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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Zoho Recruit

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AZoho Recruit is a cloud-based ATS. Zoho offers a full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems, including social recruiting and resume parsing. Its custom automatable reports enable analyses of processing and information sharing. It is available in Free, Standard, and Enterprise versions.

    $25

    per month per user

    Pricing
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolZoho Recruit
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Forever Free
    $0
    Standard
    $25
    per month per user
    Professional
    $50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $75
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolZoho Recruit
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$30 per user per month
    Additional DetailsZoho recruit also provides options for add-ons such as a client portal ($6/license/month) and video interviews ($12/license/month).
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    Community Pulse
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolZoho Recruit
    Considered Both Products
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolZoho Recruit
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Zoho Recruit
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho Recruit
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Zoho Recruit
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Zoho Recruit
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking2.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Zoho Recruit
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Zoho Recruit
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Zoho Recruit
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho Recruit
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Zoho Recruit
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho Recruit
    6.6
    37 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Job Requisition Management8.03 Ratings4.235 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.22 Ratings7.030 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.12 Ratings6.025 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.12 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.03 Ratings5.033 Ratings
    Resume Management7.03 Ratings7.936 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.72 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Candidate Search7.92 Ratings7.035 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.03 Ratings7.937 Ratings
    Collaboration7.03 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.12 Ratings7.417 Ratings
    Email Templates7.82 Ratings2.433 Ratings
    User Permissions8.42 Ratings7.935 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.03 Ratings5.233 Ratings
    Reporting8.62 Ratings6.833 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolZoho Recruit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    7.9
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolZoho Recruit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Zoho
    With the business I am in I have to be able to search and reach potential candidates from hours away due to the scope of the contract we have covering a solid couple hundred sq. miles of the state; so being able to have a software that can search, sort, rank, and suggest candidates without having to spend ours of time or driving hours for an interview I can connect with one person and make a decision and have the software there for them and send an email or two with the steps and instructions and 5 minutes later be doing the same for another candidate hours away without even needing to leave the office or even from home and knowing that I'm able to monitor and adjust the steps or make adjustments along the way and being able to trust that it is choosing quality candidates and able to help me hire the right people to do my job to keep my contractors and homeowners safe is amazing for our business.
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    Pros
    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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    Zoho
    • Like other HR-based services, Zoho Recruit allows you to track the behavior of candidates during the execution of your hiring process, so that you can create constant notes of any problems that may arise and that may prevent a proper job.
    • The relationship between employers and candidates can be measured, which is excellent for creating reports on the development of each hiring process, and employees can then be evaluated on their ability to manage and communicate correctly with each candidate under their direct care.
    • Hiring sessions can be recorded using a variety of methods. It does not necessarily have to be done using an audiovisual recording tool (which is possible through different integrations) but a convenient recording system that allows you to note down important data, and where even the candidate's photographs can be saved.
    • We believe that some features of Zoho Recruit's support service could be improved, although this is probably a general service by the Zoho team for all their programs. The staff is not sufficiently explanatory, and therefore we have not been able to meet our expectations for troubleshooting.
    • We like that using Zoho Recruit is so convenient, and that it interfaces well with the other services that the entire Zoho suite has to offer: Zoho Recruit is a good alternative for human resources, which shows a reliable and easy-to-manage operability, so that all registration and follow-up processes are simple.
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    Cons
    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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Recruit should allow for customization of pipelines based on department/role to be hired.
    • Zoho Recruit should allow for customization of the vendor portal allowing the vendor to type in key data points about candidate profiles that are typically not found on the resume, such as notice period, current salary and expected salary.
    • Zoho Recruit could simplify the blueprinting process built into the tool which allows for smooth flow of candidates through the system.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Zoho
    We have evaluated every other ATS on the market, and do so every 1-2 years just to make sure we aren't missing out on anything better, and found that Zoho offers more functionality than any ATS with a per-recruiter-price under $100. Once it introduces automated job alerts and candidate login functionality there will be no reason for us to look elsewhere.
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    Usability
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    The user interface looks clunky and designed by engineers. I suspect it didn't undergo much user testing.
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    Support Rating
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I give Zoho Recruit this rating because over all, it has helped me to organize my candidates and saved me time and energy in organizing them myself. Without Zoho Recruit, I simply would not be able to keep my talent pool straight, and it certainly gets the job done. I took off a couple points because if I download a resume after already inputting the candidate into Zoho, it won't automatically sync the two profiles up. It also does not remind me when a task is expired.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Zoho
    Zohorecruit is the best platform for small and mid-sized companies. It will help us to save lots of time in the recruitment and hiring journey. We have used Oorwin also in the past, but this is much better than the Oorwin, and it's very robust and easy to use, and the site is very fast.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Zoho
    • I can't say anything about ROI, but Zoho Recruit made our recruitment process highly effective.
    • We did not need to hire more HR managers as the system helped to manage the processes automatically.
    • We saved money with Zoho Recruit for sure. And this was very best.
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