Hiring and ATS glossary

Plain definitions of the hiring terms and ReadyATS features described on this site.

Applicant tracking system (ATS)

Software for keeping jobs, applicants, messages and hiring stages in one place. ReadyATS gives your team a shared pipeline to review candidates and decide the next step.

AI screening

AI-assisted review of an application against a job's requirements. ReadyATS presents scores and supporting evidence for recruiters to review; your team makes hiring decisions.

AI score

A score that helps organize candidate review against the role criteria, with evidence your team can inspect. It supports a recruiter's judgment; Maya never rejects someone because of an AI score.

Ranked shortlist

A list of applicants ordered to help recruiters decide whom to review or speak with next. ReadyATS includes plain-English explanations, and the hiring decision stays with your team.

Talent Memory

ReadyATS rediscovery of past applicants using the hiring information already in your ATS, including past notes, feedback and updated resumes. It helps you reconsider people for a new role; it is not an external people-search database.

Ask Maya

Plain-English search of your team's own candidate records by skills, experience, location, stage and activity. Maya shows editable filter chips and lets you narrow the results with a follow-up.

Conversational apply

A guided application conversation on a career page. The AI chatbot asks questions to collect candidate details in a mobile-friendly flow.

Trust levels (Suggest, Approve, Auto)

The team-set level that controls how Maya handles follow-up: Suggest, Approve or Auto. Your team stays in control, and Maya never switches a play to Auto on her own.

Quiet hours

Limits on when follow-up messages run. ReadyATS respects quiet hours and STOP replies rather than sending unrestricted messages at any time.

Async video interview

Recorded candidate answers that reviewers can watch with transcripts and feedback. This Pro feature is separate from scheduling a live interview with Google Meet or Zoom links.

Talent pool

A saved group of candidates your team can organize and reconnect with. ReadyATS lets teams use pools as audiences for Pro SMS campaigns.