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What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?<\/h2>\n

An applicant tracking system<\/a> helps employers with their recruiting and hiring efforts. It can collect and sort resumes to help hiring managers organize and sort candidates, and filter out the ones that won\u2019t be a good fit. It also lets employers track communications with applicants, helping them get to the right candidates faster. But how do you know if an ATS is right for your organization?<\/p>\n

6 Signs You Need an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)<\/h2>\n

There are a number of signs that indicate the need for an ATS. These include:<\/p>\n

1. You\u2019re tracking and hiring with spreadsheets, email, and paper processes<\/h3>\n

Using outdated processes for recruiting and hiring can slow you down, make you appear disorganized to potential candidates, and delay the process of bringing in talented people. In the meantime, those star applicants may move on to other opportunities. Applicant tracking saves you time.<\/p>\n

2. Your job listings look like a jumble of legal jargon and complicated duties<\/h3>\n

In today\u2019s digital world, you don\u2019t have a lot of time to grab someone\u2019s attention and encourage them to apply for your open position. If the application process takes more than 15 minutes, the candidates are likely to bail before applying or midway through the application.<\/p>\n

3. Scheduling an interview requires a lot of back-and-forth without an ATS<\/h3>\n

When the process of hiring takes months because you have to discuss scheduling with hiring managers, recruiters, and candidates, the other members of the team often take the brunt of the extra workload, which can cause stress and frustration. With a streamlined process through an ATS, it\u2019s easier and more efficient to post jobs, receive applications, and get people hired. You can communicate directly with the job candidate through the applicant management platform.<\/p>\n

4. It takes months to fill an open position without applicant tracking solution<\/h3>\n

With applicant tracking, everyone involved in recruitment can be added to the process, making it much easier to figure out schedules and get candidates in for interviews.<\/p>\n

5. You can\u2019t find a fantastic applicant who previously applied for a job<\/h3>\n

Maybe you had a star applicant who applied for a different job at your company, but he or she wasn\u2019t the right fit for that position. Now you have the perfect role for that person, but you can\u2019t find the application or contact information in your mess of emails. With an ATS, you can easily pull up data for previous applicants and find that person right away.<\/p>\n

6. Without an ATS system there is no data or analytics to assess your hiring efforts without<\/h3>\n

With an applicant tracking system, you can get an inside look into how many people are viewing your job postings, where they are coming from and what boards they\u2019re viewing the postings on, and whether they\u2019re starting and\/or finishing the application process.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear that a good ATS can transform your company\u2019s recruiting process.<\/p>\n

The Benefits of an Applicant Tracking System<\/h2>\n