Online Recruitment System

Update

7th& 8th December 2009

Why did we get an online system?

• Competition– Survey of 91 of the UK Higher Education

institutions in 2007, indicated that 64% intended to develop an online system and 15% already had an online system.

– Recruitment team’s own survey in 2007 of 25 of the School’s main competitors concluded that out of the 43% that don’t have an online recruitment system at present, 86% are planning to introduce one.

Benefits

• Improved communication and service delivery to internal customers

• Improved communication with candidates/applicants

• Ability to recruit more from the global market • Modernisation of the School’s brand image • Reduction of the time to hire• Better management of information

Testing Phase

• Started at the end of Lent Term 2009

• User Committee

• Changes sent to WCN for action

Current Phase: Pilot Phase

• Started in July 2009• Total number of vacancies so far 28 (5

academic and 23 academic support)• 1447 applications received

Feedback Issued

• Survey issued for 17 vacancies• Survey went to candidates and recruiting

managers.

• Candidates feedback on the ‘application form’: 29%(413 candidates) said that the system was ‘excellent’ and 44% (641 candidates) said that the system was ‘good’.

Candidate FeedbackCandidate Rating of the Online Recruitment System

32%

44%

18%

4% 2%

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Poor

Very Poor

Managers Feedback

Experience with setting up a vacancy

0%

38%

62%

0%

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Poor

Managers Feedback

Rating the online system overall

0%

50%50%

0%

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Poor

Managers FeedbackComparison of this system with the current

recruitment process

0%

62%

25%

13%

Much better

Better

Worse

Much worse

Roll out Plan

• Split of Academic and Academic Support Recruitment

• Academic Support Vacancies: February 2010• Academic Vacancies: July 2010

Roll out Plan

• Recruitment Team Support to Managers– ‘Road Shows’ with WCN– Drop in sessions weekly– One to ones– Helpline – Website portal

Other Information

• Shared Sign On

• Setting up the University User committee

• Wish List creation

What’s next?

• Survey • Feedback• Roll out plan & communication• Second stage of the project

Questions?