Data warehousing management issues in online recruiting

Online recruiting is becoming one of the major trends in Human Resource Management. Managers are capable of finding quickly and efficiently qualified candidates to fill variety of professional positions within United States and overseas. Varieties of websites were created online to store resumes for the employer’s search in the form of database warehouses and datamarts. Datamarts target specific segments of the employment opportunities. Managers run queries to search and analyze data abstracted from these large databases. Major issues for managers in using online recruitment present accuracy, verifiability, anded from these large databases. Major issues for managers in using online recruitment present accuracy, verifiability, and accountability of the data selected. An obstacle for potential employees using online employment services is the privacy of the data submitted by them from current employers and other websites collecting their personal data without consent for marketing purposes. Another issue in online employment databases remains inefficiencies in the ways the data is be retrieved, stored and analyzed. The lack of personal touch during online employment limits communicational flow between potential employees and the employer, leading to the frustrations of the job candidates and missed opportunities on the behalf of the employers. A follow-up service from the site can serve as a communicational link in the process. Binshan Lin is Professor of Operations and Information Management at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He received his PhD from the Louisiana State University in 1988. He is a five-time recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award at LSUS. Dr. Lin also received Best Paper Award in the American Marketing Association (AMA) 1994 Summer Conference, Distinguished Paper Award in the Small Business Institute Directors Association (SBIDA) 1990 National Conference, Outstanding Paper Award in the IBSCA 1993 National Conference, the Best Paper Award in the 2000 Association for Chinese Management Educators (ACME) International Conference, the Alpha Iota Delta Paper Award Winner in Southwest Decision Science Institute 2001 Conference, and Best Paper Award in the Southwestern Marketing Association 1995 Annual Conference. Professor Lin has published over 90 articles in refereed journals and over 80 articles in conference proceedings since 1988. He serves as Editor-In-Chief of Industrial Management & Data Systems, Associate Editor of Journal of International Technology and Information Management, Editor of Special Issue on Knowledge Management in e-Commerce, Journal of Computer Information Systems (2002), Editor of Special Issue on Mobile Commerce, Journal of Internet Commerce (2002), Editor of Special Issue on eCommerce, Human Systems Management (2000), and Editor of Special Issue on e-Healthcare, International Journal of Healthcare Technology Management (2001). Dr. Lin also serves on Editorial Boards in seven academic journals. His research interests and past publications have addressed e-Commerce, Information Technology Management, Quality Management, and Healthcare Management. *Corresponding author. E-mail: blin@pilot.lsus.edu. Dr. Lin is an active member of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), International Information Management Association (IIMA), Production/ Operations Management Society (POMS), International Chinese Information Systems Association (ICISA), and Association for Chinese Management Educators (ACME). He serves as Program Chair of IIMA 2002, and Vice President and Proceedings Editor of ACME 2002. Dr. Lin also served as President of ICISA 2000, POM cluster (1996) for INFORMS National Conference, ERP Track Chair for POMS 2001 National Conference, E-Commerce Track Chair (2000, 2001) for ACME International Conference, and POM Track Chair (2000), Marketing Track Chair (2002), and Innovative Education & Web-Based Learning Track Chair (2001) for Southwest DSI Conferences. Victoria S. Stasinskaya is from Minsk, Belarus. She graduated with a BS degree in Accounting and a minor in Economics from Centenary College in Shreveport, LA. Victoria S. Stasinskaya was a member of Church Careers and Centenary Choir at Centenary College. She was awarded an academic scholarship at Centenary College for scholastic achievement. Victoria S. Stasinskaya obtained her MBA degree from Louisiana State University in Shreveport in May of 2001 with 4.0 GPA. Victoria S. Stasinskaya is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma and Iota Sigma Epsilon Honorary Societies. She has recently accepted a position at the Providence House as the Director of Finance and is also teaching part-time at the American School of Business in Shreveport, Louisiana. 0167-2533/02/$8.00  2002 – IOS Press. All rights reserved 2 B. Lin and V.S. Stasinskaya / Data warehousing management issues in online recruiting