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Spreadsheets and Recruitment 🫶
Discover why spreadsheets work (until they don’t), meet an AI case study, and grab a free Excel-to-ATS template.
Raj Patel
May 06, 2025
Hi there,
If you’re juggling spreadsheets for hiring, this edition is your wake-up call and lifeline. Discover why Excel works early on (but fails hard later), how AI can rescue you, and grab a free template to get you started with managing recruitment. Let’s dive in!
📚 Spotlight Blog
1. How to Use Excel as a Free ATS
Excel isn’t evil—it’s just not enough. This blog reveals:
✅ Quick wins: Build a basic tracker for early-stage hiring.
✅ Pitfalls to avoid: Version control messes, formula errors, and security risks.
✅ When to upgrade: Signs you’ve outgrown spreadsheets (e.g., 100+ candidates).
👉 Read Now → Using Excel for Recruitment
2. 7 Reasons Excel Fails as an ATS
Spoiler: Spreadsheets crash under hiring pressure. Learn how Excel:
❌ Wastes hours on manual updates and duplicate entries.
❌ Hides compliance risks (GDPR, anyone?).
❌ Fails collaboration (hiring managers + agencies = chaos).
👉 Read Now → “If you’re scaling, Excel is a time bomb.”
🧮 Free Tool: Excel ATS Template
Ditch spreadsheet chaos with our ready-to-use tracker—designed by recruiters, for recruiters.
✅ Candidate Tracker: Log applicants, stages, and feedback (no more lost resumes!).
✅ Interview Planner: Schedule slots, keep interview tracks, and tracks.
✅ Job Board Tracker: Monitor openings, sources, and application volumes.
✅ Analytics Dashboard: Calculate relevant metrics.
🌟Case Study: How 123 of AI Hired 2x Faster with Reczee
The Problem:
Manual screening drowned their team in 100s of resumes.
Scheduling interviews via spreadsheets caused missed slots and delays.
The Solution:
Reczee Screeno: Ranked candidates in seconds with AI tagging.
Auto-Scheduling: Synced calendars to book interviews instantly.
👉 Read Full Story: “Reczee turned our hiring from chaotic to clinical.”
🚀 Reczee’s Spreadsheet-Like View
Love spreadsheets? Get the best of both worlds.
✅ Filter like Excel: Slice by source, status, recruiter, date, etc—in one click.
✅ Real-time updates: Collaborate with ease without multiple excel files.
✅ Native access control: Right information exposed to the right stakeholders only.
And More!
👉Ready to upgrade? Book a Demo to see our tools in action.
🔍 Your Takeaway
Excel works—until it doesn’t. Use our template to buy time, then let Reczee handle the heavy lifting.