e-Recruitment: New Practices, New Issues An Exploratory Study

Abstract

The Internet as already impacts the recruitment process and the development of Web 2.0 offers recruiters new perspectives. Are web 2.0 practices revealing new e-recruitment strategies? We connect first the RBV and the SNT respectively with Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Then, we present the results from an exploratory study conducted among recruiters in software and computing services companies. It appears that the use of Web 1.0 is generalized but that it is becoming insufficient. Web 2.0 is used by firms to develop employer branding and a reputation and to create new relationships with potential applicants.