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# Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

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An applicant tracking system is a computerized tool that streamlines the recruitment process by managing the collection, organization, and screening of candidate data. It does so by automating recruitment professionals and hiring managers away from the manual hassle in processing them, from the posting of job openings to parsing resumes and tracking candidates throughout the different stages of the hiring process. Streamlining all the information regarding the candidates makes the identification and contact of prime talent easier, which helps make the hiring process effective and systematic.

Besides this, an ATS can help by offering regular updates and making the whole process much smoother for applicants. Most of the systems are very advanced and come with features like analytics for predicting reports and integrating through social media platforms to better recruiters in making the best hiring decisions. Dependency on data-driven processes in HR practice has grown to bind ATS use within the periphery of normalized practice for most recruitment firms and large organizations.

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