E-recruitment gives employers real costs savings plus increased ease and efficiency in the recruitment process. It also gives candidates an improved experience.

Findings in a recent CIPD survey show that e-recruitment sections on employers' own websites is now the fourth most popular recruitment method.

More than seven in ten employers advertise vacancies on their corporate websites, while jobs boards are used by four in ten with 73% reporting reduced costs through using e-recruitment.

E-recruitment costs savings are typically achieved by:

1. Reducing the size of adverts in conventional print media the print advert only needs limited information, directing applicant to the e-recruitment system to view a much richer range of information and the opportunity to apply online immediately.
2. Gaining occasional candidates for free by ensuring the e-recruitment website is easily found from the front page of the corporate website, interested applicants have the opportunity to apply for specific vacancies which are available now or registering a speculative application for the future.
3. Building a Talent Pool of candidates retaining speculative and star candidates for the future, and then contacting them when an appropriate vacancy is advertised effectively generating applicants for free.
4. Reduced Administration as all applicants are held on a single e-recruitment system they can be contacted individually or collectively with ease at the click of a mouse, reducing the time, effort and cost of the administration staff.
5. Pre-filtering candidates the use of job specific (killer) questions and selection techniques allows the employer to focus quickly on the most appropriate applicants and efficiently communicate with them very important in a candidate short market where good candidates have many options and expect instant response to their applications.
6. Using e-recruitment rather than conventional print media or agencies - offering considerable cost savings (90% or more) and extensive candidate reach for most roles.

Additionally:

• Applicants received a much higher quality of service, ranging from prompt and timely communications through to the ability to select their own interview time through an online interview zone all of which enhances the employer's brand making it easier in the long term to attract staff
• Reduced time to hire all major employers using e-recruitment systems report reduced time to hire which can have a major economic impact for the employers, getting productive employees in role quicker.
• Management reporting giving the employer the knowledge to evolve the e-recruitment process.