Congratulations! You’ve convinced the powers that be that your recruitment team needs an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). That’s an achievement to celebrate in its own right. Now comes the tricky bit –making sure that your project is a success. This can be easier said than done. To give your project the best start in life, you need to carefully plan how you will roll out your new ATS company wide. This article is the result of years of experience of helping to make ATS projects work for our clients. Please use it as a guide to help you think about your entire implementation process from beginning to end. And if you have any questions – please don’t hesitate to give us a call.
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Step 2. Create baseline measurements – so you can quantify your success.
Before you implement your ATS, make sure you take some baseline measurements so you have all the information you need to prove your project a success. Have a go at estimating your current time-to-hire and cost-per-hire stats. This in itself is often a problem without a system. Understand your recruitment agency costs, and some soft items like paper and postage saved by moving to email based communication. Gather all this information and then compare it to data gathered after your project has gained momentum. Then do your own PR, as you’ll have the hard stats to prove your project a success.
Our next post will explore considering a phased approach.
This post is an excerpt from the white paper "Twelve steps to a successful ATS implementation". If you would like to read more, you can download it now.
-Susannah
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