Robin Gillman recently posted a blog on ERE.net about the invaluable new role of recruiters in the US economy. The conclusion reads: It falls on the recruiter's shoulders to gracefully bring the message to the employer and employee--that this is a new economy, that Americans have to become more competitive globally when it comes to salary, real...

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Here's something we can all relate to on a Monday: Bob Sutton recently wrote a post on an article from the Academy of Management Review titled "Sleep Deprivation and Decision-Making Teams: Burning the Midnight Oil or Playing with Fire?"Staying up late for work may sometimes be a necessary evil. What this article's research found was that, while...

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In my opinion, "time-wasting" should be branded as the 8th Deadly Sin. We've all been in a meeting that was less than organized, that devolved into a tangent-fest, or that didn't start on time (or worse, end on time). But how do you ensure that YOUR meetings will avoid this transgression and accomplish goals efficiently and effectively?

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One of the new features that will come with our CATS Applicant Tracking System update is the organization of your custom statuses into sleek, dynamic graphs. The ones we had before were, let’s face it, kind of “blah.” So after combing through dozens of graph libraries, our development team has created rich images that provide at-a-glance...

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In this article from the Business Profiles section of apple.com, Twitter is profiled as a progressive, conscientious company and employer. But, as you can imagine, Apple does quite a bit of tooting its own horn. It rings a little hollow to call Twitter a "triumph of humanity" when the latter half of the article is a Mac love-fest. In the entire...

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Are you using Taleo, but thinking of switching to CATS Applicant Tracking System? It's a smart move that just got even smarter. Our developers have taken a look at their backup system and realized it would be a snap to import your data from that backup to the CATS system. So your information would be safe and ready, while your wallet would be...

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Surprisingly, the first step to choosing an Applicant Tracking System is not actually looking at the different options out there. As brought up by the folks at Aon Consulting, the first step to implementing an ATS is looking internally to determine exactly what you need. This may take some time and effort (two things people are not usually eager to...

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There have been a few "Top 10 reasons to use our ATS" lists floating around in the blogosphere, and we thought we'd weigh in on the topic with our own list of CATS software features we love: 1. Low Cost: CATS is hundreds or even thousands of dollars cheaper than most Applicant Tracking Systems, yet is easier, more efficient, and more intuitive to...

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When it comes to the business of HR, it may seem more important to focus on the economic crisis at hand. But, you don't need to be a cock-eyed optimist to start planning for the inevitable (we hope) turnaround. And once that turnaround comes, will you be ready to recruit like crazy?On ERE.net, Dr. John Sullivan shares his strategy for "exploding...

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One feature we're proud of with the CATS Applicant Tracking System is the simple integration of your website's job orders into those you put on CareerBuilder.When creating a job order on CareerBuilder, there's an option that appears that says "Do you have your own application available online?" Highlight and copy your own website's job order...

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