“Seven hours of my day gone, only to get a ‘You are not selected’ email within minutes. How is that possible when I’m visibly relevant for the role? Any person could interpret that much.” frustrated candidate pens down anonymously. 

For years, the broken ATS system is being out for a change.

“Page 147: Finally filled out the voluntary declarations about my identity. And then, the captcha didn’t read my input for next 3 hours. I gave up.” 

Or even worse:

“I filled in the application duly. Then I get an “Your Application was incomplete. Complete fast to proceed with your candidature.” email within minutes. And there was no way to even edit or recheck the application.” 

Check Reddit, LinkedIn, Twitter or any social media conversations, the frustration is visible. For candidates, traditional ATS platforms feel like a black hole: writing a resume and then repeating the same information in various ATS. Only to be ghosted or rejected in minutes, often without ever speaking to a human. 

ATS conversation made on reddit

And on the other side? HR isn’t thrilled either.

“But, have you tried to manage 550 applications, for a single job post?” an HR, equally frustrated, responds.

And they receive support from other HRs:

“This. The graduate program for my previous company had 12,000 applicants around the world for 70~80 spots. Imagine trying to manage that.”

“Exactly my thought too. I suspect this post is less about ATS being horrible and more about people not knowing how to structure his resume properly.”

You are juggling urgent openings, budget alignment, and logistical overload only to later discover that great candidates were screened out by an opaque algorithm. Worse, you often don’t even know why.

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When you are onboarding an autonomous hiring tool, check the following aspects:


Juggling throug resumes

1. Visibility: do you know how your hiring tool make decisions?

Many ATS platforms operate like blackbox, rejecting or selecting without explanations. With tools like Talliant, HR teams have full transparency into the algorithm’s decisions. You can review and override the recommended ranking. 

2. Efficiency: how much manual work do you still do?

Despite the ATS, if you are still doing the first screening call, scheduling interviews, conducting interviews, and not sharing feedback with you candidates, you fall being the loop. With Talliant, the entire process is automated:

  • Sourcing and screening relevant candidates
  • Scheduling and conducting structured video interviews
  • Gathering feedback and closing the loop

Use one plug-in that gives you time to breathe, and focus on the retention and making cultural improvements from the feedback of exit interviews

3. Experience: Is the journey useful for your candidate?

Repetitive forms, poor UX, and instant rejections all add up to a negative impression. Talliant is designed with candidates in mind, setting up timely communications, feedback loops, and learning suggestions that makes them feel valued.

4. Control: Can the HR step in when needed?

With Talliant, HR remains in the loop as decision-makers. You can flag exceptions, reframe criteria, and adjust hiring logic based on evolving business needs. It’s automation that listens to humans, not replaces them.

5. Adaptability: Can your system learn and improve?

A static ATS will make the same mistakes over and over. A smart virtual hiring partner like Talliant learns from past outcomes, feedback loops, and hiring data to improve continuously. That precision is needed in this talent landscape.

So, What Can You Do Next?

Find a virtual hiring tool that can fit to your existing technology stack, and elevate the hiring process for both HR and Candidates. Talliant can do all of that, and more. Want to experience using a demo?

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By Triparni Biswas

Sr. Lead Communications & Change Management

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