Recruitment

Recruitment

Recruitment refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job or function. It may be undertaken by an employment agency or a member of staff at the business or organisation looking for recruits. Either way it may involve advertising, commonly in the recruitment section of a newspaper or in a newspaper dedicated to job adverts. Employment agencies will often advertise jobs in their windows. Posts can also be advertised at a job centre if they are targeting the unemployed.

Recruitment Pre Internet

Before the Internet enabled Recruitment Websites to advertise job positions, employment opportunities were limited to browsing the classifieds section of the paper, word of mouth, pamphelets, referals and through placement consultants. Job seekers were required to find current work related classified in their area which imposed geographical limitations upon the individuals wanting to find employment outside of their State or Country. Once a job was located the job seeker would have to type a cover letter, print out their resume and either personally deliver, send by mail, or overnight express their application to the employer. This task was not hard to do but was very expensive, time consuming and limited the number and area of employment an applicant could apply. The jobseekers only know about vaccency through these mediums - Newspaper, Placement consultants, Refferals, Hordings, etc.

Recruitment Post Internet

While many Job Seekers still use classic methods to find jobs, Recruitment websites provide Job Positions in real time all over the world. What used to take weeks now takes minutes. Recruitment websites now allow the applicant to find a job opening then submit an application/resume through password protected software and webmail. Recruitment websites have completely changed the way employers look for qualified job applications. Today, Job Seekers can search, browse and apply any time they wish regardless of time or day of the week.

A Recruitment website is a website dealing specifically with employment. Recruitment websites are designed to allow employers to post job requirements for a position to be filled. Through a job website a prospective employee can locate and fill out a job application or submit resumes over the Internet for the advertised position.
Ex.- timesjobs.com, naukri.com, monster.com, etc

At present, Recruitment industry in INDIA is 1200 crore in which three categories:

Print Media – 300 cr.
Placement Consultants – 600 cr.
Online Mode – 300 cr. (Source: Business Today)

SOME INDIAN JOB PORTALS

KEY PLAYERS :

• Naukri.com (Started Operations in the Year 1997)
• Monsterindia.com (Entered India in the Year 2001)
• Timesjobs.com (Entered India in the Year 2001)

Comparision

Timesjobs.com claming larger resumes database compare to its nearest competitor. They claim 30.73 lakh active resumes (less than six months old), its closest rival is 3.45 lakh behind with 27.29 lakh resumes.

They also claming, 150 million page views a month, beating its nearest rival by 30 million page views.




Other Indian web sites

Clickjobs.com – Created in 1998. Search jobs through city wise

Ndtvjobs.com - A new jobs and careers website created in 2005 especially developed for young, academically educated, aspiring jobseekers. It will offer great career opportunities from well known companies, all requiring a bachelor's degree as qualification, and all starting at a minimum salary of 1,50,000 INR a year.

Careerindia.com – Created in 1997. The web site providing a link directly go to naukri.com & monster.com.

Jobsahead.com – JobsAhead is the first E-recruitment site to organise "India's First Comprehensive Job Fair", FastTrak. Created in 2000.


Major Players Out of India

Careerbuilder.com - USA major job site created on 1996. More than 90 Gannett newspapers are now CareerBuilder.com affiliates and CareerBuilder.com will power the career channel on USATODAY.com. With presence in over 200 local markets, CareerBuilder.com has the recruitment industry covered nationwide. Search for jobs or careers using 13 different criteria, or post resumes and let employers with job openings find you. Also has a section of advice and career-related information resources.

Monster.com – Founded in 1994 by Jeff Taylor. The name Monster.com was borne from the successful merger of two of the Internet's first career websites, The Monster Board (TMB) and Online Career Center (OCC). Leading online global careers network in 26 countries around the world. Monster.com boasts of more than a million job openings at any single time and a robust database of over a 41 million resumes. In addition, its listings include over 5,000 employees in 26 countries, an impressive reach that no other employment website can match.


Jobs.ac.uk - The specialist jobsite for careers in academic, research, science and related professions. It launched in 1998.

Jobcentreplus.gov.uk - Jobcentre Plus is a UK government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies.

Jobpostcanada.com - A general employment directory and resource centre, with listings in several categories and provinces, along with employment news, a resume writing centre, and links to other Canadian employment websites. Created in 2003.

Gulfjobsites.com - The first ever independent directory of job and employment related websites from the Arabian Gulf / Persian Gulf region covering Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq and Iran. Created in 2001.

JobsDB.com - The largest Interactive Recruitment Network across Asia - Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan & USA. Offering job search & posting, career tips & human resources. By harnessing the speed and global reach of the Internet, JobsDB.com has designed and developed a powerful recruitment medium, which brings employers and job seekers together and allows them to interact directly for fast, efficient and cost effective recruitment. Founded in 1998.

Bayt.com - Bayt.com is the leading Middle Eastern marketplace for global professionals and regional companies offering end-to-end recruiting, advertising, and career planning solutions. Created in 1998.

Jobline.net – Created in 1998. It is a full service manpower and outsourcing company that offers Services for posting résumés, and job vacancies. Paid Job Searches for busy individuals are also part of the products offered.

Mycareer.com.au - Australia use MyCareer as their key job/employee online search tool.
Jobstreet.com - Since 1995, JobStreet.com has grown to become one of the leading Internet Recruitment websites in the Asia-Pacific, revolutionising the way recruitment is done today. Search for work in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

Careerone.com.au - CareerOne is part of News Digital Media, the online division of News Limited. The site first went live in November 1999 and has continued to develop and introduce new features for job seekers and advertisers ever since. An important milestone was reached on August 2, 2003 when careerone.com.au and the employment resources of 100 News Limited newspapers joined forces.