Digital India Opening Doors For Online Recruitment

The launch of Digital India programme has been a major step towards digital transformation of the society along with knowledge based economy. This is targeted at developing e-governance in the country that will aid in growth of electronic services, products, devices and job opportunities. In IT/ITES sector, it has been a major source of employment opportunity generation in recent times. It has certain target activities under this segment. Firstly, it aims at providing IT training's to people in smaller towns and villages. It has the objective of training 1 crore students through this initiative for employment opportunities. Secondly, it plans to develop IT sector in the North Eastern region by setting of BPOs in these states. Through this ICT segment is expected to see a steady growth in this region. Thirdly, it aims at training 3 lakh service delivery agents who can run businesses by providing IT services. Lastly, the objective is to provide training to 5 lakh rural workforce on Telecom and Telecom related services so that they can cater to their own needs.

Hence the government is building up a favorable environment for IT related services which are likely to boost employment opportunities in this segment.  With that the companies have also shown their interest to hire from different geographies through various online channels. The candidates are now applying for jobs in the most convenient manner due to this positive digital trend. Online recruitment is currently preferred form of recruitment and selection due to the following reasons.

• One of the major benefits of this service is that it is very much time effective in nature.  A candidate can search for jobs at any hour of the day or on the go. It even facilitates real time interaction between candidate and the employers at convenient places and timings. Resume can be uploaded through websites or job portals and evaluation can be performed using various online tools. This saves the unwanted travel costs at the candidate end.
• Easy access is yet another advantage that works both ways in online recruitment. The employer can go through many resumes that have come through the job posting as well as browse through potential profiles. For the candidate, he or she can view multiple job opportunities relevant to a particular field of choice and apply accordingly.
• The scope for the candidates have increased tremendously on online platform where they can get in touch with employers directly and inquire about job opportunities, suggestions and other relevant information. Social media sites such as LinkedIn allow candidates to showcase their profiles, look for jobs and get in touch with employers in a single platform.
• Online recruitment as been beneficial at the employer end as well. It reduces the hiring cost to a great extent. Job postings have become easy and cost effective at the same time. According to published sources, job posting costs have come down by 30% through online recruitment approach. It has also become streamlined due to highly advanced filtration tools that bring down the number of unwanted applications.

Top HRMS Tools To Manage HR Process

HRMS tools have become quite popular choices among many recruitment agencies because of the convenience and credibility associated with these tools. The market is flooded with numerous options but we bring to you the best of the lot so that you get the best of services along with convenience. The popular HRMS tools as follows.

• UltiPro Software is currently one of the best complete employee management HRMS tool available in the market. It is all-in-one software that helps in payroll, human resource and talent management processes. It is a SaaS based cloud service that effectively contributes towards human capital management. It helps organizations to track and monitor the entire employee life cycle starting from recruitment and going up to retirement. Its other related features facilitate talent acquisition, administration, reporting, performance reviews, timesheet management and so on. It also implements round the clock mobile and global access. The best part about this software is that it can be tailored according to the company need. Currently this software is being used by Elizabeth Arden, Adobe Systems Incorporated and Ruth's Chris Steak House.
• The next in line is the Patriot Payroll Software which supports the payroll management system by streamlining the supportive processes such as tax calculations, printing checks, direct deposit and such like. It also includes attendance tracking and personnel tracking systems that are essential for the payroll calculations. It is an ideal solution for small businesses with employee count between 1 and 50 and can be utilized across various industries such as distribution, retail, engineering and maintenance. It is a cloud based solution and its support and implementation is free.
• TSheets Time Tracking and Scheduling Software is the best solution for real time tracking of employees who work on specific locations as well as on the go. This software works through mobile time tracking for in station employees as well as for those who frequently travel at various locations. The software is compatible to work on smart phones, tablets, laptops and PC’s through which employees can clock in their work hours. Managers and administrators can effectively keep track of the overtime hours and calculate expenses accordingly. The mobile apps for this software supports on iOS and Android platforms.
• JobDiva is web based software that can be used for tracking applicants and sourcing. It is characterized by automated profile harvesting and synchronization that is performed periodically with the job and vendor management systems. Additional features include CRM functionality and resume search by years of experience to reduce the time of profile evaluation. It was launched in 2003 and since then has been quite popular. Its customer retention rate is 98% and it comes with free upgrades.
• Bullhorn Staffing and recruitment software is another applicant tracking software that is popular among companies and recruitment agencies. It helps in management of the recruitment process from tracking and contacting candidates so that positions can be filled in swiftly and effectively. It also has a business intelligence platform that provides useful data and insights at the mid and senior management level. It is configurable in nature and has a monthly subscription system based on number of users.