Benefits of Job Recruiting Software

Let’s face it – recruiting job candidates is not an easy task. In fact, most HR professionals find it to be their least favorite task – but it has to be done nonetheless.

 If you’re fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to be responsible for the recruiting activities in your company, you know what a time-consuming task it is to track which candidates are being considered for which position and where they are in the entire process. If you aren’t using some type of recruiting software, you’re likely using a series of Excel spreadsheets along with other paper records. 

While this sounds like an archaic form of record-keeping in today’s technological age, it’s really not uncommon for HR professionals to opt for the paper chase versus an applicant tracking system, or ATS. However, before you opt for paper cuts over software, take a look at just some of the advantages of an applicant tracking system. You may decide that your days of shuffling paper are O-V-E-R.

Getting the Word Out

A good ATS will provide recruiters with the ability to broadcast job openings to a large group of potential job candidates – typically through career sites where applicants are searching for jobs in the first place. 

Easy To Use

The biggest advantage of an ATS is the ease of use – the simpler the better. “Old School” HR professionals aren’t likely to have the tolerance or patience to learn a difficult system, so an ATS has to be simple or it defeats the purpose of implementing it to begin with. A good ATS will simplify your workflow through the entire hiring process – saving you valuable time and money.

Built-In Analytics

The ATS software should provide feedback on where you stand in the process for each candidate – letting you know what’s working and what isn’t. Companies can then use this feedback to tweak their recruiting and hiring process for future candidates. 

Compliance

In the United States alone, there are several governing bodies that go to bat for potential job candidates who have been overlooked for reasons that have nothing to do with their resume.  An ATS worth its weight will track all of the important information regarding ethnicity, sex and disabilities and will prevent an audit from one of these organizations later on. 

Built-in Collaboration

Collaboration should be a key feature to look for when deciding on which ATS to implement. There should be ease of communication between recruiters, candidates and even top brass to make sure the right decision is being made. 

Successful recruiting takes a large amount of patience. You have to be a salesperson and a great communicator, among other things. While an effective applicant tracking system won’t help you with these two areas, it will help simplify and ease your workload when it comes to finding your next successful job candidate.