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.