Tag Archives: ATS

Its 2010 – Stop using your ATS like a Hoarders Basement

It is the first business day of 2010 (pronounced twenty-ten FYI).  There are still no flying cars or teleportation devices.  I still have to type this blog out and can’t just think it.  No cancer shot has been discovered so the … Continue reading

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Is your reality meeting your dreams?

When I was a little kid, I dreamed of climbing the corporate ladder in my pinstripe suit and stiletto heels.  I wanted nothing more than to be toughest, no nonsense attorney in a top law firm and live in a high rise … Continue reading

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ATS = Applicant Trashing System??

Ok, so not likely – but over the past few days Elaine Orler, Chris Hoyt, myself and a number of others came up with what ATS should really stand for… Some of the favorites are: Apathy Through Software Application Trashing … Continue reading

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Here she is…Miss Talent Acquisition System….

Well, it is a beauty pageant – but I don’t think it will be exactly what you are expecting and what else would you expect from a company based in Dallas?  In and of itself, there are probably more beauty … Continue reading

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AYO, I'm Tired of Using Technology…

I admit it – I like a little 50 – especially when I am working out.  There is something about his songs that make me feel like I can run a little longer,  lift a little harder and feel a … Continue reading

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High Unemployment and Technology: A love story

Their eyes met across the room – he was everything she had been looking for:  Organized, Responsive to Candidate Needs, Interactive with Her Hiring Managers, Great at managing the recruiting process – even tracked her metrics.   She was everything … Continue reading

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Not all vendors are struggling right now…

I know it wasn’t my job – But,  I am pretty sure that SOMEONE for got to tell the HR Technology Vendors about the bad economy?  I mean what else would explain the results seen (and published) by some of … Continue reading

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Buying for all the wrong reasons…

I was reading Seth Godin’s blog this morning about why people purchase what the do and how little of it is dependent upon the facts. From a logical perspective – It makes no since at all.  Why wouldn’t someone look at … Continue reading

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Stop overcharging for your products, then!

That is what I say when I hear HR Technology vendors complaining about losing their clients! Well, at least it is what I think to my self as I listen to them talk about the Hey Days…It is like they … Continue reading

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Video Whitepapers – It is time.

Not that I don’t appreciate all of the thought that goes into a traditional whitepaper – but really?  If you think about our ever increasing recruiting world – there are more of us that have attention spans of a 3 … Continue reading

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