Candidate Source Tracking

ATS Report Card Update - Kenexa Recruiter

Tonight I updated ATS Report Card based on a couple recent client projects with Kenexa Recruiter - you can see how we are hard-coding the candidate source rather than using drop-down menus in those cases. It's a very easy setup and implementation - well worth it for both the employer and the job site.

Automation - Populating Source Menus

When I look at ways to automate candidate source tracking for clients, using the manual drop-down menus they already have sometimes is an option, as the ATS supports populating those menus with the correct source data. Now, the question I always get from employers – and I honestly don’t know the answer – is whether job seekers take the time to change these preset menus when this automation is in place. In an ideal world, they would go away altogether (topic for my next post), but it’s great to take advantage of what the ATS offers to help clients get more reliable candidate source data. Two good examples of this approach are Taleo Enterprise Edition (7.0-7.5) and ResumeWare - you can see screen captures of how it works over at ATS Report Card.