An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is computer software which facilitates an organization’s administration in their staffing requirements. It is also referred to as a talent management platform or more simply, a resume database. Applicant tracking systems are increasingly moving online, i.e. web-based ATS, making it easier for customers to sign up and get started.

The basic purpose of an applicant tracking system is to aid an organization’s administration, or more specifically the HR department, in keeping a track of their incoming job applications, and in turn helping them hire the right people.

An ATS usually stores information about the organization’s job openings, the hiring workflow, incoming applications and resumes, and all communication with applicants. Applications are stored on the basis of resumes and information gathered at the time of the job application. Applicant tracking systems use this information to allow users to filter, sort and search applications, in order to make it easier to find the right candidates and track them.

With the increasing popularity of job portals and mass-scale recruiters, organizations are swamped with countless resumes, the majority of which belong to under-qualified or mismatched candidates. This had become a source of nuisance to the human resource departments, but has been resolved to an extent with the advent of applicant tracking systems. Applicant tracking systems help organizations easily filter through these candidates to find the ones that match the job and organization requirements.

Simplicant is a simple, web-based applicant tracking system that aids SMEs (small to medium sized businesses) in keeping their incoming job applications and resumes neatly organized in one place, therefore increasing their HR productivity and helping them hire the right people for their organization. Simplicant is offered on the Software as a Service (SaaS) model, which lets users sign up online and start using the system in minutes.

Simplicant is amongst the simplest, most easy-to-use and cost-effective applicant tracking systems in the market today. Other than standard tracking features, it also lets organizations streamline their hiring workflow, resulting in a better and more efficient hiring process. The system also tracks applicants’ status as they move through this workflow, and allows users to retrieve all applicants at a certain stage, thus giving them control over their applicants at all times.

Simplicant makes it very easy to maintain an ever-growing database of resumes, including applicants who are not hired due to limited requirements. As the company grows, the system also allows the organization to dig up these candidates and make offers to them, hence giving the organization an always-available pool of potential human resources.