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By: sara clement

sara clement — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:05:35 +0000

Hey, great blog! I work for a company that uses HealthcareSource for all of their HR needs. It seems to be a great source for applicant tracking and talent issues. I noticed they have a new whitepaper download for anyone interested, here is the link. http://healthcaresource.com/bestpractices?pmc=SM-01
keep up the good work, and happy trails!
Sara

By: Genealogy

Genealogy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:36:15 +0000

Fantastic article, keep up the good work.

By: Philippines Help Desk Guy

Philippines Help Desk Guy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:11:35 +0000

I’m a help desk agent and I was at work the other day when a cusomer called to complain about the sound card in his computer. He said, “the right channel is comming out of the left speaker and vice versa” so I told him to switch the speakers and he felt so stupid he hung up on me! Humor is good so laugh. Anyone else have a good one?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:38 +0000

I’ve been out here for a year now. After 6 months I finally gave in and officially started a freelance business but I’m still applying for jobs. Don’t really like working alone. I’m convinced that part of the our current jobless problem (in this country) is a direct result of the online application black hole syndrome. It has dehumanized Human Resources. And blatantly DOES NOT WORK. And because it is pretty much the only way we can apply for jobs…we have no alternative. I don’t apply for jobs I am not qualified to do. By the time a recruiter gets back to me (if they ever do) I usually can’t remember anything about the application. It is a sad situation in dire times.

By: Julia Friemering

Julia Friemering — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:58:56 +0000

Dan, excellent blog! I work at HR Services, the company that provides the myStaffingPro applicant tracking system. After implementing hundreds of systems, I agree that some companies choose to implement a tedious application process that can take over an hour. If the company has an in-depth process, I would suggest breaking it up into several steps to reduce the upfront applicant burden. The two step process enables recruiters to review the applicant information and only invite those applicants that they are interested in to complete the second step.

By: Vasanthi Ramesh

Vasanthi Ramesh — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:34:35 +0000

I am currently in the process of looking for new opportunities and I must confess, the application process for many companies, especially large, is very frustrating. I am applying for Expatriate Management roles with banks that want me to complete numerical reasoning tests. The point being?????? By not doing so well in the test, I get filtered out automatically and this by no means is representative of my capabilities within expatriate management!! Very frustrating and I wish the process is more generic and simple!

By: Nathan Shackles

Nathan Shackles — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:34:07 +0000

Thanks Dan for this post. My company has an Applicant Tracking System product (ApplicantStack) that our customers use to create online job applications. It’s always helpful to step back and look at a process from the user’s point of view. We designed our system to be simple and easy-to-use, both for the recruiter AND the applicant. Hopefully this is the case in practice.

By: Jim Flood, SPHR

Jim Flood, SPHR — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:11:44 +0000

It is frustrating when a job is re-posted — and just because you applied for the same title in the past — sometimes several months ago — the system shuts one out and prevents the applicant from applying again. This can be maddening.