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ATS

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

/ˌeɪ tiː ˈes/abbreviationCommon term

In job interviews & careers, ATS means: Short for applicant tracking system: software that employers use to collect, sort and search job applications.

In Turkish: aday takip sistemi, başvuru takip sistemi, ATS

How it is used

Most large employers use an ATS. It reads CVs and lets recruiters filter them by keywords, so job seekers talk about 'ATS-friendly CVs' with simple layouts. When you apply on a company's careers page, you are usually using its ATS.

Example sentences

  1. Our ATS automatically sends a confirmation email to every applicant.

  2. Complex tables and graphics can be hard for an ATS to read.

Common collocations

  • ATS-friendly CV
  • applicant tracking system
  • ATS software
  • upload to the ATS
  • keywordAn important word or phrase from a job ad, such as a skill, tool or qualification, that recruiters and software look for in CVs.
  • resumeA short summary of your education, work history and skills that you send to employers, usually one page long. This is the usual American word for a CV.
  • applicationA formal request for a job, or the set of documents and forms you send to an employer when you make that request.
  • recruiterA person whose job is to find and select people for jobs, either inside a company's HR team or at an external agency.

More terms: Applications & Hiring

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