Guest post by Jayakumar Muthusamy
Applicant tracking systems (ATS) are software that recruiters and hiring managers use to find the best job candidates. An ATS tool can save your business time by managing applicants through the recruiting process—from job post to hire. Many offer their applicant tracking systems free to smaller businesses.
However, how to find the best ATS for you is one of the most critical concerns, and you might think there are little differences between multiple options such as Workable and FreshTeam. However, FreshTeam has many advantages over Workable and has proved to be one of the better alternatives.
Most companies use applicant tracking system software for recruiting, job posting, and on-boarding. However, choosing the best one depends on your organization’s needs.
Does every organization need ATS software? There could be various alternatives available in the market, yet it is challenging to find the best one.
Choosing a recruitment software might give you some jitters initially as picking the right alternative is not easy. ATS software should be able to make your job easier and be compatible with your company’s needs. It should also help to reduce transactional workloads and be cost-effective.
Why FreshTeam?
There is a general idea that larger companies mostly use applicant tracking systems as these are more cost-effective. Also, it would not be as cost-effective for small companies or startups. However, this is not always the case.
Any company, irrespective of their size, can implement an ATS solution. FreshTeam has several free options which are easily accessible to small business models or startups. This cloud-based software has all the essential features for managing the hiring and recruitment process. While Workable competes well in a few areas, FreshTeam has 100% customer satisfaction.
Price
If you are still confused about using ATS in your small-scale organization, then FreshTeam is the better alternative as it offers very cost-effective options to get started. FreshTeam offers a free version so that any company who is skeptical about the software can try it before they buy it.
With the free version, you get all the basic ATS features such as a tracking system, a mobile-friendly site, and job posting opportunities. Additionally, it allows you to post up to 5 jobs at a time with all the above-mentioned features and allows you to assess if this is workable for your organization. Workable has no such free trials and users have to pay to test.
Competitive Features
FreshTeam software offers multiple features to make the hiring and recruitment process easy. One of those features provides free job postings where applicants can apply directly. Within this process, once the applicant applies, FreshTeam has a feature to store those resumes as a talent database. Then it is up to the team when they want to schedule interviews or calls with the candidates. This talent database feature is missing in Workable.
Multiple Job Postings
The “career page” is also available in the free version and it enables postings on your business website. FreshTeam allows you to see where each candidate is throughout the recruitment process and allows you to view emails and interview notes in a single place.
These types of features accelerate the process, helping you to hire top candidates faster. In the free version of the software, users can get one account. You can upgrade to a paid plan via email, where the applications come in email format.
Ease of Software Integration
FreshTeam comes with various benefits to the user and is designed in a way that can be easily integrated with other software depending on company size. It can also be easily integrated with Office 365, a calendar tool, and various social media handles such as Google applications and Facebook. It is easy to use for anyone around. FreshTeam also integrates with other FreshWorks family including FreshDesk, FreshService, and FreshCaller as an added advantage over Workable.
Customer Support
For any product, customer support matters. FreshTeam provides 24/7 support via phone, email, and online chat. Users can even reach the FreshTeam support representatives through their website to raise a ticket of concern or a software issue.
With this level of support, users can be at peace of mind that their ATS is working well. While Workable has the same process for support, it offers a cloud-based recruitment platform for companies, and FreshTeam is crafted as a compact package of core applicants tracking and recruitment CRM features all in one.
Language Support
FreshTeam has better features that support multiple languages compared to only one such feature in Workable. Please do consider that while you aim to scale up your company globally, resting on one language alone can impede your progress.
Not only that, FreshTeam offers a discount to non-profit organizations and educational institutions so that they can have all the benefits for their multi-lingual teams.
If you are not sure about the Applicant Tracking System and if it is the right path for your organization, check out FreshTeam’s free trial. The level of integration is much broader in FreshTeam and users gain access to tools that expedite the process of employee onboarding, time-off management, org chart viewing, and maintaining employee databases.
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Jayakumar Muthusamy
Jayakumar Muthusamy is a digital marketing analyst at FreshWorksInc. He writes about software that helps to improve processes for marketing, sales, and hiring teams.
