Electronicapplicant-Tracking Systems

question 32

Multiple Choice

Electronicapplicant-tracking systems:

• A)store scanned résumés in an electronic database where they can be sorted by keywords
• with a resulting ranking of applicants.
• B)automatically send letters of rejection and interview offers to applicants once they have been prepared and stored in the system.
• C)discard the résumés of applicants once they are hired or rejected.
• D)decrease efficiency of processing the volume of résumés received in a competitive
• market.

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