HR Glossary: Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is a powerful HR software tool that covers a company's entire recruitment workflow – from the job advertisement, through communication with applicants, to the signing of an employment contract with a new employee.
The software can be installed as a desktop version or, ideally, accessed via a web-based application. It enables quicker, simpler and more effective processing of
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6 benefits you can expect from an efficient ATS
There are many applicant tracking systems on the market. But finding the ideal software solution for your own company can often be a challenge. We have put together a short checklist of the basic requirements for good HR software to help you in choosing and making a decision.
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HR technology for busy professionals (and cost optimisers)
20 positions in the company that urgently need filling, a desk piled high with applications; and then there's the countless emails from staff waiting for their travel expenses: HR professionals have to deal with numerous, often complex tasks on a daily basis. Keeping track of things is a real work of art. We have put together a list of technologies that will not only enable you to work more efficiently, but also with less stress.
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Saving time and money: Making HR statistics fun
An interest in collecting statistics generally plays a negligible role in the decision to become a recruiter or HR professional. And although most companies are aware of the importance of across-the-board reporting and management accounting, it is very seldom used in the area of HR. This actually comes as no surprise, because evaluating processes and success often requires time-consuming analysis, an understanding
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5 tech-related roadblocks that harm your Candidate Experience
Employers spend a good deal of time and money on building a candidate experience that will keep their talent pipelines well-stocked, but how much of that investment is hindered by their own technology – or lack thereof? A new, nationwide CareerBuilder study explores five major technology-related barriers that can kill your candidate experience and your chances of landing great talent.
The study is part of a larger report
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Does your recruitment workflow meet candidates’ expectations?
Today's recruiters face huge challenges. In the daily struggle for the best talent, the so-called 'candidate experience' has become an important measure. Because applicants are not only becoming scarcer, but also more demanding of companies.
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Smart ways to optimise your recruitment process
Is your recruitment process efficient? Does your strategy deliver the desired results? And you using your budget in the right places? We show you why it's worthwhile analysing the success of your recruitment activities, which are the most common aspects that need to be improved and how an applicant tracking system (ATS) can help with this.
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9 things to consider when choosing an Applicant Tracking System
An increasing number of companies are using software-based applicant tracking systems in the 'cloud'. The so-called "Software as a Service"(SaaS) model is a particularly popular area of use because it can be implemented quickly and without internal IT expenditure. This also enables small and mid-sized companies to make convenient use of all software functionalities – with any web-enabled end device and
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How to turn your talent pool into a useful HR instrument
Some applicants that you reject today may prove to be the right candidate tomorrow. A talent pool allows you to make use of this potential, simplify recruitment processes and, incidentally, to enhance your employer brand. However, a prerequisite is dealing with registered talent correctly.
You have the perfect application lying on your desk. This candidate would be the needle in the haystack were you to be looking for a needle
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HR and company strategy on the same wavelength
Many HR departments fail to meet their responsibility within the company because they develop their HR strategy in parallel to company strategy. But HR can only provide added value towards the success of the business by addressing corporate goals and vision, and by developing and implementing HR strategies based on corporate strategy.
According to the sober findings in the latest Kienbaum survey 'HR 4 HR'
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