Absent Online Recruitment Technology Disadvantages FTSE100 Companies |
28 Sep 2006 |
| Taleo, the provider of on demand talent management solutions, today released findings from its study entitled, “Career Site Recruiting in the FTSE 100 companies: A Missed Opportunity.” The results show just under half (49 per cent) of FTSE 100 companies do not have full online application functionality on their websites, limiting their ability to automate and improve their end to end recruitment process. A lack of functionality creates a burden for jobseekers and candidates who desire to efficiently express interest and apply for a job; but perhaps more importantly, it emphasises the need for UK organisations to gather digitised candidate information in a structured manner that allows the subsequent recruitment process to benefit from technologically enabled process enhancements. The study from Taleo Research, the talent management research division of Taleo, analyzed the websites of the UK’s FTSE 100 companies to see whether sites had a careers section, if applicants could submit a CV through their careers site, or whether a full online application form was available for use by candidates. Key findings indicate: Missed Opportunities – Only 51 per cent of FTSE companies accept applications on their website via an online application form. Effective online pre-screening, allowing automated skills-based selection and proactive recruitment from the company’s own talent pool, are just two key strategic areas enabled by the capture of structured data in an online application form as opposed to a CV. Leading edge sectors - The sectors of financial, pharmaceutical and natural resources led the way with online application facilities for candidates. No recruitment shop window - 6 per cent of FTSE companies still don’t have any careers page on their website. |
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