Electronic Recruitment at CERN

The Human Resources Department switches to electronic recruitment.

From now on whenever you are involved in a recruitment action you will receive an e-mail giving you access to a Web folder. Inside you will find a shortlist of applications drawn up by the Human Resources Department. This will allow you to consult the folder, at the same time as everyone else involved in the recruitment process, for the vacancy you are interested in. This new electronic recruitment system, known as e-RT, will be introduced in a presentation given at 10 a.m. on 11 February in the Main Auditorium.
Implemented by AIS (Administrative Information Services) and the Human Resources Department, e-RT will cover vacancies open in all of CERN's recruitment programmes. The electronic application system was initially made available to technical students in July 2003. By December it was extended to summer students, fellows, associates and Local Staff.

The Human Resources Department usually handles around 6000 applications annually. But this year, due to the Local Staff recruitment drive, the total number of applications received has increased. For example, the 58 administrative vacancies opened in this category attracted a total of 1800 applications from almost 300 people. The large number is explained by the fact that applicants often apply for several vacancies, therefore e-RT could not have arrived at a better time.
e-RT comprises two main interfaces: the front office (http://ert.cern.ch), where applicants can register their details and apply for vacancies, and the back office (http://ertbo.cern.ch), where CERN staff can search for candidates, make comments on applications and then make selections. This fully electronic system allows candidates to check the status of their application on a regular basis. It also demonstrates a step forward for those who are involved in recruitment exercises, as it gives them simultaneous access to information about the applicants and even allows them to perform searches based on different criteria. Finally, the fact that data is supplied and updated by the candidates themselves saves time for the staff of the Human Resources Department.
Piles of application files passed from one office to another, sometimes getting lost along the way, are now a thing of the past. Make way for speed, traceability and efficiency!