What is an Applicant Tracking System [15+ Benefits & Features]

WHAT IS APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM?
APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEMS (ATS) IS SOFTWARE FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING PROCESS OF HUMAN RESOURCES. IT AIMS TO SIMPLIFY THE
COMPLEX HIRING PROCESS, FROM SCREENING RESUMES TO ONBOARDING NEW HIRES.
THE HIRING PROCESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PILED-UP TASK ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SCREENING SUITABLE RESUMES TO FILL THE VACANT
POSITION IN THE COMPANY. FINDING APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES, AND SCHEDULING INTERVIEWS WHEN THERE ARE MASSIVE APPLICATIONS IS
TEDIOUS AND COMPLICATED.
RECRUITMENT IS BASICALLY OF TWO TYPES NAMELY DIRECT RECRUITMENT, WHICH INVOLVES DIRECTLY HIRING CANDIDATES FROM JOB PORTALS AND
SOCIAL MEDIA. THE OTHER IS THE PASSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS WHICH SIGNIFIES THE REFERRAL OF CANDIDATES FROM THE PERSISTING EMPLOYEES
OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PASSIVE CANDIDATES ARE EMPLOYED BUT ARE OPEN TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ARE MOSTLY HIRED AFTER A REFERENCE IS GIVEN BY ANY
PERSONNEL FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
TO ABRIDGE THE HECTIC TASK OF RECRUITMENT, APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM SOFTWARE IS USED WHICH SMOOTHENS THE PROCESS OF HIRING BY
UTILIZING ITS EXCEPTIONAL FEATURES TO SCREEN SIGNIFICANT JOB SEEKERS WHOSE RESUME SPECIFICATIONS MATCH THE VACANCIES REQUIREMENTS
OF THE COMPANY.
AFTER WHICH INTERVIEW SCHEDULING OF THE SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES IS ARRANGED AND NOTIFICATIONS ARE SENT TO RESPECTIVE HIRING
MANAGERS LIABLE TO CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW SESSION.
IN A NEW-AGE ERA WHERE ACCELERATED PACE IS THE TREND IN ORGANIZATIONS, ATS CATALYZES SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS OF HIRING AND
INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE COMPANY.