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 companywide. 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 hesistate to give us a call.
Our previous posts included understanding your processes, creating baseline measurements, considering a phased approach, picking the right ATS, getting hiring managers on board, keeping it simple, setting realistic expectations, getting your recruiters to use your ATS and monitoring change management.
Step 10. Garbage in, garbage out.
Clean data is key to a succesful project. Thankfully, this is fairly easy to achieve. Make sure the right fields are compulsory. Have regular data audits. Have a system that checks for anomalies. For example, if Edinburgh is spelt three different ways, you can fix this by making the right choice of free text vs. fixed data sets (i.e. drop down menus).
Next time, we will discuss knowing what reports you need.
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.
-Emily
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