{"id":17568,"date":"2019-01-23T11:50:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T00:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/au\/?p=17568"},"modified":"2020-01-23T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T01:16:33","slug":"is-your-team-missing-out-on-the-benefits-of-a-recruitment-ats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/au\/blog\/is-your-team-missing-out-on-the-benefits-of-a-recruitment-ats\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Team Missing out on the Benefits of an ATS?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re in the recruitment industry, you\u2019re probably already familiar with applicant tracking systems (ATS). More than 90 percent of large recruitment agencies<\/a> use them, and 75 percent of small and medium agencies use them. But what makes a recruitment ATS<\/a> worth the investment?<\/span><\/p>\n

We happen to think applicant tracking systems are extremely important to the success of your recruitment agency’s success\u2014no surprise there\u2014but we also have the data to back it up. Here are ten important benefits you get from using a great ATS.<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Benefits of Applicant Tracking Systems<\/b><\/h2>\n

Scale Your Business<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

An ATS is a long-term investment that both grows your business and grows <\/span>with<\/span><\/i> your business. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, growing your agency without an ATS can be downright impossible. The bigger your agency gets, the more complex your database becomes. Tracking candidates, communication, and your recruiter\u2019s activity can quickly become unwieldy as your agency grows in size. Candidates get lost in the crowd, errors add up, and you risk losing important accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avoid Errors<\/b><\/h3>\n

As your business grows, it\u2019s easy for bad data to slip through the cracks. And spotting an error in thousands of rows of numbers and names can be near-impossible. As your team\u2019s data\u2014and potential mistakes\u2014pile up, it can have costly repercussions on your reporting and your business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source Candidates More Efficiently<\/b><\/h3>\n

Want to step up your candidate sourcing game? <\/span>Existing candidates within an ATS is the number one source for identifying quality candidates, according to<\/span> a survey of recruitment professionals\u2014outpacing referrals, social media, and job boards. With the organisation an ATS provides, it\u2019s easier to place and redeploy candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find the Solutions That Match Your Needs in an Open Ecosystem<\/b><\/h3>\n

Your agency’s <\/span>needs are never going to be exactly the same as another agency\u2019s needs, so how do you get around that? The best applicant tracking systems have an open ecosystem. With an open platform, you can customise your ATS to meet your specific needs by integrating third-party vendors, adding partner extensions, and building new applications on your platform. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ramp Up Your Team\u2019s Productivity<\/b><\/h3>\n

I have enough time to do everything I need to do <\/span><\/i>is something no recruitment professional has said ever. Luckily, an ATS is one of the most powerful tools available to you for saving time and improving productivity. Agencies that use an ATS report:<\/span><\/p>\n