26th September 2007: British business could slash CO2 emissions by up to 15 million tons a year by adopting environmentally-friendly recruitment practices, an industry specialist said this week. Using the latest technology to aid recruitment, employers could eliminate the equivalent of 50 million car journeys and 17 million flights a year by saving on travel to interviews.
“With 3.6m people in Britain expected to change jobs this year, any opportunity to reduce travel during the recruitment process can have a significant impact on environmental efforts,” advised Will Barribal, recruitment specialist and chief executive of e-recruitment software company In2Vista.
Using the in2View™ application, a revolutionary video and internet-based recruitment system, companies and recruitment consultants can now find the right employees faster and more efficiently by minimising the need for travel. The system can be explained in 3 easy steps:
Capture - Candidates are captured on video during their initial face-to-face interview using a camera and a laptop or pc, equipped with the in2View™ application.
Collate - The video is then encoded and uploaded in seconds, to a web-based application and automatically attached to the candidate’s profile (including CV and evaluation documentation) on the client’s database.
View - The video and candidate information is then available for decision-makers to view securely, via the web. Allowing recruiters to share comments and take decisions in real time, wherever their clients may be in the world.
“One of the great benefits of the system is that companies are able to shortlist candidates much more quickly without the need for multiple interviews and travel,” said Will. “With companies such as HAYS, Erinaceous, PepsiCo, IKEA, Tarmac and Barclays using the solution, this technology should be of interest to every major organisation with an environmental conscience."
A carbon calculator designed to demonstrate how businesses can cut CO2 emissions can be found at
http://www.in2view.biz/carbon_calculator.shtm
