INTRODUCTION

Local government human resource teams across the country are faced with the same challenge: how to compete for the best talent in today’s job market with limited resources. To remain relevant in the marketplace and attract top talent, innovative public sector human resource departments are enhancing their talent search strategies to ensure they are reaching qualified candidates while optimizing their workflows. Their first step? Ditching stacks of paper applications and spreadsheets and adopting a cloud-based applicant tracking system (ATS)—the ideal solution for recruiting and hiring talent in today’s digital-centric society.