What is online recruitment?
Recruiting staff using online processes and how this differs from more traditional face-to-face recruitment practices.
Traditionally, the recruitment process involves meeting potential new employees in a physical space. These meetings are usually at job fairs or when candidates come to a workplace for a job interview. Social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic restricted traditional face-to-face recruitment. Businesses have had to adapt by exploring other options to recruit new staff.
Recruiting staff using online processes
Virtual recruitment or online recruitment relies on a host of different technologies to help businesses find the most suitable person for a job role while also helping employers to recruit more efficiently and effectively. Employers can now easily use these online tools without ever meeting a candidate in person to:
- attract talent
- connect with and screen candidates
- conduct in-depth interviews
- introduce candidates to managers and colleagues
- give virtual workplace tours
Streamlining the recruitment process
During the coronavirus pandemic, virtual recruitment provided a hiring solution to employers. It enabled the recruitment process to take place from start to finish exclusively online. However, virtual recruitment is not just a temporary solution. Employers have become more comfortable using various technologies for virtual interaction.
Many employers have also sampled the benefits in efficiency and effectiveness that virtual recruitment can bring, saving time by making the recruitment process more streamlined. A hybrid recruitment process using online and physical methods may be the best option for employers moving forward. Find out about the other business benefits of online recruitment.
Online recruitment can also work harmoniously with employees working from home, removing geographical barriers for employers and enabling businesses to recruit the best talent from across the world.