Online recruitment

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It is well known that the recruitment of new employees in an organization is one of human resources managers' main activities. Their job is to make sure they find the right person for the right job. Today, as we continue to hear about the crisis and the always-increasing unemployment rate, we are persuaded that there are plenty of workers for companies and that they shouldn't have too many difficulties finding the right persons. Furthermore, the population is rising and our economies are interconnected due to globalization, meaning that companies can easily find foreign workers and recruit worldwide. The job market is full of very qualified people but less and less job offers.

This is the reason why new recruiting tools have made they appearance in the last couple of years.
All those new recruiting tools are online based. The Internet is an amazing tool than give anyone the opportunity to look for a new job but also for companies to look for people to employ. Many different websites offer those opportunities. There are, for example, websites in which companies can post announcements for job offers or websites where companies can look at online resumes.

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[...] It is quicker and more convenient for them to use. They have access to a wider range of jobs and can really target more specific jobs. It also increases their chances of finding one as they have access to so many offers and can apply so quickly and easily of the jobseekers that were surveyed in this study stated that they “couldn't imagine life without All those information shows that it is necessary for companies and human resources managers to go online in order to find employees to recruit. [...]

[...] And do you think this recruitment method is common? Christophe: Of course it is. Everything is done online now. It is much more simple than putting an ad in a journal or contact a recruitment agency. It doesn't take too much time and it's practically free. There is no point going back. Me: Do you think there is a downside in using Internet to recruit? Christophe: No, I don't think so. The only thing that could be annoying is that we sometimes receive so many answers for an announcement that it takes a lot of time to go through all the resumes. [...]

[...] Me: Have you ever used professional social networks for recruitment? Christophe: Yes, especially for developers. Good developers are harder to find than marketing or commercial specialists. They need to have sufficient experience, to know how to use some specific tools and coding languages. It is much more complicated. They are the one's who create what we sell and therefore they are the most important resource of the company. They are also very expensive and have a lot of job offers. [...]

[...] It is now the main place where the two parties meet. Even if there are some downsides in using the Internet to find workers, like Christophe said, it is the best tool out there and there is no point in going backwards and uses the old methods again. The interview gave me the impression than it was now really easy to find some interesting people to recruit; the big difficulty is how to make your decision between them. Companies have now so many different online solutions they can choose from and those solutions will probably get better in the future. [...]

[...] I almost always use this website. I also use the KAP'Stages website[3] to post announcements for internships. I also tried other websites like those two, but these two are my favorite ones. Me: Have you ever used professional social networks like LinkedIn or Viadeo? Christophe: Yes of course! I use them for different reasons. First, it is a way to check to the profile and the experience of a potential candidate, a customer, or a partner. When I need some information on someone, I just type his name on Google and often find his Viadeo or LinkedIn page (or the two), but also his Facebook page and Twitter. [...]