The City of Johannesburg is recruiting for a number of vacancies, and has digitised the recruitment process as part of a continued push to become a ‘smart city’.<\/p>\n
The city said that the digital recruitment programme will also assist its drive to go paperless and adopt technological solutions for mundane human resources (HR) tasks.<\/p>\n
Enoch Mafuyeka, the city’s unit head for Talent Acquisition, said that the new HR policy has also been employed in a bid to factor social distancing protocols into consideration when conducting job interviews.<\/p>\n
“Using digital technology will hopefully help us recruit some of the best people with the most appropriate skills for the vacant posts we have in the city,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mafuyeka said that potential candidates can apply using either a smartphone or by sending an email on a desktop via a reliable Internet connection. Using digital recruitment processes creates flexibility for applicants, enabling them to do the interview remotely, he said.<\/p>\n
The digital recruitment process requires applicants to fill in the city\u2019s virtual interview consent form after being shortlisted for the post they\u2019ve applied for. Applicants have to consent to a few stipulations, including confirmation that they have access to the internet and adequate data to attend the virtual interview.<\/p>\n
“If applicants don\u2019t have reliable access to the internet, they are then obliged to attend the virtual interview at a physical address that will be communicated by the Human Capital Management (HCM) representative,” Mafuyeka said.<\/p>\n
He said that shortlisted candidates are required to undergo a rigorous recruitment process through video interviews, which are digitally structured on Microsoft Teams. “The virtual interview will be recorded for the sake of transparency,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mafuyeka said that some city departments are also using social media to advertise vacant posts and source for talent. This is seen as a cost-effective option to the conventional hiring process, saving HR officials\u2019 time and altering how the city recruits talent, Mafuyeka said.<\/p>\n
Mafuyeka said that the city may consider using a hybrid recruitment system even after the Covid-19 pandemic to make municipal operations smart.<\/p>\n
You can find out more about the jobs available in the City of Johannesburg’s government offices here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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