Digitalization of Recruitment in Nigerian Public Establishments: Difficulties and Potentials at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
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https://doi.org/10.59261/jlsp.v4i6.260Keywords:
digital recruitment, e-recruitment, public sector, Nigeria, technical challenges, perceived potentials, regression analysisAbstract
Background: Digitalization has greatly transformed HRM all over the world, especially in the field of recruitment. However, Nigerian Public Institutions still experience difficulties in the adoption and implementation of digital recruitment systems.
Objective: This study explored the challenges and opportunities of digitalization in the recruitment process in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Nigeria.
Method: A quantitative case study was used, and data were collected from 30 human resource managers, information technology officers, and recruitment staff using a structured questionnaire given via Google Forms. The questionnaire included technical challenges, human factors, organizational factors, perceived potentials, and digital recruitment effectiveness measured on a 5-point Likert scale.
Results: Descriptive results revealed moderate technical, human, and organizational challenges, while perceived potentials of digital recruitment showed higher mean scores ranging from 4.10 to 4.32, particularly for efficiency, transparency, and access to talent. Technical challenges (r = ?0.42) and human factors (r = ?0.35) were negatively correlated with digital recruitment effectiveness, whereas perceived potentials showed the strongest positive relationship (r = 0.85). Regression analysis revealed that perceived potentials had a significant positive effect (? = 0.78, p < 0.001), while technical challenges had a significant negative effect (? = ?0.35, p = 0.007).
Conclusion: The findings highlight the need to improve technical infrastructure and strengthen the potential benefits of digital recruitment to facilitate more effective recruitment practices in Nigerian public institutions.
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