1. OBJECTIVE OF THE
STUDY
This e-recruitment
study set out to
answer the following
questions, using
evidence-based
research:
• What are the overall
trends in e-recruitment
use and practice?
Which parts of
systems are web-
enabled and what are
the related benefits
and challenges?
• What is happening in
practice? What are the
e-recruitment methods
that are being used,
and what are the real
experiences from
organisations
attempting
implementation?
• Does it work? How
do organisations
evaluate the success
of their e-recruitment
initiative?
SCOPE AND
IMPORTANCE
• It is much faster than
traditional modes of
recruitment.
• One can post a job
online in just 20
minutes and receive
resumes within
minutes of the job
going live.
• Access an online

2. pool of resumes on a
24X7 basis.
• It allows the hiring
manager to screen out
unqualified candidates
in an automated way,
which saves over 65
percent of the hiring
time.
• One can track the
progress that the
candidate is making in
various stages of the
hiring process.
INTRODUCTION
e-recruitment is the
process of personnel
recruitment using
electronic resources,
in particular the
internet. Companies
and recruitment
agents have moved
much of their
recruitment process
online so as to
improve the speed by
which job candidates
can be matched with
live vacancies. Using
database
technologies, and
online job advertising
boards and search
engines, employers
can now fill posts in a
fraction of the time
previously possible.
The buzzword and the
latest trends in
recruitment is the “E-
Recruitment”. Also

3. known as “Online
recruitment”, it is the
use of technology or
the web based tools to
assist the recruitment
process. The tool can
be either a job website
like naukri.com, the
organisation‟s
corporate web site or
its own intranet. Many
big and small
organizations are
using Internet as a
source of recruitment.
They advertise job
vacancies through
worldwide web. The
job seekers send their
applications or
curriculum vitae (CV)
through an e-mail
using the Internet.
Alternatively job
seekers place their
CV‟s in worldwide
web, which can be
drawn by prospective
employees depending
upon their
requirements.
The internet
penetration in India is
increasing and has
tremendous potential.
According to a study
by NASSCOM – “Jobs
is among the top
reasons why new
users will come on to
the internet, besides
e-mail.” There are

4. more than 18 million
resume‟s floating
online across the
world.
The two kinds of e-
recruitment that an
organisation can use
is –
• Job portals – i.e.
posting the position
with the job
description and the
job specification on
the job portal and also
searching for the
suitable resumes
posted on the site
corresponding to the
opening in the
organisation.
• Creating a complete
online
recruitment/application
section in the
companies own
website. - Companies
have added an
application system to
its website, where the
„passive‟ job seekers
can submit their
resumes into the
database of the
organisation for
consideration in
future, as and when
the roles become
available.
The term e-
recruitment means
using information
technology (IT) to

5. speed up or enhance
parts of the
recruitment process. It
ranges from the
applicant interface for
advertising vacancies
and making job
applications, to the
back office processes,
which allow a liaison
between human
resources (HR) and
line managers to set
up a talent pool or
database of potential
recruits.
Used correctly e-
recruitment can:
• enhance the
applicant experience
• communicate the
employer's image and
culture better
• make the recruitment
process faster, more
accountable and
standardised
• increase the diversity
of applicants
• provide better
management
information on
applicants
• find the right
candidate for the job
According to one
survey, internet
postings result in
nearly ten times as
many hires as
newspaper
advertisements.

6. E-RECRUITMENT In
the era of
globalization anyone
who is interested in
corporate world is
aware of these sites.
Using internet
prospective applicants
could search for
positions in which they
were interested.
Contact with
employers directly is
viable. Feasibility of
email overruled the
use of telephone, fax
or mail and the
companies started
accepting application
through email. Today
Organizations have
their own sites or job
postings are given in
the placement sites.
Again the candidates
can visit the sites, post
resume, contact the
company directly
without any delay. All
these are just one
„click‟ away. E-
recruitment is a tool
for many employers to
search for job
candidates and for
applicants to look for
job. Recent trend of
recruitment is e-
recruitment or the
internet recruitment or
on-line recruitment,
where the process of

7. recruitment is
automated. The
automation began in
1980 but was
systematized in 1990
with the release of
Restrac‟s initial
product. E-recruitment
simply means the
recruitment process
through internet.
Various methods can
be used for it.
There is no doubt that
today online recruiting
has overpowered
traditional methods of
recruitment. If you are
going to be
considered 'out of
date' if you are not
using erecruitment,
then you can imagine
how much of change
the HR industry has
seen because of IT.
10 COMPELLING
REASONS TO
CHOOSE
ERECRUITING
A leading survey says
that 73% of the
world's largest
companies would
adopt an erecruiting
strategy. Thinking why
erecruiting is
becoming so popular
and is considered to
be the most efficient
way of recruiting? The
following are the

8. reasons:
• It is highly cost
efficient and promises
increased ROI
• It gives accessibility
to a big pool of
resumes compared to
other methods like
newspaper ads
• Erecruitment brings
in an organized and
proactive recruiting
process
• Easy and efficient
way of recruiting
• Shortened recruiting
time span
• Reduced complexity,
reduced paper work
and streamlined
workflow
• Establishes efficient
communication
channel between
recruiter and
candidate
• Helps in establishing
a relationship between
the recruiter and the
candidate
• Dependable
database applications
available to support
your recruitment
process
• You cannot ignore
the efficiency that
internet brings in