E-Recruitment (I-Grasp System)
The importance of an efficient and effective recruitment process is recognised as being essential to the success of the University. The strategic priority to ‘continue to attract high calibre staff and enable them to develop their full potential’, emphasises the importance the University places on staff matters.
The current recruitment process, whilst meeting the needs of the University, places a heavy administrative burden upon human resources and recruiting managers and it is often commented that the process is unnecessarily lengthy. Feedback from Focus Groups held in December 2008 showed that, whilst there is positive support for the guidance and support offered by HR on recruitment related matters, it was generally felt that administrative systems were overly time consuming and not always clear. Whilst the feedback from the focus group was very useful, it is also recognised that it is not always possible for Heads of Department to identify the full potential for enhanced service delivery.
E-Recruitment offers the University and the HR Department an opportunity to address some of the concerns and issues identified through the customer feedback. Not only does E-recruitment provide the mechanisms for a more efficient recruitment process but also the potential opportunity to reduce costs through the use of a ‘candidate pool’ and web advertising.
The HR Department recognises that the money saved through vacancies in the establishment is essential to the budgeting process. However, E-recruitment provides the opportunity to improve the timescales in recruitment where necessary.
The following resources are aimed to assist with your understanding of the implementation of e-recruitment and the system (I-Grasp). Further assistance in either accessing or using the system can be obtained from the HR Department.
Log in to e-recruitment (I-Grasp)
Book on e-recruitment training
Guidelines for the authorisation of amendments/extensions to
contracts (Per03 forms).