Hiring | 5 tips for implementing an ATS

The benefits of a well-implemented ATS can be immense. A survey from Capterra reported that 94% of recruiters and hiring professionals say their ATS or recruitment software has positively impacted their hiring process. However, too often mistakes are made through a lack of understanding.

Define your metrics for success

Once you are clear on the outcomes and improvements you expect to realise from the implementation of your ATS, you should take time to consider what the metrics for success will be and how you will measure these.

Most commonly, these will fall into two categories - quantitative and qualitative measures. Quantitative data is very much like a measuring stick. If it can be counted, measured, and given a numerical value it is quantitative.

Examples of quantitative data: