HiringThing Software

Pros

Easy to post jobs online as well as rate, categorize and analyze applicants. All plans include unlimited users and unlimited job applicants.

Great customer service! This is one thing that always moves me to rate a service or product high. The people here are knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly, thanks!

Pros

If you have never used recruiting software before, Hiring Thing offers a product that is simple and easy to follow.

Cons

Time and other start up kinks prevented me from using all of the features available to me. I also wasn't able to purchase a higher tier of the software, so I didn't have access to other features.

Pros

Love the fact that they offer unlimited users. It really helps out when others can easily login and view the information. Plenty of useful features

Cons

I really liked the system, didn't find much cons. The only reason we decided not to continue with Hiring Thing is that we found another software that allowed unlimited job postings for a cheaper price but charged by each user.

Pros

HiringThing is easy to use and offers features at the best price. It is affordable for any company, especially for small ones.

Cons

There are not too many different types of reports to pull. If there were more specialized reports to look at, that would be great.

Super easy to use and makes recruiting a snap! The additional features such as offer letters continue to enhance the product and make it more valuable.

I think the product is good. I think the enhancements I've listed would make it better.

Cons

Enhancements I would like to see - when I am reviewing candidates I'm usually blocking off time to review as many candidates as I can in that period. Therefore, it would be nice if the Applicant Viewer window had a button to View Next Applicant. So after I rate the one I'm on, I can do directly to the next candidate without having to close the window and click View for the next applicant. Also, when I resize the Applicant Viewer window to maximize the screen to better see the resume - it goes back to the default size each time. I'd like the option to have the window be larger by default - or keep the size I have when I click View Next Applicant.
There should also be an easier way to get applicants into the system. A manual add button that gives me the option to email the applicant but by default is disabled.
On the Rated Applicants tab I'd like to be able to sort by Applicant Name. I get an email from an applicant and I go into hiring thing to update their status - but it takes forever to find the person's name in the list.

easy access to obtain applicants and list duties of job available

Pros

time saver/ easy to navigate

Cons

nothing

Advice to Others

is to your advantage

Great product for a great price. You don't need the full package if you are under 100 employees. A Smaller package does everything you need.

Pros

Easy to keep notes on applicants and the email reminders and notifications feature is great.

Cons

Is not able to run with payroll system.

Advice to Others

If you need a tracking system and an applicant information system for future open positions, this is a great product for a reasonable price. The customer service I've received the last 6 months has been immediate with no delay in responding or providing guidance.

I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of use of Hiring Thing. Introducing a more hands on recruiting approach to previously un-involved Hiring Managers could not have been smoother due to Hiring Things intuitive, easy to use system. It's pipeline that streamlines the application, pre-vetting, interviews and all the way through to making an offer significantly cuts down time on an already long and often tedious recruitment process. In addition to fabulous functionality across the board, it also offers insight into where your applicants are applying to open roles to help key in on talent pools. Highly recommend!

Pros

-Easy to search candidates
-Easy to group candidates together using tags
-Great action items
-Fantastic offer process
-Fabulous insight on where candidates are applying from
-Great application question options (love the auto-archive if answered XX option)

Cons

NONE that I can think of!

Customer support is SUPURB! As soon as I send them an email, they reply back within the next 10 minutes. And they are available on the phone without the "your call is important to us". Most of the money spent feels well spent because of their customer support.
The software is fairly easy to use. There are certain functionalities that can be accessed through two routes such as messaging candidates and setting appointments. It took me a while to figure those out and discover that one route was better than other. I would have liked it if the status of the applicants had changed right after certain action was taken automatically. But I have to do it manually, not a big issue though, I can see why that might be counter productive as well.

If you are hiring on an ongoing basis with a dedicated person managing the hiring, it is great value for money. For us it is a bit of an overkill. However, we got a lot of applicants for the few positions that we advertised through hiring thing. Mostly it served our purpose of having the screening questions into application form. Would have liked it if all the applicant info could be emailed automatically to the hiring manager as an optional feature, but had to do it manually. On the other hand, because there was a platform, an admin person could easily do the job of emailing.
Overall I am pleased with the product and would recommend it to a first time user of applicant tracking system.
Another great feature: It has never crashed on me!

It makes hiring people so much easier because of how organized the program is.

Likes Best

Hiring Thing is very unique in that their customer service team is phenomenally good and very quick to get back to you. They are very flexible with taking into consideration your suggestions and turning them into real features of their product. Up until recently, they did not have an option to do video interviews from within the platform, but now they have implemented it and it's quite a good functionality. They are a small company competing in a saturated market, but they are doing a great job!

Likes Least

The main thing that we don't like with HiringThing compared to the best product we've seen on the market for Applicant Tracking, is the lack of an interactive pipeline view for the hiring stages.

Recommendations

Give them a chance! There is so much publicity from the "big players" in the market like Bullhorn, iCIMS and CATS, but you'd be really pleasantly surprised by this startup company and their big heart and creativity for the recruiting market.

Likes Best

This product has excellent interface, easy to use and very intuitive. To have all the candidate's information at my fingertips saves me time. I also have not lost a candidate file since I began using Hiring Thing.

Likes Least

I would like to see more of a CRS features so I can continue using the program after the hire.

Recommendations

Call the help desk often at first. They really do want to help you and you can sense their friendliness.

Likes Best

It's very easy to use. The customer service is excellent and sent immediate responses to any questions I have had.

Likes Least

I have not found anything yet that I like least about this product.

Recommendations

Make sure to really evaluate how many positions you may need to post at once before purchasing the cheapest package. Limitations on the amount of positions you can post at one time is sometimes difficult.

Likes Best

HiringThing turned a stack of applications and overwhelming amounts of paper into a collaborative, useful online system that our HR staff and hiring managers love. Being able to share candidate information with relevant parties, communicating securely and efficiently, and ranking candidates has sped up our hiring process by 75%.

Likes Least

I can't think of a criticism that would be significant.

Recommendations

This is a great hiring tool. We use a separate online tool for our HRIS, and I prefer to keep the two systems separate since the needs are distinct. HiringThing does exactly what it should do with amazing efficiency.

Likes Best

It's fast, easy to use, and simple. That is the most important thing to me in an ATS at this point.

Likes Least

Search functionality is limited/non-existent. As I grow and my database of candidates grows, that will certainly become more important to me.

Recommendations

It's a great tool to get if you are just starting out as an independent recruiter like me. I'm not sure if it meets the needs of a large corporate setting or any type of large, complex environments requiring customization, etc.

Likes Best

The ease of use is excellent. You can teach yourself this software quickly, and if you have questions, the FAQs and videos usually explain it or you can call or write tech support. It has saved our HR staff a lot of time and headaches to have this product!

Likes Least

The only thing I would like is for the product to be able to recognize and automatically upload a hard-copy resume that has been scanned and then uploaded into the system instead of having to input it manually.

Recommendations

The product is a great value and extremely user-friendly!

HiringThing has been very help to us when looking to hire drivers. I am glad that I found this system. We are a taxi company, and the ease of updating our listings - along with the quality of service - means we will continue to use this service.

This is an excellent site to recruit workers for your company. They even follow up with you on the status of your employee search. They are very professional and eager to assist you. I truly recommend this site for your growing business. HiringThing's customer support is excellent. I received so many responses within a week time.

We couldn't be more pleased with Hiringthing as our new ATS. We researched many SAAS ATS solutions through a market survey before selecting HiringThing.

The software is intuitive, requiring no training at all for us to use. We have altered our workflow to fit with HiringThing, and its made our process leaner and easier. Actions which would have taken 30 minutes or more are now completed in minutes. No more juggling spreadsheets, figuring out who has spoken to whom, or cutting and pasting from emails. Everything is centralized in the the applicant's notes and messages, and we can set up interviews and calls, and rack them as well.

Help screens are well written, the support center has a good knowledge base, and its easy to enter a ticket for support. Customer support is phenomenal. We get fast responses and fixes. Suggestions for future releases are taken.

I would recommend HiringThing without reservations. We are a small company without a full time recruiting staff - we have our own jobs to do, and now with HiringThing, we can effectively manageg recruiting without taking up too much of our regular work schedule.