Online Recruitment is Here to Stay

Gone are the days when people used to encircle jobexactly what they are looking for. Hence, the time
listings in newspapers and wait for interview calls.spent on hiring is reduced by as much as 65%. Also, in
Finding a job in India has become so much easier aftercritical situations, companies can fulfill their manpower
the web has entered the public domain, says RKrequirements through online recruitment portals.
Sachdeva, CEO, Tecumseh India Pvt Ltd. He goes onJobseeker's Advantage
to add that e-recruitment has a major role to play inThe jobseekers too can post their resumes on
the hiring of a manpower of 2000 which is a part ofjobsites and receive quick responses to their job
the Indian branch of this multi national company.applications. You might be satisfied with your current
The Wikipedia encyclopedia defines the 'World Widework situation, but you can constantly be a part of the
Web' as a global, read-write information space. Indeedjob market and receive updates concerning better
it is this space that has enabled us to connect andoptions and opportunities. One always has the option
interact with people across the globe, in a matter of aof going through the job listings in the mail inbox. The
few minutes. Amongst the population of thesehassle of running around and waiting for interview calls
web-users are a number of employees andis prevented. You could be sitting in New Delhi and
employers.searching for a job in Bangalore or Calcutta. Hence,
In today's world of liberalization and globalization, thegeographical barriers are broken.
internet provides the workforce with a commonPrevention of bias and inequality
platform to interact and communicate. Time plays aAfter contact is established between an employee
very crucial role in the progressive economy andand an employer, the internet ensures that there is
e-recruitment ensures that hiring is a convenientquick exchange of information between them. All the
process.candidates are treated equally and merit is the basis
TV18 took up a 50% stake in India which is an onlineon which a person gets a job. Therefore, the process
recruitment company. TimesJobs.com, which is a partis fair and employees are not victims of personal bias
of India's biggest media house The Times of India,and preferences. Only quality candidates are
broke away from its tie up with Career Builder of theinterviewed through this method. Similarly, since there is
US and has emerged to be the second biggest onlineno regulation on which companies are allowed to post
recruitment agency. Facts like these establish the pointjob listings, big and small companies are alike and can
that the Indian workforce is utilizing the web to improvesearch for qualified candidates through the same
its career prospects.medium.
Employer's AdvantageThe preparation of resumes and the posting of jobs,
Online recruitment is the only medium through which anthe interview calls and the salary negotiations-the
employer can post a job listing in a few minutes.procedure involved in hiring remains the same. The
Responses received are rapid and detailed too. Theinternet just ensures that the process is more efficient
benefits availed by the employers are various.and beneficial for both the employees and the
Employers have the opportunity to provide all theemployers.
qualifications and characteristics that are necessaryMost importantly, this entire process is for free. You do
for a job. This ensures that only those who arenot need to pay any money to post resumes and be
qualified and capable are called for an interview. Righta part of the job market. It's a financially beneficial
from the initial stages, both parties know and specifypractice for the employers too.