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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CareerSiteBuilder

    Score10 out of 10
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    Optimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Optimum Solutions, Inc. was a software development company providing Payroll, Human Resources, and Time & Attendance software for both the IBM iSeries (AS/400) and Microsoft Windows platforms or in the cloud. In October 2019 they were acquired by Kronos, Inc (now UKG after merging with Ultimate Software). Former Optimum products are now supported by Kronos / UKG, and are no longer sold available for sale.N/A
    Pricing
    CareerSiteBuilderOptimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CareerSiteBuilderOptimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Features
    CareerSiteBuilderOptimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of CareerSiteBuilder and Optimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Optimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management5.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of CareerSiteBuilder and Optimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Optimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CareerSiteBuilderOptimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CareerSiteBuilderOptimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CareerSiteBuilder
    If you have a job opening or a high turn around rate like we do. (we are a staffing company) [CareerSiteBuilder] is a great place to to start. It is affordable and reaches hundreds of potential employees. When you search resumes sometimes when you enter keywords you have to play around with it to find the right phrasing. Its not difficult just time consuming.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Optimum Solutions works very well for all our payroll needs. We run payrolls weekly, semi-monthly, monthly and yearly. The end of year process is lined out very well and webinars are available to go over any new regulations required. We haven't utilized the HR part of the software as much on the iSeries but are planning on changing that once we get converted to the Windows version later this year. The main reason for this is the HR part of the software on the iSeries is separate from payroll.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CareerSiteBuilder
    • Search features.
    • Quantity of resumes.
    • The format that the candidates information is presented.
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    Discontinued Products
    • The setup of Optimum HRIS was intense as the software comes as a basic shell and everything is personalized to our organization. All earnings codes, leave time, employee types, job codes, taxes, etc. are set up for each company. While this was almost overwhelming at the beginning, we have so much control over the set up and better grasp of the inner workings of the system.
    • Tax updates come quickly and are easily applied. This is especially welcome at year end.
    • The built-in reporting is robust and offers a lot of options, but the ability to dig in to the database using SQL and Excel allows for very powerful reports that are infinitely personalized.
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    Cons
    CareerSiteBuilder
    • There are some missing functionalities that could be addressed such as fusing resume search and recruitment edge.
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    Discontinued Products
    • When exporting reports to Excel I found the formatting to be difficult to work with and having to reformat the reports can be a nightmare. My company's IT department created its own business tools to make the reporting format more user friendly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Affordable, quick, easy, super user friendly, well known, offers a large variety of job seekers[.]
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    Discontinued Products
    We evaluated some payroll services but found the ongoing cost greater than the initial cost of purchasing our own software and keeping the payroll process in house. Other payroll software was generally more expensive and we are satisfied with Optimum Solutions. I would say the main reason we stayed with Optimum Solutions, converting from their iSeries version to their Windows version, was because of their outstanding staff and support.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CareerSiteBuilder
    • We have been able to present MORE candidates to our clients in the staffing industry, and therefore fill more positions.
    • We are able to find MORE QUALIFIED candidates using search features, to in turn fill more direct-hire positions.
    • We have to pay or Career Builder for thousands of people, so that takes away from ROI.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • More accurate payroll processing
    • More accurate tax payments and reporting
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    Optimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Main Employee Screen