It was envisioned that many companies would simply post openings on their Websites and job seekers would flock to them. The first part of that revolution occurred. Most major companies now have Websites which usually include information about vacancies and how job seekers can submit applications. But the rest of the predicted revolution has not yet arrived.
Employers still have to take extra steps to seek out the candidates they most want to attract.
Mary Savoure, senior human resources specialist at Hughes Network Systems, says the company Website is only generating about five percent of her company's hires. Some candidates who reach us that way are good, others are not. Aimee Wilcox, recruiting manager for John Hancock Financial Services, agrees, saying that the company Website does not generally bring them their best candidates. In another way, though, the Internet has produced a job recruitment revolution. It now dominates how recent college graduates are recruited and hired.