Halogen - It's pretty solid
February 04, 2015

Halogen - It's pretty solid

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

11.5.16.64

Modules Used

  • Halogen eAppraisal

Overall Satisfaction with Halogen Software

Halogen is currently being used organization wide for our annual performance reviews. The most important problem it addressed was turning a paper process fully electronic. We as a organization relied very heavily on paper, to the point were employee files were massive. Halgoen consolidated the process to one place and significantly minmized the tracking efforts.
  • Simple user interface - I think for most computer friendly populations, Halogen's interface is easy to navigate from an end user perspective.
  • Dashboard- The product delivered dashboards are great- especially for data driven organizations
  • Customer service - Every rep I have spoken with has been very pleasant and knowledgeable. I have had very positive experiences dealing with their customer reps.
  • Reporting - My organization is extremely data driven; I find the reporting to be ridged, requiring way too much manual work. This maybe a limitation based on our configuration, but it would be great to see an easy way to create custom reports.
  • "Third Party Feedback" we do not use the multirater functionality, and in lieu of that we use third party feedback -- it would be nice if the manager had the option to post third party comments into the review without having to copy/paste. Seems small but every appraisal process someone is confused or challenged by this.
  • Notifications are pretty one size fits all, which does not always work. It would be great to be able to customize notifications for groups of users. Currently, I have to follow up with employees via email, despite having notifications configured.
  • Reducing the time and effort of tracking a paper process.
  • Better customer service
  • Nearly 100% Appraisal compliance.
  • Workday
I inhereted this software, so I was not invovled in the selection process.
I would definitely recommend asking about the reporting capabilities, depending on organizational expectations. The information is there, but it is a hassle. When considering this software, I would also stress: garbage in, garbage out. Halogen is a little less forgiving than other systems. Once you have made the decision to move to this software - make sure you are really vetting current processes and appraisal forms. Otherwise, you will find yourself very frustrated!

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Individual goal setting
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Line-of sight-visibility
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Performance tracking
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Performance plans
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Plan weighting
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Performance improvement plans
6
Review status tracking
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Review reminders
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Workflow restrictions
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Reporting
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