Likelihood to Recommend If I could give them a zero, I would. In my experience, CareerBuilder.com literally took thousands of my hard-earned dollars ($5K) for NOTHING in return! You would think that since CareerBuilder.com could literally see that it was not producing the results promised, it would have considered releasing me from the contract or lowering the cost, in my opinion, but CareerBuilder.com made sure they collected every penny from me with zero consideration for customer satisfaction and failed to deliver the applicants. That told me everything I needed to know about CareerBuilder.com and how they really feel about customers. In my opinion, CareerBuilder.com primary focus is to get customers on the hook with a contract to legally guarantee they receive their money from you, but they can care less about the results their platform produces or customer satisfaction, “they just want your money”! I firmly believe CareerBuilder.com knows that their product does not work, hence the reason for the 1 yr contract is to basically guarantee company revenue for an entire year.
Read full review Compared to bulk messaging students who are listed as 'matches' on the job listing page, the segments & campaigns I created were so helpful in identifying leads & helping to convert those leads to applicants without me having to continually follow-up with students (thank you- follow-up email feature!) For roles that require a lot of applicant flow, or for positions that require a large cohort of hires at one time, these features are perfect.
Read full review Pros In my opinion, take your money for nothing in return In my opinion, over promise and under deliver In my opinion, deceive customers In my opinion, hold you to the terms of their contract, but will not take accountability for lack of results produced In my opinion, poor customer service Read full review Connects us with our target audience (current college students and recent graduates). Connects us with a variety of career services offices, building trust in our organization. It provides capacity to our recruiters while also allowing us to balance volume and personalization in recruitment. Read full review Cons We did not see a large amount of applications in comparison to Indeed. The applications did not turn in to actual employees. We were more often than not ghosted by the candidates, even though the team followed up with them in a timely manner. Read full review Ability to directly source and reach out to specific candidates (rather than just a whole pool with campaigns) More flexibility over the way postings look to allow for creativity More details about students on their profiles to make it easier to source the right candidates Read full review Likelihood to Renew It works and has been a valuable tool for recruitment and talent engagement
Read full review Usability It is intuitive
Read full review Support Rating I have had a positive experience with CareerBuilder's support. When the platform has been updated throughout the years, CareerBuilder's account managers have always provided our team with helpful live tutorials and demonstrations to help familiarize our users with new and upcoming features, as well as older features that will no longer be offered. Support team makes themselves available on an ongoing basis.
Sean Pennel Senior Manager, Executive Search & Talent Acquisition
Read full review Becca always responds very quickly to my questions. We had an issue where I couldn't register for a fair because another division of my company had already registered and this problem was fixed the next day. I feel like the team at Handshake Talent Engagement Suite actually cares about my experience. Not all companies do once the contract is signed! They definitely treat their customers well. I literally feel like I am their only customer.
Read full review Implementation Rating It is a great product and valuable tool for recruitment and sourcing of talent
Read full review Alternatives Considered WizeHire is one of the most amazing systems I've ever seen. I've continued to share their information with many, and my hope is that they take the hiring world by storm! It's easy to use, they obtain great candidates and many. They're very responsive and always there to help. They care about their clients. I strongly recommend them.
Read full review I think Handshake is similar to
Linkedin Recruiter in a lot of ways. The main differentiator for me/our company is who we are trying to reach or target. LinkedIn is not an easy platform to find early careers talent on, so Handshake has been the best way for us to connect with schools, register for events easily, advertise to college students and reach them where they are!
Read full review Return on Investment There was not a good ROI for the investment we spent with CareerBuilder. It cost us money that did not turn in to employees. We spent labor hours trying to get candidates who were ghosting us. So it ended up being a waste of time and manpower as well. Read full review Summer internship recruiting for hard to fill roles has grown to be much easier. Without Handshake Talent Engagement Suite, we would be left scrambling to specific school job boards. Hosting a simple one-hour informative event and reaching a large audience has helped with brand awareness. We don't necessarily see immediate obvious results but have been content with our ability to connect with underclassmen, getting them excited to apply for internships in a year or two. Creating a talent segment and sending campaign messages is much more efficient and effective than reaching out to individual candidates with cold calls/emails. Read full review ScreenShots