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How technology vendors can sell more, recruiters can hire more, by giving less choice

The more choices we have the harder it is to make a decision. You want ketchup? Choose from our 39 different brands, flavours, sizes etc. You probably walk away empty handed! 

Why the ATS market needs more disruptors.....

 

Once upon a time we recruiters just had a phone and a rolodex.

Then we had fax machines. Then e-mail. The Internet. The ATS and on it goes.

But even though the market races on the ATS seems have got stuck in the dark ages of technology somewhat smug in its' seemingly immovable place within the organisastion. 

Rate your ATS - are your customers speaking for you?

The Rate your ATS has got off to a fast start with response coming in already. But to make sure it shows both sides of the story, if you are an ATS vendor please feel free to ask them to rate you.

Rate your ATS

Everyone loves their ATS so here's your chance to share your love with the world of recruitment!

So please take just 2-3 minutes to Rate your ATS.

Once the survey has been running for a few weeks and hopefully had 1,000 responses (gotta aim high) I'll be writing a report to see who does well and who doesn't!

Click here to take the survey :-)

Do you remember ATS vendors Recruitmax and Recruitsoft?

As part of a short series I am covering the history of the ATS to the current day as a (paid) Guest blogger on the Cornerstone Blog.

Read the first post to see if you remember those names and where they ended up.

Which ATS? How do you choose a new recruitment system? Vendors get in touch!

Since the birth of the e-recruitment system late last century (or ATS as it is now fondly known) there have been a lot of changes. The 10+ year old systems are creaking big time and recently acquired systems are in due course being shut down. But there's also a slew of new recruitment products coming to market that both challenge and enhance the ATS.

So where does the In-house recruiter start their selection journey and how does the vendor avoid too many frogs? Both parties can invest so much time trying to find the right partner with all but one left wanting. Buyers can search the Internet, trawl the LinkedIn groups, connect with people on Twitter...... but why is it not all in one place? Well it will be soon.

I am about to embark on writing Which ATS? which will be for the In-house Corporate Recruiter. It will include a list of ATS vendors with relevant information but also some of the new recruitment tools such as social referral systems, Facebook job Apps etc. It is not just for the UK market either.

If you are a vendor and want to know more about this project get in touch to be involved. 

If you sell to the In-house Corporate Recruiter and are interested in some of the marketing opportunities get in touch to find out more.

 

What is a Social ATS (and how do you get one)?

So TribePad have staked their claim as the first social ATS but what does it really mean and what does it matter to the "average" recruiter? Is it just smart marketing to attract attention or is there something seriously special about what a social ATS offers?

Why a free ATS can (sometimes) hurt you!

Let's be honest, we all like a bit of a bargain and if it's free, even better. Or is it? 

Is TribePad taking a Google Chrome approach to the recruitment market?

Google didn't purely launch Chrome to win browser market share but to force other browsers to innovate and innovate fast. By doing so it allowed Google to unleash yet more products into the market! Very smart and so far proving to be very successful. So how does this help TribePad and the recruitment industry?

Apply with Google+? Seriously? Well Google let you!

I was doing a career site review the other day so was mooching around Google for some examples and came across their use of Google+ as part of the application process. It seems to be getting everywhere these days!