How does applicant tracking system work?

The ABC's of an ATS

ATS is the acronym for applicant tracking system. Also known also as a candidate management system, it simply means a computer software application used by HR departments to vet recruits for their respective companies and helps them organize the applicant pool applying for each job. Indeed, there are many kinds of ATS's. There is an ATS which is designed for applicants to key in their answers online. Another ATS may be used to generate job postings in company websites. And there are also other applicant tracking systems which are used to assess an applicant's online answers, etc.

An ATS can be used by any company, be it a mom-and-pop startup or a Fortune 500 firm. Are you familiar with the more common customer relationship management systems used by companies to track down their performances among its user base? Well, that's what an ATS does too although it is exclusively used in the recruiting process of a company.

Most major entities in the United State and Canada nowadays use some form of ATS. ATS is likewise used by Hr management to evaluate their existing staff for promotion or simply periodic evaluation of their performance.

But really, the principal function of an ATS is to provide a centralized database in a company's recruitment unit. Thus, ATS is also known as talent management systems or TMS, and they are usually manufactured by an application service provider and HR departments purchase the software from these providers.

In this sophisticated Internet age, extraction of applicants' video resumes is not limited on a certain company's website. Most Fortune top companies today use virtual tracking systems for speedy hiring of their new workers.

One form of this tracking system is the series of products created by VidCruiter; a company that specializes in providing the most innovative hiring and recruiting solutions to HR. Founded in 2009, VidCruiter now has extensive presence in Canada and the United States. VidCruiter boasts an array of six virtual recruitment products available both for small and big firms. One of these products is VidTracking - the first video-based applicant tracking system on the market. So how does VidTracking work? You'll find out next.