Accurate Background vs. Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Accurate Background
Score 6.3 out of 10
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Accurate Background is a provider of compliant, automated workforce screening solutions. The vendor states that over 16,000 global organizations trust them to mitigate risk, reduce cost, and deliver a positive candidate screening experience. The vendor further states that their full suite of compliant screening services lets users verify candidate backgrounds without sacrificing individualized attention or cutting corners. The technology is designed to reduce time…N/A
Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Symphony Talent describes itself as a global leader in Employer Brand and Candidate Experience solutions, boasting some of the world's leading brands as customers. Combining creative and marketing technology, Symphony Talent states the company's goal is to transform employer brands to deliver world-class experiences for candidates, employees and recruiters. Symphony Talent acquired SmashFly in November, 2019. In June 2020, they launched SmashFlyX, their reimagining of the platform…N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Accurate Background
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Ratings
Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
7.0
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
Accurate BackgroundSymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(5 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Accurate BackgroundSymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
Likelihood to Recommend
Accurate Background
Very well suited for our company because of their pricing, reliability, speed, detail, and user experience. I don't think there are any scenarios where Accurate wouldn't work for a business
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Symphony Talent
I think all organizations both small and large could benefit from Symphony Talent. It is a must to have a recruitment marketing platform these days given it's a job-seekers market. It is more important today more than ever to capture and nurture leads for your organization and keep them updated on jobs and things happening related to the culture of your organization. Organizations with less than 100 people may be able to get away without it
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Pros
Accurate Background
  • Customer service
  • Accuracy
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Symphony Talent
  • Ability to track candidates engagements with requisitions
  • Personalized email campaigns
  • Ability to post requisitions in different job sites
  • Easy to integrate other systems with SmashFly
  • Talent Network Forms
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Cons
Accurate Background
  • The screening process on the US side took 4+ months to be implemented even though there was no specific request or difficulty on our side: we have a very basic need that Accurate Background is supposed to be implementing easily.
  • Twice in the past Accurate Background's reports have shown blank records ... for people with a criminal history.
  • I receive on a regular basis from Accurate services emails asking for more information. But sometimes this email is not for me but for the candidate. And you never know what complementary information is required. You just receive an email stating "we need more information". You have to chase them to know what they need.
  • I have recently received a message stating that a search is complete. When you open the record, you realize the search has been abandoned. There is a sentence at the end of it stating that you have received an email from their services.... when you have received nothing.
  • All the above shows that there is minimum interaction with real people from their services, that their automatic messages are not complete nor accurate, and that their search results just cannot be trusted.
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Symphony Talent
  • Moving candidates through steps can seem very clunky. When I first started using the software, I was turned off because it seemed to be a little redundant.
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Support Rating
Accurate Background
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Symphony Talent
I believe SmashFly does a great job supporting their system and staying involved with their clients. Everything in the system is basically a workflow so you can create them or reachout to support for help
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Alternatives Considered
Accurate Background
Accurate is much better. The most thorough background check company I have ever used.
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Symphony Talent
It was like night and day. Success Factors had horrible customer service and we had very limited control over the platform. When we transitioned to SmashFly, their customer service was excellent and we had complete control over the system to make any changes we needed quickly. The technical support with SmashFly is also one of the best I've seen in the business. Their turnaround time is pretty quick when compared to others
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Return on Investment
Accurate Background
  • Our turn around time has decreased by half as far as complete background checks are concerned. This allows us to keep our candidates and improve their experience.
  • We averaged a savings of over $2,000/year thanks to Accurate's ability to create customized packages.
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Symphony Talent
  • From what I've heard, recruiters have noticed a big upswing in candidate response rate, which of course, leads to increased rates of hire.
  • Some recruiters are reluctant to use smashfly because they think they're doing double effort.
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