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Human Resource Management in the Internet Age:
e-Recruitment and e-Selection Methods
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e-recruitment methods
The main purpose of the recruitment
process is the generation of an applicant pool
truly interested in working in organization as
a response to a job posting.
The traditional recruiting methods are:
• print media advertising , such as job advertisements
and recruitment br ochures;
• networking;
• recruitment agencies.
In addition, there are some Internet-based
methods, very effective for recruiting. These
recruitment methods are driven by skills.
Employers describe their free positions in the
skill terms, while applicants provide an exte nsive
detail of their skill. On most sites, job
seekers can post their resumes and browse
through listings for free, applying for jobs
that interest them. Recruiters will need to focus
on what applicants have to offer versus
their current position title.
Employers using Internet services must pay
to list an opening and establish a direct link
to their web site. However, fees for Internet
job sites tend to be lower than for other employment
sources, such as advertising and
recruitment agencies. More than 30% of all
recruitment advertising budgets was spent
on the Internet in 2000. Firms can choose to
list their openings on one of the more than
30,000 Internet job boards ([1].
Organizations may use their own corporate
web site as a recruiting tool. In this case, the
recommended best practices are:
• Provide information regarding corporate
culture to allow applicants to assess their own
fit with the company.
• Provide detailed, yet concise descriptions
of career opportunities that identify upcoming
projects and specify the training and development
opportunities available. Modern
career paths are usually more difficult to define
than traditional vertical trajectories, so it
will be important to discern and then communicate
how employees advance through
the organization. Multiple team assignments
will allow employees to learn about the organization
as a whole, while simultaneously
developing new and valuable skills.
• Create an attractive site that is easy to
navigate
One of the most important elements of recruiting
individuals will be the creation of an
effective recruitment message. During the
recruiting process, more information is
better. Research confirms that applicants'
perceive organizations as more or less attractive
simply based on the amount of information
they receive during the recruitment
process. Existing research on recruitment
indicates that the particular information applicants
receive about a potential job opportunity
plays an important role in determining
whether they will apply for an open position.
2. SIDES – Staffing Industry Data Exchange
Standard
Staffing Industry Data Exchange Standard –
SIDES was develop in order o provide a set
of standards for the exchange of information
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between staffing customers, sta ffing suppliers
and intermediaries ([3]). SIDES consist of
a suite of XML-based specifications designed
to support a full range of staffing processes.
These standards will enable all participants in
the staffing supply chain (staffing companies,
hiring managers etc.) to exchange information
about job requisitions, candidates, assignments,
time sheets etc. electronically,
and dramatically reduce the cost and cycle
times of data entry and data errors. The standard
is initiated by HR-XML
(www.hr-xml.org), an independent, nonprofit
consortium dedicated to enabling ecommerce
and inter-company exchange of
human resources data worldwide. The work
of the Consortium centers on the development
and promotion of standardized XML
vocabularies for HR. HR-XML’s current efforts
are focused on standards for staffing
and recruiting, compensation and benefits,
training and work force management. HRXML
is represented by its membership in 22
countries.
3. eWork – integrated and HR-XML ce rtified
solution for flexible workforce
management
eWork is based on an end-to-end procurement
platform for sourcing, hiring, mana ging,
invoicing, payment and pay rolling the
enterprise-wide contract workforce, named
ProSource (see figure 1).