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ApplicantStack by SwipeClock

Score9.2 out of 10

15 Reviews and Ratings

What is ApplicantStack by SwipeClock?

ApplicantStack is a recruiting software solution acquired by SwipeClock in January 2019. Users can post to job boards, manage candidates and onboard new employees with top-rated applicant tracking and onboarding.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Publish to Social Media

    Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites

    Category average: 7.9

  • Customized Application Form

    Application form for applicants allowing capture of required information

    Category average: 8.2

  • Applicant Tracking

    Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance

    Category average: 8.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Job Requisition Management

    Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily

    Category average: 8.3

  • Candidate Search

    Search capabilities allows candidates with certain attributes to be located

    Category average: 8

  • Job Search Site Posting

    Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites

    Category average: 8

ApplicantStack review: Great for tracking all of your applicants!

Pros

  • Applicant tracking
  • Customized questionnaires
  • Integrated onboarding
  • Robust reports

Cons

  • More intuitive dashboard
  • Updated GUI/UX
  • Interactive tutorials/classes on how to use the product well

Return on Investment

  • Easy tracking of all applicants
  • Highly customizable
  • Great for improving hiring workflows

Other Software Used

FoxitPhantom PDF, RingCentral, Microsoft Teams

An applicant tracking systems which succeeds

Pros

  • Ease of use
  • Provides a means to post jobs
  • Customer service

Cons

  • When accessing job postings and return to the jobs page, doesn't return to the job previously accessed

Return on Investment

  • Ability to identify candidates
  • Posting of jobs on company website provides visibility
  • Selection of candidates

Alternatives Considered

AspenONE Asset Performance Management (APM)

Other Software Used

ADP Vantage HCM, Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

ApplicantStack User - My Honest Review

Pros

  • Posting jobs to several of the major job board simultaneously.
  • Managing candidate pipeline effectively.

Cons

  • Could have additional choices of what job boards you can post to.
  • Ability to integrate to more ATS systems and Social Media Platforms.

Return on Investment

  • ROI achieved within 2-3 months of using ApplicantStack.
  • ApplicantStack has positively affected our time to fill ratio and improved candidate communication.

Other Software Used

LinkedIn Talent Hub, Paycom, SAP Fieldglass, Google Drive, Indeed Resume, ZipRecruiter

A quick review of ApplicantStack

Pros

  • Customized reporting
  • Customized workflow
  • Email triggers
  • Customized URLs apply links to track the source of candidates, with scraping capabilities for Indeed, LinkedIn and social platforms
  • Customized screening questions with scoring functionality

Cons

  • Customized API export
  • More transparency with their technology roadmap
  • Full CRM capabilities
  • Talent Networks capabilities

Return on Investment

  • Cheaper ATS with strong candidate management functionality
  • Able to screen candidates quickly utilizing questionnaires and scoring
  • Easily able to filter through candidates using the boolean search functionality

Eliminates paper while improving communication and recordkeeping!

Pros

  • Record retention of applicants
  • Communicate with applicants with the text feature
  • Manage communication with applicants when they are no longer being considered
  • Sharing job openings on job boards

Cons

  • Searchable application fields would be a big help

Return on Investment

  • Improved hiring time for open positions
  • Improved intercompany communication
  • Professional communication with applicants

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint