In addition, many staffing firms tell us that instead of hurting their business, eCruiters have actually helped them become more efficient in sourcing candidates. Yet the clients we have spoken with provide a mixed reaction toward their use of online job boards. Yes, it has helped reduce their classified advertising costs. Yes, it has made the process much more fluid, as candidates can reply in Internet time and job postings can be more easily modified to obtain the most desired results. However, the rumors that eCruiting will make the entire process much easier have been completely exaggerated.
Many clients complain they actually have more work now.
While the quality of the process may have improved, the overall process has increased dramatically. For that reason, we do not believe that the Internet will completely replace what you do for a living - there is way too much value delivered offline. I can testify to this firsthand. I recently hired an assistant and decided to bypass the traditional recruiting and advertising model and go completely online. We used a number of different eCruiters to see maximize the potential times that potential jobseekers would see our ad.