Assignment No: 01

Role of Information Technology in Human Resource Management of SME: A

Study on the use of Applicant Tracking System

Course Title : Human Resource Management

Course Code: EMBA-5205
EMBA Program, 1st Year 2nd Term, Session 2020-21

Submitted By:
Name ID
Abir Foysal EMBA-210360
Aninda Das Dip EMBA-210365
Muhtasima Rahman Anusha EMBA-210369
Nahida Sultana Ela EMBA-210373
Naimun Alom Putul EMBA-210381
Sharuz Rafsan Shabab EMBA-210395

Submitted To:
Dr. Md. Nur Alam
Professor (Business Administration Discipline)
Management and Business Administration School
Khulna University

Date of Submission: 14th October 2022

Article on Role of Information Technology in Human Resource Management of SME:
A Study on the use of Applicant Tracking System

Summary: Present Globalized era marked with the great use of technology in all operations.
HR department become a strategic partner in it. HR is a collection of highly skilled and
capabilities with various objectives and needs. The growing importance of using information
technology in optimizing its human resources functions has been recognized by
organizations. This takes the form of e-HRM. The e-HRM revolution relies on cuttingedge
information technology, ranging from Internet-enabled Human Resources Information
Systems to corporate intranets and portals. The driving forces are intensifying competition,
need to manage workforce on a global level, to improve HR service delivery and to bring
cost savings. Herein the Applicant Tracking System software used to automate the
recruitment function of HR. This paper investigates the use of Applicant Tracking System in
a small sized enterprise. The study provides insights into a framework of e-HRM and Human
Resource Information System with reference to recruitment as exist in the SME, along with
its benefits and limitations.

It discusses the impact of ATS on HR process, professionals and jobseekers while suggesting
a model of Human Resource Information System based on the operation of ATS. It attempts
to identify implications for future research in this field.