How Do You Know It’s Time to Shift?

Move to Online Job Applications When You’re Overwhelmed with Paper Resumes

If your business has grown to the point where you’re getting hundreds of paper resumes for every job posting you list, it might be time to consider an applicant tracking system (ATS).

An ATS allows you to create online job applications that can be posted on both job boards and your own website.  Job applicants can fill information into a web-based form, upload cover letters and resumes, or import information from sites like LinkedIn.

HR administrators can then set up their applicant tracking system to pre-screen or score applicants based on lawful criteria applicable to the position. Some systems utilize keywords to help locate candidates with specific hard-to-find skills.

Shift to an Online Job Application System When Your Competitors are Getting All the Best Employees

If your company is growing but having difficulty filling roles in your IT department, or other highly competitive job functions, it might be time to expand your reach through an applicant tracking system.

75% of large corporations use an ATS to automatically post job openings to all the major online job boards. Most powerful ATS software suites include social broadcasting functionality, allowing you to advertise hard-to-fill open positions to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Social media channels and online job boards can then be used to automatically funnel prime candidates to your mobile-optimized job application.  Active and busy applicants can quickly apply for jobs on-the-go.

When Hiring Is Taking Too Long, Online Job Applications Make Your Workflow Smoother

As your company grows, the process of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding a new employee can get more complicated and take longer. Overall company productivity can decline if job requisitions take too long to fill.

Powerful applicant tracking systems like myStaffingPro allow you to streamline your HR processes, so that applicants can smoothly be transitioned through initial recruitment, interviews, salary negotiation and hire, and onboarding.  By allowing all involved parties—the hiring manager, your HR team, and payroll—to see where the applicant is in the process, new hires should transition more quickly from newbie to productive employee: helping to save your company both time and money.