Australian company, BOOM Recruitment Systems has introduced a simple tool to help recruiters hear the difference between job applicants. Recruiters can request applicants to telephone and record answers to specific questions which the recruiter can listen to at their own convenience over the Internet.
ìWading through applications and CVís is a nightmare for recruiters. BOOM solves all that. By listening to the applicants answers via a voice recording, you get a feel for whether they are the right person for the job before you need to read anythingî points out BOOM Founder, Heath Kilgour.
Recruiters using BOOM are significantly reducing the time to find the right person. BOOM helps recruiters filter serial job seekers. ìOnly those really interested in the advertised position make the effort to phone. BOOM filters applicants who mass apply for jobs with no consideration to their suitabilityî says Heath Kilgour.
Respected journalist Robert Gottliebsen, wrote in The Australian in 2004 about the Internetís increasing influence on the recruitment process. ìEmployment advertising on the Internet is escalating the number of applicants, so ranking them becomes a huge burdenî. (The Australian, January 2004.)
Heath Kilgour says ìOur clients have significantly reduced time spent sifting job applicants; particularly for call centre, customer services, sales, retail and office roles. BOOM is useful for any job advertised that receives a lot of applicants and clients have eliminated the need for telephone interviews which has provided further time savingsî.
BOOM helps recruiters identify candidates with the appropriate communication skills easily and quickly. Language skills, manors, attitude, enthusiasm, confidence, and professionalism are all important work place traits that can be determined from a voice recording.
BOOM centralises the recruitment process, freeing the inbox and allows all recruiting staff to listen, review, rate and respond to potential candidates using a series of simple online tools. BOOM can also be integrated into existing or 3rd party recruitment systems.
BOOMís patented system, available in Australia, USA, UK and Canada was founded by internet entrepreneurs, Heath Kilgour and Nathan Isterling. They founded Footytips.com.au in 1999 which is Australiaís largest footy tipping website. The two are also responsible for RippleDirect, email marketing experts and ExtraCorp, specialists in extranet development.
For more information, please visit www.boomrecruitment.com or contact Heath Kilgour at heath@boomrecruitment.com or call 1300 368 006.
Hear the difference to find the right person for the job
BOOM Recruitment Systems has introduced a simple tool to help recruiters hear the difference between job applicants
