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What is the vision and growth strategy of the vendor? The vendor must demonstrate leadership and foresight. In order to present a comprehensive solution, the vendor should take into consideration your specific needs and prepare for change and growth in the future.

Determine whether this solution contributes to your overall business plan. In the end, the Selection Executive will likely need to display an expected ROI in order to make a strong case for the solution.

The Selection Executive must look for savings on such things as recruitment advertising, employee value of the use of search firms, and process optimization provided by the vendor. The company should also save on employee retention and candidate quality. It can be overwhelming to create a fully detailed document of inquiries that will encompass all the necessary topics to evaluate an applicant tracking system.

Beyond features and functions, your committee should be sure to discuss the vendor's ability to serve as a long-term partner to your organization. As your committee conducts its vendor assessment process, you want to be sure to consider such factors as:

• Qualities of Strategic Partners: To offer a complete solution some vendors will partner with other service companies in order to offer their clients a more comprehensive suite of services. Your committee should be aware of any partnerships that are involved with the competing vendors. The information can provide an insight into the possible partnerships between your company and the vendor.
• Future Product Development: Be sure that the vendor conveys a strong understanding of the challenges facing recruitment now and in the future. The vendor you choose must be on the pulse of technology and industry news in order to adjust to your changing needs and ensure that the solution's configurations are being used to its fullest potential.
• Integration with the HRIS: Although you may want your IT committee contributor to provide input on this matter, it should not sway your committee into using an applicant tracking system that will not adequately serve the entire department. Any vendor worth considering should provide the capability to move key information from its system into your HRIS system with minimal difficulty.