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The Banes Of E-Recruitment


In India HR managers are using online method to hire people. Many small organizations are adopting information and communication technologies. On one side online recruitment is very advantageous, but at the same time, it has some disadvantages.

While recruiting online, cost saving is an important advantage because advertisements involve high costs. Advertisement costs for top level and for lower and middle level position is same. But when a recruiter recruits he spends more for top positions and comparatively less for lower and middle positions. HR professionals opt for better display advertisements for higher levels compared to lower and middle level positions.

The cost of hiring headhunters is directly related to the position of that particular headhunter you are advertising. It charges commission on the basis of salary, higher the position and salary, higher will be the costs. While the cost incurred for online recruitment is nothing compared to advertisement and by recruiting through online method, HR managers can save upto 80%.

Online recruitment saves time. When a company requires a candidate, HR professionals browse the database for particular jobs, screen resumes and send mass mails which helps in shortlisting people based on their skills, location, salary, etc. and move ahead towards next step i.e., interview.

The candidates come to know about the entire information of the company through the profile given on net like the job profile, expected responsibilities and the nature of the company. Daily communication with the candidate in manual recruitment method is nil compared to the process of online communication.

Some basic points to be remembered while adopting online recruitment process:
1. In job postings, all the details should be posted to attract employees.
2. Give a specific questionnaire for searching a suitable candidate.
3. Link the approaches required for recruitment and direct them to your own site.
4. Information about the candidates should be given in proper way and incorporated by back office.

E-recruitments is successfully running in India. People surfing for jobs online has increased by 71%. The market of Indian recruitment has increased to a great extent.

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