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What is Brightmove?
Brightmove is a cloud-based ATS developed by Brightmove, Inc based on Florida.This product offers the full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems, as well as a few other features: a user-friendly and customizable dashboard, mobile accessibility, SMS messaging…
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What is Brightmove?
Brightmove is a cloud-based ATS developed by Brightmove, Inc based on Florida.This product offers the full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems, as well as a few other features: a user-friendly and customizable dashboard, mobile accessibility, SMS messaging from the dashboard, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by leveraging its integration with social networking sites via the “Social Bar” that allows the recruiter to view Facebook and LinkedIn profiles from the Brightmove interface, integration with commonly used applications (e.g. Outlook), instantaneous posting to multiple job boards and the “Sourcejet” feature that allows vast resume sourcing capability. It's intuitive analytic capability and .pdf exporter allow a user to produce reports on her own but if that is not sufficient Brightmove support will draft a requested report for a fee. Two levels of the Brightmove ATS platform can be purchased: Brightmove Deliver represents a more comprehensive package with a higher price tag, and Brightmove Discover is billed as a somewhat lower cost but capable system. A free trial is available for potential buyers.
Brightmove Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Brightmove is widely used as a company-wide resume database and repository, allowing users to easily store and search for resumes from various sources. Users have found Brightmove's resume loading and parsing functionality to be very user-friendly, simplifying the process of categorizing and searching for specific skills and experiences. While Brightmove offers additional features such as Applicant Tracking and job board posting, its primary use case is as a resume database and repository.
Many recruiting and management personnel across companies rely on Brightmove as their sole Applicant Tracking System ATS for all job postings, seamlessly integrated into their websites. With its user-friendly interface and useful tools for early recruitment tracking, Brightmove is extensively utilized by the entire recruitment team to track candidates throughout the USA, effectively organizing candidates, clients, and orders. In fact, a large recruiting department with approximately 50 recruiters relies on Brightmove to support nationwide recruiting efforts and manage the hiring of around 4000 people annually. The software plays a crucial role in tracking candidates through the recruiting and hiring process while also providing clients with access to specific areas to stay informed about positions.
On a daily basis, users depend on Brightmove for their recruiting purposes, leveraging its features to post jobs and track all applicants efficiently. Additionally, the software addresses the need for an applicant tracking system by half of staffing groups who use it to document applicants throughout the hiring process. From job announcement posting to resume screening and sourcing, appointment scheduling to candidate engagement, Brightmove supports the entire recruiting cycle seamlessly. Its most beneficial use lies in maintaining an organized approach to hiring and staffing positions across various client industries.
Intuitive and Easy-to-Learn User Interface: Multiple users have found Brightmove's user interface intuitive and easy to learn, allowing for efficient navigation through the various features. This positive sentiment was expressed by several reviewers.
Drag and Drop Feature with Quick Activity Tracking: The drag and drop feature in Brightmove has been appreciated by users as it enables them to easily move candidates through each stage of the hiring process. Additionally, the quick activity tracking feature has also received praise from multiple reviewers.
Visual Workflow for Clear Overview: Users have liked Brightmove's visual workflow, which provides a clear overview of all open jobs and the status of candidates in the hiring process. This aspect has been positively mentioned by several customers.
Cost Structure: Some reviewers have found the cost structure of Brightmove to be a major issue, stating that the pricing tiers are inflexible and have recently seen a dramatic increase in prices. These users feel that the current pricing model does not provide good value for the price they are paying.
Outdated User Interface: Several users have mentioned that the general user interface of Brightmove is outdated and could use some improvement. They believe that a more modern and intuitive interface would greatly enhance their experience using the software.
Limited iOS App Functionality: Many users express dissatisfaction with the iOS app of Brightmove, stating that it is basic and struggles to keep up with iOS updates. These users find it challenging to use on their mobile devices and suggest improvements to make it more feature-rich and compatible with newer iOS versions.
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May 24, 2022
Brightmove - A great ATS & Resume Database...but other options available with more flexible pricing.
We use Brightmove primarily as a company-wide resume database/repository. We obtained resumes from many sources throughout the year and need a central location to easily store them and search for particular skills and experiences when we have new position openings/requirements from our clients. Brightmove provides a very easy-to-use solution to load and parse resumes which then become very easy to categorize/classify and then search. Brightmove has a lot of functionality like Applicant Tracking and posting to industry job boards, which we have done a few times in the past, but we primarily use it for the resume database/repository features/functions.
- Parse and store resumes.
- Resume Classification/Categorization.
- Resume Search.
- Resume history and version control.
- The biggest issue we have now with Brightmove is the cost structure. For the narrow solution, we are looking for and using, their pricing tiers are not very flexible and increased somewhat dramatically recently.
- The general UI is a bit dated.
- The iOS app is pretty basic and at one point had issues keeping up with iOS updates.
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- Initially, Brightmove was very cost-effective. With three users, we were paying about $42.00 a month in 2018. Now in 2022, for 1 user we are paying $125 a user/a month.
- Brightmove definitely works well for us for a resume repository and allows us to have access to the data from nearly anywhere between the website and mobile app. We are very happy with this set of features and functionality. It makes storing and managing resumes much easier.
- Brightmove provided a nice solution for tracking and posting jobs to major job boards, but we just didn't end up using it enough, given our business model.
Brightmove does all we need from a resume database and ATS and job board posting perspective compared to Zoho Recruit. When we initially started with BM, it was a more cost-effective and simple solution...which is why we chose Brightmove. Ironically, now we are looking at the possibility of moving to Zoho Recruit because their pricing is much better and is more flexible, given that we just need the basic document repository and search capability. Additionally, Zoho has a much larger set of tools if we did ever want to expand into other areas. But again, their pricing seems to have more flexibility for basic users and small companies like ourselves...who are not ready or do not currently need the large suite of tools and related costs.
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Everyone using Brightmove in our organization uses it for staffing/recruiting purposes. We load, categorize, update, and search for resumes.
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Brightmove is pretty easy to use, and when we have had problems, their support options (via email) have historically been very, very good. Responsive and helpful. The tool needs very little support for our business, but whenever it does, we simply submit a ticket request, and it is resolved quickly.
- Resume load and phrasing.
- Resume repository.
- Resume categorization and classification.
- Resume search.
- Nothing really unexpected, but it has been nice to be able to group resumes by key functions.
- Resume search by keywords and filtering works pretty well.
- Resume parsing is easy and fast.
- When we used the ATS and job board posting features the tool worked well.
- If you really only want a resume database and repository as we do, the current pricing structure isn't going to make sense.
December 18, 2014
Use for Staffing!
Brightmove is being used for all job postings and the job board is implemented into our website. It is our sole Applicant Tracking System(ATS).
- Tracking Candidates
- Posting to Free Boards
- Tracking activity
- Focused on Staffing, find better solutions for Corporate recruiting
- Allow Managers to have multiple offices
- Improve visuals of job portals
- Increased Candidates
- Increased traffic to website
- Better candidate screening
Brightmove is visually appealing and easy to use. It has great functionality when it comes to looking at the candidate page, job page, or a dashboard that is fully customizable. Brightmove makes it easy to post jobs to internal sites and external sites. It does lack on the corporate recruiting side, but not enough for it to not be looked at.
Brightmove is used by our recruiting department. There are about 50 recruiters who support recruiting across the nation. Brightmove is used to hire about 4000 people per year. It is used to manage incoming resumes, and houses information on hiring managers. It also has an interface to our background check services.
- Brightmove is intuitive and easy to learn and to use. It interfaces well with social media.
- Brightmove has good capabilities to build interfaces to other systems, such as a background checking system.
- In addition, Brightmove has a good record of being available.
- Brightmove could use a better interface to Outlook
- When Brightmove released a new version of its product, it had a new look and feel. My company was taken by surprise. We didn't realize that it was coming and had not trained for the changes. They did send an email, but we missed it. A phone call or two would have been a smart way to go.
- There is a "shopping cart" for candidates; however, when you close Brightmove the cart goes away. There should be a warning message.
- Better customer service for our candidates
- Increased employee efficiency
- Better customer service for our hiring managers
I have only used one other system - it was antiquated and could not hold a candle to Brightmove.
- Vendor implemented
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Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled
Our change management went well. Part of the reason was that our prior system was completely out-of-date. Changing to Brightmove was like a breath of fresh air, and a welcome change. For change management, we recorded videos that showed how easy it was to use. It would have been good for Brightmove to provide some communications to assist with change management.
- We transferred our existing resumes. This turned out to be a nightmare.
- There was a project management company that Brightmove hired to work with the project, but they were sorry. They missed several key milestones that Brightmove should have met.
- Brightmove underestimated the work required for the implementation. Severely underestimated.
August 12, 2014
Brightmove isn't the brightest option.
We used Brightmove within the recruiting department. It was used for tracking candidates through the recruiting and hiring process. In some situations the clients we were working with had access to certain areas of Brightmove so they could remain informed about positions we were working on for them.
- Posting open positions to the web.
- Tracking candidates who apply to positions on their own from links online.
- Uploading resumes in bulk batches seldom works properly. Often times resumes will be missing from an uploaded batch. When this happens, time is lost figuring out which resumes were uploaded and which ones were not.
- Attaching uploaded resumes to specific open jobs sometimes does not work correctly.
- Searching for candidates in Brightmove is a challenge since the search functions within Brightmove are not very strong. True boolean search is not supported.
- Emails sent to hiring managers from within Brightmove often suffer from unacceptable formatting. Because of this we would email hiring managers from our own email system rather than use the functions offered through Brightmove.
- Our team worked on some rather large projects and there were several times when uploading bulk batches of resumes to specific jobs was required. This process always proved to be a headache and we lost valuable time trying to manage steps that should have only taken a couple of clicks.
I greatly prefer Bullhorn over Brightmove. The email functions offered through Bullhorn are exceptional, tracking candidates is a breeze, and uploading resumes to specific job orders is a snap.