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How to Beat an Applicant Tracking System?

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An applicant tracking system is used by many employers for automating and streamlining their hiring process . Throughout your job search, you will likely encounter some applications which use an applicant tracking system to screen candidates. These applicant tracking system quickly become the primary way those large companies recruit candidates online. The job hunters must know that nearly 40% of the employers use an applicant tracking system for screening candidates for their job opening. The ATS system does not track where you are in the recruitment process. As a result, there are many companies who have thousands of resume sitting in a database that they have never looked at, in fact, 75% of the resumes are never seen by the real person, as per the reports of Josh Bersin . If the job offer is posted with the help of job board, then your resume will likely be scanned by bots before it reaches an actual human being. An applicant system helps to scan your resume for ter...

How to Choose an Applicant Tracking System?

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Let’s assume the situation that your startup or small business is doing great and it is the time for you to take the recruiting process more seriously.  Now, the question arises that should you invest in an applicant tracking system or you can make it done with a spreadsheet and an inbox? Or perhaps you have the software in place, but it is not really doing the trick. Whether you are first time buyer or have pre-existing knowledge about the software that you are ready to replace, your ATS is designed to help you navigate the buying process of it. According to the reports of Aberdeen Group , about 80% of the best in class organization invest or plan to invest in top-ranked applicant tracking system. They select this system rather than solutions which a traditional human resources management system provides. The ATS enables them to improve the experience of the candidates, recruiters and hiring managers while enabling them from handling the complex requirements of the rec...