5 Reasons why should you get your ATS technology locally from inside Qatar

Applicant tracking systems have been a very reliable and popular technology solutions that talent professionals in Qatar have been using for the past few years to help in managing the large scale recruitment campaigns that can fulfill the demanding future plans for Qatar Development.

Today the market we are living in changes rapidly everyday and with so are the strategies and tools utilized, as 2017 is about to enter its end, its becoming clearer on the horizon why human resources and information technology decision makers should consider ATS providers that are Qatar based for several reasons including this list for the top 5 reasons:

1. Local Qatari Presence 

A legal registered commercial company inside the Qatari market which provides reliability and quicker engagement will provide you with local tailored service for Qatari organizations and most importantly will be part of Qatar national economy development.

2. Always Seek Local Support

Don't underestimate the value of having your teams have face to face with local support and consultation teams that can provide more close support that can ensure project success, great technologies success depends on the quality of its user and technical support and also the way this support is delivered, so try to seek for vendors who has a local support teams this will help you push your implementation faster as well.

3. You Shouldn't Pay More For What Costs Less

Avoid building your buying decision only based on brands, explore all solutions available in the market, this will help you get the most cost effective solution and also consider the market share for your vendor as this will be a clear indicator for how they are performing with their products against the market offerings, also keep into consideration providers with local presence in Qatar will have much more cost effective pricing as they don't manage operations from another market which reduces their operations cost

4. Don't Pick Tourists

Many solution providers are like tourists inside a certain market with no commitment towards it nor deep knowledge about its needs and environment so working with a technology provider who has offices 15-20 minutes from you will help this partner understand what you might need even if you missed something or didn't even thought about it as they will be operating daily inside the same environment this has a total different impact than serving a market while just learning about it from overseas.

5. Benefit From The Cloud With Your Own Rules

Cloud technology is now running almost everything we use from our email addresses to CRM systems we use at work to even how we order transportation like Uber, but looking finding a local cloud solution provider will give you the best of the two worlds by giving you the benefit of low investment of using the technology with no hardware or software or maintenance and running cost but at the same time while being able to feel secure that you are dealing with a local present organization that you can legally relay on to protect and save your data which has a total different feeling that when you deal with an international vendor and just hope for the best to happen.

I would Like to thank Mohammed Shehada our senior relationship manager at Bayt.com for the inspiration for this article.

If you are interested to have a discussion about how technology can help you better improve your talent acquisition strategies, please feel free to drop me an email on ([email protected]).