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    Arcoro HR

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AArcoro is an HR technology company focused on the construction industry, offering solutions to help companies hire, manage and grow their back office, professional and skilled trade workforce.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
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    Arcoro HRSilkRoad Recruiting
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    Arcoro HRSilkRoad Recruiting
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Arcoro HRSilkRoad Recruiting
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Arcoro HR and SilkRoad Recruiting
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    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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    Crelate
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    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRSilkRoad Recruiting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (67 ratings)
    6.2
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.9
    (6 ratings)
    5.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    6.9
    (63 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Configurability
    3.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.1
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    8.1
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    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRSilkRoad Recruiting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcoro
    From sales to implementation, the process was a little oversold. We didn't know the right questions to ask - had we known what to ask, it would have been easier to embrace from the beginning. Once the training begins, it's comfortable with the tools and team. Our Project Manager had changed throughout the implementation process, but we didn't miss a beat. Arcoro takes care of us, and I would recommend them as a Sage partner.
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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
    Arcoro
    • Open Enrollment - this is an AWESOME feature. We have over 900 employees and we wouldn't dream of doing this by hand again! Everything legible and every required field filled out.
    • Electronic feeds to the insurance carriers/benefit vendors - this is seamless and we have more issues with the vendors than with Arcoro HR!
    • ACA reporting is something that they handle and it is one less headache that we have to deal with!
    • Applicant tracking that flows into onboarding then into the benefits module!
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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
    Arcoro
    • Since we started using the HUB, I have things listed as jobsites that are not jobsites on Exaktime, I'd like them removed such as DO NOT SYNC, JBLMANG, JENSEN, 1 HOME OFFICE, 2 DM OFFICE I guess they are called "locations" but every once in a while one of our guys will clock into one of them by mistake.
    • When submitting a ticket, quicker response time would be appreciated. Arbaz is quick to respond but the tickets are not responded to very quickly. I think Arcoro HR is a great product but response time is important! Especially when you have a lot of employees counting on a paycheck every Friday.
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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
    Arcoro
    It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.
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    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
    Arcoro
    Very user friendly. Nothing's perfect but ExakTime is pretty close! Employees are diligent about clocking in and out in order to get paid! I love that we can customize reports to get exactly the info that we need. It's also very helpful to provide documentation of hours worked for our customers.
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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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    Reliability and Availability
    Arcoro
    No problems.
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    SilkRoad
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    Performance
    Arcoro
    Pages do not load quickly. It's difficult to build custom reports. Again, you need to HR people develop your system and make is user friendly.
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    SilkRoad
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    Support Rating
    Arcoro
    I have not had to use support other then as we got started
    and had a few hick ups but they were great.
    They answered all our questions even if some of them were no the program
    does not do that. I guess the best support is one that is not needed because
    the product works great and does its job right
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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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    In-Person Training
    Arcoro
    We did not do any in person training
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    SilkRoad
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    Online Training
    Arcoro
    The training is provided well and recorded. Sometimes it was too fast to grasp, but the recordings make it easier to review at a later date.
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    SilkRoad
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    Implementation Rating
    Arcoro
    Gave a notice to all
    employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
    program. I had Spanish and English signs
    on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
    out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
    breaks were mandatory for all employees
    at least 30 min per day. This ensures
    safety on the roofs. We had a few people
    who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
    android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
    they see the benefit of it now.
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    SilkRoad
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arcoro
    We still use Sage, and ExakTime is compatible with it, which is why we went with ExakTime. So technically we use both at this time. ExakTime is a great pairing with Sage since Sage does not have any applications that let employees clock in and out. So we use ExakTime for that and then transfer the information to Sage for the reporting and issuing of deposits/checks, etc.
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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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Arcoro
    I think it is priced a little high, but no time to look for other options at this time.
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    SilkRoad
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    Scalability
    Arcoro
    We can't seem to get the simple things fixed. I wouldn't trust it.
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    SilkRoad
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    Return on Investment
    Arcoro
    • Payroll Accuracy - Hours used to be manually calculated here. Depending on the person it was almost never accurate resulting in employees being under paid or the company losing money.
    • Time - To calculate 30+ employees hours, including overtime was a nightmare and took an entire day. I now do minor changes day of payroll to fix up things and ask questions and I am no more than 20 minutes. That is a huge time and money saver.
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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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