E-Recruitment

1. ERECRUITMENT
BY,
S. VENKATA SIVA KUMAR, MBA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
LAQSHYA GROUP OF COLLEGES, KHAMMAM

3.  E-Recruitment
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or eRecruitment 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 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.
Using an online e-Recruitment system may potentially save
the employer time as usually they can rate the e-Candidate
and several persons in HR independently review
eCandidates.
Some recruiting companies have set up their own systems
like Taleo, and even Unicef, while also new companies
were created to provide these services like Jobtrain, Ivy

4.  Definition of an Applicant: A job applicant is someone
who has indicated an interest in a position at an
organization. Generally, a job applicant has expressed his
interest by submitting a resume and cover letter and/or
filling out an application form (either a hard copy or online).
 However, the applicant may also have expressed his
interest in a position orally, such as by speaking with the
employer directly. While the applicant is a potential
candidate for the position, he is not yet hired.
 As a result of the onslaught of resumes and applications
transmitted electronically, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed guidelines
to define when a person who applies for a job over the
Internet is considered an applicant.
 This is important since employers are required to keep
records for applicants on the basis of race, gender, or

7.  Electronic Resumes:
 Up until the late 1980s and early 1990s, all resumes were
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printed and delivered on paper. Today, many companies
report receiving a 50/50 ratio of paper and electronic
resumes, while others boast of having a “no paper” policy.
Proponents of the electronic format offer the following
reasons for discouraging paper resumes:
Paper costs considerably more than the average electronic
file of six kilo-bytes.
Processing paper into an electronic format takes longer
than processing an originally electronic file.
Mail delivery is slow: the average U.S. based letter takes
three days to reach its destination; the average electronic
transmission takes three seconds.

8. Electronic Resumes (CONT....)
 Electronic files can be formatted, extracted, and otherwise
manipulated countless ways; they can also be incorporated
with other data or stored in various applications or
systems.
 Paper resume supporters argue that electronic resumes
are often difficult to read and lack a professional look. In
addition, they argue, some applicants express concerns
about confidentiality and privacy, as well as fear that their
resumes will get lost in a mile-high cyber pile, so they
continue to favour a mailed paper resume.

9. Scannable/Text-Based Resumes:
Scannable/text-based resumes are basically devoid of all
formatting:
 no bold type, italics, underlining, bullets, fancy
fonts, tabs, columns, or rule lines.
 Scannable resumes, then, are text-focused as opposed to
design-focused. Typically, they are created and/or saved in
a text (.txt) file format.
 The most scannable documents are those that have highquality letter forms, high contrast, and no columnar
structure that will turn well-written phrases into gibberish
after the document is scanned.

10. Resume Design Tips:
Do not...
 Bold, underline, or italicize
 Use graphics or shading
 Use any font except for Times New Roman (If you must
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use a different font, make sure it is Sans Serif)
Use bullets except for a dash (-) or an asterisk (*)
Insert symbols
Tab or indent
Center text
Use columns
Change font size from anything but 12 point
Use borders or frames
Use parentheses

11. Resume Design Tips (CONT...)
 Do...
 Copy/paste resume to your e-mail document
 Identify that your resume has been designed specifically
for scanning
 Use 12 point Times New Roman font
 Use dashes (-) as bullets
 Align all text to the left
 Use spaces to separate and highlight words
 Put your name and all headings in UPPER CASE
 Test resume before sending it to employers by mailing it to
yourself
 Mail additional hard copies to your top employers
 Include important key words in the body of your resume in

12. Reformatting Resumes for Copy/Paste:
When sending your resume electronically, you have two choices:
to copy and paste your resume in an e-mail or to send the resume
as an attached file (attached files may not be preferred by
employers because you can inadvertently send a virus). We
recommend that you copy/paste instead so that the receiver does
not have to perform extra steps to save and print the document.
Sending resumes electronically has the following advantages and
disadvantages that you should evaluate.
 Advantages:
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Speed and efficiency
Convenience for you and the employer
No mailing costs
No envelopes to stuff
 Disadvantages:
 Your resume may have a plain appearance
 You may need to send a hard copy if you become a top
candidate

13. Electronic Cover Letters:
 An electronic resume is a resume that is submitted to a
potential employer electronically. The purpose of an
electronic resume is to apply for jobs online. There are two
methods for applying for positions online: 1) via electronic
mail or e-mail; 2) or via the Internet through a web page.
 Resume-writing guides recommend including cover letter
regardless of the format in which the resume is submitted.
Indeed, few employers seriously consider a resume without
an accompanying letter that identifies the specific job or
type of job sought, as well as highlights of the submitter’s
qualifications. Cover letters can grab a recruiter’s attention
by suggesting a preliminary job/applicant fit, so wise
applicant cants take care to word theirs carefully.

14. Here are some of the critical components of a cover
letter:
 Cover letters should be addressed to a specific person
 Most cover letters are in response to a specific posting or
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ad; accordingly, the job should be identified in the first
paragraph
The most effective cover letters revel exactly how the
sender qualifies for a particular job
Effective cover letters restate specific job requirements
identified in the ad followed by a brief statement reflecting
the applicant’s qualities
Cover letters that demonstrate knowledge of the employer
are a nice touch, if not overdone
Well-written cover letters stress how the applicant’s skills or

15.  Electronic Cover Letter Tips:
 Bold, underline, or italicize
 Use graphics or shading
 Tab, indent, or center text
 Insert symbols or use columns
 Use anything other than 12 point font
 Use any font except for Times New Roman (if you must use a
different font, use Sans Serif)
 Include position title in the SUBJECT line of e-mail
 Align all text to the left
 Use spaces to separate paragraphs
 Use 12 point Times New Roman font
 Test letter before sending it to employers by mailing it to yourself
or to a friend
 Mail a copy to your top employers