Issues and Uses of Online Job Portals- a Comparative Study from the Perspective of Recruitment Consultants in Gujarat

Abstract

An online job portal is an application that allows job seekers and recruiters to connect with each other. This Aapplication facilitates the job seekers to create their accounts, create a profile and upload their resume, search for jobs, apply for jobs, and view different job openings. Simultaneously, it also provides the facility to the employers to create their accounts, select a package for payment, search appropriate candidates, create job postings, and keep a track record of the contacted candidates. The online job portal has three primary users; namely, job seekers, recruitment consultancies/consultants, and employers. Due to some advantages over traditional methods, like cost efficiency, wider pool of applicants, reduced paper work, less time consumption, and as these provide a better chance of success to the candidate(s), the concept of online job portal has gained wide popularity in the last two decades.