How Can An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Benefit Your Business?

This is where an applicant tracking system (ATS) can come in handy. This software complies with all the data you’ll need to optimise recruitment. In fact, research shows that applicant tracking systems are already being utilised, with 98% already using one to scan CVs. But what else can this software do for your company?

Here, we’ll explore the workings of the applicant tracking system and how utilising this system can benefit your company.

What does an applicant tracking software do?

Applicant tracking software has multiple uses within your business. These are seven that are guaranteed to make hiring your future workforce as simple as possible.

Job posting

The software allows you to post job vacancies with the click of a button, reaching all of your social media channels and career pages at once. This means you won’t be wasting valuable company time by copying and pasting the same description over

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A Guide to Outsourcing Your Company’s HR and People Ops

A common theme among business executives, operators, and HR professionals is a sense of overwhelm. The pressures of managing a team through political trauma, ensuring the business reaches key objectives, and navigating the realities of a hybrid workforce cannot be taken lightly. These responsibilities also can’t realistically fall on one person in the organization.

With budgets tightening and the future uncertain, companies cannot always afford to add headcount in hopes of solving their HR-related problems. While it is critical to build an internal People function as a company grows, not all problems need to be solved by employees alone. In this article, we look at the merits of outsourcing key HR functions to an HR consultant or firm, the options companies have in terms of outsourcing, as well as the trade-offs you make in gaining outside expertise.

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The Role of HRComparing Outsourced HR and In-house HROutsourcing to
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98% Of HR Professionals Are Feeling Burned Out — What Can They Do?

Every year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month — an opportunity to fight the stigma surrounding mental health, educate people and advocate for policies that help people with mental health issues.

And that’s why we’re using this platform to talk about something very important – the mental health of HR professionals across the globe. 

According to a recent study conducted by Workvivo, 98% of HR professionals have felt burnout in the past six months, with 88% dreading work. Today, 78% of HR professionals are open to leaving their jobs because of the toll that it’s taking on their mental health. 

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So why are HR professionals experiencing burnout?Who’s taking care of HR?

So why are HR professionals experiencing burnout? 

HR professionals have been on the front lines since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring business-as-usual, … Read more

How Your Recruiting Function and HR Tech Stack Evolve from Startup to IPO

The talent acquisition process of a company varies drastically as it grows. Hiring a startup’s first few engineers and sales reps is nearly incomparable to the Fortune 500 company filling thousands of roles across many functions. In this article, we discuss what to consider at each stage of growth, including the team, tools, technologies, and recruitment analytics needed to excel in talent acquisition. 

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How We Got This DataStage 1: From Founders to a Small TeamStage 2: Building a Team of TeamsStage 3: Building a companyStage 4: Scaling to an exitKeeping Ahead of Your Tech Stack’s Growth

How We Got This Data

To provide up-to-date insights, we analyzed the 300 most representative high-growth U.S.-based software companies. All of these companies had raised a Series A through F funding round between August 2021 and August 2022. 

We categorized and tagged almost 20,000 employee profiles using Sonar’s talent intelligence platform … Read more

Ways to Find Employment in the Construction Industry

The construction industry offers a wide variety of career opportunities for those with the right skills and training. If you’re thinking about a career in construction, you may be wondering how to go about finding employment. In this blog post, we’ll offer some tips on how to find work in the construction industry. 

Network with Other Professionals 

Networking is key when it comes to finding employment in any industry. If you have a connection to someone who works in the field you’re interested in, reach out to them and see if they would be willing to put in a good word for you with their employer. Attend industry events and trade shows so that you can shake hands, exchange business cards, and make small talk with other professionals. You never know when one of those contacts might come in handy. Keep your options open and never turn down an opportunity Read more