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Job application via email/fax - no modern ATS

This check looks for a modern applicant tracking system (ATS), the software candidates apply through, such as Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable or BambooHR. This site's job applications go via email or fax, with no ATS detected, so there is no structured form or automatic confirmation step for a candidate. Applying by email means a candidate writes a covering message with no idea what happens to it next, while competitors offer a structured form with a clear process. That extra friction lands at exactly the moment a candidate is deciding whether to bother applying, and it's often enough to lose them to a competitor's listing. Your people team should adopt a modern ATS such as Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Recruitee; free tiers exist on several of these, and even a free Notion or Airtable form is a meaningful improvement over email-only applications. Budget around a week to set it up and migrate your current listings across.

Why this matters

Applying by email means a candidate writes a covering message with no idea what happens to it next, while competitors offer a structured form with a clear process. That extra friction lands at exactly the moment a candidate is deciding whether to bother applying, and it's often enough to lose them to a competitor's listing.

How to fix it

Your people team should adopt a modern ATS such as Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Recruitee; free tiers exist on several of these, and even a free Notion or Airtable form is a meaningful improvement over email-only applications. Budget around a week to set it up and migrate your current listings across.