Best ATS For Small Companies
The best ATS for small companies is usually replacing a shared inbox, and the case for change is easier to see once you list what the inbox does badly.
Two people reply to the same candidate with different information. An application arrives while somebody is on leave and is never opened. Interview notes live in one person’s notebook. Nobody can say how many people applied, or how long the process took. A candidate asks where their application is and nobody knows.
None of that is catastrophic and all of it is visible to the people you are trying to hire.
At small scale the win is coordination rather than automation. One place where the status of every application is actually true.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner publishes guidance on personal information. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.
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