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We agree, but is the recruiter solely to blame for this lack of professionalism or are they simply doing their best trying to keep up with reference checking, interviewing, sourcing and short-listing, that they just don’t have the time to keep candidates up to date on their applications.

If this is the case, then it is time to let e-recruitment software lift the burden so that you can focus your time and energy on finding the human resources that will improve your company’s competitiveness and profitabilty rather than on paper and process.

The decision to use e-recruitment software is relatively straightforward but you need to make sure your choice is right for your business and your specific needs. Ask the following questions when making a selection:-

Will it save me time and money?
HRsmart will reduce the cost per hire by 40% and time to hire by 66%

Does it have competitive features?
HRsmart can interface with solutions such as assessment testing, recruitment agencies and background checking. It will also integrate with any HRIS system. In addition the system can distribute your jobs to as many job boards as you require eg. Career Junction, JobMail, CareerWeb, Biocareers, Engineering Careers etc.

HRsmart is also the only company in South Africa to offer “parsing” technology. This provides the ability to upload information from another document source and automatically populate the appropriate template on the system. Our intelligent conceptual search functionality will not only screen resumes on qualifications and skills, but will also search through the body of the CV to search for relevant experience. Other features include synchronisation with MSOutlook or Lotus Notes – interviewing, tasks, follow-up and feedback to candidates are auto-scheduled, thus ensuring ongoing professionalism, while at the same time streamlining the hiring process. The system has extensive reporting cabability and includes reports on cost and time per hire, thus providing you with a valuable means to measure your Return on Investment.

Finally, is it customisable?
HRsmart solutions are multi-lingual, highly configurable and customisable. Our clients can typically make most of the configuration changes themselves but HRsmart are always available to help customise the solutions to fit your needs.

HRsmart is an excellent choice for companies deciding to enter into e-recruitment. HRsmart is positioned to be a strategic partner, helping you define, develop and improve your recruiting process. The flexibility factor is an incredibly powerful advantage and combined with the highly favourable pricing and ease of implementation, HRsmart is indeed a very smart choice!

Nicky Saunderson, Recruitment specialist at Eaga said: ‘We are very excited about the opportunities this system will bring, as it will free up time currently spent on the processing of applications, and enable our team to actually concentrate of the ‘people bit’, reducing admin by 90% through automatic screening. It will also help us monitor EE and diversity and deliver an excellent candidate experience It gives us the facilitiesof an employment agency, with the benefit of keeping our brand and values at the heart of the recruitment process.’

Why Blog for Business?

Become the Expert
Position yourself and your company as the thought leader of your business.

Customer Relationships
Blogs are a fast way to join the customers' discussions, provide tips and insights or receive feedback.

Media Relations
It's every PR-consultants dream to create a channel where media regularly check what you have to say, instead of just being passive recipients of press releases.

Internal Collaboration
Use blogs as a workspace where project members keep each other updated without wasting time writing reports or searching the Outlook inbox.

Recruitment
If you establish your company as a thought leader, people in your business will pay attention. They'll read and discuss what you have to say. Chances are good they will see you as an attractive employer.

Test ideas or products
A blog is informal. It's part of a conversation where people (often) can comment, and the blog can provide you with a measure of value.

Rank high in search engines
To boost your search engine ranking, start a blog at your regular site. They reward sites that are updated often.

In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people..
they no longer can lead solely based on positional power. Ken Blanchard

In addition to E-recruitment, HRsmart also provide a range of other business solutions, including Learning Management, Career Development and Performance Management.
For more information, please contact kgordon@hrsmartafrica.com or visit our website www.hrsmartafrica.com