Item: SmartRecruiters
Rating: 8
Author: Jordan Moskowitz

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SmartRecruiters is used by all of our departments to list open opportunities, post listings to social media, and screen and manage applicants. As a small SaaS company, we don't have a full HR team, let alone a recruiter. SmartRecruiters has allowed us to find and hire quality team members, without having to hire additional staff to help us do so. I was recently hiring for my direct report... I was able to set up my listing, post it to LinkedIn, find and review applicants in no time. I used the system to communicate and select applicants. Without SmartRecruiters, it would have been a lot harder for me to find and hire a good team member.

Pros and Cons

It was very simple to create a job listing. I was able to look at other listings we had and use the template for my specific needs.
I was able to use the built in system to rate my applicants so I was able to spend time on the applicants I actually wanted to hire.
I found a lot of applicants very fast!

It was a little tough to have other people on my team look at applicants until I have them access to the system.

Candidate Experience

I was part of the team that selected SmartRecruiters. Before them, we weren't using any system at all. Hiring was difficult to impossible. We weren't hiring any people outside of the circle of employees friends. Compared to having no system, SmartRecruiters was great. Not having a system to manage applicants was really really hard. We would lose track of applications, forget to contact people, and were inefficient.

Usability for Hiring Managers

As a hiring manager, all of the feedback I have provided earlier is for a hiring manager. SmartRecruiters was invaluable for managing applicants, listing open opportunities, rating, and communicating and selecting a candidate.

Return on Investment

Hiring is the most important thing a company can do, SmartRecruiters allowed us to do this successfully.
We have been able to grow our team without having to hire expensive 3rd party recruiters.

Alternatives Considered

SmartRecruiters was recommended from an industry peer, vetted and selected as the only option. I would bring them to the next company I join. It was a complete solution that fit all of the needs of our company and process..

Likelihood to Recommend

SmartRecruiters is a great example of how to leverage technology to make a difficult process, that usually requires a lot of people, easier. I think, from my experience, that SmartRecruiters would be great for any company where they still have an emphasis on hiring good applicants, but don't have the staff or time to look at a lot of applicants. I don't how how SmartRecruiters would work for teams with a recruiter because I have not used the system in that manor.

StartUp Happy with SR

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with SmartRecruiters