A Business Owner’s Guide to Our Applicant Tracking System
Hiring is a time-consuming process, and it can take weeks or even months to find the right fit for your company, and there is no guarantee that you will end up with the perfect candidate. Our applicant tracking system is designed with this in mind, as it reduces hiring time by 90% or more! Read on to learn more about why Edgewater business owners use our applicant tracking system to find the perfect fit!
The Vision HR Applicant Tracking System
The Vision HR Applicant Tracking System is an innovative system that allows companies to hire employees in a fraction of the time and cost. Our system is a cloud-based computer program that provides you with tools to help you find, manage, and onboard new hires through your existing hiring process.
Our innovative ATS (Applicant Tracking System) offers features such as the ability to:
- create job posts in 60 seconds
- ask optional pre-interview questions
- identify top candidates quickly via our candidate ranking algorithm
- electronically onboard new hires
This means that your company can save thousands of dollars in the hiring and onboarding process while reducing legal and compliance-related HR risks at the same time.
Creating Job Postings
Creating a job posting is one of the business owner’s worst nightmares. Finding the right words to describe the perfect candidate can be difficult. However, with our easy-to-fill-out posting, you can create a job quickly by entering the information below.
- choose what kind of position you’re looking to fill, and decide how much time it will take for this person to learn about their duties and responsibilities.
- enter all relevant information about the position, including who should be hired (Qualified Applicants Only), qualifications needed, salary range, and benefits packages offered (if any).
Using Applicant Search to Create a List of Candidates
A candidate search is a list of applicants who meet your criteria. You can create your lists, sort through top candidates and save them for future reference.
You can create a candidate search using any search criteria: name, email address, phone number, or company name. Once you have your results, there are several ways to sort the list and filter it down to only show relevant results:
- sort by relevant fields such as Name or Email Address
- filter out irrelevant information using Advanced Filters (like location or skillset)
- save candidates to a list so that they’re easier to find later
Ask Optional Pre-Interview Questions
Once you’ve established an applicant tracking system, you must ask pre-interview questions. This will help you better understand the candidate and whether or not they are a good fit for your company.
Pre-interview questions can be any question that will help you determine if this is someone who would be suitable for your company. Here are some examples:
- are there any minimum qualifications? (If so, how many years of experience does each position require?)
- how many employees do you have currently? What do they specialize in? (Talking about this will show how experienced and knowledgeable your candidate is.)
- why do you want to work here? (This lets both parties know if any expectations need to be met.)
Securely Store Employee Files
Cloud storage is the future of business. It’s an efficient, secure way to store documents and files in the cloud, with bank-level security far more secure than anything you could do on your own. This is especially true if you’re considering storing employee files on your local hard drive or USB stick!
In a traditional business setting, file servers are used for storing all sorts of things: employee information from job applications, resumes, and cover letters; photos from interviews; reference checks; training materials for hiring managers (and their assistants); company policies and procedures—the list goes on. The problem with file servers (and other methods like emailing docs back-and-forth) is that they often open companies to security breaches and human error.
Customizable Features
Hiring teams, roles, and permissions: Our ATS lets you choose the right people to work on the candidates you’re hiring for. You can assign specific roles to each member of your team, as well as determine who can see what information in the system and make changes.
Email templates: This feature is a massive time-saver if you send out lots of emails (and who doesn’t?). Instead of writing out all your messages from scratch, use our pre-made templates to save time when communicating with current employees or potential candidates.
Candidate interview rating criteria: Create an easy way for your hiring managers to rate interviews using our built-in star rating tool; then export those results into Excel or share them via email, so everyone knows which applicants are most qualified for available jobs at your company.
Requisitions: Requisition management allows businesses to create job descriptions and post them internally, so they’re visible only by authorized users within the organization’s network—or externally so that they’re visible on job boards like LinkedIn Jobs or Monster Recruiters’ site
Our Applicant Tracking System Reduces Hiring Time by 90% or More! What Are You Waiting For?
Our applicant tracking system reduces hiring time by 90% or more. That’s right; you heard it here first: your new ATS will save you 90% or more of your time spent on hiring—so that’s a lot of money saved on labor costs! You can also expect to reduce mistakes and frustration in the recruitment process.
We hope this guide has given some insights into how our applicant tracking system can help your business. ThinkHire is designed to make the hiring process more efficient and effective, so your applicants can be screened faster than ever before. We want every Edgewater business owner to know that there’s an easier way to find the best candidates for their open positions! Contact us at Vision HR to get started today!
