- recruitment  Integrate with other recruitment methods so that all recruitment ‘tools’ work in harmony.  Evaluate and monitor use – get feedback from applicants about how they found the process and take appropriate actions.  Keep content fresh – don’t display vacancies out of date vacancies. If you don’t have any, say you don’t have any.  Avoid jargon and ‘company speak’ in advertisements.  Have a policy on how to deal with unsolicited applications.  Provide contact telephone numbers in obvious places for those having technical problems.  Conduct research into the most appropriate job board to host vacancies.