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CATS Reviews & Product Details

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What do you like best about CATS?

Catsone offers a flexible workflow I can tailor to my client needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

The cost per user is not cheap, but I don't believe it is out of line with the value provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CATS:

Work on your templates and your status workflow. It will take a little bit to find your perfect workflow and your message to your candidates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I 1st found Catsone, I had 700 candidates clogging up my email. I was able to streamline and keep the candidates organized without building spreadsheets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CATS Overview

What is CATS?

CATS is a web-based applicant tracking system that helps recruiters and direct employers work more efficiently by automating the hiring process.

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Product Description

CATS is a full-featured, web-based applicant tracking system. Accessible from any browser or mobile device, users can manage the entire tracking process from posting jobs to leading job boards and social networks to generating customized reports.


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Year Founded
2005
HQ Location
Minneapolis, MN
Twitter
@catsone
2,626 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
12 employees on LinkedIn®
Phone
952.373.4010
Description

CATS Software is a company that provides a customizable applicant tracking system (ATS) designed to streamline the recruitment process for businesses of all sizes. Their software offers features such as resume parsing, job posting distribution, candidate management, and workflow automation, helping recruiters and HR professionals manage their hiring processes more efficiently. CATS Software aims to support seamless collaboration within recruitment teams and offers integration with various third-party applications.


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Craig F.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Simple and Robust"
I like the easy job posting to all the websites and the easy portability CATS offers.
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Douglas S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Cost-Effective and Robust ATS!"
I have been using CATS for a variety of Clients for the past 5 years. What's very helpful is the ability to customize portals, applications, field...
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Megan C.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"CATS Applicant Tracking System – smart, creative, yet simple!"
Hiring is the ultimate goal and key duty in an HR department and the job – no matter how tiny and simple it seems to others – is a quite tough and ...

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Senior Human Capital Consultant
Defense & Space
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about CATS?

I have been using CATS for a variety of Clients for the past 5 years. What's very helpful is the ability to customize portals, applications, fields, workflows, and messaging/escalation of critical matters via self-performance. Other systems I have used and implemented don;t come close to CATS' ability to meet individual organizations' needs. Smooth candidate experience, instant notification on any device after a candidate applies, and meaningful KPI development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

Would be great if CATS could offer digital signatures or integration with DocuSign. Only other suggestion would be to enable a "tab" interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CATS:

Very robust ATS at a VERY reasonable cost. Support is incredibly responsive and will typically resolve any issues or concerns while you are on the phone with the expert. Support is provided at no additional cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Recruiting and tracking. I've transformed numerous Clients' hiring processes with the help of CATS. No paper files, spreadsheets, or manual notes. Every event from requisition development to hire is automated in CATS. Time-to-Fill often drops to 2-3 days thanks to the automated approval processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CATS?

I like the easy job posting to all the websites and the easy portability CATS offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

I would like a better Candidate Search engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CATS:

CATS is an affordable user friendly Tracking System you should compare with any other system you are considering before making your decision. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main business problems I am solving is filling open job orders. I have realized CATS is the primary contributor in making that happen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Human Resources Manager
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about CATS?

Hiring is the ultimate goal and key duty in an HR department and the job – no matter how tiny and simple it seems to others – is a quite tough and troubled one. This can take ages and lots of time to find the perfect candidate but this won’t be the case with CATS on your team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

The reporting and analytical features are not as robust as you might consider or want them to be. This can be a hassle for managers that need quick numbers on their fingers. The updates do help with the betterment but just not enough yet in this area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

CATS is a robust, online, simple and creative platform for hiring managers. You can create a whole new automated workflow with CATS and it is easily adjustable and adaptable in all industries and businesses. You can also post multiple jobs, hire multiple candidates and schedule interviews with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CATS?

The upside of using CATS is that you can integrate all your positions and job boards on CATS itself. Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice are some of the Job Boards I was working with to find candidates along with our contractor database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

I'm not fond of the User Experience of CATS. The UI is not easy to understand unless you are specifically trained for a process. Initially, a lot of hand-holding is necessary for a newbie to learn the ins and outs of CATS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CATS:

Other tools are available in the market but this is a cheap and suitable option for companies with around 500-1000 employees. Depending upon the number of requirements you have, data sharing among peers with a single click makes the work easier for everyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have used CATS in the capability of an Account Manager and Recruiter. It is effortless to find candidates on any Job Portal using CATS. Once a candidate is locked, their information like rate and skills will be available to any number of Employees/Team members or Account Executives for approvals and whatnot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CATS?

Email integration and job posting features are easy to use, the add-ons feature is very useful and helpful, and really like the friendly and active customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

There's a complicacy during forwarding the resumes. When a position is listed, it automatically adds them to a job order which creates a lot of confusion. Sometimes email integration fails to work properly and sometimes the site is slow to work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using it for recruiting process, creating custom job applications, posting jobs, resume parsing, custom recruitment workflows, and generating customized reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Executive Lifescience Recruiter
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What do you like best about CATS?

That it is a complete ATS - has email tracking, texting and allows customized fields. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

Price per user of $99/ month is a bit high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeps everything in one place for both candidates and clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CATS?

I do think this is a GREAT tool, the more I navigate around it the more I begin to like it. It is only as good as the users inputting data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

No automatic skills to select, you must type in skill section. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CATS:

It is a good tool, when you work with it properly. It's only as good as the data you are inputting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using it to keep track of Accounts, Recruitment and Job orders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CATS?

I like that CATS is super user friendly. I also like that it's customizable. More recently, we've been using it with our HRIS system and it has been helpful that it integrates so well with that (BambooHR). We also use it to integrate with job postings on our website and it helps to track people who apply to positions. I like that when someone applies, it automatically moves their information into the ATS portion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

I wish there was the ability to bulk email a little bit easier but it's not a huge issue. Otherwise, there are no dislikes that I have about the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CATS:

It is a great applicant tracking system and it is very cost-effective and user friendly. The pricing is not outrageous and it helps keep us extremely organized as a whole. It is helpful to keep historical data of conversations our recruiters have with potential candidates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using it for our applicant tracking system. It keeps our recruiting team very well organized and up to date with items. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CATS?

I love how intuitive and user friendly CATS is. It allows me to see all of my candidates for each job at a glance. I also love how I can email candidates right from the status tab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CATS?

I don't like the fact that I can't change the status to the same thing twice in a row on a particular candidate in the workflow. Instead I have to choose a new workflow status and then change it back to leave a new note. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CATS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used to use an excel spreadsheet to keep track of candidates we contacted and then use mail merge to email them. Now, I can upload them as I go into CATS and easily email them right away right from the app. It also makes sure that I never miss an email because my email syncs with the CATS system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.