The war for talent has been raging for quite some time now, the demand for high-quality employees has always been apparent but the covid pandemic has made competition for applicants tougher than ever. Employees are the core of any business and – as such – workplaces ranging from start-ups to blue chips all work tirelessly to ensure that the talent they attract is of the highest calibre. Many tools are in use within recruitment departments with the intention of improving on the overall quality of their talent pools with one of the leading solutions being ATS.

ATS and Its Uses 

ATS, or an applicant tracking system is an automated recruitment platform that works with the intention of simplifying the general hiring process for a recruiter or recruitment team. There is a whole assortment of features to an ATS with some of the most useful being automated contact to schedule interviews, a centralised hub for storage of applicants and applicant details, as well as tools for keeping tabs on general hiring data.

Key features of an ATS, and the ones that are most likely to help attract top talent are below:

• Filtering candidates – an ATS allows for filtering of candidates by a whole host of attributes such as experience, qualifications, and location. This frequently allows a business to quickly exclude candidates who do not match the requirements of a role.
• Job Boards and Social Media – While regularly used even without an ATS, posting on multiple job boards and social media platforms can take a great deal of effort. An ATS can allow for seamless sharing across more mediums allowing businesses to advertise a role on a much larger scale.
• Speed of Hire – It’s fairly common for a quality candidate to apply for multiple roles at once and if a hiring process is long and arduous, they may be more inclined to accept an offer elsewhere. The streamlining of the hiring process through an ATS allows for a faster and better organised recruitment.
• Branded Career Portal – Most of the time when looking for a role, a candidate will come across the generic career site that does not have all of the required candidte-centric content. An ATS should offer multiple ways to customise the branding of your career site and can be a great way to communicate your employee value proposition and culture to new hires.

Through the use of the aforementioned features, ATS has become a popular solution for recruiters and recruitment teams when carrying out a hiring process. While there are still various other factors that contribute to the quality of talent applying to your business, an ATS system can certainly play its part when it comes to honing in on high-quality candidates and making your business more appealing to those looking for a new role.

Contact Eploy for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) 

At Eploy, we offer highly adaptable Applicant Tracking Systems designed to help you find the best candidates for each and every job opening. Get in touch with our specialist team at Eploy to find out how we can help you meet your recruitment goals.