Applicant Tracking System

An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software that automates recruitment, from posting jobs and collecting applications to screening candidates and managing hiring pipelines.

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Software that automates recruitment, from posting jobs and collecting applications to screening candidates and managing hiring pipelines.

98% of Fortune 500 companies use an ATS (Jobscan, 2025).

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