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December 05, 2017

Work with Bambooligans!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BambooHR

Initially intended to be used to store and manage employee data and documentation. However, we ended up finding that BambooHR was much more effective as an applicant tracking system. We used BambooHR to post jobs, manage incoming applicants and applications, and extend formal offer letters. We also used BambooHR to assist with on-boarding and the completion of new hire employment documentation.
  • Offer Letters - easily "fill in the blanks" to extend a formal offer of employment to applicants that can be signed electronically.
  • Job Postings - allows for very pain-free management of posting new jobs and managing existing postings, including putting positions on hold and closing once filled.
  • E-Document Management - easily attach new hire documents to be filled electronically with the offer letters, such as I9s, W2s, etc.
  • Would like to see the applicant tracking workflow be a little easier to manage, similar to how Workable let's you move and track your pipeline more effectively.
  • Troubleshooting some use of the settings was difficult on occasion, but I think this is mostly a result of the vast amount of features available.
  • Would love to see additional features such as issuing warnings to employees, and even a timeclock feature to make it a more complete HRIS.
  • Greatly reduced the cost of attracting quality applicants
  • Significantly cheaper than ZipRecruiter and offers a full HR package to compliment the job postings
  • Allows for a high number of postings at an affordable cost
I think the general usability and cost is what most differentiates BambooHR from its competitors. It offered a very user-friendly platform to manage multiple HR functions, and did so at an affordable cost. The fact that you can also post jobs to Indeed (the only job board that really matters for most entry-level positions) was a huge plus and a deciding factor in moving forward with BambooHR.
Modern HRIS to meet the needs of small to medium sized organizations looking to consolidate applicant tracking, employment documentation, and benefits management. Some areas fall short of software that is less all-encompassing and more specialized - the applicant tracking is not really comparable to something like Workable or Cosmos. However, all things considered, BambooHR offers really strong bang for your buck in terms of features offered and providing users with a clean, user-friendly interface.

BambooHR Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
Not Rated
Job profiles and administration
10
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
10
Organizational charting
Not Rated
Organization and location management
5
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
7
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10
View and generate pay and benefit information
9
Update personal information
10
View job history
Not Rated
View company policy documentation
10
Employee recognition
10
Tracking of all physical assets
10
Report builder
9
Pre-built reports
9
Ability to combine HR data with external data
9
Performance plans
Not Rated
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
Not Rated
Review reminders
Not Rated
Multiple review frequency
Not Rated
Create succession plans/pools
Not Rated
Candidate ranking
Not Rated
Candidate search
Not Rated
Candidate development
Not Rated
New hire portal
10
Manager tracking tools
8
Corporate goal setting
8
Individual goal setting
8
Line-of sight-visibility
8
Performance tracking
8
Job Requisition Management
10
Company Website Posting
10
Publish to Social Media
10
Job Search Site Posting
10
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
10
Applicant Tracking
10
Notifications and Alerts
10