Often times when employers adopt new technology it is for the better. New technology can make the job easier for employees, increase workplace productivity, allow for better metrics reporting, and increase communication in the workplace. Despite the advantages, employers have taken one large step backwards in the past few months.
The move from paper job applications that can be completed at the physical location of a business to online applications and application management has proven to be extremely detrimental to job seekers. Couple that with automated phone systems where callers are only allowed to leave a voice message, and you have an impenetrable employer. These technological advancements have only made it easier for employers to ignore new candidates and have left many candidates frustrated and left in the dark. On the other side of things, it presumably means that companies can place less of a focus on outward appearance and more of a focus on qualifications. But this strips away everything any job seeker has ever learned. How does one exude confidence in an online application? How does one make a killer first impression with an online application? How does a job seeker conciously differentiate themselves through an online application or an automated phone system?
While the online and automated application processes may be convenient to the company initially, they are severely detrimental to the success of potential employees, and will ultimately result in the hiring of perhaps employees of lesser “quality” as online applications and assessments cannot serve as an accurate analyst of behavoir.
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