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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jobvite

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Jobvite is a full recruiting platform. It provides features across the recruiting funnel - from sourcing and managing candidates via CRM and managing workflows to communicating with hiring managers and reporting through custom dashboards and reports.N/A

    SchoolMessenger

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASchoolMessenger is a school community software featuring secure email, social media monitoring, school website, and mobile app. In late 2023 it was acquired by PowerSchool, and is now a PowerSchool product.N/A
    Pricing
    JobviteSchoolMessenger
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JobviteSchoolMessenger
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    JobviteSchoolMessenger
    Considered Both Products
    Employ Inc.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    JobviteSchoolMessenger
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Jobvite and SchoolMessenger
    Feature
    Jobvite
    7.6
    64 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management9.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.762 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form9.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search6.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates8.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions8.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.059 Ratings00 Ratings
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    JobviteSchoolMessenger
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    Score10 out of 10
    Higher Logic Vanilla
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
    Verint Community
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    JobviteSchoolMessenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (91 ratings)
    2.1
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.8
    (49 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    JobviteSchoolMessenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Employ Inc.
    Jobvite was very useful when used to onboard our new hires. Being a Human capital management company, we hire many individuals on a weekly basis so it helps us keep all of the paperwork organized and prevent any accidents when managing all of the data. Sometimes it does pose a problem for those who are not technologically savvy.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    This is great for schools who want a bulk package of services at a competitive cost. Older website designs limit functionality and have a very square design. SchoolMessenger has more modern templates with newer capabilities which is better for visitors of the site. The functionality is great for parents who are accessing the site on the go, which happens more often than you know.
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    Pros
    Employ Inc.
    • Workflow- I love that you can immediately see where in the process a candidate is.
    • Dashboard- The customization and overall feel of the site.
    • Feed- The fact that you can see the feed from the candidates other applications is a plus.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • It is widely used.
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    Cons
    Employ Inc.
    • Custom fields--custom fields do not follow the candidate from hire to onboarding. This is problematic because we then have to recreate on the onboarding side to then import into our HRIS.
    • Onboarding picklists are time-consuming to populate. We have to enter options one at a time, rather than being able to do an import. Also, field mapping on Hire is a lot easier than having to set up tags on option sets in onboarding.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • There's nothing I dislike. This program is very straight forward to use.
    • It just works well.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Employ Inc.
    If I were to become an internal recruiter again, I would almost definitely use Jobvite. I liked the fact that we could set up any job application link on our company web site to connect directly to Jobvite. I also liked that Jobvite made employee referral easy to submit, as employee referrals tend to be the highest quality candidates. Jobvite really has all the tools a recruiter needs to get a candidate through a recruiting process quickly without anything slipping through the cracks. Even though there are a lot of features I feel can be greatly improved, I don't think there is anything on the market today that is better than Jobvite
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Employ Inc.
    After using varios ATS's in the past, I have found most comfort and ease using jobvite. This tool has made the hiring process so easy to manage and just the fact that it is not complicated to use, makes it even better
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    SchoolMessenger serves our main purpose of sending out emergency notifications and notices to parents. It is great to cut down on the paper use and the ability to attach documents to our notes. We have used this to send home notifications from our Parent-Teacher Organization. Parents have thanked us for sending a back ups due to papers being misplaced and knowing that they have a backup through email.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Employ Inc.
    No issues (especially compared to ADP).
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Overall, this is a good, effective, and cost-efficient product. It is missing some key functionality we had with a previous program which limits my total score, but I still think a lot of school districts can get a lot out of SchoolMessenger. The features and functions they do include work well.
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    Support Rating
    Employ Inc.
    Support used to be better. In the last few years, though, I feel like there has been significantly less investment in customer service. We used to have account managers who were very visible and always checking in. Also, there used to be a phone number to get around-the-clock support. I am not sure that that exists at the quality it used to
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    The support is fantastic. I have never had such complete support from a technology service. Every issue has been resolved while I was on the phone. I never had to wait for a callback or an advanced support tech. Their people are very well trained in their product and how to meet their customer's needs.
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    Online Training
    Employ Inc.
    Had phone training. Lots of webinars. Generally pretty good. Not enough time to learn. User community exists, but haven’t used.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Employ Inc.
    It forces you to evaluate your own business process.

    The software lets you re-engineer things
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Employ Inc.
    Before implementing Jobvite, we had iCIMS and Kronos Workforce Ready. Neither of these products got us where we wanted to be with metrics, candidate experience, or technology. I'm sure since we left them they have updated, but we are much happier with Jobvite than others. In the process of searching for a new ATS, we attended demonstrations of 9 other applicant tracking systems and were most impressed with Jobvite.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Easier to use and more cost effective than shoutpoint
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    Return on Investment
    Employ Inc.
    • Reporting - we had none before other than manually tracking things in excel documents, now we have a full suite of reports and dashboards we can customize.
    • Interview Scheduling - With the candidate self-scheduling feature, we can now schedule interviews in a matter of seconds while also automating the candidate confirmation email and the calendar invites.
    • More detailed source tracking than I have seen in any other product allowing full visibility on who we hire, where they came from and we can now analyze our sources.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Lost the confidence of families that we were protecting their data.
    • Refused to refund our funds after they released confidential information.
    • Required extensive resources to find another product.
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    Jobvite Screenshots

    Screenshot of where Jobvite centralizes onboarding activity, to standardize processes and seamlessly transition candidates, with the goal of providing them the best experience.Screenshot of the relevant, targeted content and job search appearing on a Jobvite career site, that helps to attract job seekers and make compelling first impressions.Screenshot of the relevant, targeted content and job search appearing on a Jobvite career site, that helps to attract job seekers and make compelling first impressions.