A Study to Analyze Readiness of Job-Seekers towards Erecruitment

Abstract

Technology advancement in this contemporary time has made a significant impact on business operations. Every organization in this era is using internet which has not only given them an administration ease but has also enable them to efficiently focus and perform day to day business tasks. Recruitment as an integral part of any organization has also stepped into the online mode and recruiters are also now using different-tools and platforms for conducting recruitment effectively. Ranging from sharing of job description of vacancy to the e-interviews, every step in the process has become tech dependent. Hiring through internet has become a new normal and with this enhancement in technology, e-recruitment is going to be new trend. Recruiters these days are using various portals, social media tools and e-methods to recruit a candidate. But are job-seekers really finding this change easy to use? This study specifically talks about the readiness of job seekers regarding e-recruitment and dives in further to know various platforms used by recruiters. The study majorly focuses on the perception of job seekers regarding the usage of social media, conduct of online interviews and the usage of online tools for recruitment. The paper is based on a quantitative study conducted over a sample of 196 respondents following a descriptive research design using a structured questionnaire. The data is analyzed using ANOVA to check the significance of factors. This study tries to find the degree of acceptability of e-recruitment methods among people applying for sales jobs. The purpose of this study is to know readiness of job seekers towards e-recruitment. The study brings out the result that majority of the job seekers don't trust the whole system of e-recruitment. According to the respondents, e-recruitment doesn't fulfills their expectations and cannot be fully trusted. The study finds that though people are ready to adopt e-recruitment as it is convenient and time/cost saving but lacks expectation fulfillment and trust side.