Optimizing Online Job Recruitment System in Butwal Sub Metropolitan
Optimizing Online Job Recruitment System in Butwal Sub Metropolitan
A THESIS PROPOSAL
Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement of the Degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Computer Science and Engineering
By
Arvind Pandey
Contents
Table of the Contents.............................................................................................................................. II
Chapter I Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1
Background and Rationale of the Study ............................................................................................. 1
Statement of the Problem .................................................................................................................. 4
Objectives of the Study ....................................................................................................................... 5
Specific Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 6
Research Questions ........................................................................................................................ 6
Significance of the Study ..................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter II................................................................................................................................................. 7
Literature Review .................................................................................................................................... 7
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Conceptual framework ..................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter III.............................................................................................................................................. 12
Methods and Procedure ....................................................................................................................... 12
Research Methodology ................................................................................................................. 12
Research design ............................................................................................................................ 12
Population and Sample ................................................................................................................. 13
Research Tools and Technique ..................................................................................................... 13
Sources of Data ............................................................................................................................. 13
Primary Source of data ................................................................................................................. 14
Secondary Source of data ............................................................................................................. 14
Data collection procedure: ........................................................................................................... 14
Data Analysis and Interpretation .................................................................................................. 15
Data Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 15
Major Findings .............................................................................................................................. 17
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 18
References ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Appendix
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
At present, there is a race for jobs in every sector. The same is true for employment
in the labor market. An Online job recruitment system is a website which helps in the
recruitment process by bringing together both the employer and the job seeking candidates
was the main mode of recruitment. Today, advertising in Online Job Recruitment System
channels (newspapers, friends and agencies), online job Recruitment system are able to
provide a wider range of choice as well as increasingly more advanced tools to evaluate the
Unemployment has become the main obstacle to the development of this country, and
to minimize this problem, technology has come up with job portals. The goal of an online job
portal is to help recruiters and job seekers find each other. The development of the internet
has brought the world closer. From finding a restaurant to finding a life partner, everything is
now just one click away. Days are gone when we had to go through the classified page for
job advertisements in Newspapers to find a job. Now, you can find a job online. E-
vacancy. A Job portal is a place where the demand meets the supply. The objective of this
Job Recruitment System is to develop an efficient system to link between employers and
which is related to labour bank management system. Based on the information and data
obtained through the use of this system, it is desirable to operate and manage the labour bank
system in order to establish contact through online means and establish a system for
supplying manpower by matching between employers who are looking for manpower in the
local labour market and unemployed people who are looking for work, based on
Butwal Sub Metropolitan City Office (BSMC) for the preparation of database of 2135
jobless labour who applied to be part of the prime minister’s employment programme and
based on which employment service centre in BSMC has started implementation of labour-
intensive project that has been identified and approved in municipal level. Job Recruitment
System utilized by both BSMC and BCCI which will be great opportunity to create link
between job seekers and job providers. Firstly, BCCI explained that they are looking for
labours and this online portal will help them to seek out the required labours for their
businesses.
This Job Recruitment System helps to the job seekers and job providers will be used
by private employment service centres too. Secondly BCCI has agreed to host the labour
bank portal to be embedded in their website and link to labour bank portal, website of BSMC,
Provincial agencies, INGOs, NGOs, FNCSI, FWEAN and others. Butwal sub-metropolitan
municipality has started work to create an environment where local people can get
opportunities in jobs created at the local level for inclusive economic and social development
through online job portal. Collecting data related to employment targeting the unemployed
within the Butwal sub-metropolitan city, the manpower who are looking for another job after
gaining knowledge, skills and experience from foreign employment, and the students who
came to Butwal to pursue higher education from abroad but are looking for work for a short
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time to continue their education. It is also intended to protect the rights and interests of
workers.
According to nepali.trends.com, there are 100 job portals and social media channels in
Nepal, but only few portals provide job search information and jobs like Kumari Job, Mero
Job, Jobs Nepal, Mero Rojgari, Jobejee. In the context of Butwal Sub metropolitan, the
available job portals on the internet have not been able to eliminate the communication gap
between job seekers and jobs providers. Any job portal or social media channel has no any
record of the number of returnee migrants and those who have gone abroad. Some of
undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students for example medical students, IT
students, Education students, law students etc. and those who have returned from foreign
employment and looking for jobs are unable to find out proper jobs as per their qualification
and experiences.
Each and every unemployed people here are not wealthy enough except some to
afford for filling expensive vacancy forms charge and travel cost of different vehicles to
reach their destination place in order to fill form to get job. So, here what I want to find out
with my respondents is that to know what role does job portal play for getting job easily,
especially for unemployed person and if they are aware about that than up to what extent are
they getting benefit from job portal? If not then I will make them aware and let them know
that by using job portal we can save our time and money as well and can eliminate the
communication gap between job providers like government agencies, private sectors and job
seekers (unemployed people). S0, here I will be able to know how people are getting benefit
from job portal and what role does job portal plays in job seekers and job providers life in this
According to the CBS report 2019, our country with a population of about 2.5 million
is facing an acute unemployment problem. Two half of the total population is under 30 age
group and the unemployment rate within this demographic group is around 20 percent. This
number is higher than the national average unemployment. The above report shows that
500,000 people enter the domestic and international labour market every year in our country,
which is a clear indication of the quantitative component of the employment challenge for
this country. The unemployment issue also has a qualitative aspect as it is mostly confined to
the informal sector where income and working conditions are very low. As a result, the
country needs to reduce the unemployment rate as well as create meaningful and secure
employment opportunities.
In fact, there is high number of youths in our country who are jobless. Even though,
they have qualification and skills too. They cannot get job because there is no proper
interaction between the job seekers and the companies themselves. I have seen two major
problems with freshers having a hard time getting a break. Freshers don't get jobs because
they lack experience, and they lack experience because they never had a job. Higher
expectations of freshers one of the reasons freshers have a hard time getting a job is, one
cannot and should not be demanding in such early stages, you see, a company providing
labour or skill and the company compensates you for the same. If either party has lesser to
offer, they will have to compromise and make do with what's on the table.
employers to post their job advertisements, which job seeker can refer to, when looking for
jobs. This Online job portal is able to capture job requirements based on industry needs. To
ensure jobs and training for the students who are studying in different colleges of Butwal sub-
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Butwal sub-metropolitan. Coordinating loans, training, business proposals, etc. from various
associations for self-employment and employment for returnee migrant workers who have
returned from abroad in Butwal sub-metropolitan. The municipality will be able to collect the
following data of the households within its municipality who are employed abroad and those
who have returned from overseas employment and prepare the data to encourage them to
conduct enterprise business according to the skills, abilities and capital they have acquired
while in foreign employment, unemployment people within the Butwal fulltime as well for
In this 21st century the modern ICT era, our country Nepal is going through economic
crisis at present time. Where most of unemployed people(post graduate, under graduate)
students are roaming here and there for job, though they have qualification and experiences
but they are not able to get proper job because they lack suitable platform. There are some
online job portals in Nepal for job recruitment but everybody here is not aware about that,
some are aware about job portal that we need to fill form online for which they need to pay
and everybody here are not wealthy enough to afford charge of filling vacancy form for job.
Traditional way of job recruitment system is time consuming as well as expensive which
everybody cannot afford. That's why this thing were hitting my mind and to get rid of from
these problems I selected this topic 'Optimizing Online Job Recruitment system' for my
research study.
The main objective of the study is to examine employment challenges in Butwal Sub
metropolitan and arrive at some policy options from the stand point of enhancing productive
Specific Objectives
1. To find out the role of Online Job Recruitment System for employment creation in
Butwal Sub-metropolitan.
2. To find the status of the online based platform for job advertisement.
3. To identify the gap between the job provider and job seeker in Butwal sub
metropolitan
Research Questions
1. What is role of Job Recruitment System for employment creation in Butwal Sub
metropolitan?
2. What is the current status of online based platform for job advertisement?
3. What are the present gaps between jobs provider and job seekers in Butwal sub
metropolitan?
This system (Online Job Recruitment System) connects job seekers and employers
with suitable employment opportunities. It also provides a user-friendly interface for easy
navigation and search functionality. All the unemployed citizens of the local level will get
benefit from this Online job Recruitment System. It improves the efficiency and speed of
the job search and recruitment process. Ensuring the security and privacy of job seekers'
traditional recruitment methods. This system will reduce the unemployment rate in the
local level. With help of this system unemployed citizens will get employment in various
experience. Using this system youth of the local level will be able to become self-reliant
CHAPTER II
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
The review of the related literature is very crucial to full fill research work as it
provides guideline for designing and developing. In this research (Optimizing an online job
recruitment system) I studied many areas of literatures. Different research articles, thesis
paper, books, websites, internet materials are our reviewed materials. I studied article of
many authors.
Job portals are an important part of the employment creation process. They provide a
platform for job seekers to connect with potential employers, reducing the amount of time
spent searching and applying for jobs. Additionally, they provide employers with access to a
larger pool of qualified candidates, allowing them to quickly fill open positions. Job portals
also help employers identify job seekers with the right skills and qualifications for their roles.
A job portal facilitates employment creation by connecting job seekers with potential
employers. It is an online platform where job openings are posted, and job seekers can search
and apply for positions that match their skills and experience. By streamlining the job search
process and making it easier for employers to find qualified candidates, job portals can help
create new employment opportunities and boost economic growth. Additionally, job portals
can also provide resources and tools to help job seekers prepare for their job searches, such as
resume builders and interview tips, further increasing their chances of finding employment.
‘Perception of Fresh Graduates towards Job Portal Sites’, Anagha Prakash, Rajiv Nair
December 2019; This study aimed at determining the factors that influencing the perception
of fresh graduates towards job portal sites. Data was collected from fresh graduates in Kerala.
Factor analysis was used. The results obtained shows factors such as efficiency, productivity,
user friendliness, extended services and information provision influence the perception of
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fresh graduates. The findings showed that most of the fresh graduates prefer Naukri.com to
apply for jobs and also that most prefer using free services. The results indicate that fresh
graduates are well aware of the services provided by the job portal sites. Similarly, Haroon
and Zia-ur-Rehman [10] also investigated online recruitment in Pakistan. A total of sixty-five
(65) respondents from small and large firms of the different sectors of the industries in
Pakistan participated in the study. Data were collected through telephone interviews. Haroon
and Zia-urRehman showed that preference was given to small firms as compared to large
firms in terms of using internet recruitment. They also showed that large firms had their own
websites and use them for recruitment as compared to small firms. They also revealed that
online recruitment became a new medium that was going to replace the other traditional
sources of recruitment because online recruitment offered reduced recruitment costs; time-
saving capability, quick response features in checking application status, and online resume
development.
with reference to online job portal, Kochi & Trivandrum” [6] involved a study on improving
the marketability of job-related services among the registered recruiters with reference to an
online job portal, Kochi & Trivandrum. The study deals with understanding the perception of
recruiters towards an online job portal and also the reasons for the non-usage of an online job
portal among the registered recruiters. The research helped to gain in depth about various
parameters the recruiters expect from an online job portal. The main objective of this study is
to understand the perception of recruiters towards online job portal services. To find the
reasons for the non-usage of online job portals services by recruiters. To find the ways to
improve the marketability of online job portals services among the recruiters of Kochi and
Trivandrum. The marketability of job related services can be improved by giving more
importance to customer follow up after availing the services, which would make the clients
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believe that they are very important to the company. The suggestions put up by the
respondents are to ensure that all profiles of the recruiters as well as jobseekers are genuine,
and create awareness about the online job portal’s services to small firms and companies.
Without increasing the price of the products the company can extend the duration of
packages. The company can segment the clients based on the annual hiring rate, their annual
revenue, etc. Thereby the company can give more importance accordingly
Hema M has stated that traditional recruitment practices have been replaced as a
result of the adoption of Internet services in the hiring process. Aspirants have benefited
greatly from the emergence of job portals as they can now gather the necessary data to submit
an application for employment with an organization that matches their qualifications. The
author researched and discussed aspirants' attitudes and perceptions of e-recruitment via
Empirical Economics Letters, 22, (Special Issue 2) (June 2023) 146 job portals. The study's
conclusions show that there is no correlation between applicants' employment status and how
they view e-recruitment. The applicants' employment status has no discernible relationship to
the difficulties encountered during the e-recruitment process. The applicants' perception of e-
recruitment is not significantly correlated with their gender. The gender of the applicants does
not significantly affect the difficulties encountered during the e-recruitment process.
Erin M. K., Christopher K. and Jeremy M has mentioned that young job seekers have
become a policy priority for many governments - global youth unemployment is currently at
13% and rising. Job seekers prefer to wait for good jobs rather than accept something that is
irrelevant. Overall, their findings suggest that job placement platforms raise job seekers'
expectations in ways that may not be rational; and these expectation effects can only be
overcome if job seekers have sufficient information about the types of jobs the portal offers.
Anagha P, Rajiv N has stated that this study sought to identify the elements
influencing how recent graduates view job portal websites. This study has allowed us to
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understand why recent graduates favor single job portal sites. Job search assistance is
provided by job portal websites. By mailing out questionnaires, data was gathered. Job portal
websites are viewed favorably by college graduates as a convenient way to apply for jobs.
Job portal websites notify users of new job openings after they upload their resume and
indicate their preferences. They also assumed that the use of job portals would be facilitated
by the quality of the information provided. It is also noted that job seekers frequently use job
portals. They were also able to identify a problem with the use of job portals, namely that job
According to a report by Technavio (2021), the global online job portal market is
expected to grow at a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period of 2021-2025. The report
also highlights the increasing adoption of mobile-based job portals and the integration of
In conclusion, online job portals have become an indispensable part of the recruitment
process. online job portals offer several advantages for job seekers and employers in Nepal,
including wider reach, cost savings, and better job matching. However, challenges such as
low digital literacy and fake job postings exist. They offer several features and tools that
streamline the recruitment process and provide a platform for job seekers and employers to
connect. Although online job portals have some challenges, such as the problem of
information overload and fake job postings, the integration of advanced technologies such as
AI, machine learning, and big data analytics is likely to enhance their effectiveness in the
future.
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Conceptual framework
the researcher and his or her conceptualization of the relationship among different variables. It
is the visual representation of the presumed relationship of the concept or variable that will
Thus, I will present the research findings of different areas and present the research
gap and conceptual framework for jobs seekers and job providers.
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CHAPTER III
Methodology and procedures are the vital elements of a research study. Any research
work follows appropriate methodology and procures, it obtains its objective. Appropriate
methodology helps the researcher to go in the right path in his/his research work. This chapter
incorporates design and methodology of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy,
study area, sources of data, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedures
Research Methodology
approach. The population sample for this research will be the unemployed people of the
Butwal Sub metropolitan. The research instrument for this study is direct interview and
Research design
Research design is the way of investigation that is followed by the researchers while
carrying research like experimental, correlation, survey, historical, case study, action research
and so on. I will study the Optimizing an online Recruitment System in Butwal sub-
metropolitan city. I will adopt qualitative and quantitative research design to present my data.
The research design adopted in this study will be quantitative approach with survey design to
find out the number of un-employments, foreign employment returnees, and the students who
are only SLC pass, under graduate, graduate and post graduate apart looking for jobs in
Butwal sub metropolitan. This study is focused on different data from returnees migrant
For this survey research, I will select the research site and the participants for the data
gathering process. Although the present study will be conducted including the job seekers of
local area of Butwal Nepal. I will select only 80 job seekers of Butwal sub metropolitan city
Rupandehi as my respondents.
For the present research, I will develop and use one set of structured questionnaire to
collect information with the job seekers . And I will take face to face interview with my
Sources of Data
I will collect secondary and primary source of data to meet the objective of the study.
Job seekers (unemployment person) are the source of the data selection procedure. The data
gathering process, I will use authority of the Butwal Sub metropolitan office to talk with
employment coordinator officer to collect data of the unemployed person who come there for
job seeking purpose (job seekers), and then I will select eighty participants as my respondents
among them thirty-five will be female and forty-five male, all of them will be unemployed
person. I will visit the participants (respondents) and will talk little bit to be familiar with
them. I will tell them about my purpose to visit them and request them to give their valuable
time to me for few minutes. after this, I will give them the questionaries to fill them with their
There are many unemployed persons in local area of Butwal but I will select only 80
role of job portal for employment creation. Most of job seekers among 80 participants are
young and have under graduation, graduation degrees and post graduates' degrees. From
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different faculties like education, IT students, law students, Arts students, medical students.
In detail I want to add here about my respondents are that 10 participants are from medical
sector 4 are HA (Health Assistant), 2 MBBS, 2 C.M.A. and 2 B Pharma. In same way 15
participants are from IT sectors among that 6 are BCA students, 5 are computer engineers and
5 are CS IT students. Additionally, 25 participants are from education and Arts among that 6
are B.A students, 5 I.A students, 2 are M.A students,4 I. Ed students, 4 B.Ed. Students
Moreover, 10 participants are law students among that 7 have LLB degrees and 3
have LLM degrees. Finally, 20 participants are returnee migrants who have only studies up to
10 class (have SLC Pass). They went to foreign country to earn for livelihood and have
returned back in Nepal. And now it is difficult to survive here, hardly they are able to join
hand and mouth both time. If it is hard to earn for food then what about other basic needs like
So, everybody mentioned up either they are graduated, post graduated, under
graduated or SLC passed everybody here are in search of that type of platform where they
can get job easily based on their qualification experience and skills to like a happy life.
The primary source of data will be 80 participants (local residents) of Butwal Sub
The secondary source of data will be some related journals, articles, research work,
I will use the following step-wise methodological procedure to collect the required
data.
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step 1: I will select eighty participants as my respondents from local area of Butwal Sub-
metropolitan city among them thirty-five are females and forty-five males.
Step 2: I will visit with the selected participants as well and take authority with Butwal Sub-
metropolitan office to know about job portal website that how does it work for job
seekers.
Step 3: I will build rapport with the respondents and will have cup of tea and explain them
questionnaire and will take direct interview to get answer of some question.
Step 5: I will distribute the questionnaire to them to collect their views related with job portal.
Step 6: I will collect the questionnaire within few minutes from the time of distribution
In the data gathering process, I will use authority of the Butwal Sub metropolitan
office to talk with employment co-ordinator officer to collect data of the person who are
unemployed and come there for job seeking purpose (Who came and fill the form of
advertised vacancies to get job) the no. of the job seekers. And then I will select 80
participants as my respondents from those job seekers among that thirty five will be female
and forty male. I will visit the participants (respondents) and will build rapport with them. I
will tell them about my purpose to visit them and request them to give their valuable time to
me for few minutes. After this, I will give them the questionnaire to fill them with their views
(opinions) related job portals. In this way, I will gather information from the participants.
Data Analysis
From the questionnaire as per the respondents (participants) opinions. I will list the
major findings which will help me to complete my research. structured questions answer will
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help me to meet the objective of my study and respondents' views will help me to analyse the
role of job portal for employment creation in Butwal sub-metropolitan city Nepal. Nature of
job portal in Butwal sub-metropolitan city, Job portal in simple word we can say job boards,
job site, job website or employment website is a website that deals specifically with
employment or careers. Job boards are the bridge between an organization and a candidate.
These are websites where many companies post job vacancies so that the job seekers can
know about the available jobs and can apply for those jobs. It helps both candidates and
companies to connect and grow together. In another word we can say job portal provide the
The recruiters can post the available job positions and their requirements with detailed
descriptions containing the salary on the job boards. So, if a candidate is interested in that
position, they will simply apply for the post. I will ask, how do job portal help candidates to
connect companies and grow together with my participants during survey. I will use
questionnaire to meet my research objective and I will do cross question with them to gather
their opinion. I will select participant from Butwal sub-metropolitan office locality. I will ask
some question with job seekers to whom I have selected as my respondents and website
makers that -Have your neighbour, friend or relatives got job through job portal without any
partiality as per their qualification and requirements? Are they satisfy with the role which job
portal plays for job seekers? I will do cross check with my participants and website makes
and some local people from that locality to collect view about what role does job portal
actually plays how it help for a start-up or any organization for hiring and how job portal is
own of the most cost-effective and affordable web. After collecting everyone view, I will be
much sure that using job portal efficiently helps recruits find the most qualified candidate for
their vacant job position at a low cost and helps both candidates and companies to connect
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and grow together. In the same way, I will able to collect everyone’s view about the role of
Major Findings
This survey was useful in identifying role of job portals for employment creation.
Majority of the respondents has completed graduation and are in search of a job. some of the
2) some of respondents know better about Job Recruitment System benefits because their
family members and some relative, friends have got job through online job portals.
3) The respondents whose family, relative, friends are benefited by online job portal they
4) Online job portals are preferred for placement in private ltd. companies.
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Conclusion
Each year population is growing day by day in a huge number and with the growing
population some of them are passing out with under graduation, graduation, and post-
graduation degree but all the students who pass in certain academic year don't get job through
they have good educational qualification. Some get job and some don't. Here, what matters is
that everybody wants to get job as per their qualification, experiences and preferences and it
not as easy as to have a cup of tea. To get job, the job seeker has to wonder here and there in
organization, company, institution by paying a lot for bus, auto etc. tickets and have to view
the newspaper daily. So, seeking job, wanting for jo, reading newspaper for job is time
This research paper will provide a study of several sectors providing employment to
unemployed people. At present, the gap between employers and job seekers will be removed
and an environment of coordination and cooperation will be created between them. Its
purpose is to find out the statistic of returnees' migrants, unemployed people and students
who are searching part time job during their graduation as well as post-graduation. This
research paper mainly focuses on employers and the job Seekers. This Online Job
Recruitment system may be the solution to the given problems listed above. The Online Job
Recruitment system will confirm whether there is list of jobs posted on the website is
authentic or not. Also, the Job Portal will help local industries to know whether job seekers
are genuine or not. Are their academic qualifications, training, resume, etc accurate or not?
So, this job portal plays as a bridge between job seekers and employers. The main objective
of this research paper is to fill the gap between job seekers and job providers by providing
effective platform.
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Technavio. (2021). Global online job portal market 2021-2025. Retrieved from
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