I recently ran across the Applicant Tracking Decision Guide created by Workforce. It is an automated form/site designed to quickly help you select what applicant tracking system (ATS) is right for you. There are just three easy steps to help you get started, but don’t get your hopes up. This guide is from 2002 and [...]
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There is no doubt that the government could in fact develop an applicant tracking system (ATS). I’m sure there dozens of developed ones out there lurking around today. However, what would be the cost associated with a big one? I mean really big one, such as one that could accommodate U.S. Office of Personnel Management [...]
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This weekend I was thinking about the large number of applicant tracking system (ATS) vendors in the United States. I started looking into the location of 55 different vendors to see if I could get a better sense of where they are located. I wasn’t too surprised that California is the unofficial capital [...]
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I have recently written a white paper called “Considerations for ATS Selection” for JobDig Tracker. The paper covers many aspects for users that are just discovering applicant tracking systems (ATS) and what benefits can be gained by using specific features. I believe folks will find it insightful and helpful for ATS selection. I invite any [...]
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Any HR professional or recruiter that has gone through the process of manually entering job requisitions into CareerBuilder, Monster or any other job board knows it is a pain. This pain continues to grow as the number of job requisition increase, however, the bigger issue is whether or not they are monitoring their ROI. It [...]
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A couple weeks ago, I congratulated iCIMS for making the 2008 Inc. 5000 list. I figured I should also point out that Cornerstone OnDemand and Bullhorn also made the list. Cornerstone has an impressive 221 percent billing growth from 2004 to 2007 while Bullhorn has an amazing 398 percent growth over the past three years.
This [...]
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In the continuing war within the applicant tracking system (ATS) realm, the new and most public battle to watch will be between Kenexa and Taleo. Kenexa recently released a report stating they have lowered their full year outlook which dropped their stocks 24.5 percent. According to Steven Koeing, a KeyBanc analyst, “Kenexa has relatively limited [...]
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I could easily tell everyone that applicant tracking systems (ATS) are one of the hottest business systems companies are looking at. However, that certainly is just my humble opinion. Capterra recently did a survey of more than 1,000 of their visitors and roughly 10% stated they have included applicant tracking on their buy list. To [...]
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Applicant tracking systems (ATS) have a vast number of growing features. It is certainly easy enough to focus on the ones that provide the most benefit to general users, however, it is important to keep in mind what features also benefit candidates. After all, they are users too.
One of the best features from a candidate [...]
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Although I work with another applicant tracking system (ATS), I would still like congratulate the folks over at iCIMS for making the 2008 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in North America. To read the full story click here.
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