Used For

• +**Manually reading 200 resumes per week looking for specific skills** → AI scans and ranks candidates in minutes, highlights the top 10 matches
• +**Juggling interview feedback across email threads and losing track** → One-way video interviews with AI transcripts and team scoring in one place
• +**Job postings scattered across 12 different boards manually** → Post everywhere at once from one dashboard
• +AI matching that actually works - finds good fits even when resume wording doesn't perfectly match your job description
• +Bulk actions on hundreds of candidates - update statuses, send emails, schedule interviews without clicking each one

Best For

• >Your hiring process is Gmail chaos and you're missing good candidates in the noise
• >Small agency drowning in resumes - need AI to shortlist without paying enterprise prices
• >Growing past 20 employees where sticky notes and gut feelings stop working

Not For

• -Enterprise companies over 500 employees - you need heavier compliance and customization than this offers
• -Companies doing fewer than 10 hires per year - you'll outgrow the free tier but won't use enough to justify paid plans
• -Teams wanting plug-and-play simplicity - you'll spend time setting up workflows and custom fields

Pairs With

• *Gmail (auto-imports candidates from your inbox so you stop losing people in email threads)
• *Zapier (connects to 5,000+ apps since Zoho's native integrations are limited)
• *LinkedIn Recruiter (for sourcing candidates, then importing them into Zoho for tracking)
• *Calendly (for interview scheduling that doesn't require 17 back-and-forth emails)
• *Slack (where your team gets notifications about new applicants and interview reminders)
• *Google Sheets (for custom reports because Zoho's analytics are pretty basic)

The Catch

• !The free tier caps you at 1 active job posting, so you'll hit the paywall fast if you're actually hiring
• !AI occasionally misses cultural fit if resumes lack the right keywords - users manually override about 30% of shortlists
• !Premium integrations like LinkedIn Recruiter cost extra $100/month, and heavy resume parsing triggers overage fees

Bottom Line

The rare ATS that doesn't make you want to go back to Excel spreadsheets.