Applicant tracking system for small business

A small-business ATS without the enterprise overhead

Keep job posts, applications, candidate notes, and hiring decisions in one place. Loam gives a small team a real recruiting process without a long implementation or a full-time administrator.

  • Simple monthly plans
  • No per-applicant fee
  • Ready without implementation consultants
Founding engineerReviewing
MLMara LiuProduct engineer · New York3 signals
Candidate brief

Built core workflow systems at two seed-stage companies. Strong evidence of product ownership and working through ambiguity.

Early-stage experience Full-stack ownership New York
RBRavi BainsBackend engineer · Boston
EPElena ParkSoftware engineer · Remote

One hiring record the whole team can trust

Loam replaces the patchwork of inboxes, documents, and status spreadsheets with a shared process that stays easy to understand.

  1. 01

    Collect applications

    Publish mobile-friendly jobs and collect resumes and answers through a branded application experience.

  2. 02

    Organize every candidate

    Keep profiles, application answers, notes, attachments, and activity together instead of chasing context across tools.

  3. 03

    Coordinate the team

    Give teammates a clear pipeline, shared notes, interview feedback, and appropriate access to the roles they support.

  4. 04

    Follow through

    See what moved, what stalled, and which candidates deserve attention before good people fall through the cracks.

01

A polished hiring process without extra headcount

Small companies still need a credible candidate experience. Loam gives each business a branded careers page, structured applications, and a pipeline that is understandable to occasional interviewers.

  • Branded careers page and individual job pages
  • Custom application questions
  • Clear stages, notes, and candidate history
02

AI assistance for the repetitive reading

Loam turns unstructured resumes into comparable candidate profiles and concise briefs, helping a small team spend its limited review time on the strongest evidence.

  • Resume parsing and candidate summaries
  • Searchable work history, skills, and links
  • User-defined signals for role-specific context
03

Enough structure, without process theater

Use the hiring stages and collaboration features you need now. Loam is intentionally focused, so teams can begin with a real workflow and add rigor as hiring grows.

  • Fast workspace and role setup
  • Member and interviewer access
  • A single source of truth for every active search

Built for a lean team with real hiring work

Loam works well for owner-led businesses and small teams that hire deliberately but do not need an enterprise HR suite.

  • Hiring is owned by a founder, manager, or small people team
  • Several teammates need visibility without learning a complex system
  • Candidate information is scattered across email and documents
  • The business wants a professional careers page and application flow

What teams ask before changing their hiring process

What should a small business look for in an ATS?

Prioritize quick setup, clear pricing, a usable careers page, collaborative candidate review, and a pipeline that occasional hiring managers can understand. Complex enterprise configuration rarely helps a small team hire its next few people.

Is an ATS useful if we only hire a few people each year?

Yes, especially when each hire matters and several people participate. An ATS preserves candidate history, reduces missed follow-up, and creates a repeatable process without relying on one person's inbox or memory.

Can multiple team members review candidates in Loam?

Yes. Teams can collaborate through shared candidate records, notes, stages, and interview feedback while controlling who can access each hiring workflow.

Can we start before moving every old candidate into Loam?

Yes. A small business can begin with the next open role, establish the new workflow, and move only the historical candidate information that remains useful.

A better hiring system can still feel lightweight.

Set up Loam, publish one job, and give the team a shared place to make the next decision.

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