The backbone of every company is the manpower behind its development.” – Arthur Pereless – (CEO Pereless Systems)

If you spoke to hiring teams a decade ago, their ability to complete day-to-day tasks would be described as difficult compared to present day. Although the end goal remains the same (find the best talent, hire them, and hope they remain long term), the recruitment processes to reach these goals have drastically changed thanks to technology.

In the early days of recruitment, there were a lot of moving parts. With the absence of recruitment technology, candidates filled out paper applications, recruiters entered their data into Excel sheets, then called or emailed prospects to set up interviews. Third-party applications helped to an extent, however recruiters were forced to use several platforms to complete minor tasks which were often time consuming and costly.

TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION: EVOLUTION OF APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEMS

The rise of technology, particularly cloud-based tools, changed the recruiting game forever.  Founder and CEO of Pereless Systems applicant tracking software explains,

“The cloud admits access to large distribution networks in real-time. Job boards and search engines, in turn, became powerful tools for reaching proactive (and even passive) candidates.”

With recruiting processes transformed from manual to electronic, management and organizational functions were simplified into one centralized system, and job distribution to the world-wide-web became easy and instant.

Suddenly, the recruiting space was flooded with new recruitment solutions built by software professionals and entrepreneurs.  Many failed due to competition, lack of functionality, and inability to keep up with constant technological advancements.    But others got the memo: flexibility is key to surviving in a new software market.

NEW CHALLENGES

As technology evolves, so MUST every tech company. This presents new challenges to keep up with advancements while competing to remain relevant and innovative. Certain functionalities that didn’t exist within ATS platforms became immediate demands as the world advanced.

Mobile Optimized – Any ATS vendor selling a system without a mobile-optimized career page, application, and internal texting functionality, might as well quit while they’re behind. This applicant tracking software includes it as standard.

Social media integration – The ability to connect an ATS to social media accounts is crucial for candidate traffic and flow. This is a standard functionality included with this ATS.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – The most recent technological advances sweeping recruitment software today, artificial intelligence is set to be the next best “smart” tool to find the best talent. (P.S. we just launched our “Intelli-match” AI tool that finds candidates best suited for particular jobs). 3 months free trial if you are a new client 😊

NEW SOLUTIONS

Here are a few more examples of some of the new solutions spawned from recruitment technology:

• Automated letters (emails)
• Prescreening questions (automatic disposition)
• Candidate ranking (quality talent)
• Social media integration (exposure)
• Text messaging & mobile-friendly functionality (communication)
• Skill assessments (quality talent)
• Employee referrals (quality talent)
• Background check integration (expedite hiring)
• Payroll integration (expedite hiring)
• Smart calendars (management/organization)
• Onboarding/electronic documents (expedite hiring)

With the technological “big bang” that effects us all, the Human Resource industry has been positively effected. With the ability to reach talent from anywhere in the world, what’s next for the recruitment industry?

Email confirmations.

Automatic, standard with applicant tracking systems (ATS), and easy to set up. Yet, sometimes this is an overlooked feature; especially with teams new to ATS software. Communication with candidates is key to maintaining a positive relationship with the public; even if you are delivering disappointing news to some.

When purchasing an item online, the standard etiquette includes receiving a confirmation email. Money is involved and a transaction took place. Yet, it also confirms that everything went smoothly, and that the ball is now in the company’s court to fulfill the next task.

Although filling out a job application doesn’t involve money spent, it involves money (that can potentially) be earned. Candidates actively looking for work take this very seriously. It is so important to acknowledge their time and effort, and confirm they successfully applied for a position.

No one likes to be ignored…

Acknowledge and appreciate the talented people interested in working for you! Use Pereless Systems applicant tracking software to set up custom email templates. Templates can be assigned to specific recruit flows and set to send automatically to every candidate that enters that flow; which solves the problem for email confirmations for new submitted applications!

Sending a friendly confirmation reassures candidates that their information will be reviewed and they can expect a response. This is an easy and professional way to maintain a positive relationship with candidates.

Maintain privacy while building a talent pool

Teams using the Pereless ATS can create a generic email address to communicate with candidates. This is a great way to build a talent pool and connect with candidates without compromising your personal email. All data is tracked and reported in the ATS!

Pereless users have the flexibility to customize the ATS to best fit their recruitment processes providing candidates a positive experience while relieving recruiters of manual work. In a technologically advanced age, why not use it to your advantage?

Pereless System’s applicant tracking software has tons of tools to help recruiters post jobs and manage incoming talent. One particular tool is pretty awesome and lets hiring teams promote jobs for free…

QR Codes Generator

Pereless ATS comes standard with a QR code generator. QR (quick response) codes are machine-readable barcodes that are scanned using a smart device’s camera lens and read using a specified mobile app.  
Anyone with a smart device can download a QR code app (for free), scan the code, and be directly linked to your career site! Not only is this an innovative way of attracting talent, it is free for recruiters, free for candidates to use, and codes can be places on virtually anything.

QR codes can be generated for a specific job or an entire career page which can then be applied to physical products, receipts, cars, posters, stickers, and more!  iPhone users can download the app here, and Android users here.  

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Pereless Systems Applicant Tracking Software makes it simple for companies to track candidate flow and time-to-fill rates while maintaining team productivity.  Here are 4 standard tools included with Pereless:

Flow Timeline

System administrators can monitor team progress and view candidate activity by checking the flow timeline. This provides a real-time overview of ATS user activity, candidate flow, and candidate dispositions.

Sourcing

Captures candidate source information via all sites jobs are posted including company career page and third-party job boards.

Pipeline

Pipeline report provides quick data on the job level; including information where candidates are within the review process, pass rate, and the average amount of days applicants remain within a flow.

Job Performance

Provides a quick list of top 10 best and worst performing active jobs in regards to candidate flow and the amount of days a position has been posted.

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A very popular trend in business is going green and doing things in your company that benefit the earth. Many businesses are making greener choices to make a positive influence on the environment. These businesses are making a difference in the way consumers buy products and making themselves more competitive in the market. By going green, a company receives many benefits in their business as well as on the environment surrounding them. It is important for other companies to see these trends and stay up to date with them in order to stay competitive in their current market. Although many companies go green to increase their business, it is important to recognize the positive impact they are having on the environment as well.  

There are many benefits to going green, but the main benefit is how your consumers react to the change. As it becomes more popular to do things that help the earth, buyers are becoming more interested in purchasing products that either help the earth or buying from companies that give back to the earth.  By using the greener products as a way of marketing a company, consumers are drawn in and more willing to buy the products, creating more revenue for the company.

This change also makes a company more competitive in their own market. By marketing their green products, company’s are able to stand out compared to other competitors and generate more business. When moving to greener products, it is important to make consumers aware and use it as a way to better market your company.

Becoming a green company also increases a company’s corporate social responsibility. By creating greener products or making changes in an office to save energy or plastic, consumers become aware and start to generate a positive image for the company. This image is important because if consumers know you are benefiting the environment and making positive  changes within your company, consumers will become more loyal and dedicated to your company.

By building your corporate social responsibility, you can become more popular within your market and bring in more customers in the future. It is also important for your customers to know that you are building your business off of the positive impact it will have, and not just how much money the company is making.

Although creating greener products and making changes in your business that will positively affect the environment brings in many customers, it is important to look at how it benefits the environment. The trend of becoming more environmentally friendly in a business has become very popular and continues to keep growing. This change is making positive impacts on businesses and helping the environment one step at a time.

Madelyn McMahon

The struggles of the HR department are continually changing. These are the most current issues that HR departments face and the solution to them.

Retaining talent

The job candidate search is difficult enough as is, but actually retaining hires is an entirely new challenge. Poor employee retention rates may have to do with varying factors such as company culture or salary, however the root of the issue often deals with the hiring process. Firstly, you need to attract the right job candidates, and secondly you need an efficient way to process applicants. Which leads to the next issue…

Keeping up with technology

Without sufficient technology, it is extremely difficult to attract, hire, and retain the right employees. Social media is a big part of drawing in candidates, but also your overall digital presence (such as your company website) is essential. However, even more significant than this is the technology that you use for hiring. You want an ATS with all of the features that you need.

Managing company culture and diversity

This issue ties back to finding the right candidate. You want a positive and innovative company culture and in order to create this you need diversity within the company. Diversity mostly involves getting a strong mix of different perspectives and personalities. Finding the right personalities once again has to do with the hiring process. Pay close attention during interviews and envision how the job candidate’s personality and ideas will influence the company and mesh with your company’s culture.

How to fix these issues:

The absolute best solution to these HR issues is having a reliable ATS. The easier it is to sort applicants and hire, the less issues you will have in the HR department. The people that you hire are the most important part of a company, so make sure you’re hiring the right way.

Victoria Leighton

In business, partnering is a successful strategy to grow your business. Many companies, both small and large, use partnering as a way to expand their clients and promote their products. By having partners, companies gain the ability to use their partners clients and specific market to grow their own success. Partnering is a way to bring in new business while benefiting another companies success at the same time.

For small companies, partnering is very beneficial. By gaining a partner, small companies can connect with more developed companies to expand their client base. It is important for small companies, especially startups, to generate clients from many different markets. This will make their company more competitive in their own market while expanding in other markets. It is also important for small companies to use their partners to market their products.

Marketing can be expensive, so when the two partners work together they can market both of their products at one time, paying half the cost. This is also beneficial because both of their clients are seeing the other companies products that are being marketed, which brings attention to both of their products in different fields. When smaller companies join together with companies that are more developed than them, they can grow and develop faster than they would starting up on their own.

Although small companies gain heavy growth from partnering, it is also beneficial for larger companies to form partnerships. For larger companies, if they partner with other companies they can make deals to market both of their products even if they are selling to different target markets. For example, if you buy a certain product you can receive a discount on the other companies product. This gives people the incentive to buy both of the products, knowing they will receive a discount.  

Another benefit of partnering for larger companies is that when they join with small companies or non profits, they can also help improve their corporate social responsibility. If companies do this, people are intrigued by the good intentions of the company, which can bring in more business. It is also beneficial for companies to partner that are not in similar markets, so that new clients can see their products and how the two companies are working together.

Overall partnering can bring many benefits to both small and large companies. Working with other companies can help to expand a company’s client base and bring more attention to their company. It is a great way to market a companies products and have something new and exciting to interest their clients.

Madelyn McMahon