CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
According to Anan, (2011), On-line activities have in recent past replaced virtually every form of transactions. This is because of the advent of the internet, which provides a global network connection for all such activities. With this technology, many institutions have their tentacles spread across the globe. In line with this trend, job search activities and job providers need to join the band wagon of the global community in shearing their information across the internet. The project work is based on this notion. According to Jack, (2010), an online job portal, also known as a links page, presents information from, diverse sources in a unified way. Apart from the standard search engine feature, online portals offer other services such as e-mail, news, stock prices, information, databases and entertainment. Portals provide a way for enterprises to provide a consistent look and feel with access control and procedures for multiple applications and databases, which otherwise would have been different entities altogether (Nandan 2015).1.2 Statement of the Problem
Applicants were required to search through print and visual media for opportunities, most times this jobs were limited to the applicant’s location, Application were submitted using the conventional methods which weren’t effective and efficient based on loss of document during transits and many more. The old system approach was tedious and requires much effort and resources, most times Employers need to advertise the vacancies and sort all applicants’ details, conduct selections procedures based on qualifications.1.2.1 Solution
The use of metadata and ontologies will enable to model the company organization and to relate these concepts to the information.