CATS is an applicant tracking system (ATS). Built on the LAMP platform (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP), it can be installed and running in 5 minutes on a Unix or Windows platform. It features built-in applicant tracking, resume search, CRM, and a reporting dashboard for staffing agencies and corporate HR departments.
freshmeat.net: Project details for CATS
Idea: law schools develop lots of fun and interesting ways to track faculty canidates, mostly involving lots of 3 ring binders. This sort of system would allow an appointments committe to gather all of that data and information into a single electronic archive. Could be hosted or locally run.
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