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Recruitment through Digital Platforms


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1 Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru-18, India
 

Social recruiting is the term given to recruitment via social networking sites. Social recruiting has been gaining popularity across the world. Social media is about sociology and psychology more than Technology. The purpose of this paper is to know how the organizations are carried out recruitment process by using social media networking sites in. Social networking sites are used to facilitate and improve process of recruitment method in HR management.Social Media in employment process is a beneficial tool for both companies and potential candidates.Social networks can give recruiters a competitive edge in locating and engaging the best candidates available to fulfil company's recruiting objectives.This paper will focus on the most popular social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. The purpose of this study is to develop an understanding of how recruiting has evolved and the ramifications that social recruitment has on the recruitment process. This paper also examines the advantages and limitations of recruitment through social media for employers as well as jobseekers.

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Recruitment, Social Recruitment, Social Networking Sites.
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B. J. Impa
Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru-18, India

Abstract


Social recruiting is the term given to recruitment via social networking sites. Social recruiting has been gaining popularity across the world. Social media is about sociology and psychology more than Technology. The purpose of this paper is to know how the organizations are carried out recruitment process by using social media networking sites in. Social networking sites are used to facilitate and improve process of recruitment method in HR management.Social Media in employment process is a beneficial tool for both companies and potential candidates.Social networks can give recruiters a competitive edge in locating and engaging the best candidates available to fulfil company's recruiting objectives.This paper will focus on the most popular social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. The purpose of this study is to develop an understanding of how recruiting has evolved and the ramifications that social recruitment has on the recruitment process. This paper also examines the advantages and limitations of recruitment through social media for employers as well as jobseekers.

Keywords


Recruitment, Social Recruitment, Social Networking Sites.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21095/ajmr%2F2017%2Fv0%2Fi0%2F122313