India’s top five IT companies hired about 60,000 employees in the second quarter of 2021. Tech Mahindra alone hired 400% more than the last quarter. This rising demand for quality tech talent pushes IT companies towards a talent war.
According to Microsoft’s The Work Trend Index, 46% of employees are now looking to move because they have better options at their disposal or they want to work remotely.
The same report states, job postings on LinkedIn have increased upto 500% since the pandemic. Naturally, therefore, candidates have too many jobs to apply for, but as a recruiter, meeting talent demands is not the only task, you also need to get the right candidate.
That’s where the role application tracking system comes into the equation. Incorporating an ATS into a talent acquisition process is not enough. You must ensure your ATS has all the features that ups your tech recruitment game.
What is an ATS?
An applicant tracking system (ATS), also called a talent management system, is a simple computer-based hiring tool.
It is designed to help recruiters save time and stay organised in the recruitment process while looking for the best prospects.
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The primary goal of an applicant tracking system (ATS) is to automate the entire recruitment process by tracking and arranging candidates in a single database.
Five Crucial Application Tracking System Features To Streamline Talent Acquisition
These are the five must-have application tracking system features to win in today’s job market.
#1. Career page
The career page of an applicant tracking system allows you to display all open positions on your company website. In addition, the page helps you set up an excellent marketable ‘openings’ dashboard, where you can easily add your company logo, vision, culture and photos etc.
It’s the career page where your potential employees land after running into your job listing. So, your career page should have every vital information about your company that you wish to pitch to candidates.
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#2. Job distribution portal
To get the most suitable candidate for the position, you have to maximise the horizon of your job listing. You can achieve this by placing your job listing on multiple job boards.
All leading job portals collaborate with most ATS providers, which means that if you have a job distribution portal in your applicant tracking system, you can post your job listing on all job portals with a single click.
#3. Application sorting tool
Once your job listing is live on job portals, you’ll receive a bulk of applications. An application sorting tool helps you fetch relevant applications that match the job description.
The sorting tool also helps you rule out candidates who do not have fitting qualifications for the job.
#4. Resume storage box
An ideal ATS should have a resume storage box that stores the resume of all applications.
The stored resumes can be very useful even after the position is filled. There are scenarios when you have to leave a great prospect due to the current requirements of your organisation, but you might need that prospect later.
That’s when you can head back to your resume box and connect with the particular candidate.
#5. Messenger and interview scheduler
Once you manage to sort applicants you want to go with, you need an efficient system to connect with candidates.
ATS with messenger and interview scheduler features allow you to message the candidate directly from the dashboard and finalise interview dates.
The integrated scheduler also works as a reminder tool – it reminds you and the candidate both before an interview, as per settings.
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