Are there special equal employment opportunity concerns involving Internet job posting?
Specialized software services have developed that allow employers to digitize resumes, deposit them in data bases and match up job requirements with candidates’ skills and competencies. Some companies even offer their services to job seekers who want to put their resumes into electronic scannable format to better increase their chances of finding employment. Certainly the new technology can represent a great savings in terms of the time and dollars involved in processing and reviewing resumes. It has the added advantages of being able to target a specific type of candidate and to generate wide exposure. However, the new technologies have also raised unanswered EEO concerns, such as who defines the search parameters and how can you ensure that they are not facially discriminatory or have an adverse impact. Because it is possible through computer software to screen or track job applicants by zip code or surname, employers may be held accountable for knowing the racial and gender composit
