E-recruitment Technology Adoption among Generation Z Job-Seekers
Neeta Jayabalan1, Zafir Khan Mohamed Makhbul2, Jenny Marisa Lim Dao Siang3, Nor Azim Bin Hj Ahmad Radzi4, Muhammad Ashraf Bin Anuar.5
1Neeta Jayabalan, Faculty of Business, Accountancy and Management, SEGi University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
2Zafir Khan Mohamed Makhbul, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
3Jenny Marisa Lim Dao Siang, Faculty of Business and Finance, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.
4Nor Azim Ahmad Radzi, Faculty of Business and Finance, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.
5Muhammad Ashraf Bin Anuar, Faculty of Business and Finance, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on November 25, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on December 15, 2019. | Manuscript published on December 30, 2019. | PP: 1880-1888 | Volume-9 Issue-2, December, 2019. | Retrieval Number: B3065129219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.B3065.129219
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Abstract: In line with the technological changes in the industry revolutionary era of the 4.0, today’s organizations have also quickly adopted new or digital technology trends. One of these new trends is E-recruitment in human resource management. Online recruitment is also known as E-recruitment which is a HR software that uses technology in a particular web-based to guide and assist the hiring process in order to reduce the financial burden, improve the effectiveness of administrative and gain access to a wider pool of talent. A total of 230 data were collected from the Z generation respondents selected purposively convenience. The data was analyzed using the PLS structure equation model to identify the adoption of E-recruitment technology by generation Z. The results of the multi-level analysis showed that the expectation of positive results affects E-recruitment retrieval. Findings and suggestions provide valuable insights on E-recruitment and its implications in the modern era of revolutionary industry 4.0.
Keywords: E-recruitment; Technology Readiness Index; optimistic; discomfort; insecurity; innovativeness.