1. Strengths
eRecruiting: Web-based recruiting; any recruiting
processes conducted via web-based tools, such as a
public Internet site.
Interchangeable terms: Online recruitment,
Internet recruitment, and e-recruitment
2001 Prediction by Forrester Research: The
online recruitment industry will be worth $7.1 billion by
2004. In fact it surpassed this figure in 2004, and is
now a more than $9 billion industry and still growing.
Message: The functionality of your website and an
eRecruitment marketing campaign can be your best
weapons.
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2. 5 Strengths of eRecruitment
• Far-reaching
• Can be inexpensive
• Students are asking for it
• Allows for easy target marketing
• Fluid environment
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3. eRecruitment:
Your Website – Your Tool
1. Complete a financial aid estimator form (88%)
2. Complete a tuition cost calculator form (83%)
3. Complete an admissions application online
(81%)
4. Request a campus visit by completing a form
(81%)
5. Exchange instant messages with an
admissions counselor or student worker (72%)
Source: Noel-Levitz
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4. Students are Asking for It
Prospective college students are open to
cutting-edge recruitment efforts that employ
the latest social networking technology.
Sources: Noel-Levitz, James Tower, and the National Research Center
for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA)
43 percent of college-bound students have
already created a profile on a college or
university site (like those found on MySpace)
and of those who did not, 46 percent would like
to do so.
Source: Second Annual E-Expectations Report
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5. eRecruitment and Your Budget
• A Strong CRM
• Savvy Internet Marketing Person /
Developer
• Know Your Audience and Your Product
• Do Your Research
• Start With Grassroots
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6. eRecruitment Employed
Identify the strengths of your e-
recruitment plan:
• Quality of applicants
• Speed of recruitment process
• Greater diversity of applicants
• Budget should decrease
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11. Global Geographical
Breakdown
Only 16.7% Internet penetration worldwide
Asia: Obvious growth potential
56.4% of world’s population
10.8% Internet penetration
North America: Slow growth
Only 5.1% of world’s population
69.1% Internet penetration
21.1% of all users now; 15% by 2015
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15. S.W.O.T. - Opportunities
Two main points
1. Students want opportunities to interface.
2. Opportunities = Functionality
Few more things to think about …
1. More than ¼ of students participate in chat rooms online.
2. 81% use online instant messaging.
3. 70% would like to instant message with a counselor.
4. 63% would like to read profiles of current students.
Source: http://www.emt.hobsons.com/products/chatuoverview.html
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16. Special Abilities
1. Ability to segment your markets and
message based on different criteria
• Geography
• Language
• Level of Study
• Program
2. Ability to actively engage your audience
• Customized emails
• Message boards
• Video
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17. Opportunities are Endless
1. Customized email
2. Segment Specific Website
3. Message boards
4. Online Chat
5. Online Blogs
6. Question/Answer (Virtual Advisers)
7. Text Messaging
8. Pod casting
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18. Threatdown
For students
• Educational “charlatans”
• Privacy
• Information that is difficult to
access
- Over-engineered web sites
- Lack of mobile device web sites
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19. Threatdown
For institutions / organizations
• Technological security issues
• Over-engineered web sites
• Fraudulent electronic
documentation
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20. eRecruitment:
A Dynamic S.W.O.T. Analysis
Session Notes: http://www.usjournal.com/
en/educators/erecruit/06reg4.html
Matthew Beatty, Co-Presenter
University of Minnesota | beatt053@umn.edu
Cheryl Darrup-Boychuck, Chair and Co-Presenter
usjournal.com, LLC | cheryl@usjournal.com
Colleen Miller, Co-Presenter
CEA | Colleen.Miller@gowithcea.com
Ruth Sylte, Co-Presenter
The Scholar Ship | RSylte@TheScholarShip.com
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Hinweis der Redaktion
NAFSA Region IV Conference November 2006 in St. Louis With the dot-com shakeout, many online businesses may be unaware that the e-recruitment industry is actually growing. In fact, Forrester Research reports the online recruitment industry will be worth $7.1 billion by 2004.
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NAFSA Region IV Conference November 2006 in St. Louis
NAFSA Region IV Conference November 2006 in St. Louis Not only is this report full of interesting data on how high school students use the Web and other new technologies, but it also provides you with a very handy to-do list for your Web team, i.e. what prospective college-bound students expect to be able to do on your university or college website: Complete a financial aid estimator form (88%) 2. Complete a tuition cost calculator form (83%) 3. Complete an admissions application online (81%) 4. Request a campus visit by completing a form (81%) 5. Exchange instant messages with an admissions counselor or student worker (72%) 6. Complete a form to RSVP for a campus event (72%) 7. Inquire online (70%) 8. Read profi les of faculty (64%) 9. E-mail a faculty member (64%) 10. Read a blog written by a member of the faculty (64%) 11. Read profi les of current students (63%) 12. Read a blog written by a current student (63%) 13. View a virtual tour (63%) 14. Personalize a Web site (62%) 15. E-mail current students from the site (61%)
NAFSA Region IV Conference November 2006 in St. Louis Prospective college students are open to cutting-edge recruitment efforts that employ the latest social networking technology, according to a new study by Noel-Levitz, the leading higher education consulting firm in North America, James Tower, a recruiting communications firm, and the National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA), a non-profit education research organization. The second annual "E-Expectations" report found that 43 percent of college-bound students have already created a profile on a college or university site (like those found on MySpace) and of those who did not, 46 percent would like to do so. "Engaging the Social Networking Generation," a 2006 study of 1,000 college-bound high school juniors, reveals new ways colleges and universities can effectively communicate with prospective students using the technology they prefer. The study provides an overview of findings and represents the first of a three-part study series examining the changing face of e- recruitment. Two additional e-recruitment reports -- on Hispanic students and on graduate students -- will be available later this year.
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