Issue 10/04 – 17 November 2004
eRecruiting
From the CF Recruiting Group
 Attracting,
selecting, and enrolling top-notch people for the CF constitute
a major human resource and technological challenge. With the support
of the National Defence On-Line Program, the CF recruiting process
is moving toward an end-to-end eRecruiting solution.
Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources –
Military) (ADM(HR-Mil)), CF Recruiting Group (CFRG), and Director
Human Resources Information Management (DHRIM) have formed a partnership
to develop an online application form accessible on the CF Recruiting
Web site (developed and maintained by CFRG Multimedia Services)
at www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca.
“The level of inter/intra departmental support
of the project has been tremendously encouraging,” says Lieutenant-Commander
Dave King, CFRG Military eRecruiting Project Rep. “Based on
the significant progress made over the past six months, implementation
of the online application service is anticipated during the summer
of 2005.”
eRecruiting will:
- promote the CF as a 21st-century employer through
a continuously updated, highly informative, interactive state-of-the-art
Web experience;
- raise awareness of the diversity and range of military occupations;
- assist career choice through an interactive questionnaire;
- offer applicants an alternative to the traditional application
at a recruiting centre;
- reach out to Canadians residing far from recruiting centres;
- pre-screen applicants to make sure that all basic requirements
are met;
- auto-populate PeopleSoft’s CF Recruiting Information Management
System (CFRIMS) following submission of the application data [uses
Secure Channel (ePass) technology to protect personal information];
- improve information exchange through online tracking of application
status;
- streamline data collection;
- standardize the recruiting message, and;
- improve overall data quality and process efficiency.
“eRecruiting will provide greater access to
Canadians interested in a career in the Canadian Forces,”
says Vice-Admiral Greg Jarvis, Assistant Deputy Minister (Human
Resources – Military) (ADM(HR-Mil)). “It’s a wonderful
example of the use of emerging technology in the search for good
people.”
Other eSolutions
CF Recruiting Group Multimedia Services has developed
other resources driven by the common database for easy updating,
and which assist in streamlining the recruiting process.
The Recruiter’s Toolbox
is a laptop-based Internet-updated mobile resource providing CF
Recruiters with valuable real-time counseling information to assist
prospective applicants in making informed decisions.
The Virtual Guide Kiosk
is a hi-tech interactive multimedia product creating a self-serve
experience whereby prospects can view information on all aspects
of CF employment, and fill in and print the CF Application Form.
This resource is accessible in CF Recruiting Centre (CFRC) computer
lobbies and the Recruiter’s Toolbox.
Prospective applicants fill in an eProspect
Survey that collects advertising and Prospect Survey results
on a centralized, secure server for easy processing. This resource
is accessible through CFRC kiosks, and will soon become part of
the eRecruiting component of the Web site.
The Electronic CF Aptitude Test
offers standardized delivery and error-free recording of CFAT results.
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