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Applicant Tracking Software (ATS)
A Brief Overview
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• Early 90’s World Wide Web
• 1994-1995 Monster, Netstart (CareerBuilder), Craigslist, AOL
• 1996 Initial ATS software started to surface within the Viasite job board
• 1999 Viasite launches Recruiter WebTop as the first web based ATS
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ATS
Applicant Tracking System
Applicant Tracking Software
Automatic Tracking Software
Automatic Tracking System7
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Wikipedia
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is a software application that enables the electronic handling of recruitment needs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applicant_tracking_system8
Applicant Tracking Systems
• Assist with Equal Opportunity compliance
• Centralize and automate recruitment tracking
• Post positions to job boards
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Applicant Tracking Systems
• Communicates with potential employees (including automated messages)
• Scans cover letters and resumes
• Makes life easier for recruiters/hiring managers(quicker and more organized)
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Applicant Tracking Systems
https://blog.ongig.com/recruiting‐software/top‐100‐applicant‐tracking‐systems‐in‐2018Survey of 4218 employers by Ongig 2/2018
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10 Largest Applicant Tracking Systemsby Actual Job Seekers
Rank ATS Jobscan Database
1 Taleo 41.7%2 iCIMS 18.9%
3 Workday 12.4%
4 Brassring 6.7%5 Jobvite 5.2%
6 Proprietary (in-house) 5.1%
7 Greenhouse 4.0%
8 Lever 3.0%
9 Avature 1.2%10 SmartRecruiters 0.5%
https://www.jobscan.co/blog/top‐applicant‐tracking‐systems‐used‐hiring‐companies 2018 12
Keywords and Phrases
• 5 to 25 Words or PhrasesIncluding Boolean Searches (and, or, not)
• Relevance Ranking
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Keywords and PhrasesTriggers
• Skills• Credentials and Degrees• Affiliations• Job Titles• Company Names• Schools• Geographic Locations• What’s your favorite color? 14
Keywords and Phrases
• Job Postings
• Company’s Website
• Your Experience
• LinkedIn15
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Jobscan.co
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Keywords and Phrases
• Job Postings
• Company’s Website
• Your Experience
• LinkedIn18
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Keywords and Phrases• Standardize Job Titles
(if previous title was unique or less commonly known)“ Educational Assistant‐Computer Aided Instruction ”
“ Computer Support Specialist ”
• Use both full description & (acronym)Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Business to Business (B2B) Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Use different variations of words throughout document (Keywords can be ranked)
“Sales” “Business Development” “Market Development”
Tense/Plurals are often not recognized“Manage” is not “Managed”
“Assessment” is not “Assessments”20
Keywords and Phrases
• May have a little longer resume
• “Seeker Statement”
• “Strengths” or “Skills” area • Use distinguishing Hard skills ( Microsoft Excel, Oxy-Acetylene Welding, CDL Class A)• No subjective self-assessments (Works well independently, Strong communication skills)
• Don’t be too fancy21
• No information within 1” margins
• Nothing in headers and footers
• Choose a conservative font such as Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, or Calibri : (Serif fonts, such as Georgia or Script fonts may be rejected by screening software) (Times New Roman is OK)
• Font size = 11 point to 16 point
Resume Formatting Hints
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• No information within 1” margins
• Nothing in headers and footers
• Choose a conservative font such as Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, or Calibri : (Serif fonts, such as Georgia or Script fonts may be rejected by screening software) (Times New Roman is OK)
• Font size = 11 point to 16 point
Resume Formatting Hints
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• No information within 1” margins
• Nothing in headers and footers
• Choose a conservative font such as Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, or Calibri : (Serif fonts, such as Georgia or Script fonts may be rejected by screening software) (Times New Roman is OK)
• Font size = 11 point to 16 point
Resume Formatting Hints
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• No graphics or logos
• Do not format using tables
• No borders
• Avoid underlining (g,y,j,q)
• No lines that cross the entire page from margin to margin ‐‐ Some Scanning Systems
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DOCUMENT FORMATS FOR ATTACHMENTS
• .DocX (Word 2007 ‐ 2016 document)
• .Doc (Word 2003 document)
• .Rtf (Rich Text Format)
• .PDF (Portable Document Format)
• .Wps (MS Works document)
• .Pages (Mac)
• .ODF (Open Document Format)
Readable Format Only
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Spotting an ATS
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Job Boards’ Apply “One Button”
Grassdoor.comLinkedIn.comMilwaukeeJobs.com31
Large Companies and
Recruiters
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URL
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The Future• Less formatting issues
• More automated processes
• Used by most any size company
• Integration with other software
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2017/04/28/the‐importance‐of‐applicant‐tracking‐systems‐an‐interview‐with‐talent‐tech‐labs/2/#13323d484d92https://www.talentlyft.com/en/resources/what‐is‐candidate‐relationship‐management‐crm 38
Candidate Relationship Management (CRM)Software
• Links with ATS• Used for recruitment• Monitors public data times applied to positions blogs read postings read visits to Facebook pages LinkedIn
•Maintains list of Passive candidates39
Resource Acknowledgements www.youtube.com/
creativecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc‐nd/3.0/
blog.ongig.com/recruiting‐software/top‐100‐applicant‐tracking‐systems‐in‐2018 Survey of 4218 employers by Ongig 2/2018
www.jobscan.co/blog/top‐applicant‐tracking‐systems‐used‐hiring‐companies 2018
www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2017/04/28/the‐importance‐of‐applicant‐tracking‐systems‐an‐interview‐with‐talent‐tech‐labs/2/#13323d484d92
www.talentlyft.com/en/resources/what‐is‐candidate‐relationship‐management‐crm
www.Jobscan.co
www.Wikipedia.com
www.Kroger.com
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www.forbes.com
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www.wcda.org
monster.com
Taleo.net
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