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- Title
Assessing Electronic Recruitment Implementation in State Governments: Issues and Challenges.
- Authors
Kim, Soonhee; O'Connor, Jennifer G.
- Abstract
In this study, we assessed the status of electronic recruitment for U.S. state government employees and analyzed the issues and challenges state governments faced white they implemented e-recruitment systems. All of the 23 state personnel agencies that responded to a phone survey either offered downloadable application forms or allowed candidates to submit applications online. Ten states had adopted options for assessing applicants and selecting Job candidates online, but only three states reported that they had adopted online testing. The number of applications received online increased from 2002 to 2003, and the most common implementation challenges that states faced when Introducing e-recruitment were budget constraints, technical difficulties, and HR staff adapting to using a new system. While 15 states reported that they evaluated their electronic recruitment system, only three said they measured the cost per hire. Based on the survey responses, we conclude this article by presenting lessons and implications for effectively implementing e-recruitment for state government employees.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CIVIL service recruiting; CIVIL service positions; STATE governments; EMPLOYEE recruitment; ELECTRONIC systems
- Publication
Public Personnel Management, 2009, Vol 38, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
0091-0260
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/009102600903800104