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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CareerBuilder.com

    Score5.7 out of 10
    N/ACareerBuilder headquartered in Chicago allows employers to post jobs and search resumes on their online job board and candidate database, available at careerbuilder.com. Paid plans support targeted candidate emails, high volume resume search, and AI-driven candidate - job matching.N/A

    symplr Talent Management Solutions

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/Asymplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
    Pricing
    CareerBuilder.comsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    CareerBuilder.comsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Considered Both Products
    CareerBuilder
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    symplr
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    29%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    15%
    Delivers good value for the price
    2 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    43%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    43%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CareerBuilder.comsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of CareerBuilder.com and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    3.7
    1 Ratings
    51% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Passive Recruitment Advertising5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of CareerBuilder.com and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of CareerBuilder.com and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of CareerBuilder.com and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of CareerBuilder.com and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of CareerBuilder.com and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of CareerBuilder.com and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CareerBuilder.comsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (14 ratings)
    6.1
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CareerBuilder.comsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CareerBuilder
    CareerBuilder.com is better suited for positions that have a rotating door of employees. These are the positions that you are constantly hiring for such as a CNA. CareerBuilder.com is less suited for hard to fill specialized roles. You tend to get more hits on people who are unqualified, than someone of actual interest.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    If their HRIS system holds all their data - employees, supervisors, positions then HealthcareSource can really take advantage of that data and save you a lot of time. We looked at a lot of systems and one of our needs was both Applicant Tracking and Performance Management and these systems work very well together. Other systems we looked at didn't have all our most needed features - we needed a vendor that could do both, integrate with our HRIS, report back data in a customizable fashion, and be user friendly. Some systems listed the features but during the demo and product reference calls we found they didn't perform as advertised. Some had reporting but the reporting was missing key data or didn't export in a data friendly manner. We have found HealthcareSource to be not only "pretty" - aka user friendly/non-cluttered but also had the engine under the hood as well that met our data analyst needs.
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    Pros
    CareerBuilder
    • 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
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    symplr
    • When any company implements a new program they have specific needs that they want customized for them. Healthcare source did a great job providing excellent customer service to our HR and IT professionals working behind the scenes to help us maximize the programs potential at our organization. They did not limit us to any standard uses or prohibit us from reaching our internal goals. Some examples include specialized reports, data uploads of employee data and time frames for our annual reviews.
    • They provided us with training and retraining and more training on using the system. This included training new members of our team when we had turnover in HR and inviting us to conferences and webcasts regularly.
    • The presentation of the software was very appealing and that may seem small but it really helps appeal to the employees that use it for their reviews.
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    Cons
    CareerBuilder
    • 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.
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    symplr
    • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
    • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    symplr
    Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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    Usability
    CareerBuilder
    CareerBuilder.com is average in terms of overall usability. I am able to post my positions and figure the site out. However, finding out how many additional options you are is not something easily accessible. If you don't know where to look, you may not be able to find or know how many "boosts" you have to use for the month.
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    symplr
    The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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    Support Rating
    CareerBuilder
    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.
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    symplr
    On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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    Alternatives Considered
    CareerBuilder
    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.
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    symplr
    Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. Overall the interface in Healthcare Source is more intuitive.
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    Return on Investment
    CareerBuilder
    • I feel I literally gave away $5K to CareerBuilder.com with zero ROI.
    • In my opinion, CareerBuilder.com set me back financially because I had to pay another platform to do what CareerBuilder.com promised as I still needed to find qualified candidates for my clients.
    • I feel I wasted a lot of time, money, and energy with CareerBuilder.com
    • I feel CareerBuilder.com caused me and my staff months of mental frustration
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    symplr
    • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
    • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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