a few years ago, E-TRADE Financial found it self buried under faxes, e-mail, and paper resumes. That slowed the hiring process to a crawl. So the company installed an applicant tracking system. Now when there is an opening, HR and line managers can select the appropriate job code and send a detailed list of job requirements to the applicant tracking system. It is then possible to match resume to specific criteria and view a list of potential candidates.