The 4th Dimension

The dot net world is now a part and parcel of generation Y. Social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, myspace etc has taken the world by storm. Most of the people now spend more time ‘online’ than they spend with their families.

This change is not only limited to personal life but the importance of online professional profile is equally important. We have seen the advent of sites such as linkedin, jobserve, rozee.pk where people tailor their online profile in search of new career challenges.

With change being the only constant we continue to see interesting projects coming up in the online world. I recently came across a website that gives employers the convenience of only interviewing filtered candidates.

The working is pretty simple. The employer can post a job with a certain pre-requisites. The site administrators then in consultation with the employers employ certain filtering techniques. The benefit for such a system is both ways

Any candidate confident that he is matching the minimum requirement threshold can apply for the job.

Employers on other hand don’t require scanning each and every resume and then identifying the potential candidates.

Since everything has certain pros and cons therefore the same goes for this as well:

PROS

Everyone can apply provided he/she meets the minimum requirements.

Everyone is given an equal opportunity to prove his/her worth in tests.

No nepotism and favoritism as everything is transparent and online.

CONS

No check and balance in the initial screening.

A smart techie can play around with the results.

The one on one interview atmosphere cannot be replicated.

Considering both the pros and cons of such a project I would like to know the opinion of hiring managers and senior industry professionals. If you are in a hiring position will you use this technique of hiring or you will like to hire people using the conventional way.

Do share your valuable views.

Till next time…… Haris