siliconindia | | September 20179With modern-day talent acquisition technology backed by Artificial Intelligence, the total time taken for recruitment has reduced and the search time has narrowed down to reach the best talent that matches the job requirementsWhile many areas of our lives have already been transformed by technology, the process of job search still remains untouched. Even though today the job offers have moved from newspapers to the virtual space, their format hasn't changed at all. But the process of searching for a job, applying for it and waiting to hear back ­ and often getting a long silence can be extensively painful and stressful for the job seekers, especially if the business or recruitment agency they are applying through has an inefficient process. With the world striding towards a more digital business landscape, mobile technology, social media or cloud transforming the way we have witnessed the industry, adoption of a new technology has become heavily-integrated within our lives. Global war for talents has reached its all time high and the organizations are now looking at harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, to use search optimization tools, data analytics, and talent mapping to get in touch with the right candidate for the right job. With online job portals, mobile application and other similar software, technology has revolutionalized the way recruitment sector operates. The new methods not only save time and costs involved, it also allows the recruiters to do away with the third-party services for talent outsourcing. With modern-day talent acquisition technology backed by Artificial Intelligence, the total time taken for recruitment has reduced and the search time has narrowed down to reach out only the best talent that matches the job requirements. AI has eliminated the need for human intervention and manual personality matching to choose the best candidates for suitable job roles. Even though AI and Machine Learning have made substantial leaps within the recruitment sector, the recruitment industry still has to handle a lot of unstructured data, from notes to conversations and especially resumes.As the pace of technical innovation is accelerating, it is essential to rapidly make incremental changes to processes and technology to leverage existing investments. New technology offers new effectiveness and drives in news methods of working. Traditional methodologies have served their way in the past but today, online recruitment sectors have almost replaced the old-school methods of hiring. Online recruitment portals are no longer large repositories of resumes, but can now be used to provide intelligent search features, employer branding options and candidate management features as well. Online recruitment includes a whole range of tools and platforms like job portals and recruitment platforms for conducting recruiting hackathons or initial assessments and these have evolved over the years. Recruiters should evaluate them based on the organization's business needs and add it to their channel mix, aimed at sourcing candidates. The several online platforms also increase the opportunity and scope for interesting employer branding options. Savita Hortikar
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