Trakstar Hire Blog / Hiring Software & Tools

Mobile recruiting is big. That’s because mobile is big. People use their mobile devices to shop, chat and even search for jobs. In fact, 54 percent of candidates ages 44-54 use their mobile device to look for jobs and 78 percent of candidates say they would apply for a job on their smartphone. Recruiting candidates…

Trakstar Hire has been named a “Master” in Software Advice and Gartner’s ATS FrontRunners Quadrant. We’re very proud of this distinction and the favorable ranking we achieved among the other 25 ATS vendors recognized. The FronterRunners Quadrant provides a data-driven assessment of the various ATSs available to businesses today. Vendors were scored based on capability and…

In most companies, the sales team has the greatest impact on the bottom line. They use the right tactics to turn prospects into buyers so the company can achieve its revenue goals and be successful. Recruiting is more or less another version of sales. It’s all about connecting with the right people and convincing them…

On the surface, recruiting and hiring for an open job doesn’t seem so difficult. You write a description, post it to job boards, and wait for the applicants to roll in. Then you schedule interviews with the top candidates and hire the most impressive one. But anyone with a background in recruiting or HR will…

Business software reviews website Capterra recently released its inaugural list of the most user-friendly applicant tracking software. “We’re already specialized in recommending applicant tracking systems for businesses of all sizes, now we’re taking that expertise one step further with direct user-testing,” they wrote in announcing the list. Capterra has 216 applicant tracking systems in its database, and…

Glassdoor is an employment job site that offers a host of features and options for prospective job seekers, as well as employers. This job site has more website traffic compared to other job sites like CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, Indeed, and Monster. Glassdoor allows job seekers to read reviews left by other people about companies, their interview…

A few months ago, I met with a professional acquaintance of mine during happy hour. He’s in HR at a Denver-based technology company, and his organization had just implemented their first applicant tracking system – one that wasn’t Trakstar Hire. I asked him what the primary factor was in the decision to go with their…

Hiring a new employee can feel like a crapshoot sometimes – and indeed, for many companies, it kind of is. According to Equifax, more than 41 percent of employees who quit their job in the last year did so within the first six months. Another 16 percent quit between six and 11 months on the…

According to a 2013 hiring study from CareerBuilder, 66 percent of U.S. employers have been affected by a bad hire. Besides wasting your recruiters’ time and your company’s money, bad hires can profoundly affect the long-term viability of your organization. Recruiting software, when used correctly, can help you make the right hire to grow your…

Lose weight. Quit smoking. Invest more. Drink less. If you made a new year’s resolution, you’re in good company: An estimated 45 percent of people regularly make one. But what about your business goals? If you have plans to scale your operations this year, it all starts with hiring. Here are five incredibly achievable hiring…