New research gets inside what companies really want from – and how they really use – their applicant tracking systems.
Recruiting software is the backbone of the talent acquisition (TA) process. First debuted in the late 1990s, the original Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) were designed to make the recruiting process digital, and revolutionized how we hire. On the candidate side, they automated the once paper-heavy process of the job application; and on the recruitment side, they improved and streamlined the process of applicant tracking.
Two decades later, the world, and especially the world of work, has undergone a technological revolution, but ATS technology remains largely unchanged. The result has been a scramble by recruiting leaders to deploy add-on solutions and modules in order to gain a competitive edge in recruiting top talent.
Based on numbers collected by Aptitude Research for all of 2017, below is a visual survey of how companies currently engage with their ATS systems.While this chart can help identify pain points and where there’s room for improvement, many facets are solved simply by implementing SmartRecruiters’ Talent Acquisition Suite. Take a look for yourself to learn why recruiting teams are ditching the ATS for hiring success.