Due to faster means of information technology, the management of most companies prefers online recruitment, also called e-recruitment or internet recruitment. It helps in keeping a record of job seekers and is very popular among them as it quickly receives their resumes and reviews them, and a response is sent through e-mail. The whole scenario has changed in the past ten years as companies either use their websites to upload information regarding vacancies or they partner with other job portals to do the same. This process has made the work of job seekers as well as their recruiters hassle-free. It also saves a lot of time, paperwork, and paper as well. The Internet is gaining popularity in the recruitment field as employers and employees can communicate with each other easily by using the internet.
Thus, e-recruitment offers a scientific web solution through an internet facility and presents a step-by-step process from the beginning to the end. It notifies about available vacancies, online application forms, e-payment of fees, office processes, and a link between an employer and an employee which helps a lot in finding and recruiting a suitable pool of talent or potential candidates.
Advantages of E-recruitment
E-recruitment serves the following advantages:
1) Saves Money: The main benefit of it is that it helps the recruiters to save a lot of money through e-recruiting while other recruiting processes through print media, recruiting agencies and search companies are quite expensive.
2) Saves Time: Internet recruiting saves a lot of valuable time of both parties. Job seekers can quickly apply for a job available online by sending e-mails instead of using the traditional method of sending hard copy of the application form. In the same way recruiters can also give their response quickly regarding exams, interview dates, and they may also seek additional information from them.
3) Reduces Paper Work: E-recruitment has totally eliminated the need of any paperwork, and it saves a lot of paper as well as paperwork involved in the recruitment process. It saves time for managers of the HR department of a company which can be used for other fruitful work of the company.
4) Aids to Reach Large Numbers of Applicants: The reach of e-recruitment is much wider and it is available on a global platform; people across different continents can easily access job openings available on the websites. So internet recruiting helps in collecting a large pool of probable candidates.
5) Generates Talent Pool: E-recruitment enables companies to make a large pool of talented people for their future needs. It also helps them to have a database that can be used for any research, policy reviews, and formulation etc.
6) Improves Corporate Image: The E-recruitment process creates a high-tech image of the company in the mind of the job seekers and they make a positive image of the company in which they are trying to find a job.
Disadvantage of E-Recruitment
The disadvantages of e-recruitment are as follows:
1) Employers may get Unqualified Applicants: In this type of recruitment, all types of candidates are applied for the position whether they are qualified or not. Thus, it creates a pool of unsuitable candidates.
2) Creates Additional Work: It should be noted that Internet recruitment increases the workload for HR staff members as one has to go through a large number of resumes and handle a lot of emails. For all this process, expensive software is urgently needed because then only a large number of the Internet can handle applications received online through recruitment.
3) Limited Access: One of the major problems of e-recruitment is the limited accessibility of some applicants who have no internet access, as they are disadvantaged socioeconomic groups or a particular tribe or ethnic minority. So, consequently, some talented people may not get the facility provided by the employers f some companies, which can result in the loss of both, these people as well as companies.
4) Privacy: In the e-recruitment process, information related to biodata and other information is easily available on the website. Thus, the information related to the employees is easily available in the e-recruitment process.