Track: Information Technology/Information Systems

Abstract

This study will discuss about perceptions of online smart screening technology in the domain of entry level sales occupations in IT domain of Sri Lanka. Although Sri Lanka belongs to the late majority region of the adoption curve in terms of recruitment technologies, the growth of IT sector has paved way for a greater amount of job opportunities ultimately making pre-screening a challenging task. This research demonstrates the theoretical background of the topic, and it shows the present situation of the recruitment domain with primary and secondary data. The primary research contains, the result of the conducted questionnaire with a sample of 5 IT companies  and from 80 individuals who work as entry level sales employees in IT companies. Also, this study contains 3 in-depth interviews with selected Human Resource heads , who elaborated their opinions about the issues they face due to the traditional prescreening system.