Technology-Based Recruitment and Selection Approaches of an American Multinational Company (AMNC): Practical Implications

Mussie T. Tessema, Kiflemariam Abraham, Jing Han, Madison Bowe, Tayler Bug

Abstract


This study identifies and discusses six technologies that affect recruitment and selection approaches using an American multinational company (AMNC) as a case study. It indicates that technology-based recruitment and selection approaches have had a noticeable impact on the AMNC’s recruitment and selection processes and practices in general, and the three stakeholders (human resource- HR- managers, hiring managers, and job-applicants) in particular. It concludes that the use of technology-based recruitment and selection approaches is not the matter of choice but is a requirement for the success of any company. It also offers the study’s implications and future research directions.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijhrs.v10i3.17082

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