Overview
A unified ATS API overcomes recruitment integration challenges by standardizing inconsistent data models, normalizing varied terminology, and creating a consistent entity structure where application statuses, interview stages, assessment results, and candidate fields exist predictably regardless of which vendor’s system houses the underlying recruitment data.
Benefits of the ATS API
Here are some benefits of using our ATS API that simplifies and enhances the recruitment process:
Key Features
The table below shows key features of the ATS API that make recruitment easier, from real-time application tracking and offer Management:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Candidate Management | Easily create, update, and retrieve candidate profiles, including personal information and application history. |
| Job Postings and Metadata | List and manage job postings, access detailed descriptions, compensation ranges, and related questionnaires. |
| Application Tracking | Monitor and update application statuses, manage interview stages, and handle offer details. |
| Real-Time Webhooks | Receive instant notifications for changes in data like - candidates, applications, or job postings. |
| Document Handling | Upload, download, and manage candidate documents such as resumes and cover letters. |
| Interview Scheduling | Record and manage interview details, including times, participants, and locations. |
| Offer Management | Handle job offers, track their status, and manage candidate responses efficiently. |
Entity Model and Relationships
The following diagram illustrates the key entities within the ATS API:
The following table outlines key entities within the ATS system and provides a brief description of each:
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
| Applications | Manages job applications, including creation date, status, linked job and candidate identifiers, and more. |
| Application Offers | Handles job offers associated with applications, providing information on offer status, details, responses, and tracking from creation to acceptance or rejection. |
| Interviews | Records details of candidate interviews, including times, participants, and location (e.g., meeting URL). |
| Interview Stages | Represents different interview process stages, such as initial screening, technical rounds, and final interviews. |
| Rejected Reasons | Manages standardized reasons for candidate application rejections, aiding in consistent decision-making and recruitment process analysis. |
| Candidates | Provides detailed profiles of job candidates, including personal information, qualifications, application status, and history with the company. |
| Candidate Notes | Manages notes related to specific candidates, including content (usually simple text strings) and author. |
| Users | Manages user accounts within the ATS, including recruiters, HR personnel, and hiring managers, with access to user details, roles, and permissions. |
| Jobs | Manages job positions within the organization, including title, location, and status. |
| Job Postings | Focuses on the public aspect of the job, including extended descriptions, compensation ranges, and related questionnaires for applying. |
| Locations | Manages geographical locations associated with a job or job posting. |
| Departments | Manages organizational departments that jobs are associated with. |
| Scorecards | Tracks evaluations and feedback from interviewers about candidates, including ratings and comments. |
| Lists | Manages custom lists that can be used to group candidates, jobs, or other entities. |
| Assessment Packages | Defines assessment tests that candidates can take during the hiring process. |
| Assessment Orders | Records instances of assessments assigned to specific candidates. |
| Background Check Packages | Defines background check processes that candidates may undergo. |
| Background Check Orders | Records instances of background checks performed on specific candidates. |
| Notes | Manages notes that can be associated with various entities like applications, candidates, etc. |
Use cases
Job Board Application Tracking
Job boards can post positions, accept applications, and monitor candidate progress through normalized recruitment stages via a single API that handles the complete application lifecycle.
Interview Insights
Interview intelligence platforms can access structured interview data, update scorecards, and analyze candidate performance across standardized evaluation criteria.
Candidate Screening
Screening solutions can retrieve applications, process candidate data through qualification algorithms, and update application stages with acceptance or rejection reasoning using standardized fields.
Assessment & Background Checks
Providers can receive candidate evaluation orders, update test results, and automatically update application statuses with standardized scoring data that flows seamlessly into the hiring decision process.
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