A Sampler As organizations reengineer for greater efficiency, human resource professionals must make the best use of their time. Unfortunately, too much of that time is devoted to screening an enormous number of resumes for a handful of useful facts about candidates. An alternative might be electronic screening.
Several mechanisms are currently available, from scanners to sorting systems to online data pools.
Many HR departments are finding that these methods save time and speed the recruiting process significantly. It seems their growth has created complex regulatory issues that have no easy answers. Tracking resumes has always been a time consuming job. In some companies, such as Motorola's Land Mobile Products Division, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., HR must track hundreds of resumes that are received each week in response to ads the company places for electrical engineers, managers, and corporate executives.