Appcast vs PCRecruiter

Appcast

It has allowed me to streamline my job ad buying and selling process all in one dashboard.

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Manager in Marketing

Sports Company, 11-50 employees

PCRecruiter

I can say that from a recruiting perspective it is the best solution we have seen. We evaluate new / different packages each year and PCRecruiter is still the best we have seen. The product is very robust and may be a bit too complex for some applications.

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Paul Cornell

President

WorkRocketStaffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Appcast

9.0

PCRecruiter

7.7

Job Search Site Posting

10.0

8.0

Reporting

8.0

6.1

Job Requisition Management

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7.0

Company Website Posting

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8.5

Publish to Social Media

—

7.0

Customized Application Form

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7.0

Resume Management

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7.6

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

—

7.4

Candidate Search

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8.5

Applicant Tracking

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9.0

Collaboration

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8.7

Task Creation and Delegation

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8.7

Email Templates

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7.1

User Permissions

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8.2

Notifications and Alerts

—

6.2

Pros

Makes it easy to manage job feeds.
Makes it easy to manage traffic acquisition from multiple publishers.
Easy to use reporting dashboard for you and your customers.

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Verified User

Manager in Marketing

Sports Company, 11-50 employees

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I am not a computer person but find it easy to work with
Notes, tracking and linking candidates to companies
Holding history
Uploading candidates
Just simple with a lot of functions
Searching the database is very easy and preparing lists to call is simple. It is easy to expand or narrow searches as needed.
I love the interface between Outlook and PCR it makes it very easy to not have multiple screens to go back and forth to.

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Tom Lampl

Owner

Sun Valley SearchMachinery, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Need to be more open to suggestions from clients.
Need to get better customer service turnaround time.
Need more knowledgeable staff.

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Verified User

Manager in Marketing

Sports Company, 11-50 employees

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For users who have authorisation to delete files from the system there needs to be a confirm delete option as if you make a mistake and accidentally delete a file (which fortunately I have never done) the process to recover the file is a little tedious.
More options to improve workflow such as the ability to create a future follow up from an email and the ability to create more default fields so as to save time.
A way to more clearly distinguish candidates and client name records both from a visual and search perspective would be preferable.

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Andy Forbes

Managing Consultant

Radiant RecruitmentHuman Resources, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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PCRecruiter8.9

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I am very hesitant to renew my subscription to PCRecruiter because it feels outdated. Competing applicant tracking systems are making huge strides in compatibility and mobile accessibility while PCRecruiter has remained stagnant in its progression. The system is functional, and serves as an excellent database, but severely lacks in advancement opportunities

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Gabriel Peña

Executive Recruiter

Truth DesignFinancial Services, 11-50 employees

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Usability

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PCRecruiter8.5

Based on 3 answers

Great functionality, there is too much to understand about the tool, wish there was a users conference.

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Mark Carlson, CPC

Senior Vice President & Executive Recruiter

The Suburban Group, Inc.Biotechnology, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

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PCRecruiter9.0

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I have had little to no downtime with PC Recruiter (except for planned maintenance). Whether I am using it on my laptop or the mobile versions (iPad and Android based phone), I am able to get to my information quickly and easily

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Mark Carlson, CPC

Senior Vice President & Executive Recruiter

The Suburban Group, Inc.Biotechnology, 1-10 employees

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Performance

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PCRecruiter9.6

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Except for an occassional "bug" in the software the system works very well and has for many years and thru sevewral upgrades.

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Verified User

Manager in Social Media

Building Materials Company, 1-10 employees

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Support

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PCRecruiter9.1

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The technical support team is awesome. Very knowledgeable and if it is something out of the ordinary they will quickly find the answer or someone that has the expertise to help. I have never had a bad experience with PCR technical support services. They are first class.

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Paul Cornell

President

WorkRocketStaffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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I first evaluated PCRecruiter (PCR) against several competing products in mid 2008 and found it to be the most versatile for our purpose. However, I can't remember the names of the other products due to passage of time. The only program of its type that delivered everything we needed, plus expansion possibilities, was PCRecruiter. Periodically I have conducted a similar review for the business and have yet to find a system that offers an advantage over PCRecruiter.

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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Staffing and Recruiting Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive sales margins.
Positive time allocation.

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Verified User

Manager in Marketing

Sports Company, 11-50 employees

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Helps with (re)screening a candidate who is already in the database.
Good to have a place for storing all candidate information for anyone in the company to access.

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Pallabi Ghosal

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Concepts In StaffingStaffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees

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