| Online Recruitment is a relatively new | | | | criteria for the job than there is if s/he |
| phenomenon, but as with most new age | | | | were to be recruited through the traditional |
| technologies, it is one that is rapidly | | | | methods of application and interview. |
| growing. Multinational corporations are | | | | |
| taking full advantage of the gold mine of | | | | However, there are also advantages of using |
| prospective employees that the Internet | | | | professional online recruiting services, |
| offers. However, as with any form of | | | | increasingly becoming the industry leaders in |
| recruitment, there are issues to contemplate. | | | | job recruitment. The online recruitment |
| There are two main issues where online | | | | services provided by recruiters give |
| recruitment is concerned. The first issue is | | | | companies the ability to cover a much larger |
| how do you attract the attention of the | | | | spectrum of job seekers and to obtain speed |
| passive job seeker: that is, the job seeker | | | | of communication. An online recruitment |
| who is not actively using job boards or | | | | service also guarantees that graduates have |
| search engines to look for jobs? In order to | | | | an increased chance of securing suitable |
| dominate the online recruitment market and | | | | roles. At this junction, it should also be |
| gain the best employees, the company needs to | | | | mentioned that very few recruitment companies |
| have an edge over the competition when it | | | | have the same specialist knowledge and |
| comes to attracting employees. There are | | | | experience as the leading recruiting agencies |
| different ways to do this, ranging from | | | | in the UK. |
| referral networks and community sites to | | | | |
| blogs. | | | | As previously stated, online recruitment is a |
| | | | relatively new phenomenon, and that must be |
| The company needs to be noticed by the | | | | kept in mind. It is expected that there will |
| passive job seeker, and noticed first. The | | | | be issues to tackle. Unfortunately the issues |
| second issue is the anonymity offered by the | | | | faced by online recruitment combine to make a |
| Internet. There is a distinct advantage in | | | | complex problem that will take effort and |
| meeting a prospective employee before | | | | initiative to overcome, and will be |
| employing them, for example via an interview. | | | | definitive in separating the highly qualified |
| Through the use of the Internet, people have | | | | candidates from the weak. However, there is |
| a much easier time of exaggerating certain | | | | no doubt that the help of an online |
| character traits, and hiding others. | | | | recruitment services, there are undeniable |
| Basically, there is an increased chance of | | | | benefits to both job seeking graduates and |
| recruiting someone who does not fit the | | | | companies. |