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    ADP TotalSource

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AADP TotalSource is a Certified Professional Employer Organization (CPEO) that helps businesses manage HR, payroll, benefits, compliance and talent management through a single solution. As an IRS-certified CPEO and ESAC-accredited PEO, ADP TotalSource combines technology with hands-on HR expertise to help organizations navigate the complexities of managing employees. Businesses can streamline processes across the employee lifecycle, from hiring and onboarding to…N/A

    SilkRoad Recruiting

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASilkRoad offers OpenHire, a recruiting and ATS system. It offers recruiting access through social media channels, data security, and EEO compliance for mid-sized to large businesses. It is a component of SilkRoad’s Lifesuite product line.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP TotalSourceSilkRoad Recruiting
    Editions & Modules
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    ADP TotalSourceSilkRoad Recruiting
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    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    ADP TotalSourceSilkRoad Recruiting
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    31%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    43%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    44%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    43%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Features
    ADP TotalSourceSilkRoad Recruiting
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ADP TotalSource and SilkRoad Recruiting
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    ADP TotalSource
    -
    Ratings
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    6.8
    14 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.714 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.812 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings5.212 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.014 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.213 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.714 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings5.714 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings3.714 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings4.714 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings4.714 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ADP TotalSourceSilkRoad Recruiting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (19 ratings)
    6.2
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    5.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.3
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    ADP TotalSourceSilkRoad Recruiting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    I would not use this company for anything. [I believe my] employees [absolutely] hate the software and there are constantly glitches in the software which occur every payroll run, benefits enrollment, etc. [I have spent] large amounts of time on the phone with outsourced customer support[,] so think twice when comparing [the] cost to other providers. [I feel] you [will] need someone full time to deal with all of their issues. We are currently in the process of setting up another PEO company. The amount of money and time to implement ADP has been a huge loss.
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    SilkRoad
    I think OpenHire is best for a small company (max about 2500 employees). The more employees you have the more HR people you should have and this can get expensive. I know most larger companies are using more advanced systems as well (Workday). During the selection process be sure to determine how many OpenHire users you would need. Ask whether your managers will be willing to work in the system as well or whether HR would have to own the entire process. If you are EEOC compliant, make sure you ask about diversity posting, APP tracking of applicants, and reporting needs. If you require an onboarding tool, SilkRoad offers RedCarpet. I found it to be very complex and hiring managers refused to use it. If you require an onboarding tool, definitely look into it. The demo may look great but there were a lot of implementation steps done to make it work and it just didn't fit our company culture. So make sure it fits yours.
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    Pros
    ADP
    • Payroll was easy to learn and use with time tracking in a short time frame
    • Tracking team members request offs and approving them were very easy
    • Customizing reports for specific periods of time. This made is very easy for end of year tracking for total hours worked and total dollars paid.
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    SilkRoad
    • The ease of use when it comes to create requisitions from a hiring managers side of things is definitely a positive. It's very much user intuitive and the specifications can be completely customized as to what a company would like to appear within said requisition.
    • Candidate correspondence is an absolute breeze as you can custom load templates into the system that can be edited at any time through an administrator in your company instead of having to go through a technical support team on the other side of things.
    • Overall, it's a pretty no muss no fuss system to use as there's not a great layer of complication about it and like most things, spaced practice and consistent exposure to it tend to iron out those rough edges. From an administration standpoint, adding in locations and hiring managers is incredibly simplistic along with reporting functionality.
    • Candidate folders have come a long way in the system and are much more user friendly at this point than when I began using the system some four years ago. It's very easy to shift candidate profiles between folders and edit on the fly.
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    Cons
    ADP
    • Customer service is horrible
    • Follow up takes 7-10 days, and requires multiple inquiries from you, the client
    • The promised "dedicated team" doesn't exist
    • Onboarding is confusing to new hires
    • Explanation of benefits to new hires is useless and must be done in office, thereby negating any value.
    • They should not provide handling UI claims as as service. They have no ability to actually meet deadlines.
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    SilkRoad
    • OpenHire's user roles can create issues depending on how your company's hiring process flows. For example, at one company, the hiring managers were extremely involved in screening candidates yet the system seems very geared towards use of centralized recruiters who distribute candidates. The lack of ability to customize roles and security to match our managers' needs created additional burden on HR as well as frustration from hiring managers.
    • I experienced several problems uploading documents to accompany a candidate's offer. There was a limit on the number, size and type of attachments that could be included, and there was no alternative (as vetted with OpenHire) besides sending a separate correspondence to the candidate. I found this to appear unprofessional to the candidate as well as creating an extra step in the process for HR/recruiting.
    • The requisition process had a few issues which created inefficiencies in the process. Firstly, for times when you need to post a role confidentially outside of your standard process, there was no way to designate the req as 'confidential'. Instead, you had to use the 'executive' status which created issues (ie: inaccurate data in reporting). Secondly, OpenHire was unable to upload the company directory of emails in the requisition approver fields so rather than being able to select from a drop-down or using a 'smart' field, you had to type each approver's email out manually thus increasing the potential for error and delay in the process.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ADP
    No answers on this topic
    SilkRoad
    It was a great solution for the company in all aspects, especially the cost. The company was not in a position to afford a solution such as Oracle PeopleSoft. The only reason we did not renew OpenHire was we got acquired by a much larger organization and started utilizing the tools that the parent company had available
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    Usability
    ADP
    The report feature can be a little complicated. Other than that, I have found no issues at all with this system
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    SilkRoad
    It's not a bad system to use, there just seems to be so much click through to get one task achieved. Once you know all the little routes and pieces it gets easier.
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    Support Rating
    ADP
    ADP is a great HR solution for most organizations. It is truly all-in-one. I rated it a 7, because of the issues we experienced during implementation and the high cost of service when issues do arise.
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    SilkRoad
    The support for Silkroad is awful. I know they are working on it and it seems to be slightly better but it's still not great. I have had multiple cases I have never heard from them on, others I have had to follow-up multiple times and one that took a year
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    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    At the moment, we have not investigated any of the products available in the drop-down list provided. However, we have evaluated some other (unavailable) products and have been intrigued by the potential decrease in fees along with the potential for a much more "rich" benefit plan. We can't speak to the level of customer service observed by current clients, only to apparent cost savings.
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    SilkRoad
    NeoGov is a more simple system but just being able to require specific documents has been a huge time saver for us. Other elements in NeoGov aren't as robust but still it saves me a lot of time compared to OpenHire.
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    Return on Investment
    ADP
    • It has cost us more money from a financial aspect and then taken away my main/other job duties because I have to focus all of my time on ADP TotalSource and basically fixing errors that happen weekly/every time an employee is added or terminated (which is more than the normal company due to the nature of our business).
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    SilkRoad
    • The cost was very high
    • It made managers more involved in the process
    • It got managers involved earlier than they had been in the past
    • It forced managers to stay involved in their recruiting and not just wait for HR to hire someone
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