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Applicant tracking system

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCommon term

In human resources, applicant tracking system means: Software that collects job applications, stores candidate details and follows each person through the stages of the hiring process.

In Turkish: aday takip sistemi, başvuru takip sistemi

How it is used

Almost always called an ATS. Recruiters post jobs, move candidates between stages and send emails from it. Many systems can filter CVs by keywords, so job seekers try to make their CVs ATS-friendly.

Example sentences

  1. Every application goes into our applicant tracking system, even the ones that arrive by email.

  2. We're moving to a new applicant tracking system that connects to our HR software.

Common collocations

  • use an applicant tracking system
  • ATS software
  • ATS-friendly CV
  • move candidates in the ATS
  • screeningThe first stage of checking applicants to see whether they meet the basic requirements for a job, before deciding who to interview.
  • shortlistTo choose a small group of the best applicants for the next stage, usually an interview. As a noun, it is the list of these people.
  • recruiterA person whose job is to find and hire new employees, either in a company's own HR team or at a recruitment agency.
  • job postingAn advertisement for a job, published on a company's careers page, job boards or social media, that invites people to apply.

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