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Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for Google Sheets
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Turn a spreadsheet into a complete applicant tracking system (ATS). HireTale adds recruiting automation like candidate tracking, resume parsing, interview and offer management, and a color-coded hiring pipeline, right inside Google Sheets™. Check out the interactive demo https://www.hiretale.com/#interactive-demo A forever-free tier supports independent recruiters, agencies, and small teams; paid plans add higher limits and more resume parses. No card needed for free plan.

What to expect from an ideal product
- Locks your spreadsheet cells to prevent people from accidentally changing or deleting candidate information
- Adds protection layers automatically to key recruitment data columns and fields
- Creates restricted editing zones while keeping important fields accessible to recruiters
- Sets up data validation rules to maintain clean and accurate candidate records
- Turns your regular Google Sheet into a protected database with controlled access and edits
