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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Employee Navigator

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AEmployee Navigator is a benefits-focused HR system from the company of the same name in Maryland.N/A

    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AThe PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform is a talent management platform designed for Higher Education and Government organizations, now from PowerSchool (acquired August, 2018). Modules include analytics, applicant tracking, position management, onboarding, records management, and performance management.N/A
    Pricing
    Employee NavigatorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Employee NavigatorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Employee NavigatorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Employee Navigator and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Employee Navigator
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    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Employee Navigator and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Employee Navigator
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Employee Navigator and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Employee Navigator
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Employee Navigator and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Employee Navigator
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Employee Navigator and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Employee Navigator
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    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Employee NavigatorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
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    -
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    User Testimonials
    Employee NavigatorPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Employee Navigator
    We are very pleased with the change to [Employee Navigator] as it offers more what we needed. It's very customizable and has many features that can be added or taken away depending on business needs. I'd only say it would be less appropriate for a business quite smaller than ours who needed very little in comparison.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Organizations who have very few applications and/or very few positions posted are probably less likely to benefit as high from PeopleAdmin. Large organizations who have several positions and/or several applications/applicants can definitely benefit from this product. This product is not as well suited for performance management as I had hoped because there is not a lot of freedom to creating and designing different evaluations for different position types in the system when you have an organization that has thousands of different employees and types.
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    Pros
    Employee Navigator
    • Time off requests. These are easy to perform and track as an employee and user.
    • Time off approvals. Couldn't be easier. Time of approvals or denials are sent via email and are one-click tasks. Also can be performed in the web UI, but it's so easy.
    • Manager reporting. Managers can easily see reports on employee time off and make decisions based on that.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Applicant tracking was a good use of this tool for our department. I think it could use a few more customization features but overall it was a good tool to weed out applicants who were not qualified for the position.
    • The system has some canned reporting tools that also worked well for our department and management needs.
    • It was a great place to house our position descriptions and provided a readily accessible source for hiring managers to make requested updates and changes and for employees to see and have access to their position descriptions.
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    Cons
    Employee Navigator
    • It is a great stand alone product. We would like it to tie into a more robust HR solution and communicate with payroll.
    • Initially there are a lot of features that are turned off, I like to know what a program is capable of so I can be more strategic in implementing a solution.
    • Having a broker in the middle is both good and bad.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • PeopleAdmin's internal report writer needs work. Currently, in version 7, reporting can only be done requisition number by requisition number. The report writer needs to be modified so it can create reports enterprise-wide.
    • PeopleAdmin's Data Mart product needs substantial modification. In version 5.8, on a monthly basis, PeopleAdmin provided us with an Microsoft Access database containing our historical data up to that period end. In version 7, the "Data Mart" contains our historical data. The Data Mart consists of over 300 files. These files are not database table downloads nor is it parts of a database data dump. Rather, the files appear to be scrapes from html pages. They contain html codes and other character data that needs to be cleaned before they can be uploaded. The files are not in a table-by-table format. Any one file can contain data from two or more tables. The format of the Data Mart makes it difficult to load the data into a database and format it in a table structure that is comparable to the Access database provided with version 5.8.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Employee Navigator
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    We are evaluating our options as it relates to PeopleAdmin. We are likely to renew as we can not find another product that gives us the functionality we have with PeopleAdmin 5.8 in the area of Position Description. Outside of that, we would likely be close to finding another product solution.
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    Support Rating
    Employee Navigator
    So far, we have had very little reason to call in to Employee Navigator support. Our team who works with them have found it easy and simple to work with them when needed. They aren't able to work on much or divulge how the system works internally, nor what's on the roadmap, but it is still helpful to have timely confirmation.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Alternatives Considered
    Employee Navigator
    Most of the systems I've used for HRIS systems have been part of the payroll system. What stands out with Employee Navigator is the ability to key your benefit changes into one place, and all vendors are notified of the updates -- no more logging on to three or more sites to make an address change to an employee.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    I've used both Target Recruit and HR Smart. When working with Target Recruit it quickly became apparent it was not the right solution for us. Another solution we examined prior to selection PeopleAdmin was iCIMS. iCIMS is a very social system but was not as familiar with the Higher Education recruitment processes as was PeopleAdmin.
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    Return on Investment
    Employee Navigator
    • We spent about half the time on open enrollment than we did in the last two years. Employee Navigator was much easier for staff to navigate and be able to complete their open enrollment independently
    • We've saved several thousand dollars in setup fees to link with insurance carriers since moving to Employee Navigator
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • We are now able to track our recruitment sources to determine our ROI on university paid subscriptions.
    • We have reduced our recruiting approval review times by 50%
    • We have identified areas for improvement substancially by having robust reporting available at our fingertips.
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