The Employer's Guide to Recruiting on the Internet [Paperback]

Ray Schreyer (Author), John McCarter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1998

Save thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours in recruitment costs with this definitive guide for finding employees online!

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The Internet has opened up a whole array of new opportunities for job hunters, and dozens of new books have been written about taking advantage of the Internet in looking for employment. Little, on the other hand, is available for the employers who might also want to utilize this resource to locate applicants or recruit employees. Schreyer and McCarter have been active for the last seven years developing human-resource applications for the Internet. Here they describe three primary ways companies can use the Net to supplement "traditional" recruitment methods: advertising available positions, researching re sume s posted at various Web sites, and "headhunting" candidates who have Internet postings in specialized subject areas or categories. Schreyer and McCarter offer ways to implement these methods effectively, and they identify pitfalls. They also suggest that the Internet will allow smaller companies to compete better in the labor market and that, although the Internet will not replace the role of outside executive recruiters, companies will begin filling more positions at higher levels using the Internet. David Rouse

From the Back Cover

With unemployment the lowest in years and the economy booming, how are employers going to attract the best and the brightest to their companies in the most cost-efficient, effective way possible? The smart answer is not to hire a recruitment firm or place ads in newspapers. The Internet-specifically online job advertising-has become the savvy headhunter's sharpest recruiting tool. For companies that use recruitment agencies, the good news is that the quantity and quality of the resumes submitted has never been higher. The bad news is that employers are paying thousands for a service that can and should cost $200 or less. While Internet job advertising can easily be implemented and maintained by human resources departments, only a few HR pioneers have caught on to this easy, inexpensive, and effective way to recruit. The fact is that you don't need to be an Internet expert to use this new technology. The Employer's Guide to Recruiting On the Internet is the first, comprehensive guide to provide employers and their human resources staff with everything they need to know to mine this rich resource. In an easy-to-understand, humorous format, the book reveals: ways to overcome the 3 major hurdles of fear, change, and inertia how to avoid being road kill on the information highway (or, how to choose a top-notch online service) how to compose a dynamite online job ad why a Web page seldom works for recruiting how to manage your online success how to manage your online success The guide is packed with tips, persuasive statistics, and engaging and informative case studies. It is "must" reading for any human resource professional who wants to claim a more proactive and high profile role in their company. Internet recruiting is hot and getting hotter. But as the authors point out, Internet recruiting is also an enterprise which distinctly resembles the Klondike gold rush of the last century. The opportunities are real, the pitfalls are abundant, scoundrels abound, and regulations are nonexistent. The Employer's Guide to Recruiting On the Internet is the definitive how-to manual for human resource professionals who want to optimize the opportunities and minimize the Pitfalls. It is empowerment. Don't recruit without it!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 263 pages
• Publisher: Impact Publications; 1st edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157023096X
• ISBN-13: 978-1570230967
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,565,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the reluctant HR professional, January 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Employer's Guide to Recruiting on the Internet (Paperback)

Every field of study needs an "introductory text", a book which clearly lays out all the basics of the field in a clear concise manner. This book is that text. It not only fully describes the field of Internet Recruiting, it is written in a funny, engaging manner, that will keep the attention of my reluctant HR staff. That is why I give it 5 stars. It is what it says it is: A guide for Employer's about recruiting on the Internet. I echo the words of the individual from LA. If you what advanced sourcing strategies then take a course from Tiburon or AIRS. But if you want to bring your HR staff up to the level needed to take these advanced classes, then have them read this book. I would also recommend that as a companion to this book you also purchase Careerxroads by Grispin and Mehler. Both books together make an excellent starting point to fully understanding the Internet Recruiting Marketplace.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is for HR but not technical recruiters, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Employer's Guide to Recruiting on the Internet (Paperback)

Like the person from Malibu, I found this book to be extremely helpful for a Human Resources professional who is new to the internet. However, if you are already savvy with internet search engines, seeking candidates on the usenet and utilizing the multitude of internet resources, this book is not for you. If you are looking for advanced candidate resourcing strategies, take a class from AIRS or Tiburon Consulting. Overall, it didn't serve my purposes but, speaking from personal experience, this book is sorely need by many HR professionals and it could help them immensely.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beginners, January 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Employer's Guide to Recruiting on the Internet (Paperback)

A lot of USEFUL INFO for a beginner or Junior level HR and Recruiting professional.... like the URL's of career websites and HR organisations but no indepth information for seasoned Recruiters.