Selecting a new ATS and need some feedback

Hello. We are a small, privately held IT Staffing firm and looking to replace our old out-dated candidate tracking system. After wading through a list of a 140 or so options I've narrowed down my list to:

Bullhorn
JobDiva
Taleo
Sendouts
Maxhire
TargetRecruit

Would love to get feedback from others in the Staffing world on which tools they've used and prefer, what features really stood out that they actually got real world benefit from, customer service, etc. If you've gone through a migration to one of these tools would love to hear how that went as well.

Thanks
Jasen
jmorisaki@ibridgesolutions.com
314-872-5644 x 105

Tags: applicant tracking, ats, bullhorn, candidate tracking, jobdiva, maxhire, sendouts, taleo, targetrecruit

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Permalink Reply by Penni Barefoot on February 2, 2011 at 10:00am

Jasen, we are a small firm and we're going through the same tedious process. I have heard good things about Bullhorn but I think they will prob be too expensive for us. We are considering Sendouts and Maxhire. I kind of like Maxhire a little more simply because it seems to have a more robust CRM tool, but I would like to talk to the sales rep again before I make my final determination. I would be curious to see what you pick and why. Maybe we can bounce ideas off each other?

Penni

pennib@redzoneresources.com

919-741-6878 x101

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Permalink Reply by Joe Battinieri on February 2, 2011 at 10:32am

Hi Jason,

Saw your posting. We use Taleo here at Dow Jones and have had multiple(and constant) challenges!

I would not suggest using this unless you absolutely need a global solution. If that's the case be prepared to go through a lot of self service troubleshooting.

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Permalink Reply by Al Merrill on February 4, 2011 at 11:34am

Hi Jason-

There is very little I can't do with Outlook 2003, with the flexibility it offers in the way of customizing it to my search practice. From automating emails to use, to special menu bars, to as many address books as I want to create for different industries. I then link address books and resume/candidate files for my BlackBerry with its SD micro card with the syncing feature, I can carry all my practice I want. I've had clients request I enter resumes on their Taleo database and I would not spend a dime on it!

760-806-9202

http://www.mrginternational.net

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Permalink Reply by Ann Clifford on February 4, 2011 at 1:54pm

I am currently using ACT as our CRM and plan to update to ACT 2011. I am also considering an ATS, probably Sendouts. Does anyone have experience or knowledge of the compatibility of these two systems in terms of integrating data? We intend to use them them both; ACT for marketing and non-client CRM, and Sendouts (or like-kind) for recruiting.