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GoodHire

Score8.4 out of 10

32 Reviews and Ratings

What is GoodHire?

GoodHire is an applicant background checking technology and API from the company of the same name in Redwood City.

Categories & Use Cases

Goodhire: Accurate results.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use GoodHire in our Human Resources Department to screen potential candidates, for credential checks, professional title checks, training checks, employment background and ID checks, etc., quickly and easily, this helps us easily get all the information we need to make better hiring decisions. Additionally, we sync GoodHire with other third-party platforms including: BambooHR, JazzHR, LinkedIn for Business, Paycor, Rippling, TriNet Hire, and UKG Pro.

Pros

  • External integrations including: BambooHR, Breezy, JazzHR, LinkedIn for Business, Paycor, Rippling, SmartRecruiters, TriNet Hire, UKG Pro, among others.
  • Help employers get more information about current and potential employees.
  • Makes it easy to request background checks online.
  • Offers competitive prices.
  • It has an expert support team to help you with any questions or issues you may have.
  • It is easy to use and offers an intuitive interface for users.
  • Offers exceptional customer support.

Cons

  • Limited availability.
  • Background check reports are expensive.
  • There is no free version available.
  • GoodHire does not check professional background, such as academic degrees.

Most Important Features

  • Affordable.
  • External integrations: BambooHR, JazzHR, LinkedIn for Business, Paycor, Rippling, TriNet Hire and UKG Pro.
  • Track the progress of each verification.
  • Receipt of results in a timely manner.

Return on Investment

  • Goodhire ensures that our data is protected and confidential.
  • GoodHire provides accurate results with the most up-to-date information available.
  • GoodHire has improved the accuracy of hiring, reducing the time to hire. It has also helped increase employee satisfaction by providing reliable applicant history information. This, in turn, has helped improve employee retention and reduce hiring costs.

Alternatives Considered

Good Egg

Other Software Used

Rippling, UKG Pro, Paycor

Throw your tensions away with Good Hire

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Background verification is easier. It is a trusted guide for us to use. Because they have such a good list of clients, we were able to take our business needs to them. They take lesser times to provide background checks. Experience has been quite fruitful for us. We are able to intiate and manage our background checks more efficiently

Pros

  • Background check
  • Time-effective
  • Cost-effective

Cons

  • Their website could use some improvement

Most Important Features

  • Background Verification

Return on Investment

  • Background verification
  • Bad hires

Other Software Used

SAP SuccessFactors, Keka HR, Darwinbox

Good Hire Review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Good Hire for all our Backgrounds and Driving Record checks. They are easy to use and are very timely in their responses

to our request for a Background check. I would highly recommend them for any company to use small or large.

Pros

  • Software is easy to use and intuitive.
  • Average turn around is less than 48 hours.
  • Low cost versus other background check companies

Cons

  • N/A

Most Important Features

  • Timeliness
  • Cost effectiveness

Return on Investment

  • Helped us make better hiring decisions
  • Helped us maintain our goals of not sending our customer anybody with questionable background in the customer home.

Alternatives Considered

Checkr and HireRight

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Peace Of Mind for Your Money

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Goodhire for background checks on new hires and annually on current employees.

Pros

  • Local background checks
  • Nationwide background checks
  • Motor vehicle record checks
  • Sex offender registry checks

Cons

  • At times the communication can be a problem - especially when the background check is taking longer than normal

Most Important Features

  • Accurate results
  • Quick turnaround

Return on Investment

  • Saves money up front on hiring and training

Other Software Used

Viventium Software

GoodHire is great!

Pros

  • Allows for Ongoing Alerts where you can continue to know the background checks are being run
  • Allows you to make selections for each background check and cater it to the specific background check you are ordering
  • Cost effective
  • Quick and timely background checks come back after you order them

Cons

  • There hasn't been anything that I can think of come up

Most Important Features

  • Ongoing Alerts
  • Detailed Background Checks
  • Quick Return on the Background check once they are ordered

Return on Investment

  • There has not been anything I have disliked so far. It is a great thing to use.
  • The ongoing alerts have been a positive thing to be able to rely on.
  • It has been positive that we can order background checks and get the results quickly. Generally in about 3 days. You get to build your own specific background check you would like and choose from various things.

Other Software Used

Asana, Google Drive, Adobe Sign