Benefits of Having an ATS

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Applicant tracking systems (ATS) definitely have their pros and cons, but they are an absolute best practice for any organizations which is looking to streamline processes and limit the liabilities.

For those, who do not have an ATS or even those that do but do not fully understand why it is necessary, please take a look at the benefits an ATS systems brings to any organization-

1. Applicant Tracking: The time-consuming process in hiring, of reviewing and reporting all candidates that apply, tracking the steps of a hiring process and each applicant can be easily streamlined with an ATS system. Tracking applicants electronically reduces errors, saves time and allows for easy recall of candidates.

2. Number of Applicants: The absolute volume of applicants can be crushing for any recruiter for a single vacancy. To screen and process a high-volume of candidates, an ATS system may be needed to review applicants more efficiently with its own predefined parameters.

3. Job Publishing: An ATS, AppliView in specific is capable of publishing job on various social medias (like Facebook, twitter etc), professional medias (like linked in) and job boards (like monster, shine etc.). This allows reaching broader set of audiences who are following you on blog, career portal etc.

4. Automatic Report Generation: Tabular presentation of status of all jobs, monthly, annually, which can be downloaded also in excel format and can be shared with someone. Graphical presentation of recruiter’s and interviewer’s performance etc can be viewed directly under report section.

These are just few to highlight. Applicant tracking system is a robust system to have in place to manage candidates, employees, database, clients etc. Please try out the free trial account of AppliView from www.appliview.com and explore more.

Do Applicant Tracking System Miss Qualified Applicants ?

A persuasive way to reduce fear of implementing an applicant tracking system is by educating the decision makers about how an applicant tracking system screens candidates and comparing it to the manual process teams uses today.

Four facts you can use to help decision makers:

• The focus is on eliminating weak candidates, not the potential ones: The best applicant tracking systems help businesses eliminate poor applicants. You decide on basic requirements for the position and automatically eliminate those who do not fit the basic job requirements with the help of AppliView. 
• Pre-screening questions take the guesswork out of CV evaluations: Rather than just scanning CV text for desired qualifications, some applicant tracking systems use job-specific pre-screening questionnaire to ensure the right candidates are identified. Pre-screening questions can also be a great way to get insight into how well applicants may fit with the company culture. It may be helpful to ask questions related to key company values, such as customer service and teamwork.
• Applicants are objectively ranked according to your set criteria: Snap judgments made during the hiring process can move a quality candidate from the interview pile to the elimination pile. Applicant tracking systems eliminate human bias from the resume review phase, ranking candidates based on actual skills and experience.
• Humans make mistakes: Online job publishing make it easy for anyone to apply for a job, which can lead to a flood of resumes in the HR professional’s inbox. No matter how good your HR team is, manually reviewing a pile of resumes may result in elimination of top candidates because the HR recruiter missed a keyword or phrase that would move them to the top of the pile.

Applicant tracking systems remove this level of human errors, ensuring you see everyone who meets the job requirement parameters. Applicant tracking systems are designed to help you identify and rank the best candidates for your company and eliminate only those who don’t meet the job requirements.