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The default database. Not an applicant tracking system.
A spreadsheet plus a Google Form gets you to ten applicants. Then it falls apart — no public branding, no reviewer scoring, no email tracking. hire.page is the upgrade path that doesn't cost six figures.
When Spreadsheets is fine
A spreadsheet works when you are hiring one role, you are the only reviewer, applications come in over the same week, and you do not need to look professional to candidates. It is the universal default for a reason: it is free, instantly familiar, and infinitely flexible. Many great hires were made out of a Google Sheet.
When you've outgrown Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets stop working the moment hiring becomes a process with multiple people and multiple stages. You cannot drag a candidate between columns, comments are just text in cells, and there is no candidate-facing communication. hire.page is the spreadsheet upgrade: kanban stages, reviewer comments, ratings, stage-triggered emails, and a real hire page candidates land on.
Spreadsheets are the right tool for your first three applicants. hire.page is the right tool for everything after that — without the $6,000-a-year enterprise ATS price tag.
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