Design And Implementation Of A Distributed Recruitment Management System

2.9    REVIEW OF RELATED WORK
This section gives us a little insight into existing applications and projects that have been carried out previously based on our topic of discourse.
2.9.1    Existing Applications
This section describes existing recruitment management systems
2.9.1.1    Arithon
Arithon are the innovators of cloud recruitment software, with the most advanced social media integration and search available on the market at a cost that makes business sense to our customers. Arithon saves our customers time and effort on everyday tasks and provides advanced search and match facilities, with the click of a mouse.it also post jobs to Twitter and Linkedin; Provides advanced Candidate search and match; Integrated Linkedin Search with profile download and parsing; Search jobs boards & CV databases from within Arithon; Integrated email; Management Reporting Suite; Bulk email/SMS features and Full integration
with your website.
2.9.1.2    ApplicantStack
ApplicantStack is a fully scalable, cloud-based applicant-tracking software system that works for businesses of any size, in any industry. With ApplicantStack, you can go paperless by converting your paper employment applications to electronic forms, and create and post job requisitions online. You can also build questionnaires and score applicants based on their responses and resume content, and then use the software's filters to sort your applicants based on their scores. The software also features social media widgets to make sharing your job postings easier, and integrates with major job boards like Indeed and CareerBuilder. It also offers scheduling features and collaboration tools so that everyone involved in the hiring process can stay in the loop. Its email features, like templates and mass mailing, also help you simplify communications by contacting all of your applicants at once.
2.9.1.3    Ascentis
Ascentis is a Web-based recruiting software system that covers every part of the hiring process. The software lets you manage applicant and requisition data online and keeps track of everything from contact information to resumes, references and more. The system keeps complete records of all applicants, tracks when their applications have been processed and reviewed, and provides real-time details on each applicant's progress in the hiring process. It also makes it easier to build job application forms online, with weighted questions specific to the positions you have open, and keeps track of employment forms like I-9s, W-4s and more. With Ascentis, you can embed your own external and internal career portal directly onto your business's website. The software also easily integrates with your company's social networks. Additionally, Ascentis has payroll solutions, time and attendance solutions, and more.
2.9.1.4    BambooHR
BambooHR is an HR-management software system with its own integrated ATS (applicant tracking system) to help recruiters reach more candidates and track and evaluate applicants through the hiring process. The software lets you post job openings quickly, and alerts you when new applications arrive. You can also easily share candidate information with others to collaborate on a hiring decision, because the ATS keeps everything in one central location. And BambooHR uses a simple, 3-star system to help you rate potential employees. BambooHR offers software plans at various price points depending on the size of your business.
2.9.1.5    HRM Direct
HRM Direct's applicant-tracking software features automatic job posting that allows you to promote your employment opportunities across social networks, within search engines, through employee referrals and across 12 million job boards. With pre-screening and resume- grading options, HRM Direct automatically brings the best candidates to the top of your list, so that good applications don't get lost in the shuffle. With one-click feedback, hiring managers can easily approve requisitions, schedule interviews and add notes directly via email. The software also features custom offer-letter templates that auto-populate necessary fields with your candidates' information. HRM Direct also has integrated background- screening solutions that allow employers and recruiters to track everything from criminal records and employment verification to drug testing, worker's compensation and more. And, the system is flexible to easily adapt to your business's preferred recruiting style.
2.9.1.6    iCIMS Recruit
iCIMS Recruit is an easily configurable software solution that streamlines the hiring process and helps employers find quality candidates. It features mobile-optimized career portals so that candidates can apply to your open positions on the go. The software lets you easily circulate job openings to various career portals, staffing partners and third-party job boards, and integrates with social media sites. iCIMS also features reportable recruitment analytics that measure the time it takes to fill positions, EEO (equal employment opportunity) compliance and more. The company offers additional tools that can aid in the recruiting process and integrate with iCIMS Recruit, including iCIMS Connect (which helps employers attract and engage candidates who are interested in the company but may not be actively applying to jobs) and iCIMS Onboard (which aids in transitioning recruits into new employees).
2.9.1.7    Jobvite
Jobvite's talent-acquisition solutions cover a whole slew of recruiting needs, including Jobvite Refer, Jobvite Engage, Jobvite Hire and Jobvite Video. Jobvite Refer helps employers share job openings within their social networks, reach passive job candidates, promote their company brands and find employee referrals. Engage helps recruiters go through social networks and resume databases to find and reach out to prospective talent. Hire covers the entire hiring process by tracking applicants and keeping a searchable candidate database with resume parsing and email-based requisition. The Hire tool also has Linkedin integration, custom application and screening forms, customizable dashboards with real-time candidate metrics, and more. And Jobvite Video is an on-demand video interviewing tool that makes it easier and less time-consuming to filter out less-qualified applicants.