looking for new ATS

we are small but extremely busy perm placement firm-

We have been using winsearch -which is not a bad program but has not seen any updates in years.

so we are looking for newer features such as mobile access, better linkedin/ 3rd party vendor integration,,better reporting, equally easy to use; and ideally quick and easy scheduling of calls ...

we are used to planning our days out on the calender and jump from a calender to candidate/resume quickly and easily ..

We have looked at the typical players maxhire, pcr,sendouts,cbiz, target recruit and others. All have their positives and negatives

Our short list is sendouts and cbiz but would love to hear peoples opinions and views on the various products especailly if they have moved from pcr or winsearch both of which we have used over the years

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Permalink Reply by Nick Leigh-Morgan on August 27, 2012 at 8:22am

Try www.ikrut.com . It's a really cool free applicant tracking system.

It's not specifically designed for small placement firms so it won't work exactly as stated in your post but it's got lots of great tools you'll like such as free job board distribution and video application submissions from candidates which is a great way for your candidates to stand out from your competitors when they are deciding who to shortlist.

The core system is free with extra modules provided by partner companies if you want to use them.

iKrut - free recruitment software

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Perez on August 27, 2012 at 8:58am

I have been very happy with the CATS platform (www.catsone.com). It meets my needs as a lone wolf TPR, but has plenty of features for collaborative workgroups. It recently got a facelift/tuneup and is very pleasant and intuitive to use. Worth a look.

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Permalink Reply by Shane McCusker on August 27, 2012 at 9:18am

Hi Rich,

I run Intelligence software and design Intelligence which is specifically focused at businesses like yours. I'd be very happy to arrange an online presentation if you can let me know a convenient time.

Best regards

Shane McCusker

Intelligence Software

www.intel-sw.com

+44 7973828811

Skype: intelligencesoftware

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Permalink Reply by Chris Hayes on August 27, 2012 at 11:04am

I would go with Bullhorn. Best one I have ever used. It works in the modern world.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy Cremona, CPC on August 27, 2012 at 11:20am

I utilize Bullhorn. It's reliable and in the cloud. You can access it anywhere and your data is secure. I can't ever remember the system being down in 3 yrs. It has some flaws,it is not Mac friendly, only compatible with Internet Explorer & a mediocre email application, but for tracking, sourcing, calendaring, Linked In interface and queries it's pretty darned good. They were recently purchased, so I have hopes that one day soon, I'll be able to use it with an Ipad. The email portion does however sync beautifully with an Iphone.

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Permalink Reply by Peter Ceccarelli on August 27, 2012 at 4:00pm

I use and love Jobvite for a small company and has everything that you're looking for!

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Permalink Reply by Chris Brablc on August 31, 2012 at 1:04pm

Jobscore (www.jobscore.com) is a free web based ATS that is pretty good. You may want to take a look at them in your search.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Vecchiola on September 17, 2012 at 9:39pm

Hi Rich,

If you have a larger firm, I have heard BullHorn is the way to go. We are smaller (3 Recruiters) and I have been shopping for a new ATS for the past few weeks. I have demo'd 4 different solutions - CBIZ, MaxHire, PCR and Big Biller and am scheduled with Sendouts in the coming days.

So far, MaxHire and CBIZ are the only ones I'm considering - with a lean toward CBIZ.

Your best option is to set up a demo with each one to see what the features and layouts are. We use Outlook and integration is important - they all do it differently. CBIZ wins in that catagory but MaxHire has some nice integration as well.

Some use a shell program that needs downloaded to the computer. Others are fully cloud based and you access them on a website. The shell doesn't bother me personally b/c you can put it on any computer and it's a fast download (only 2-3mb's). If you visit clients offices and would need access, web-based will be the way to go.

Anyway, best of luck with your search and please report back with your results.

~ Eric Vecchiola

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Permalink Reply by Rich Rosen on September 18, 2012 at 8:31am

Eric

we tried maxhire for a week-- the people were great and company had great functionallity. but it had a horrid workflow for our purposes.. we are moving to cbiz -- VERY customizable you just need to ask.. and they will get it done. THe conversion process is also a little unique (more hands on) but again great people and they are full web based. or you can use a thin client or even switch back and forth with out any problems