Applicant Tracking Systems

Without a doubt, online recruitment is growing rapidly. Employers face increasing challenges in finding the right people, with the right skills, rapidly and efficiently. But it is no longer good enough to simply post jobs onto a corporate website and receive mass responses by email or an application form with CV upload. Hence the increasing popularity of applicant tracking systems as part of an online recruitment strategy.

The principal strength of a fully functioning application tracking system is that it allows the recruiter to effortlessly and efficiently manage all stages of the recruitment process. An applicant tracking system manages the vacancies and job posting, while allowing recruiters to easily identify the most suitable applicants. Therefore the applicant tracking system must be able to allow job specific questioning and filtering.

• Full candidate history showing all stages of the recruitment process;
• The ability to send e-mails, documents and letters to candidates as required, both individually and in batches;
• To be able to search the candidate database based on key data concerning the candidates;
• Fine grain user rights and privileges allowing others involved in the recruitment process to be able to perform various functions (e.g. reviewing CVs, providing interview feedback);
• Management reporting options enabling you to identify the pipeline supply of candidates for key positions and measure time to hire.

An applicant tracking system is the funnel that all specific and speculative applicants are directed towards; allowing all recruitment campaigns using any media to be managed from the desktop at a click of a button.

Applicant tracking systems should be flexible and allow recruiters to define their own workflows and correspondence. The applicant tracking system should be able integrate internal HR systems and third party resources such as job boards.

Of course an applicant tracking system is only part of a successful online recruitment strategy. Larger employers are now seeking even more pro-active recruitment campaigns to drive traffic to the corporate careers website. The applicant tracking system therefore becomes an essential tool.

RecruitActive from Netsite offers employers a rapidly deployed applicant tracking system coupled with a fully branded careers microsite. It is used by both public and private sector employers. For more information on applicant tracking systems visit RecruitActive>