Updated 27 Oct 2026, by Dev Rishi Khare
Ask vendors to run your real workflow with your role, stages, reviewers, and sample resumes. Request clear answers about setup, support, permissions, candidate data, renewals, and every fee. Make the vendor show how screening scores are produced and where written reasoning appears before you compare products.
What should I ask during ATS vendor demos?
Ask the vendor to create your role, move a candidate through your stages, show reviewer permissions, send a message, and explain a screening score. Then ask about setup work, support, renewal terms, data access, and every fee. Record answers in the same scorecard for each vendor.
What should I look for when evaluating an AI native ATS?
Check whether resume screening gives every candidate a score with written reasoning and keeps the human responsible for decisions. Ask the vendor to run your own sample resumes live. Inspect what data the system reads, who can change a score, and whether reviewers can understand the result without vendor help.
Read how to choose an ATS, check hidden ATS fees, and see how candidate ranking works.
FAQ
What should I ask during ATS vendor demos?
Ask the vendor to create your role, move a candidate through your stages, show reviewer permissions, send a message, and explain a screening score. Then ask about setup work, support, renewal terms, data access, and every fee. Record answers in the same scorecard for each vendor.
What should I look for when evaluating an AI native ATS?
Check whether resume screening gives every candidate a score with written reasoning and keeps the human responsible for decisions. Ask the vendor to run your own sample resumes live. Inspect what data the system reads, who can change a score, and whether reviewers can understand the result without vendor help.