e-recruitment

Online talent acquisition

E-recruitment is the use of internet-based tools and platforms to attract, screen, and hire job candidates.

Companies post openings on job boards, accept applications through career portals, and use software to filter résumés: The company shifted to e-recruitment to streamline hiring.

The term covers everything from LinkedIn job posts to automated applicant tracking systems.

process

job posting

Advertised vacancy description

requisition · job board · LinkedIn · career site · application form · talent pool · background check · offer letter

strategy

talent acquisition

Sourcing and hiring employees

conversion rate · competitive advantage · scalability · remote hiring · gig economy · succession planning

technology

ATS

Hiring management software

digital workflow · integration · API · SaaS · chatbot · dashboard · analytics · automation

compliance

data privacy

Protection of personal information

  • GDPREU data protection law
  • EEOCFederal workplace discrimination agency
  • fair hiringImpartial employment selection process

anti-discrimination · accessibility · audit trail · consent · right to be forgotten · anonymization · transparency · inclusive language · accommodation · equal opportunity

Opposites
medium/technology

e-recruitmentclassified ads

Brief paid notices

print advertising · job fairs · campus recruitment · headhunting · recruitment agencies

process formality

e-recruitmentnepotism

Preferring kin in hiring

cronyism · old-boy network · direct approach

Family

recruit, recruits, recruited, recruiting, recruitment, recruitments, recruiter, recruiters

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
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