An Honest, Candid, and Forthright Review
July 12, 2018

An Honest, Candid, and Forthright Review

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

Overall Satisfaction with talentReef

talentReef is used by all of the Famous Toastery Corporate stores for employee recruiting and the paperwork side of on-boarding.
  • As an Administrator of the talentReef system, I have access to all applicants for every store across our system all in one location.
  • It is a one-stop function for virtually all of our new hire paperwork.
  • We have not gone entirely paperless with our employee files, but talentReef would be of great benefit to us if/when we choose to move in that direction.
  • The system is relatively easy to learn for store users with all levels of digital expertise.
  • The cost to the organization is extremely reasonable.
  • Superior customer service means everything to me -before purchasing the system I read some reviews which said customer service might be lacking with talentReef. While there have been times of frustration, on the whole, they have improved a great deal and seem committed to continual improvement. I have specifically seen improvement in their sense of urgency to correct any issues.
  • The system is not quite as intuitive as I would like it to be. For example, when searching for an applicant by the last name, if one letter is misspelled there are no results, and no suggestions based on what was entered.
  • Some of the forms and processes used (e.g. for adding a new location) are a bit clunky - not horribly so. My hope is some of those can be streamlined going forward.
  • The impact in terms of I-9's and E-Verify being completed accurately and quickly is immense. It is tough to put a price or ROI on avoiding any legal complications.
  • All of our corporate locations now "speak the same language" in terms of applicants and new hire on-boarding.
ADP, Kronos, SAP

For the price, and for what the organization receives, it really is tough to beat talentReef.
Famous Toastery is a fast-growing chain, and I fully expect talentReef has the qualities and flexibility to grow with us. While talentReef focuses on restaurants, I believe it's capabilities are well-suited for any type of organization.

TalentReef Feature Ratings

New hire portal
8
Manager tracking tools
9
Compliance tracking and reporting
8
Corporate goal setting
Not Rated
Subordinate goal setting
Not Rated
Performance tracking
Not Rated
Performance plans
Not Rated
Manager note taking
Not Rated
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
Not Rated
Multiple review frequency
Not Rated
Reporting
Not Rated
Job Requisition Management
7
Company Website Posting
Not Rated
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
9
Customized Application Form
9
Resume Management
Not Rated
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
9
Candidate Search
9
Applicant Tracking
9
Email Templates
Not Rated
User Permissions
9
Notifications and Alerts
Not Rated
Reporting
Not Rated