What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software that automates the hiring process by managing job postings, collecting applications, screening candidates, and tracking their progress through each stage of recruitment. It serves as the central hub for all hiring activity within an organisation, replacing spreadsheets, email threads, and manual workflows with a structured digital pipeline.
Why it matters
Without an ATS, recruitment teams drown in administrative work. Resumes get lost in inboxes, candidate communication falls through the cracks, and hiring managers lack visibility into pipeline health. An ATS brings order to chaos: it reduces time-to-hire by automating repetitive tasks, improves candidate experience through timely communication, and provides data to continuously optimise your hiring process. For growing companies, it is the difference between scaling hiring sustainably and creating bottlenecks that slow down growth.
How Teamtailor helps
Teamtailor is a modern ATS built for both recruiters and candidates. It combines applicant tracking with employer branding tools, an AI Co-pilot for faster screening and messaging, and a career site builder that converts visitors into applicants. Over 12,000 companies use Teamtailor to streamline their hiring.
