Conquering Chaos: How Small Businesses and Startups Can Hire Better

Chaos.

A word usually associated with negative connotations. One that can send shivers down spines. Bring forth negative emotions. Conjure images of uncontrolled and unorganized growth. It rules our world and is present everywhere we look.

The beginning and end of things in this world is filled with Chaos. The birth of the universe, the birth of a baby, birth of a company, birth of an idea, they all began with chaos. Even the end of things are equally chaotic, such as, the death of a star, the death of a person, the death of a company. Chaos is everywhere and is gonna be ever present.

Chaos is necessary. Chaos is the heralder of change. Chaos is the precursor to beginnings and ends. Chaos leads Equilibrium and also trails it. It defines, limits and controls the period of stability.

Similarly, the story of HireTale is rooted in chaos.

To unravel it we need to understand the chaos in the recruitment industry. One of the most misunderstood industry and usually not well-liked, HR personnel have a difficult job. Being a bridge between an employer and its employees can sometimes feel like you are the rope in a tug o’ war. To crack this industry one needs to develop advanced level skills in multiple aspects, such as, interpersonal, quick thinking, negotiations, analytical etc.

But managing candidate data should not be painful. We bring to you a fully cloud solution that eases the maintenance of data and feels budget-friendly in your pocket, with a free tier with all features for solopreneurs and micro businesses.

Potential candidate data in small business and startups is usually lost and forgotten over time like most hoarded files. They are usually dispersed across systems, software and individual devices. They could be found anywhere from a job portal to spreadsheet to LinkedIn message to an email; only to remain unutilized and unorganized.

The reason for this is simple. The glove does not fit the hand. Current market solutions are not suited for small businesses.

Spreadsheets are loved because they are very flexible and can be modified based on the person’s taste and needs. The users find them easy to organize the data, define fields and maintain.

Other systems like full ATS solutions are large, complex and rigid systems that need lot of data entry, and only derive value after a lot of training and time.

Both these solutions lack each other’s best qualities. This huge gap that has been unfulfilled. It is like the unoccupied middle ground, like the No Man’s Land between two hostile countries. Risks taken in this space can be career threatening.

It is not easy to build the best of both worlds which we have embarked upon. We see the challenges in this space are multifold.

Basic solutions need to be self-prepared, themed and automated, taking away time and focus from more important deliverables. Advanced solutions that seem future-proofed, even though many of those features will never be used, making the solution slowly incomprehensible and confusing while turning the expense cheque bulkier.

Small businesses and startups, usually have up to couple of tens of employees. Their candidate churn is generally low, and they do not have a large budget or need for a full fledged HR functions solution. Employees make do with whatever solutions are available at hand and this leads them to Spreadsheet solutions, such as Google Sheets and Excel.

Although this might be a good strategy to begin with, it is a hidden honeytrap that delays the inevitable. After reaching a certain point, it can be self-harming to rely on unstructured solutions. These do not have a consistent process across the organization, and will be avoided, or rather re-created multiple times.

Hence, a solution built on the most familiar UI, and delivering on the most necessary needs is the tool you need.

So, if you resonate with what we are talking about, then try out our solution (https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/hiretale_applicant_tracking_system/387251605270) or send an email to ats@hiretale.com to help set you up.