Post your Job Openings to Twitter and Facebook

With a little know-how, and you can setup an automatic feed of your job openings to social networks.    Please follow this helpful guide on how to post your job openings on Facebook and Twitter. Items you will Need RSS Feed of Job Openings – Check with your applicant tracking system provider to see if [...]

HR Term Dictionary for IT Professionals

When I first started working for an HR software company, I was confused by the terms and acronyms experienced HR professionals threw around.  If you have the same confusion, below is an easy cheat sheet: HM Hiring Manager (usually the person who will be the new hire’s supervisor) Recruiter The person responsible for finding the [...]

Applicant Tracking Systems: Decipher the Pricing

Applicant tracking systems can include a variety of ongoing and one-time fees. Before you sign on the dotted line, make sure you know what you’re agreeing to with this helpful guide. Setup Fees: Implementation: Upfront fee to  configure the system Training: Initial fee to teach  users how to use the system Configurations and Customizations: Fees [...]

A Checklist for Successful Onboarding

Onboarding has been gaining momentum as the latest and greatest applicant tracking feature.  Before you get swept up in the hype, use this checklist as a guide to creating a successful onboarding process. Personalize the process Don’t make the applicant feel like hire #234234872302345.  Personalize the process to keep the applicant engaged, interested, and enhance [...]

Top 10 Reasons CIOs Love Web-Based Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

10.  No servers are needed. 9.  All the IT department has to install is a web browser (usually they already have one). 8.  Secure applicant data is encrypted and hidden behind firewalls, inside bomb, fire,  and blizzard proof data centers. (Make sure your ATS uses a Tier 2 or greater data center). 7.  As software [...]