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SmartSearch ATS

Overview

What is SmartSearch ATS?

SmartSearch is a web-based talent acquisition and staffing management software. Features include job posting to job boards and social media outlets, resume parsing, and automated workflow. SmartSearch advertises robust customer service and implementation assistance.

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SmartSearch RULES!!

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 19, 2020
Vetted ReviewVerified User
SmartSearch is used across the entire organization. We use it as a sales/new business/client development tool and also as our candidate tracking system. We also use SmartSearc...
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David Burchette
Director - Information Technology
Director, Recruiting Services and Delivery
SunTechPros Inc.
SmartSearch ATS10 years of experience

Great Value, Integrated Tool, Key Decision Making Support Application

Rating: 9 out of 10
October 19, 2020
Vetted ReviewVerified User
SmartSearch is used across our entire business as our applicant tracking system. We do requisition management including: related workflows for approval of all positions for hi...
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EJ Meier
Executive - Human Resources
Vice President Human Resources, Global Operations
Gates Corporation
SmartSearch ATS4 years of experience

Good Product but Room for Improvement

Rating: 7 out of 10
October 19, 2020
Vetted ReviewVerified User
HR uses SmartSearch as a repository of candidates (candidates apply via our external website and their information is stored in SmartSearch), completing the hiring process (us...
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Debbie Personette
Professional - Human Resources
Sr HRIS Analyst
EOG Resources
SmartSearch ATS2 years of experience

SmartSearch - efficiency, flexibility and features... This does a lot for your business.

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 19, 2020
Vetted ReviewVerified User
SmartSearch is being used primarily as our candidate intake, recruiting, applicant tracking and onboarding tool. Additionally we use it to track employment and various HR func...
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David Stafford
Vice-President - Corporate
Vice President
L. J. Gonzer Associates
SmartSearch ATS24 years of experience

SmartSearch is Great and a True Business Partner

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 19, 2020
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We utilize SmartSearch as our applicant tracking system (ATS) and contact/client tracking. SmartSearch integrates with our back office, so the vast majority of the work our bu...
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Travis Medley
Executive - Other
President
TalentZök
SmartSearch ATS7 years of experience
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What is SmartSearch ATS?

SmartSearch is a web-based talent acquisition and staffing management software. Features include job posting to job boards and social media outlets, resume parsing, and automated workflow. SmartSearch advertises robust customer service and implementation assistance.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

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Product Details

What is SmartSearch ATS?

SmartSearch is the flagship web-based talent acquisition and staffing management software from Advanced Personnel Systems Inc, that, while not as broadly used as some other software suites, is capable of delivering all of the features and capabilities (e.g. integration with outside services like Outlook, direct posting to job boards and sourcing via social networks, data/resume parsing and rich automation features) expected of applicant tracking systems. Live support representatives are available 24/7. Also, Advanced Personnel Systems offers a live, personalized demonstration of the software for those interested, as well as full "concierge" service throughout the implementation process.

SmartSearch ATS Features

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Customized Application Form
  • Supported: Resume Management
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Candidate Search
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Collaboration
  • Supported: Task Creation and Delegation
  • Supported: Email Templates
  • Supported: User Permissions
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts
  • Supported: Reporting

SmartSearch ATS Competitors

SmartSearch ATS Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Mobile Web

Frequently Asked Questions

SmartSearch is a web-based talent acquisition and staffing management software. Features include job posting to job boards and social media outlets, resume parsing, and automated workflow. SmartSearch advertises robust customer service and implementation assistance.

Bullhorn ATS & CRM, JobDiva, and iCIMS Talent Cloud are common alternatives for SmartSearch ATS.

Reviewers rate Duplicate Candidate Prevention highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of SmartSearch ATS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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It does the job....

Rating: 3 out of 10
Incentivized
February 18, 2015
AK
Alexis Kruse
Recruitment Operations Administrator
Novotus (Staffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
SmartSearch ATS
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
At Novotus, we use SmartSearch ATS as our internal applicant tracking system for hiring internally. We also use SmartSeach for our one-off clients that we hire a couple positions for sporadically. It is not being used across the entire organization. We use a lot of different applicant tracking systems for all of our different clients.
Pros
  • SmartSearch ATS is great as an applicant tracking system. It is very easy to use, but could use some tweaking.
  • SmartSearch ATS is really great for easily posting to free job boards.
  • SmartSearch ATS has a lot of applications and allows a lot of template creations for every different point of the process.
Cons
  • SmartSearch ATS is VERY temperamental. It is hard to move around from one page to another without losing all data.
  • SmartSearch ATS reporting is awful. There are not a lot of reports that you can pull as cleanly as I have found on other ATSs.
  • SmartSearch ATS is very hard to train new people on. It is confusing and there are different ways of doing things.
Likelihood to Recommend
I think that there are other applicant tracking systems that are way easier to use and a lot cleaner. The only time that I like SmartSearch ATS is when it generates an email template whenever I move a candidate over in the process. I can set the template I want and it always pops up and fills in the exact data.

SmartSearch is a great ATS!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
November 06, 2017
MW
Meg White
Office Manager
OutboundEngine (Human Resources, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
SmartSearch ATS
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a recruitment process outsourcing company, we used SmartSearch for both our internal hires and customer candidate tracking. It was a great ATS and easy to use. User-friendly dashboards. As one of the administrators, adding new users and specifying their access requirements was a smooth process. As the scheduler of all internal interviews, it was an easy way to track when a candidate was ready for scheduling, when the interview was complete and great for sharing notes on the candidates.
Pros
  • ATS - Tracking applicants across multiple customers and job openings was a piece of cake.
  • Communication among users was so easy.
  • Customer Service. The team at SmartSearch was always available for a quick and painless Q&A.
Cons
  • I don't think I have anything to add here.
Likelihood to Recommend
It's a great ATS!

SmartSearch ATS - a powerful tool for the staffing industry!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 19, 2014
JA
Joe Albright
National Business Development Manager
TechTrades (Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
SmartSearch ATS
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
At TechTrades we utilize SmartSearch ATS every day. We use it to track candidates and open jobs, send email blasts to prospective candidates, and many other uses. SmartSearch is a powerful tool for the staffing industry. It is easy to navigate and has features that are useful for us. We switched to SmartSearch about a year ago and I'm glad that we did.
Pros
  • With SmartSearch ATS you can email blasts to prospective candidates. Instead of sending out emails one by one you can choose as many email addresses you want and send one email to all of them. Big time saver!
  • SmartSearch ATS connects you to all the resumes at CareerBuilder and Monster without having to go to the sites. This also saves time.
  • SmartSearch ATS not only connects you to all the resumes specific to what you are looking for, but once you screen them, it allows you to attach the candidates to the open jobs so that your team can review them later on.
  • SmartSearch ATS allows you to attach documents and contracts in the open jobs. This is handy. It puts all the necessary documents in one place for ease of review.
Cons
  • Sometimes when you hit the "back" arrow it messes up the functionality of SmartSearch ATS.
Likelihood to Recommend
SmartSearch ATS is a really powerful tool for anyone in the staffing industry. With features like unlimited email blasts to prospective candidates and unlimited access to all the resumes on CareerBuilder and Monster, matched with the ability to attach and download all the documents specific to each job it really is a powerful tool.

Smart Search Review

Rating: 3 out of 10
Incentivized
February 25, 2015
Verified User
Technician in Professional Services
Staffing and Recruiting Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
SmartSearch ATS
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is used by the whole organization when the client does not posses or does not want us to share their ATS.
Pros
  • Multi-database support for a very low price
  • Easy to use
  • Very low maintenance
Cons
  • It could be improved by giving less options
  • Minimum drop down menus instead of so many options
  • A more clear and concise dashboard
Likelihood to Recommend
Normally, recruiters don't have time to get trained in every ATS, so it should be more user friendly, have less options and more logic. The SNI questionnaire is hard to set up, notes and view of emails sent are hidden.

SmartSearch Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 12, 2014
Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Human Resources Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
SmartSearch ATS
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use SmartSearch to document notes and save data for our clients and candidates. It is easy to access and keeps it our documents and notes all in one place. It also saves resumes from way back which we use as an advantage over others.
Pros
  • Easy to learn and use.
  • It is organized and helps you find documents easily.
  • You are able to log in from a personal computer, you dont have to download a program at home to check things.
Cons
  • There should be a button that the candidates have to select US CItizen or H1B Visa to help with our search because our company cannot sponsor so when I do searches, i get a lot of non US Citizens that block up the right candidates.
  • Let us send blast emails without making a folder first by just selecting the people that appear in the search.
Likelihood to Recommend
I would suggest using SmartSearch because of how easy it is to learn and adapt to. You can use it from home or in the office or on your mobile device.
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