Factors Persuading the Intention of Using E recruitment by Job Seekers in Bangladesh

Abstract

with the cutting edge technological advancement globally, e-recruitment has gained importance for the employers and the job seeker. As Bangladesh have unacceptably high unemployment rate, studying the factors that influences the use of e-recruitment by the job seeker's would help developing effective unconventional Human resource management practices. A questionnaire was designed to examine applicant's intention to use e-recruitment by obtaining their opinions. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. The data was collected from 250 job seekers who are graduates of different discipline from Dhaka city. This is an empirical study which used factor analysis and cross tabulation analysis to identify the factors and to recognize the relationship of different demographic factors like gender, education, internet experience, job areas with intention to use e-recruitment. The analysis identified the significant factors which swayed the intention of the job seeker's to use e-recruitment. The study will help the employer to concentrate on the factors which is considered important for the job seekers to make the e-recruitment process more effective and efficient.