Mr. Speaker, the Department of Human Resources launched eRecruit on January 4, 2010. Implementation of eRecruit is being managed in a three-phase process. The first phase of eRecruit allows individuals who are interested in employment opportunities with the Government of the Northwest Territories to view job postings and apply for jobs on-line from anywhere in the world.
In the initial two weeks of eRecruit being launched, we had approximately 8,000 visitors to the site. These visitors came from across the Northwest Territories, Canada and a total of 76 countries across the world. From these visits, almost 800 people have registered on-line which led to 587 applications for the 112 Government of the Northwest Territories’ job openings that had been posted to date.
As Members, we identified an effective and efficient government as one of our goals and priorities for action during the 16th Legislative Assembly. Efficiencies are achieved through use of automated and technologically current business practices.
Making use of existing government technology, eRecruit provides access to browse employment opportunities as well as apply and manage applications on-line. Other immediate benefits for the government and the Department of Human Resources are reductions in paper-based processes and competition processing time.
Mr. Speaker, key features for applicants are immediate confirmation through e-mail that their
application has been received, the ability to declare their status under the Affirmative Action Policy and the ability to track the status of competitions they have applied on through the entire recruitment process.
The Department of Human Resources is encouraging all applicants to apply via eRecruit but has maintained flexibility for applicants so that applicants are still able to fax, e-mail, mail or drop off their applications to the applicable Human Resource Service Centre. Applicants who choose to submit their applications through fax, e-mail or mail can still check their application status with the Human Resource Service Centre.
Phases two and three of eRecruit will provide a comprehensive job candidate application platform for managers and the Department of Human Resources to allow more work and interaction with applicants be done electronically are scheduled for implementation during the 2010-11 fiscal year.
Mr. Speaker, when fully implemented, eRecruit will transition the Government of the Northwest Territories from a paper-based recruiting system to an on-line electronic recruitment system, allowing for a more streamlined, efficient process of recruiting.
Our investment in strengthening and improving the efficiency of the recruitment process is an investment in the government’s ability to provide services and programs to Northerners through a qualified public service. An efficient recruitment process enables the Government of the Northwest Territories to have the right people in the right jobs at the right time.
Mr. Speaker, I invite all Members and the public to empower your future by visiting eRecruit on the Government of the Northwest Territories’ website at www.gov.nt.ca. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Lafferty.
