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The advancement of technology and the popularity of the Internet have significantly improved the operation of the human resources department. Understanding e-recruitment interface attributes will enable recruiters to better attract potential job seekers to apply for jobs online. Accordingly, this research employed an experimental design method with a questionnaire approach to explore and evaluate the effects of aesthetic forms, recruitment information, interactive functions, and information fitness interface attributes on job applicants. Research results indicate that the average related importance for high aesthetic, specific information, high interaction, and high fit is: 19.720%, 33.134%, 24.417%, and 22.729%, respectively. The most important attribute in determining preference is specific information, followed by high interaction. Moreover, there is a significant level of differences across educational levels toward high interaction. Results of this research can provide a reference to recruiters for designing the optimal e-recruitment interface to attract the desired candidates to apply for the position.
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The authors are grateful to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China, Taiwan, for financially supporting this research under Contract No. MOST 110-2511-H-240 -001 -.
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Chen, J.F., Warden, C.A., Liou, JW. (2021). Effects of E-recruitment Interface Attributes on the Attractiveness of Taiwanese Job Seekers. In: Huang, YM., Lai, CF., Rocha, T. (eds) Innovative Technologies and Learning. ICITL 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 13117. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91540-7_32
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