The Works Apps // Applicant Tracking System (ATS)The Works ATS
The Works ATS is a recruiter's desk for real estate teams: one record for each person, nine stages from first name to first day.
What this product is for.
Recruiting is a long run of small contacts, and most of what goes wrong happens between them. The Works ATS keeps one record for each person and a date on every stage, so that the time between any two steps is a fact you can read.
In the product's own words.
The record
A recruiter's desk: one record for each person, nine stages from first name to first day.
- Every stage keeps its own dateSo the time between any two of them is a fact you can read, not a feeling.
- One shared recordRecruiter and hiring manager see the same record.
The desk
It opens on who to call next.
- Your list firstYour own list first, soonest action at the top, and every open role marked when it goes quiet.
The register
You are not starting from a blank page.
- UAE agents and agenciesA register of UAE agents and agencies, built from public property portals and Dubai Land Department records. Search it, then shortlist into your pipeline.
Where people are lost, and why
Every exit carries a reason from a short list, written down while people still remember.
- After an interviewNo show, Late, Confidence, Income, Presentation.
- After an offerNo response, Low commission, Bad terms, Rescinded.
Counted, not claimed.
Counted from the product's code on 6 October 2026. The Works ATS is in build.
The context this product works in.
Hiring in the UAE sits between two bodies of knowledge: the rules that govern who may recruit and employ, and the research on which selection methods actually predict performance. This section sets both out from official texts and peer-reviewed studies, so that recruiters, hiring managers and brokerage owners can see what the sources say and where they disagree. It describes the evidence and does not give legal advice.
Contracts, probation and the Wage Protection System
Contract types and work models, probation, notice and termination, end-of-service gratuity, and how wages must be paid through the Wage Protection System.
Read the guide02Emiratisation: the rules employers follow
The annual targets for private employers, the contributions and fines attached to them, the duties when hiring Emiratis, and the Nafis programme.
Read the guide03Recruitment in the UAE: who may do what
Who regulates private-sector hiring, what a work permit is, how recruitment agencies are licensed, and what the employer must do when making an offer.
Read the guide04What research says about choosing the right hire
What decades of meta-analysis show about how well hiring methods predict job performance, why the numbers were revised in 2022, and where researchers disagree.
Read the guide05Structured interviews and scorecards: how to build them
What a structured interview and scorecard contain, why interviewers should score separately, what research supports and where the method does not fit.
Read the guide06Onboarding and probation: the first 90 days of a UAE hire
What UAE labour law fixes about the offer, contract and probation, what it leaves to the employer, and how to plan the first 90 days using learning research.
Read the guide07Using recruitment agencies in the UAE: licences, fees, terms
What MOHRE publishes on recruitment agency licensing, and what industry sources say about fees, replacement terms, candidate ownership and data.
Read the guide08Broker cards and licensing for real estate hires in Dubai
What the Dubai Land Department and RERA publish about broker cards: documents, fees, the annual test, renewal and validity, from the hiring employer.
Read the guide09Candidate data under the UAE data law: a recruiter's guide
How the UAE Personal Data Protection Law applies to CVs and candidate records: consent, rights, processors, transfers and what was unsettled in 2026.
Read the guideThe numbers, with sources.
We publish a claim only when we have opened its source and read the passage that supports it. Each guide lists its sources with the date and a short quotation, so you can check us. Where a rule may have changed or the evidence is mixed, we say so. The guides are general information, not legal, tax, financial, HR or medical advice. Facts about each product are taken from the product's own site and code and carry the date they were counted.
The people it is built around.
Recruiters
People who run a pipeline of candidates in a real estate team.
- Your list firstThe desk opens on who to call next, with your own list first and the soonest action at the top.
- One recordOne record for each person, with nine stages from first name to first day.
- Open rolesEvery open role is marked when it goes quiet.
Hiring managers and owners
People who decide who joins, and need to see where a hire stands.
- Hiring managersRecruiter and hiring manager see the same record.
- Brokerage ownersEvery stage keeps its own date, so the time between any two steps is a fact you can read.
- The registerA register of UAE agents and agencies, built from public property portals and Dubai Land Department records, to search and shortlist from.
Questions about The Works ATS.
What is The Works ATS?
The Works ATS is a recruiter's desk for real estate teams. It keeps one record for each person, with nine stages from first name to first day, so the time between any two steps is a fact you can read.
Is The Works ATS available now?
The Works ATS is in build. The figures on this page were counted from the product's code on 6 October 2026. To follow progress, visit theworksats.com or write to [email protected].
What does it keep on each person?
Each person has one record with nine stages, from identified to joined, and eight dates kept on it. There are nine sources, from the register to a walk-in, and 22 ready-made stage notes, from Timing not right to Notice period.
What is the register of agents?
It is a register of UAE agents and agencies, built from public property portals and Dubai Land Department records. You search it, then shortlist people into your pipeline, so you do not start from a blank page.
Why does it record why people leave?
Every exit carries a reason from a short list, written down while people still remember. After an interview the reasons are No show, Late, Confidence, Income and Presentation. After an offer they are No response, Low commission, Bad terms and Rescinded.
What does the recruiter see first?
The desk opens on who to call next: your own list first, soonest action at the top, with every open role marked when it goes quiet.
Do hiring managers see the same record?
Yes. Recruiter and hiring manager see the same record for each person.
Does it tell me what UAE hiring law requires?
No. The guides on this site read the official texts on recruitment, contracts, probation, wage protection and Emiratisation, and the research on selection methods. They are general information, not legal advice.
Related guides: Contracts, probation and the Wage Protection System, Emiratisation: the rules employers follow, Recruitment in the UAE: who may do what, What research says about choosing the right hire. See all the guides and the facts and figures.