How Can Technology Further Streamline Recruitment Processes?

Recruitment involves hours of professionals pouring over resumes of various candidates from different backgrounds for one position. The effort gets tenfold, or even more if we’re talking about mass recruitment.??

Imagine the amount of time, effort, and resources that a retail company would need to source professionals for the holiday shopping spree season. Some brands, like Aldi, have announced their plan to hire over 3,000 workers to keep up with customers in the UK. ? Sourcing that number of people in such a short time is going to be tedious, if not difficult.?

Finding the right talent for the job takes time, and sometimes, recruiters don’t have that privilege (or their allotted time for talent sourcing is cut short).? This is where modern tools come in to assist. Today, we’ll be looking at the different technologies that streamline recruitment processes worldwide.??

Online Job Portals??

For faster dissemination of open positions, the Internet has never been more vital to get more interested applicants. The rise of online job portals such as LinkedIn, Jobstreet, and more allows companies to be more connected towards professionals.??

These online job portals also serve as a place where professionals can showcase their resume and experience, which makes them a great place to source for talent even without having to post or share about an open position.??

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)??

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are designed to retain candidate profiles (such as resumes or CVs) after their application for an open position. This tool keeps track of all recruitment stages of candidates, from sourcing to interviewing.??

Even if a candidate did not make all the stages of their application, their information is saved for future positions, which allows recruiters to locate profiles, match new and previous applicants with suitable positions and directly send out interview invitations.??

Resume Screening Tools??

Resume screening tools are utilized to assist in looking for keywords in candidates’ applications that match the current open position/s. They’re usually used to quickly sort through a huge number of applicants.??

While this is truly helpful for recruiters, these tools aren’t perfect. Just like any technology, it has a chance to make a mistake and screen out highly qualified candidates just because the conditions the tool follows don’t match with the provided applications.?

Candidate Assessment Tools??

Think of these as the unbiased examiners for your pool of candidates. While screening tools can cause errors because of the limited set of conditions it follows, human decision-making is also prone to biases when assessing a candidate’s skill.??

This is where candidate assessment tools come in. This technology allows candidates to take packages of screening tests tailored to any open positions. The lack of bias comes in because the tool will be facilitating the exam and assisting the human recruiter/s in assessing their suitability for a position.??

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As technology further evolves in the future, more tools will be developed to assist companies in their recruitment processes, making things more streamlined and easier not just for the company, but also for the applicant. At Nezda Global, we believe in efficiency and effectiveness, and our team of expert recruiters utilize not just their skills and network, but also the available technology to find the right talent for the position.