Lightweight ATS for small recruiting teams
Lightweight ATS
Post jobs with one click. Rank resumes with AI. Hire with confidence.
Puck’s Lightweight ATS is built for small teams that don’t have the capacity for a complex enterprise platform but want to streamline their hiring process with candidate tracking software and job board distribution.
Manage your candidate pipeline in one place
Most applicant tracking systems drop resumes in your lap and call it done.
Puck’s ATS goes further.
Post jobs, screen applicants, rank candidates, and share your insights with hiring managers.
Your recruiters still make the calls. They just spend their time on the prospects worth talking to.
And because Puck connects your ATS to your employer brand, the candidates who apply already know your team. That changes who shows up.
Small teams. Big hiring expectations. Met.
These clients have all found their people with Puck’s help.
Your business could be next.
Puck's AI hiring software does the sorting.
You decide who moves forward.
Post once
Push roles to third-party job boards from one place.
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Applicants flow into one pipeline
No CVs scattered across inboxes and shared drives.
AI resume review ranks them
Every application is screened against your actual job requirements, not just keywords.
You decide
AI ranks, humans hire.
Candidate tracking software that puts quality first
When you’re growing, you can’t afford a bad hire. Standard keyword-based resume screening stopped being reliable the moment applicants started reverse-engineering job descriptions.
Puck’s Lightweight ATS is designed for businesses that prioritize candidate quality as well as efficiency. With our candidate tracking software, hitting the right keywords isn’t enough to reach your shortlist.
One-click distribution
Your open roles get published on multiple third-party job boards with the push of a button.
Application fraud detection
Each application is verified before your team invests time.
AI resume review & scoring
Every application is screened against your actual job requirements. Recruiters get a ranked shortlist with the reasoning behind each match.
Candidate nurture sequences
Our Talent CRM is included, with automated communication to keep candidates engaged.
An ATS for small teams that want to move fast and grow quickly
Your first hires, no recruiter
For founders and office managers who need great people to grow their team but aren’t ready to outsource the process.
Agency hiring across clients
For small recruiting agencies juggling multiple clients who need organized pipelines and ranked shortlists.
Seasonal and hourly hiring
For teams that staff up in waves and need helping surfacing the best people when applications spike.
Graduating from spreadsheets
For teams that have outgrown Google Forms and browser tabs but aren't ready for a heavy enterprise system.
Quick and
easy setup
Puck doesn’t take weeks to configure.
Our ATS can go live the same day:
- Connect your job boards
- Import your open roles
- Start screening applicants
It's that easy.
How our ATS hiring software compares to enterprise applicant tracking systems
Enterprise applicant tracking systems are built for large recruiting teams with dedicated ops and engineering teams.
Get the features you need to scale your business now, without implementation headaches and steep service fees.
Our Lightweight ATS is built for smaller teams that need to post, screen, and track this week. AI resume review is included, not sold as an add-on.
By connecting our employer branding tools, you turn every job post into a candidate magnet. Plus, companies with a strong employer brand see more qualified applicants.
If you’re already using common ATS recruiting software such as Greenhouse, Lever, or Ashby, Puck easily integrates with your existing platform.
With Puck, you get a person.
Not a help center.
Not a chatbot.
Your dedicated contact knows your team, your roles, and your hiring goals.
When something is not working, you call a name, not a number.
That is what enterprise ATS platforms charge extra for. Puck includes it.
ATS recruiting software
that grows
with your hiring
Start with posting automation, AI resume review, and candidate tracking.
As your business grows, add phone screening via our AI Recruiter. This adds an extra layer of fraud detection and moves candidates from first impression to tracked applicant in one system.
It’s built for high-volume hiring:
- Interviews start with an SMS or email link
- The experience is better for candidates, so completion rates run higher
- Results land in the same platform your team already works in
Frequently asked questions
What does an ATS do for a small recruiting team?
An applicant tracking system distributes jobs to job boards while tracking applications, screening, and hiring stages, replacing spreadsheets and email threads. Puck's Lightweight ATS adds AI resume review, so applicants arrive ranked by fit.
How does the AI in Puck's ATS work?
AI resume review reads each application against your job description and ranks applicants with visible reasoning. This helps identify keyword-stuffed and AI-generated resumes. Humans make every hiring decision, so nothing is auto-rejected.
Is Puck’s ATS built for scale?
No. It’s built for small teams. For larger teams, Puck integrates directly and your ATS stays the system of record. Without one, Puck covers posting, screening, and tracking alongside your employer branding.
