At the KnowHR Blog, writer Frank Roche created a list of "65 Things I Believe About HR." Now, I am certainly not an HR professional (more like an interested 3rd party), but there were many things on this list that I felt were so true and so essential to the well-being of a company and its employees. For example, wouldn't the workplace (and the...

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We’ve heard all of our clients' requests, taken copious notes, and logged hundreds of hours bathed in the soft glow of our computer screens. But finally a new, fantastic feature for CATS Applicant Tracking System is almost here! Our software team is currently in the final testing stages of our new custom status and workflow engine. If all goes...

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In a story that relates well to my previous post about social media and recruiting, Chris Russell of Cheezhead has posted an updated version of his "social media recruiting starfish." The starfish is a breakdown of nearly every social media resource that can be useful to recruiters. Some of the more interesting new sites are TalentSeekr, whose...

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26 Reasons Why You'll Love CATS:

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In a few weeks (late April / early May) there will be a major update to CATS, including a number of improvements and new applications. Here's a sneak peek of what is to come:

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Jos Bodewes, our CATS Software Inc. counterpart in the Netherlands, sent me Google's comprehensive graph of unemployment rates in the US since 1990. With all the conflicting information and instinct out there (Nobody panic! Ok, everybody panic! Or maybe not!), such a hard-and-fast measurement of statistics is a real eye-opener. Midwest states like...

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Cheezhead reported today on a first-quarter job trends survey released by Simply Hired, and the news is mediocre at best. The most competitive jobs are in high-skill positions like management, accounting, and analysis. Job seekers have increased in large metro areas like Chicago and Boston. In some areas, like Washington DC and Boston, available...

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During my time working with CATS, I've dealt a lot with CSV files, whether it be exporting a MySQL query using the "INTO OUTFILE" clause, or converting a MSSQL database table to Access, and then CSV or reading a CSV import into CATS. Most of the time we're reading in the CSV file to import, and have to use each column in a different spot. One...

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Social networking technology has seemingly become all the rage in the HR and recruiting industries. Case in point: CATS Software has this blog, plus our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, and a Facebook page coming soon. But are people actually using these applications? And if they are, does maintaining a social media presence work?Yes, according to...

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CATS Software, Inc. (catsone.com), a leading developer of Web 2.0 HR and recruiting software solutions, is pleased to announce their debut into the European market with the official launch of a Netherlands-based CATS Applicant Tracking System (catsone.nl). This marks another effort toward expanding the CATS brand for the global market.The company's...

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