E-recruiting
Introduction The digital world has brought a new shift to the world of recruiting. The World Wide Web has fastened the search time, costs and offered a transparent method of information for candidates (Salmen, 2012). In the early 20,s, companies only had their career websites running as their main source of communication about their organization’s news: current open vacancies, contact details and changes in the organization. The design of Web 1.0 imposed a one-way communication style where web surfers could absorb information from the site. Those candidates that did find the vacancies on an organization’s website and had interest sent an initial e-mail with their CV and a cover letter attached to the contact person listed on the website or still through Post. Two-way communication rarely occurred as it was an uncommon strategy in recruiting (Salmen, 2012). What is E-recruitment? When broken down, the term “E-recruitment” is comprised of two parts. The “E” stands for “electronic” ...
