Australasian employers embrace online recruitment Australasian employers are embracing online recruitment tools and are playing a more active role in attracting candidates, according to a new report. The Australasian Top 500 Internet Recruiting Study, by online recruitment consultancy Catch22, reports a massive 300% increase in the use of tools such as applicant tracking systems, in-house recruitment solutions and job boards among Australasian top 500 companies. However, Australasian companies are significantly lagging overseas employers in utilising online recruitment tools and are "generally failing to fully exploit the benefits of online recruiting", according to Catch22 executive director Elizabeth O'Leary. She said: "This opens up huge opportunities for corporations to overtake their competitors by offering candidates modern methods of researching and applying for jobs". The study also found a 16% increase in careers sections on corporate websites and an increase in the useability and accessibility of those sites. Catch22 principal Will Spensley said this doesn't necessarily indicate that employers are doing more of their recruiting in-house, but it shows they are playing a more active part in attracting candidates and aren't leaving all aspects of the recruitment function to recruiters. Date: 25/03/2002