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Getting the best out of your ATS helps your recruiters make better hiring decisions and improve hiring efficiency. The trick is knowing how. Here are 5 tips for getting the best from your ATS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Configure your ATS to fit your unique process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every recruitment firm and HR team has its own unique workflow. There might be shared best practices, but no two recruiters do things in exactly the same way. For that reason, a good ATS should be customizable to your specific needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While ease of use is important, one common problem with out-of-the-box solutions is that they can be too <\/em>streamlined and not flexible enough to match how you want to use them. At the same time, a solution that\u2019s overly customizable can require time and effort to set up, which you may simply not have or which would be better spent making placements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most recruiters, the sweet spot is an ATS that can be easily customized and configured around their existing recruitment workflows. They also need a level of out-of-the-box functionality to save time and improve efficiency in certain areas like job postings and candidate communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Track recruitment metrics from day one<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recruitment is a data-rich industry. Whether you\u2019re a new recruiter or you\u2019ve been in the business a long time, data can give you a competitive advantage. In fact, there\u2019s almost no end to the ways you can use it to enhance and refine what you do. It can show you where your successes are and give you a platform to build on.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With built-in analytics and reporting tools, your ATS can give you insights into any activity or any step in your hiring pipeline. These numbers can help you streamline your processes and even enable you to remove pieces that aren\u2019t working. For instance, you might want to track the number of communications with different clients or candidates to figure out whether you\u2019re contacting them too much or not enough. You could also see which communication channels are getting the most responses. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The PCR Analytics reporting system gives recruitment team leaders a graphic representation of KPIs.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Features like PCR Analytics<\/a> help you go deeper into the details, surfacing insights from particular recruitment campaigns and showing you what\u2019s successful so you can replicate it in the future. Not only can an ATS provide valuable data on your recruitment metrics, such as time-to-hire and cost-per-hire, but it can also be used to track the performance of certain teams or individuals to see where their strengths are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The metrics you decide to track really depend on your business. However, it\u2019s always worth keeping an eye on these numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n