DEVELOPING AN INTERACTIVE STUDENT RECRUITMENT PORTAL FOR UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION IN NIGERIA

Institutions of higher learning provide the pool of professional expertise that the industry thrives on. Therefore, there is the need to facilitate a platform that will provide students a ready access to available vacancies in the industry. This platform will also facilitate the recruitment of the most qualified candidate for vacant positions. This paper reports the design and implementation of a web-based interactive portal for students' recruitment. The system enables cooperation organisations in Nigeria to publicly advertise their vacancies for interested students to apply online. Based on different job requirements, the system facilitates on-line assessment and selection of the most qualified candidates for job and internship placements. A preliminary evaluation of the interactive recruitment portal reveals that its features are standard and suitable for viable university-industry cooperation.