4.) Technology is Not a Solution
If you are accountable for identifying, buying and / or implementing your organization's next Recruitment Management System (RMS, or ATS if you like), then you need to understand that technology in itself is not a solution to whatever business problem you are trying to solve. Your solution lies in technology and process optimization and strategic alignment and constant feedback loops of relevant information.
Most (though not all) of the really hard RMS technical issues have been solved. So whatever you do, don’t pick an RMS vendor based on their technology. Pick a solutions vendor who can be a trusted advisor to you and your management. You need a solutions partner who can speak directly to the core issue: “How are your technologies and services going to enable me to be strategic partner to my business lines, leverage the information I can capture to add value to the enterprise and help create value in both hiring efficiency and business effectiveness?” Picking a technology vendor because of a technology feature is the same as choosing your surgeon based on how they hold a scalpel.
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