Monday, October 17, 2011

Recruitment Software Makes Life Easier for HR Professionals

By Jane Clements


The job of a human resource professional can be tough. You can say that most of the tasks and responsibilities of the HR starts in hiring and ends in firing. Some would think that it's an easy job to work on but there are a number of issues and concerns that tend to crop up. Just in recruitment, many HRs find this a tough task to act on every time with thousands of resumes to look at. Because of the nature of the job in HRD, some people find this an un-attractive post.

But this misconception on the nature of the job of HRs must be eliminated. In terms of performing clerical and administrative tasks, HRD jobs are simplified thanks to emerging technologies and innovations. One innovation is the recruitment software technology. Through this, recruitment which is a labor-intensive job of HRD has become simpler with fewer complications. HR professionals no longer need to scan the resumes manually and evaluate every applicant's qualification. The recruitment software will be the one responsible for most of the recruitment processes.

There are many software programs available right now, but it doesn't mean that you need to pick the first one that gets your attention. When shopping for software, make sure that you consider the fact that the recruitment software should make your HR life easy and not complicated. In short, look for features that will help make your job easier. Most of the programs that are available right now will help your database fresh, updated and highly searchable. When looking for specific features, here are some features to look for.

Make sure that the software utilizes CV parser so that uploaded or e-mailed resumes of applicants can be easily searched by the HR professionals.

The location search and postcode search features of software should also be featured. These features can be useful in locating the geographical information of the candidates. Are you in need of new employees, in Kansas City? Then, all you have to do is to search the software using Kansas City as your search keyword to locate potential candidates.

Collated information has to be secured properly and orderly. The resumes and other information concerning the candidates must be stored because these data are important, and as such recruitment software must have the capability to protect all information. In order to secure the data, you must ensure that the recruitment software you have chosen can allow data backup. You can use these first three tips as a guide in assessing the critical features of the software. Make sure that you consider features first before the cost. What you need to look for is software that can make life easier.




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