Attracting the ideal candidate for your job listings can be a daunting task as a recruiting agency or staffing company. From crafting clear job postings to maintaining countless applications, identifying the proper applicant for a client can be time-consuming without the proper technology.

The CEOs of three of the largest staffing and HR services organizations—Adecco, Randstad and ManpowerGroup—have banded together for a Covid-19 alliance.

How Does Applicant Management Software Work? 

Applicant Management Software (AMS), also known as Applicant Tracking Software, helps recruiters and other hiring professionals find, track and manage available candidates for open roles. Often, AMS systems are used for staffing suppliers and managers who compete to find talent for contract roles.  

The time is ripe for medical staffing to help the hospital system, and health systems more broadly. As the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) states, “The U.S. is projected to experience a shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) that is expected to intensify as Baby Boomers age and the need for healthcare grows.” The same might be said for other segments of medicine, such as technicians, physicians in rural locations and physician’s assistants.

As the staffing and contract work market grows, the reality is that employee on-boarding must change, too. As the federal government loosens restrictions for I-9 compliance, building remote work into the process, staffing organizations can now resort to virtual methods of verifying hired employees’ identities. (And not only staffing organizations and enterprises, but hiring organizations in general.)

It is irrefutable that technology is hugely important to society and business today.

We see the effects everywhere. In medicine, in accounting, in how we interact. There is scarcely a corner of our lives left untouched by technology, for better or worse. Though in business, it’s generally for better.

Bloomberg reports that, in a survey of 2,000+ workers in Europe and North America, respondents say they would rather be replaced in their jobs by robots than other humans. The article goes on to speculate about the best ways our society can deal with automation. If technology may cause disruption in the job market, as many experts suggest, then what is the right approach to integrating it into the workplace? In this post, we'll specifically be addressing recruiting automation and its effects.

Business Technology Today

Today, technology and business move extremely fast. I mean, extremely fast, on a global scale.

Globalization means we can conduct business on both sides of the globe. Think of it like a chain reaction. As certain things in business and technology change, related things change, too. With the global economy, these changes ping-pong across the globe faster than they ever have. We’re interconnected.

Does your company specialize in flexible staffing solutions? If so, being organized is perhaps one of the most difficult and important part of your service model. However, with the right knowledge, you can set a system that works well for you.

Diya Obeid, JobDiva’s Founder and CEO, will address how to avoid pitfalls when selecting the right ATS at Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum North America in San Diego, CA in February. His address will take place at 10 AM on Wednesday, February 15th.