Talent Acquisition
HRM Asia
28 Oct 2014
The changing recruitment landscape as well as the introduction of the National Jobs Bank has forced companies to rethink and reshape their recruitment strategies. To find the right talent in a speedy manner, companies have to make changes to comply with the new rules while still remaining competitive in the search of the right talent.
An innovative platform, Job Relate, is a viable option for companies seeking assistance with their recruitment needs. Job Relate not only compliments the Jobs Bank and the new rules, but also revolutionises the existing recruitment process.
It offers a system, where all career-related matters for working professionals can be accomplished solely from a smart phone.
Job seekers only need to spend five minutes to sign up and complete their resume profile to start their journey in discovering new job opportunities, sent directly by recruiters. Job seekers need not go through the hassle of browsing through job advertisements any more.
For recruiters who subscribe, hiring a candidate is no longer the same. Instead of creating a job advertisement and waiting for applicants to respond, recruiters can immediately select candidates that have the potential to be recruited for a particular job.
For example, a position in a company requires a candidate with three years of experience in Real Estate, specialising in Project Development. The recruiter will fill in this requirement and all other additional requirements (e.g. this job requires frequent overseas travelling, etc...). All users that match this requirement will be flagged to the recruiter for him/her to engage.
Upon selecting the desired candidate, an offer to connect will be made. The selected candidate will receive a notification about the job and arrangements can then be made for an initial phone interview. This can then be followed up with a face-to-face interview in the next stage of the hiring process.
According to Denny Asalim, CEO for Job Relate South East Asia, this will be a godsent platform for recruiters seeking to ease the pain of a complicated recruitment process. The conventional system of recruiting involves sorting through applicants that respond to job ads.
Many times, applications received are not suitable for the job at hand. The proces is then repeated. Finding a suitable candidate may take weeks.
Because of the huge volume of job advertisements competing to be displayed, a job ad will be relegated from the front page to back pages in a matter of hours.
The Job Relate platform is also instrumental for recruiters as they can be the first to interact with candidates because Job Relate equips recruiters with a pro-active approach compared to other jobsites.
“If you are hunting for a candidate, who happens to subscribe to both Job Relate and are browsing for jobs from other jobsites, you will have the first response from this candidate through Job Relate," Denny said. "People check their phone every five minutes on average nowadays, and with Job Relate mobile app, your request to connect with be sent to the app. A notification will pop up in the candidate’s phone for him/her to respond."
"Other jobsites requires you to wait for this candidate to browse from thousands of jobs advertisements and finally apply to your job posting," he added. "You still have to sort all the resumes received. Altogether, this process will set you back one to two days to actually reach out to the right candidate.”
“The joy of having your talent appreciated and headhunted is an experience that no other jobsites offer. Some jobsites allow recruiters to browse through a database of resumes, but since they mainly function as a job searching platform, registered users will often not update their resumes once they are in employment," Denny explained.
"Because Job Relate is equipped with networking capabilities, users will update their profile to be relevant when they want to connect with others. This mechanism keeps our data up to date," Denny said. "Recruiters can also tap on a new pool of talent as the platform includes people who might not be seeking work, but are keen to use the app business networking."
Why Job Relate is the preferred one-stop career service choice now:
Resumes can be updated straight from smart phone (only Job Relate, LinkedIn, and Jobstreet have the same capabilities in Singapore). The difference? Job Relate allows users to set their job search preference into three different settings to allow recruiters to gain information on what the user’s current preference is if a job opportunity is presented to them.
Professional networking capabilities to help users leverage on each other’s contacts to assist in their job search. Increasingly, professionals in Asia and those in higher positions want to be contacted only by their peers, or those at a similar level. The app allows them to customise their networking preferences.
Users can participate in business-oriented social events organised by companies that subscribe to the service. This function alerts users to business-related events. Business networking is not only about messaging each other. Users now have the opportunity to meet up with others through this platform.
Employers can go to http://www.jobrelate.com to sign up and use the service for free. Start your journey of recruitment effectively using Job Relate.
Job Relate is a registered trademark under Titan Enterprise Pte Ltd (Registration No: 201228543N). All Rights Reserved.
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Article Summary:
Mobile apps lead the way in simplifying the hiring process
Sub Category:
Recruitment