An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is a software system that allows you to manage recruitment in your organization efficiently. It allows you to publish job vacancies on your company’s website, collect and manage applications for the jobs vacancies, search resumes on the basis of the keywords, and enable hiring managers to identify the qualified candidates.
Make hiring process simple with Applicant Tracking System
No doubt an applicant tracking systems can make the hiring process in a company very simple but do you really need it? Yes ! Let us find out why !
All organizations, big or small need an applicant tracking system to manage hiring process in their organizations. Many times, the small business owners do not want to invest in applicant tracking systems and believe that they can do without it. However, managing a huge resume database, reading and filing resumes, and sorting applications for the jobs can be too cumbersome and a big burden on the hiring managers.
On the other hand, an applicant tracking system is indispensable for a larger organization. A large company cannot do without an applicant tracking system because they have multiple job vacancies and thousands of resumes. However, they mostly rely on their ERP systems to manage their recruiting process. The large organizations may also consider a dedicated applicant tracking system to manage their huge resume database and search for the right candidates.
The Applicant Tracking systems are available both as a part of a comprehensive HR software and also as dedicated systems. A small company that does not want to invest on an integrated HR software can invest in the dedicated/ standalone applicant tracking system. Also, with the advent of cloud based technologies, the price of Applicant Tracking systems have dropped considerably and they have become more affordable. Using a cloud based applicant tracking system would be highly cost effective than paying a recruiting firm to locate candidates for you.
Thus, the businesses of any size and industry can utilize an applicant tracking system to manage recruitment in their organization and build a stronger organization.
Benefits of an Applicant Tracking System
The main aim of applicant tracking systems is to provide a central database to manage a company’s recruitment efforts. However, the functionality of ATS is not limited to managing a database of resumes, applicant tracking systems also include the capability of automating the recruitment process by using a defined workflow. Some of the other benefits of applicant tracking system are:
- Streamlined Applicant Tracking: An ATS can streamline each stage of your hiring process and help you reach out the right candidates. It automates the recruitment process and allows the hiring managers to accept, review, and manage a high volume of resumes and job postings. It can be used to build a talent pool for the organization by integrating the career portal of the organization with social community portals.
- Job Postings for both Internal and External Candidates: An ATS allows you to publish job vacancies for both internal and external candidates. In addition, it allows you to publish the jobs on various career portals, social media sites, third party job boards, and staffing partners to collect more resumes in a little time.
- Better Candidate Management: An ATS reduces the candidate management effort by allowing you to search candidates on the basis of keywords. Some ATS systems are configurable and you can configure them according to your needs. You can configure the ATS systems to include or exclude resumes on the basis of their last updated date and the duplicacy of the resumes.
- Recruitment Analysis: A standard ATS allows you to gather recruitment metrics and analyze which recruitment source is bringing maximum return of your recruitment efforts. In addition, an ATS allows you to measure the cost-per hire, time-to-fill, retention, turnover, and performance. The analysis of recruitment metrics allows you to improve your future recruitment campaigns.
EmpXtrack Applicant tracking system is a cloud based system that allows you to manage hiring in your organization with the use of a workflow. It is very user friendly, easy to configure, and available both as a standalone system or as a part of an integrated HR software.
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