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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SeekOut

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ASeekOut is a people-first platform that helps organizations hire, grow, and retain great talent. They aim to empower companies with a clear picture of their current and future talent by combining internal and external data backed by actionable analytics.N/A

    ZipRecruiter

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com) is an online employment marketplace that actively connects people to their next opportunity. ZipRecruiter’s matching technology improves the job search experience for job seekers and helps businesses of all sizes find and hire the right candidates quickly.

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    SeekOutZipRecruiter
    Editions & Modules
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    SeekOutZipRecruiter
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—ZipRecruiter offers a variety of pricing plans designed to fit the needs of growing businesses of all sizes. Below is an overview of ZipRecruiter’s job posting products with more details to customize your plan and pricing based on number of job ads you need to post, number of resume downloads, number of user seats, etc. For more information with plans and pricing, call a ZipRecruiter Hiring Specialist at 855-458-3347. ZipRecruiter pricing plans (may use details from or link to this page) Standard - Hire easily on a budget: Smart, easy-to-use dashboard; Distribution to 100+ job sites; Powerful AI to proactively reach candidates Premium - Extended reach and increased access:Everything with Standard; Access to ZipRecruiter’s database of 43 million + resumes (ZipRecruiter Internal Data, January 2023); Up to 6x more candidates on average (Averages based on ZipRecruiter Internal Data, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 2022.) Pro - Maximum reach and visibility: Everything in Premium; TrafficBoost for urgent and hard-to-fill jobs; Seamless integration with numerous external ATAs
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    Community Pulse
    SeekOutZipRecruiter
    Considered Both Products
    SeekOut
    Chose SeekOut
    Indeed is great for all roles, but I enjoy the text messages availability to prospects.
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    Chose SeekOut
    Gives you more informational data on how to find targeted candidates with the ability to find contact information
    Incentivized
    Chose SeekOut
    We initially selected for its advertisement to search and find specific candidates that Johns Hopkins is hoping to obtain.
    Incentivized
    Chose SeekOut
    At this stake of SeekOut implementation, I prefer using my other sources to SeekOut. I am working with my internal team and SeekOut's training options to see if there is a training issue that needs to be addressed to find better value.
    Incentivized
    Chose SeekOut
    In my opinion, SeekOut is the worst candidate sourcing platform out of all the ones I've used previously. They lack accurate profiles and contact information, and due to this, the response rate is close to nothing. The other platforms have active users, and the response rate is …
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    ZipRecruiter
    Chose ZipRecruiter
    ABout the same
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
    188 Answers
    69%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    122 Answers
    69%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    198 Answers
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85 Answers
    63%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    98 Answers
    76%
    Implementation went as expected
    57 Answers
    Features
    SeekOutZipRecruiter
    Talent Intelligence
    Comparison of Talent Intelligence features of SeekOut and ZipRecruiter
    Feature
    SeekOut
    8.0
    161 Ratings
    5% above category average
    ZipRecruiter
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    Ratings
    Existing Skills Mapping/Lanscaping8.6139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bias-Mitigating Algorithms7.9120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Diversity Reporting8.7152 Ratings00 Ratings
    AI-Based Role Definition7.8111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Modelling7.8125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Talent Rediscovery7.9110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Candidate Evaluation/Scoring7.2106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal Mobility Recommendations7.870 Ratings00 Ratings
    At-Risk Talent Scoring7.661 Ratings00 Ratings
    ATS Integrations8.897 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of SeekOut and ZipRecruiter
    Feature
    SeekOut
    -
    Ratings
    ZipRecruiter
    7.1
    39 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Passive Recruitment Advertising00 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising00 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools00 Ratings6.933 Ratings
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    SeekOutZipRecruiter
    Small Businesses
    hireEZ
    Score7.9 out of 10
    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Indeed Resume
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Glassdoor
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Indeed Resume
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SeekOutZipRecruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (220 ratings)
    8.4
    (103 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.6
    (11 ratings)
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (204 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    1.0
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    Vendor post-sale
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    1.0
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    Vendor pre-sale
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    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SeekOutZipRecruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SeekOut
    Diversity teams use this, and powerfilters are very helpful. When looking for volume, Seek out other terms to find relevant profiles well. For example, it might map other candidates with similar terms at the end of the pool search. Also, the bias reducer filter helps make sure there is less bias towards a hiring manager and the recruiters.
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    ZipRecruiter
    Its geo targeting and search features made it easy to source people from specific sites and places, also it post the jobs to various platforms at the same time. AI should be more advanced so that we can get some high position profiles because it does not work as good on the high end roles as compared to the low end roles.
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    Pros
    SeekOut
    • It is customized with boolean search and allows users to merge the keywords with advanced features to get best results.
    • With complex keywords, it searches till best possible outcomes by utilizing powerful filters.
    • It’s basic features is to find the best capable candidates, it sends users personalized messages through email.
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    ZipRecruiter
    • TSP Restaurant Manager in Chapel Hill, TN currently on ZipRecruiter since yesterday (9/26) and already have an inbox filled with qualified applicants.
    • ZipRecruiter has easy access to chat or email with admins if I encounter an issue, and it is quickly resolved, the only time I did have an issue, the response was pretty much immediate.
    • ZipRecruiter is attractive to both the job poster and the job seeker. Easy to navigate.
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    Cons
    SeekOut
    • SeekOut needs better updates to the backend repository, LI. Several times, when pulled through, SeekOut pulled up LI profiles that were not up to date compared to when searched on LI directly.
    • It would be helpful to have better/more updated phone information. As noted in the previous screen, approx. 50% of phone contact information is spot-on, however capturing more up to date information for phone would be helpful.
    • Although picky, having different colors for screens to highlight areas would be helpful. Working late at night, which many times do, the screens are similar in color and brightness, and it would be beneficial to have more distinguishment in colors or brightness so as not to blend.
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    ZipRecruiter
    • The only thing I can think of is, I don't prefer the unecessary emails I get from ZipRecruiter that don't pertain to my business, or what we use ZipRecruiter for.
    • I can't think of anything else that needs to be better
    • I can't think of anything else that needs to be better
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SeekOut
    This platform tends to give you applicants who are not necessarily looking for new opportunities. I have had people be upset that I contacted them or sought them out on LinkedIn. This can be troublesome when the only thing I am trying to do is find qualified applicants. I need active people, who dont mind a cold call
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    ZipRecruiter
    Results. The bottom line is the results we are getting. We are seeing not only quality applications, but quality hires that can directly be tied to our use of ZipRecruiter. The ROI is second to none - a simple and easy to use tool that is driving healthcare professionals to my various clients.
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    Usability
    SeekOut
    Using SeekOut is very intuitive. Lots of multi-select boxes, toggle switches, and keyword boxes. If you have any experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut is not a far jump in learning how to use it effectively. I will say that adding candidates to projects doesn't necessarily feel like an intuitive process after you've been redirected to LinkedIn to look at a candidate's profile
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    ZipRecruiter
    ZipRecruiter is very user-friendly and is extremely reliable when searching for new talent. There are numerous features to help you when you have questions about a posting or your profile. The filtering process is awesome and you have so many ways to find the right talent with the screening questions provided by ZipRecruiter.
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    Reliability and Availability
    SeekOut
    No answers on this topic
    ZipRecruiter
    big fat zip zilch nada crappy ball of unwanted ear wax
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    Performance
    SeekOut
    No answers on this topic
    ZipRecruiter
    pages load fine ... it's not easy to know where to go -- you have to know to click on this or that because it's not intuitive.
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    Support Rating
    SeekOut
    We have not needed to get in touch with the support team during our time using SeekOut because someone else in our company takes care of that matter. Overall, we have been very satisfied with the ease of use and self-sufficiency of SeekOut and have not found the need to contact the support team.
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    ZipRecruiter
    Have not had to utilize support recently, but in past instances they have reached out within 12 hours to help rectify any problems or answer any questions about features and functionality. The only issue I ever had with them was trying to clarify, when they previously advertised that they posted on 200+ job boards, if that meant that your job would for sure be posted on each job board. Turns out, by the way, that they only guarantee distribution, not posting
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    Online Training
    SeekOut
    We had an online tarining with all the recruiters. The trainer was very good, and enthusiast as well. He explained everything very detailed, showed how to search which kind of functions are in Seekout. He showed the program by using examples of search. We could ask questions at the end, and he told that we can contact him any time.
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    ZipRecruiter
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    SeekOut
    Once the licenses were purchased we were sent an email to activate our account. From there we had full access to the platform and a training was set up. Since I had used SeekOut previously I understood the dynamics of the platform and was able to use it instantly.
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    ZipRecruiter
    onboarding process was very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SeekOut
    We selected SeekOut as an extra level of sourcing and the intention was not to use LI anymore. They do not stack up because we are able to DM candidates, or they can message us asking questions, set up screens, send resumes, etc. You can not do that on SeekOut.
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    ZipRecruiter
    ZipRecruiter is inferior when it comes to comparing it to Indeed. I use both because I want more platforms to advertise my job. However, I find myself obtaining more applicants from Indeed over ZipRecruiter. I don't count ZipRecruiter out, though, because every once in a while, you can find a gem in a haystack.
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    Scalability
    SeekOut
    No answers on this topic
    ZipRecruiter
    because they did not provide qualified candidates so they cannot be relied upon to do what they say they do
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    Return on Investment
    SeekOut
    • Talent Intelligence and market data help us become more of a talent partner to Hiring Manager and leadership
    • SeekOut helps us source from underrepresented groups
    • SeekOut provides automatic candidate reach out campaigns and follow ups which increase response rates and decrease time to fill
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    ZipRecruiter
    • ZipRecruiter helped us to reaching our hiring goals for 2018. We have been able to source, exempt and non-exempt candidates, in a timely fashion for our roles in the NY Metro area.
    • From a cost perspective, ZipRecruiter is more affordable than others that we have used in the past. In the end the results speak for themselves and we have had better success with Zip than other job boards we have used in the past.
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