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Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline

Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline

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What is Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline?

Eqo is an employee referral solution for the frontline workforce. Their solution helps increase an organization's frontline employee engagement with its referral program while eliminating any manual tracking from an admin side.Three main components:Tracking Automation – to eliminate manual referral…

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $599 per month
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Product Details

What is Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline?

Eqo is an employee referral solution for the frontline workforce.

Their solution helps increase an organization's frontline employee engagement with its referral program while eliminating any manual tracking from an admin side.

Three main components:
  1. Tracking Automation – to eliminate manual referral tracking
  2. Text-based Employee Experience (No app downloads required) – to increase frontline employee engagement
  3. Engaging SMS Campaigns – to keep a program on top of mind

Integrates will all major ATS and HRIS platforms.

Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline Features

  • Supported: Tracking Automation
  • Supported: Text-based employee experience
  • Supported: No app downloads required
  • Supported: Engaging SMS Campaigns
  • Supported: Automated Employee checks
  • Supported: Leaderboards & Gamification
  • Supported: Employee Dashboard
  • Supported: In-Depth Data & Analytics
  • Supported: ATS & HRIS Integration

Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline Screenshots

Screenshot of the simple employee referring experience. No app downloads required.Screenshot of the admin tracking experience, with automated employment checks.Screenshot of a text campaign, used to increase employee engagement.Screenshot of a text that keeps employees in-the-loop, to save time spent on answering questions.Screenshot of the Leaderboards and Gamification feature, to encourage a healthy referring behavior.Screenshot of in-depth program’s analytics. These include Referral conversation rates, Employee Leaderboard, and Department Activity.Screenshot of Eqo's connections with major applicant tracking and human resource systems.

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Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline Integrations

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Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesUnited States
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish

Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)0%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)0%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)100%
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January 10, 2024

When seeking the top-tier employee referral solution, Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline clearly stands out.

Marcelo Mackinlay | TrustRadius Reviewer
Marcelo Mackinlay
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
I consult to organizations on TA solutions (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Employee referral programs are recognized as prime talent acquisition methods and effective tools for reducing turnover. However, programs often face issues with manual tracking or limited engagement from the frontline workforce. Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline simplifies employee referral tracking, eradicating manual burdens for administrators. Simultaneously, its text-based referral process heightens participation among frontline teams, addressing engagement gaps prevalent in conventional programs. Such a platform becomes pivotal in an organization’s recruitment strategy, offering a seamless and effective solution to attract talent and mitigate turnover.
Pros and Cons
  • Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline effortlessly tracks and oversees referrals, eradicating reliance on spreadsheets.
  • Frontline employees enjoy a straightforward referral experience, effortlessly referring others via text.
  • Organizations gain the capability to dispatch tailored text campaigns, maintaining employee engagement with the referral program.
  • Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline's team offers strategic and creative support to their customers, complementing their solution.
  • One point I highlighted with their team was the importance of Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline being able to function without ATS/HRIS integrations for smoother rollouts and pilot programs — and they've already successfully achieved this capability.
Likelihood to Recommend
Perfect fit for: Large organizations with over 2,000 employees and a frontline workforce (such as nursing, technicians, waiters, retail associates and drivers). Currently managing referrals on spreadsheets or not truly tapping into the power of employee referrals. As a helpful benchmark to compare to, best-in-class organizations have 40% of their hires come through referrals. Less suitable for: Smaller organizations with less than 2,000 employees, no frontline workforce, and don't face challenges in employee referral management or engagement.
Return on Investment
  • Increased talent attraction via referrals, effectively cutting down recruitment expenses.
  • Minimized employee turnover, thereby reducing expenses related to backfilling and training.
  • Increased employee referral engagement from frontline teams
  • Eliminated any manual administration of tracking employee referrals, reducing double payments and missed payments
Alternatives Considered
Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline stands out in three key areas: ‍
1. Employees easily refer someone via text – with no need to download any mobile apps.
2. Recruiting teams can send text campaigns to increase referral participation from understaffed regions.
3. Eqo – Employee Referral Solution for the Frontline’s team goes beyond just providing a solution. They work closely with their customers to ensure there are strategies and creatives put in place to maximize employee engagement and adoption throughout the year.
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December 21, 2023

Text-based employee referral tracking for high adoption and automated tracking

Alex Marcus | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alex Marcus
CEO
Integral Recruiting Design (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
When we analyze our customers' source effectiveness, employee referrals always stand out as one of the top three talent attraction methods. However, these programs often suffer from manual tracking challenges and a lack of engagement from frontline workers. Eqo has a streamlined interface that is very easy for employees to use, and it's all done via text, which increases referral participation among frontline teams. This bridges the engagement gap commonly found in traditional programs. There is massive potential with using a text-based employee referral strategy and I have recommended Eqo to all of our customers.
Pros and Cons
  • Automatically tracks and manages referrals, eliminating the need for spreadsheets.
  • Provides a simple referring experience for frontline workers because it's all done via text.
  • Targeted text campaigns to keep employees engaged with the referral program.
  • Very passionate leadership team that also provides strategy and creative support to their customers as part of the service.
  • One thing I mentioned to the team was the ability for Eqo to work as a standalone for easier roll outs. They mentioned this is already a feature, looking forward to learning more about that.
Likelihood to Recommend
Orgs with over 1,000 employees and large frontline workforce such as healthcare, retail, and hospitality. Definitely for any company that is overwhelmed by managing employee referrals and payouts on spreadsheets. Under 1,000 employees, probably not necessary because the volume is manageable for them to handle internally.
Return on Investment
  • Reduces recruitment costs by replacing a certain percentage of sponsored post spend with something that results in a much better-targeted reach.
  • Reduced employee turnover means lower backfill and training costs.
Alternatives Considered
The user experience is seamless--text-based with no app installation necessary. Employees don't want to download another app, so the text-based approach removes that friction point. I really like the SMS campaign feature in Eqo because it facilitates program socialization and targeted hiring in understaffed areas through team-specific SMS campaigns. My customers have been very impressed with the implementation process and support. They aren't just implementing the tech but advising on strategy and adoption.
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