Item: SeekOut
Rating: 5
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used it to help source candidates and to help with DEI recruiting/sourcing.

Pros and Cons

Diversity sourcing.
Get direct emails.
easy and simple UI.

Does not have all the people like LinkedIn does - I have cross-referenced this with both resources.
The search is not so intuitive.
Responses rates were poor - was anywhere from 2-5%.

Return on Investment

Zero hires from SeekOut for all of 2022. We used this as a lone sourcing tool the first half of the year but had to get Recruiter licenses bc we were not doing well with SeekOut.
It has given us better searching for diversity, however, when it comes to females and HBCUs.

Support Rating

The support has been good - they have been responsive to whatever is needed. The dedicated CSMs were also very knowledgeable and quick to respond to anything.

Alternatives Considered

Fetcher and Linkedin Recruiter

SeekOut is one that my organization was already using when I joined. Because I have gotten little ROI on it, I have had to get more Linkedin Recruiter licenses.

Key Insights

Do you think SeekOut delivers good value for the price?

Are you happy with SeekOut's feature set?

Did SeekOut live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of SeekOut go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SeekOut again?

Many bounce-back emails and not as many candidates as a LinkedIn search would. The search functionality and filters are not as user-friendly as it seems. I would use this as a complementary tool to LinkedIn and not use it as a primary sourcing tool.

Great hopes on Seekout, but...

Overall Satisfaction with SeekOut