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Samantha Astorga

Samantha is a Senior People Partner and global HR leader with over 12 years of experience shaping employee experience and organizational growth within the tech industry.

Hands On Applicant Tracking Systems

Best Applicant Tracking Systems

After spending three weeks inside 13 applicant tracking systems - posting the same job, routing the same candidates, building the same interview loops - the biggest surprise was how little the category name tells you about what these products actually do.

Feb 25, 2026

Hands On Applicant Tracking Systems

Best Applicant Tracking Systems for Staffing Agencies

After running the same 200-candidate placement scenario through 14 applicant tracking systems, the gap between platforms built for staffing agencies and those bolted onto corporate HR software was obvious within the first hour.

Feb 25, 2026