E-recruiting: Modern Applicant tracking system for better applicant management

E-recruiting: Modern Applicant tracking system for better applicant management

                        E- recruitment is the process of recruiting personal with the use of technology and web based resources.

                        At present; e-recruitment has quickly become the preferred means talent scouting. As a result, many companies are now attentive to their online recruiting strategies, with social media proving a particularly effective way of sourcing new employees.

                         According to Cappeli (2001) it costs only about one twentieth as much to hire someone online as to hire that same person through ...other traditional methods .

                    Indeed, professional networking platforms such as LinkedIn have created a targeted, easily accessible pool of candidates, allowing recruiters to prescreen potential hires based on the information on their profiles. However, as with any tool or method, there are disadvantages too.

Advantages	Disadvantages
Cost Effective	Cost can spiral
Immediate	It can be difficult to measure effectiveness
Can reach a bigger audience	Informal
Easy	Attracts bad candidates
Can make your job more dynamic	There's a lot of competition
Flexible	There could be lost labor hours
Durable	Attracts fraudulent applicants
Accessible	Cannot reach candidates who are not on the web
Expedites the hiring process	Not useful for jobs which the relevant labor market is local.
Easily identifies candidates who have applied previously
Increase brand awareness by attracting candidates to your website

                       

 E-recruitment technologies have done a major impact to the efficiency and effectiveness of HR departments in numerous ways. i.e.;

-  Cost Effectiveness,

-  Reduced Recruitment Cycle,

-  Consistent Recruitment Process,

-  Facilitation for Job Seekers

Conclusion

                        The recruitment process have been evolved from the paper based process to the modern day recruitment with E-Recruitment. In the globalized culture; recruitment process has become more digital and less personal interactive which influenced a shorter recruitment process, a shorter application cycle and less administration for recruiters. Candidates find the e-recruitment as an efficient procedure to get selected for an employment as well. 

References

Career Addict. 2019. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Recruitment. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.careeraddict.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-online-recruitment. [Accessed 1 November 2019].

Citeman. 2007. Recruiting via internet. [ONLINE] 

Available at: https://www.citeman.com/2357-recruiting-via-the-internet.html. 

[Accessed 1 November 2019].