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The Unsearchable HR Recruiting Software
September 25, 2018

The Unsearchable HR Recruiting Software

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BambooHR

Used BambooHR for a HR consulting agency supporting Pharmaceutical Clients who also use BambooHR.
  • Clean, simple, nice looking, easy-to-use interface.
  • Very intuitive. As a user, it's nice to be able to jump in and use immediately. Requires zero training.
  • Minimal clicks to get where you want to go and what you want.
  • Responsive, friendly, and helpful customer service.
  • NO SEARCHABLE CANDIDATE DATABASE!!! What kind of ATS system doesn't have ability to search all candidates in a database? No search, no boolean, no semantic capability, no ability to directly import candidates from any external job boards, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. This should be what all good ATS's do.
  • Good for HR and handling all administrative functions of recruiters, but really poor capability for sourcers and recruiters.
  • The fact that I still had to use MS Excel spreadsheets to track my candidate pipeline says a lot on it's negative impact. I wasn't able to upload candidates into the database, search, find, and create hot lists makes this system pretty much worthless for recruiting for passive candidates.
Appropriate for small HR departments who are looking to automate workflow.

Less appropriate for recruiting firms, staffing agencies, and any HR departments who are serious about having their own in-house talent acquisition or recruiting team.

BambooHR Feature Ratings

5.7
Employee demographic data
Not Rated
Employment history
8
Job profiles and administration
8
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organizational charting
1
Organization and location management
Not Rated
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Not Rated
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Not Rated
Approval workflow
Not Rated
Balance details
Not Rated
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Not Rated
Not Rated
View and generate pay and benefit information
Not Rated
Update personal information
Not Rated
View job history
Not Rated
View company policy documentation
Not Rated
Employee recognition
Not Rated
Not Rated
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
5.0
Report builder
Not Rated
Pre-built reports
5
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
Not Rated
Performance plans
Not Rated
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
Not Rated
Review reminders
Not Rated
Multiple review frequency
Not Rated
1.0
Create succession plans/pools
Not Rated
Candidate ranking
1
Candidate search
1
Candidate development
Not Rated
Not Rated
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
7.5
Corporate goal setting
8
Individual goal setting
7
Line-of sight-visibility
Not Rated
Performance tracking
Not Rated
8.0
Job Requisition Management
9
Company Website Posting
9
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
Not Rated
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Not Rated
Applicant Tracking
5
Notifications and Alerts
9

Using BambooHR

The fact that I could jump in for the first time ever using BambooHR and figure out how to use the system within minutes makes for a high usability rating.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None