RMS

An RMS or Recruitment Management System is an online recruitment automation system that is designed to improve the recruiting and hiring process of an organization.

RMS software applications generally cover all of the aspects of recruitment such as hiring workflow, candidate/resume management, reporting, team management, interview management etc. Typically RMS software captures the candidate search and selection part of the hiring process.

Today, RMS software is an important part of placement automation. In India the concept of placement automation has made inroads in a big way. In the current scenario there is a distinct emphasis on staffing automation and several software companies have come up with offerings in the area of placement software to satisfy this demand.

Key Benefits

• Robust, easy-to-use scalable solution for Search and Selection companies, providing a working tool for the recruitment consultants.
• Manages the filing of all documents (CVs, scanned images, generated letters, emails)
• Logs all interactions with a candidates and business contacts.
• Candidates can be offered more personalized and efficient services.
• Provides diary and "to-do list" facilities.

Recruitment Management picks up where applicant tracking left off. Tracking your applicants efficiently is no longer a self-sustaining hiring process and you will inevitably start focusing on the following areas to raise your recruiting process to the next level:

• Tight integration between the hiring management system and corporate recruitment site. This is key because it is the basis for ensuring a consistent and positive job seeker experience, and the most visible aspect of the online employment brand interface.
• Engaging above-average talent by providing a streamlined and user-friendly online application process-one that candidates tell you is better than your competitors'.
• The ability to seamlessly pre-screen candidates by asking job-specific questions in addition to collecting their resumes.
• This component should also add value to the applicant's experience while supporting recruiter productivity
• Making it easy for your recruiters to communicate and build relationships with candidates throughout the recruiting process.
• Additional recruiter productivity enhancement tools.
• The ability to extract data from your system to make decisions that support continuously improving your recruiting and talent attraction process.

Conclusion
To sum up, HR and staffing professionals in India face a huge challenge in hiring the best candidates from the available talent pool while at the same time, keeping hiring costs down. RMS applications have made it possible to not only increase efficiencies and reduce cost but have also succeeded in propagating best practices and helped in setting benchmark standards in the recruitment process.