ASSESSMENT THE EFFECT OF INFROMATION TECHNOLOGY IN RECRUITEMENT AND SELECTION PRACTICES THE CASE OF ETHIO JOBS RECRUITMENT COMPANY

Abstract

Information Technology has changed the business world many times over in the Information Age, the advent of computers and the Internet has increased their impact significantly. Technology continues to have a significant impact on Human Resource practices specifically in recruitment and selection. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of Information Technology on recruitment and selection practices in Ethio-jobs. A Survey approach was adopted for this study, with staff from HR department in Ethic-jobs and employees of user companies as the subjects. The study nonprobability sampling technique; census method was used. SPSS as a descriptive statistical tool was used to create tables, frequencies and correlation of some variables. It was found out that meet the research objective; descriptive type of research design with mixed approach from both primary and secondary sources has been adopted. 96 self-administered questionnaires’ were distributed to sample respondents via census methods; where 77 questionnaires have been properly filed and collected. Secondary data were obtained through analysis of relevant documents. According to respondents’ response, ethio-job used company websites adverts as a medium of recruitment Strategy than Real- simple syndication feeds, newspaper and magazine adverts on improvement of recruitment and selection practice. With regarded to the application of IT in recruitment and selection practice, using human information system has significant impact Time spent on communication decrease to improve recruitment and selection practice. Opportunity and facilitation of IT tools for job-seekers and employer availability of Identity management website, which is used for internal and external communication for recruitment and selection purpose with the average mean score value of 3.69 Has significant impact on improvement of recruitment and selection practice. Challenges of IT in recruitment and selection based on respondent’s response analysis indicate that lack of managerial support to implement IT in recruitment and selection practice has not significant improvement of HR function. From these finding it is recommended that endeavor to heighten intensive application of existing HRIS to increase the awareness of employees at department level, provide training for HR employees on customer handling system and refreshing course on recruitment and selection tools in order to be upgrading their skill and knowledge about the services they offer