Traditionally an HRIS helps to manage things like accounting, payroll, and management.
Increasingly, HRIS tools are introducing some recruitment tools. These are sometimes enough for organizations with low recruitment volume, or in less competitive industries, but for organizations that are hiring in competitive markets they typically choose a dedicated recruitment tool in the form of an applicant tracking system.
Applicant tracking systems are designed specifically to help attract, hire and onboard the best talent. Feature-wise, they go typically go much deeper and will help you significantly improve your recruitment when compared to using the built-in recruiting tools that come with some “all-in-one” applicant tracking systems.
Most applicant tracking software will integrate with your HRIS to allow you to push information about new hires directly into your HRIS meaning even if you choose to buy a separate ATS and HRIS, there will be no manual data entry or room for error.