What is an applicant tracking system (ATS)?

An ATS is a software application for human resources that helps organizations manage recruitment and hiring tasks digitally. It supports common tasks such as creating job descriptions, posting jobs to career sites and job boards, résumé scanning, scheduling interviews, gathering feedback, performing background checks, and generating offer letters with electronic signatures.

What is talent acquisition?

Talent acquisition is a strategic, long-term approach to attracting, recruiting, and hiring individuals to meet an organization's current and future workforce needs.

What is the difference between talent acquisition and recruitment?

Recruitment focuses on filling a specific vacancy. It’s typically an immediate response that focuses on finding the right person for an open role—an individual who meets the job requirements and fits within the team. Talent acquisition is a broader approach to hiring. It considers long-term workforce goals and development and involves identifying and attracting people whose skills not only meet current needs, but could also support future growth.

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What is SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors?

SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors is an AI-first solution that helps you attract, hire, and onboard the right talent with AI, skills, and insights at the center of your talent strategy.

Acquire the skills your organization needs for the future by sourcing, engaging, and hiring the world’s best talent.

Deliver elevated hiring experiences that attract and retain top talent.
Use AI to reduce admin tasks and streamline recruiting workflows.
Align hiring workflows with business processes to drive strategic outcomes.
Scale to meet any hiring need—corporate, high-volume, or anything in between.

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Key benefits

Hire smarter with built-in AI

Accelerate hiring with AI-driven workflows that surface top talent and reduce time-to-hire.

Deliver standout experiences

Engage candidates and empower recruiters with personalized, consistent hiring journeys.

Make intelligent hiring decisions

Use AI-driven insights to hire faster and smarter at every step, from talent sourcing to selection.

Align hiring to business goals

Connect recruiting with workforce planning and talent management to ensure every hire drives strategic impact.

Features

Smarter talent discovery

Use AI, automation, and sourcing analytics to attract top talent through optimized job postings, targeted pools, and intelligent ad distribution.

Personalized candidate engagement

Deliver AI-powered experiences through dynamic career sites, automated messaging, and easy applications that highlight your brand and streamline hiring across every stage.

Intelligent candidate relationship management

Build and nurture long-term candidate relationships through targeted campaigns, real-time engagement, and performance analytics powered by CRM capabilities.

Connected applicant tracking

Streamline hiring with AI-driven matching, automated screening, interview scheduling, and digital offer management to accelerate decisions and support workforce planning.

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Frequently asked questions

: An ATS is a software application for human resources that helps organizations manage recruitment and hiring tasks digitally. It supports common tasks such as creating job descriptions, posting jobs to career sites and job boards, résumé scanning, scheduling interviews, gathering feedback, performing background checks, and generating offer letters with electronic signatures.
: Talent acquisition is a strategic, long-term approach to attracting, recruiting, and hiring individuals to meet an organization's current and future workforce needs.
: Recruitment focuses on filling a specific vacancy. It’s typically an immediate response that focuses on finding the right person for an open role—an individual who meets the job requirements and fits within the team.

Talent acquisition is a broader approach to hiring. It considers long-term workforce goals and development and involves identifying and attracting people whose skills not only meet current needs, but could also support future growth.

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