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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SilkRoad Recruiting

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASilkRoad offers OpenHire, a recruiting and ATS system. It offers recruiting access through social media channels, data security, and EEO compliance for mid-sized to large businesses. It is a component of SilkRoad’s Lifesuite product line.N/A

    TribeHR (discontinued)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ATribeHR was acquired by Netsuite in 2013. It has since been discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    SilkRoad RecruitingTribeHR (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SilkRoad RecruitingTribeHR (discontinued)
    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
    SilkRoad RecruitingTribeHR (discontinued)
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    6.8
    14 Ratings
    15% below category average
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.214 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.714 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.812 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.813 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customized Application Form5.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.213 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.014 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Collaboration8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates5.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions3.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts4.714 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting4.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    6.6
    2 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of SilkRoad Recruiting and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SilkRoad Recruiting
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SilkRoad RecruitingTribeHR (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.2
    (30 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SilkRoad RecruitingTribeHR (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SilkRoad
    I think OpenHire is best for a small company (max about 2500 employees). The more employees you have the more HR people you should have and this can get expensive. I know most larger companies are using more advanced systems as well (Workday). During the selection process be sure to determine how many OpenHire users you would need. Ask whether your managers will be willing to work in the system as well or whether HR would have to own the entire process. If you are EEOC compliant, make sure you ask about diversity posting, APP tracking of applicants, and reporting needs. If you require an onboarding tool, SilkRoad offers RedCarpet. I found it to be very complex and hiring managers refused to use it. If you require an onboarding tool, definitely look into it. The demo may look great but there were a lot of implementation steps done to make it work and it just didn't fit our company culture. So make sure it fits yours.
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    I think it's great for small companies to manage their basic HR functions if they do not have a dedicated department. I'm unsure of the capabilities it holds for a large company with multiple teams to organize and how the calendaring functions across departments. But, for our team of roughly 20 folks it is simple and straightforward.
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    Pros
    SilkRoad
    • The ease of use when it comes to create requisitions from a hiring managers side of things is definitely a positive. It's very much user intuitive and the specifications can be completely customized as to what a company would like to appear within said requisition.
    • Candidate correspondence is an absolute breeze as you can custom load templates into the system that can be edited at any time through an administrator in your company instead of having to go through a technical support team on the other side of things.
    • Overall, it's a pretty no muss no fuss system to use as there's not a great layer of complication about it and like most things, spaced practice and consistent exposure to it tend to iron out those rough edges. From an administration standpoint, adding in locations and hiring managers is incredibly simplistic along with reporting functionality.
    • Candidate folders have come a long way in the system and are much more user friendly at this point than when I began using the system some four years ago. It's very easy to shift candidate profiles between folders and edit on the fly.
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    • Ad publication
    • process streamlining
    • scalability
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    Cons
    SilkRoad
    • OpenHire's user roles can create issues depending on how your company's hiring process flows. For example, at one company, the hiring managers were extremely involved in screening candidates yet the system seems very geared towards use of centralized recruiters who distribute candidates. The lack of ability to customize roles and security to match our managers' needs created additional burden on HR as well as frustration from hiring managers.
    • I experienced several problems uploading documents to accompany a candidate's offer. There was a limit on the number, size and type of attachments that could be included, and there was no alternative (as vetted with OpenHire) besides sending a separate correspondence to the candidate. I found this to appear unprofessional to the candidate as well as creating an extra step in the process for HR/recruiting.
    • The requisition process had a few issues which created inefficiencies in the process. Firstly, for times when you need to post a role confidentially outside of your standard process, there was no way to designate the req as 'confidential'. Instead, you had to use the 'executive' status which created issues (ie: inaccurate data in reporting). Secondly, OpenHire was unable to upload the company directory of emails in the requisition approver fields so rather than being able to select from a drop-down or using a 'smart' field, you had to type each approver's email out manually thus increasing the potential for error and delay in the process.
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    • I would like even more capabilities, but I think that has to do with how we are using the site.
    • I would like to receive email notifications once a week with a summary of activity in TribeHR, including time-off scheduled by my team and any new documents or information that has been added.
    • I'd like reminders if I am going to go over my time off that is allotted to carry over into the new year and other pertinent vacation, floating holiday, sick time notifications.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SilkRoad
    It was a great solution for the company in all aspects, especially the cost. The company was not in a position to afford a solution such as Oracle PeopleSoft. The only reason we did not renew OpenHire was we got acquired by a much larger organization and started utilizing the tools that the parent company had available
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    Usability
    SilkRoad
    It's not a bad system to use, there just seems to be so much click through to get one task achieved. Once you know all the little routes and pieces it gets easier.
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    Support Rating
    SilkRoad
    The support for Silkroad is awful. I know they are working on it and it seems to be slightly better but it's still not great. I have had multiple cases I have never heard from them on, others I have had to follow-up multiple times and one that took a year
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    Alternatives Considered
    SilkRoad
    NeoGov is a more simple system but just being able to require specific documents has been a huge time saver for us. Other elements in NeoGov aren't as robust but still it saves me a lot of time compared to OpenHire.
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    We evaluated Greenhouse but went with net suite because we were already using some of the other NetSuite. Greenhouse seemed a bit easier to use. The others were a bit too small, didn't have the stretch to scale.
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    Return on Investment
    SilkRoad
    • The cost was very high
    • It made managers more involved in the process
    • It got managers involved earlier than they had been in the past
    • It forced managers to stay involved in their recruiting and not just wait for HR to hire someone
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    • As I stated it has alleviated numerous back and forth emails with our CFO (who is only available PT) and CEO (who is often too busy to spend time on HR functions) - this has allowed for easy answers to basic HR questions.
    • It has allowed us to track all employee time-off in one place, saving us time from checking each individual Outlook calendar for scheduling purposes.
    • It has allowed us to direct all employees to one place for core HR documents and information, ensuring that folks are always getting the same answers to their inquiries.
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