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James C.

Verified reviewer

Staffing and Recruiting, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2020

Return on Investment

Great product and value!

PROS

Seekout is an exceptional tool. It is a real time saver and versatile functionality. I reviewed several tools to simplify and streamline recruitment searches and messaging. For the money it is the best tool for the money. The messaging/campaign system is better than my ATS!

CONS

They are always working to improve functionality and contact finding has improved greatly in the last year.

Reason for choosing SeekOut

More functionality for the value.

Russ

Computer & Network Security, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2020

SeekOut Basic Review

SeekOut has provided our company with a great source of candidates and direct contact information and is a good tool for creating and maintaining talent pools. I've used it to support a client in their contract staffing needs (IT Consulting Co.) very well.

PROS

There are several features that the basic version has that we find very useful: - Filters for searches - Ability to exclude/include companies, titles, skills in searching - search down to the city area level - Being able to quickly create projects for searches - Finding contact information (personal emails, some ph #'s and even work emails) - The AI Recommendation of candidates once a project has been established. Great source of additional candidates possbilities.

CONS

It doesn't integrate with ATS's ... at least not at the basic user level. It does allow for CMS file creation but has a limited # of pre-mapped tables you can use with other tools (11 in total). This could definitely be improved. Also, direct integration would be an improvement where you could send candidates into your ATS directly without downloading. There seems to be a growing number of outdated profiles in the system. SeekOuts database needs to be updated more often.

Reason for choosing SeekOut

More cost-effective and better sourcing option!

Reasons for switching to SeekOut

SeekOut searches and AI are much easier to utilize over LOXO's very cumbersome setup.

Vendor Response

We appreciate the review, Russ. SeekOut integrates with over 20 different ATS & CRM systems. You can read about it here: https://support.seekout.io/hc/en-us/categories/360004811831-Integrate-your-ATS

Replied March 2022

Jere

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed March 2020

SeekOut Review

I really like this tool it helps me get in front of many [potential candidates

PROS

Seekout is a great tool for a recruiter that needs to search social media. it narrows the candidate pool down helping you pinpoint candidates that have the skills you may need. What really nice feature is the messaging feature. allowing you to send messages/emails to candidates

CONS

A lot to learn can be frustrating at times as you are trying to do other searches.

Reason for choosing SeekOut

Pricing was very fair and was recommended by other recruiters I network with

Joe

Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2020

My SeekOut comparison with others

Great. The platform is easy to use and the Chrome extension is good too.

PROS

SeekOut functionality and UI were better than others I demonstrated. Also, SeekOut's outreach messaging automation is pretty good too.

CONS

SeekOut is a little bit more expensive than others and they limit their contact credits with no rollover.

Reason for choosing SeekOut

Mentioned above - SeekOut's functionality, UI and messaging automation

Reasons for switching to SeekOut

Besides switching from Hiretual, I also demoed AmazingHiring, and previously used Entelo. Hiretual I didn't feel was meeting my needs anymore. AmazingHiring, that was a tough decision especially since their cost was a bit more affordable, but SeekOut won me over.

Bonnie

Civil Engineering, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2020

(Easy Product) AND (Great Support)

We are still getting used to all of the capabilities. Still tweaking the searches to match our needs. Overall, a very nice product.

PROS

Diving in and using this product has been very easy. It gives you more choices to make to narrow down the search. I like the ability of sharing with co-workers so they can review the profiles to see if they are a potential candidate for a particular position.

CONS

No guaranteed connection with a "profile". The contacts can be very outdated.

Reasons for switching to SeekOut

We wanted a more affordable product with more features.

Anonymous

10,000+ employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed July 2020

Relatively New SeekOut User Experience

I am not a manager or an executive. I am very much a tactical recruiter and it has been quite easy to incorporate SeekOut in my daily recruiting process. Additionally, the SeekOut team is accessible and friendly. I can call or I can email anytime. I get responses back quickly/usually within same day. When I started using SeekOut, the manager I worked with did as much training as I needed and answered all of my annoying questions. Some organizations are too big to be able to provide that kind of customer dedication now

PROS

I don't think there is just one aspect that I appreciate most about SeekOut which is why I like it and why it has become a "go-to" tool in my recruiting portfolio. It provides me with options. SeekOut is one source that has a lot of sources in one and it is highly user-friendly. It also automates and therefore reduces a lot of the time I spend "meta-sourcing" meaning activities like searching for contact information for a prospect or candidate's profile.

CONS

Right now, I use the first two tabs the most. I think that 3rd tab has a lot of potential and would love to see that somehow become a more robust component within SeekOut. I would like the additional option of the SeekOut Robot to not only be tied to Project folders in order to use it. I like to do targeted and general searches and feel like SeekOut Robot is better suited for targeted or more specialized searches.

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Kate Margoth

Verified reviewer

Retail, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2022

Seekout daily use

I'm satisfied so far using this software. easy to filter, easy to save hfilter history

PROS

I like how easy to navigate the filters to find candidates for open job roles we are looking for

CONS

the least thing I like is just 1 wrong space or spelling the search wont work. but it's fine

Vendor Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback on SeekOut! Glad to hear we're helping you find great people!

Replied November 2022

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Randy

Verified reviewer

Retail, 10,000+ employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2020

Seekout as a Talent Intelligence Platform

PROS

My favorite use of Seekout is as a talent intelligence tool. My second favorite use is to help find/augment data from preexisting lists.

CONS

I wish data was refreshed on a more frequent basis. I also would like the ability to add more information for the system to match against when uploading data to projects. Along the same lines, from a UI perspective, when you upload data, I wish it would first go through the whole list, then ask you how you want to proceed with the questionable matches.

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Maria Alejandra

Verified reviewer

Outsourcing/Offshoring, 1,001-5,000 employees

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed January 2023

Great Software

In general our experience with the software has been quite positive, and we are currently considering purchasing one of the paid plans that the platform manages, due to its versatility.

PROS

One of the features that makes this tool so attractive is the scope of people it has, as it has a large database that provides a variety of profiles that allow you to choose personnel that adapt to the multiple vacancies that need to be filled.

CONS

Sometimes the information provided by this platform is not the most accurate, but in many cases this can be improved by fixing the search filters.

Vendor Response

We appreciate the feedback! Thanks for taking the time to share this review with the community.

Replied January 2023

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Md Jahan

Verified reviewer

Internet, 10,000+ employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2022

"An excellent resource for locating contact information"

PROS

SeekOut is a wonderful resource for locating potential candidates and obtaining their contact information. It's a simple and effective tool for recruiting firms. The boolean search feature, in particular, is quite beneficial for sorting certain choices. A fantastic tool!

CONS

It's a special tool for me, I haven't found any particular bad issue.

Vendor Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your SeekOut experience with the community!

Replied August 2022

Stella

Entertainment, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2020

This tool saves sourcing time!

A lot to appreciate. Pleas focus on accuracy, integrity than adding new function.

PROS

Identifying candidates from underrepresented group. Creating a report on the search I run.

CONS

Diversity filtering is not 100% accurate. (ex. male candidates in female search result, Asian shown on African American target search, etc. some simbols creates error on boolean search. (Ex. A/B testing) Please add period setting for 'shrink profile you already view' (viewed within last 3 months, 6 months, from thid search, etc)

Reasons for switching to SeekOut

shrink viewed profile is easier than ruling out from the search. Entelo LI profiles are outdated.

Patricia

Automotive, 51-200 employees

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2019

Need to work out some of the kinks ... but could be a great tool for some recruiters.

Overall good experience, not great, but I'm good (not great) with Boolean searches. I was testing another AI product alongside, and found it easier to find candidates with the other product. The other product really has a good AI/machine learning feature, while SeekOut requires you to use more Boolean-driven search features. If you're comfortable with Boolean, then then you'll be fine using SeekOut. Finally, I think the ability to use SeekOut to effectively search through Github for IT recruiting is a really powerful offering from SeekOut, and could be a game changer. I didn't do this, but my friends who do way more IT recruiting than I do say SeekOut is their tool of choice because of this feature.

PROS

Email campaign features are great. I liked that once you set up an email campaign, it was easy to add candidates to the project and the campaign. I liked that there is an analytics dashboard for each specific campaign. I liked that that emailing through SeekOut integrates with your email, so you don't have to be on SeekOut to respond. I like that you can look at the various emails attached to a candidate and determine which the most valid one to use in your campaign. Finally, outstanding customer service.

CONS

Email campaign features need improvement. It's not intuitive to set up the campaign. Once you set it up, it works easily, but getting there may require help from customer service. The analytics related to the campaign aren't consistent or accurate. You will see which emails bounced in the first 24 hours, but then the "bounced" tag reverts to "opened," which skews your data and doesn't allow you to follow up with those candidates via another email or a call if you don't catch it right away. Also, if the email bounces, and there are other emails attached to the candidate, SeekOut doesn't automatically email the candidate at one of those other addresses. You have to do it manually.

Vendor Response

We have been making incremental improvements on our messaging feature. Please reach out to support@seekout.com with specific enhancement requests so we can address.

Replied March 2022

Eric

Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2022

Seekout Review

Excellent tool, I tell everyone I know about it.. every interview I do, I tell them they need to get it.

PROS

I think it is the best AI in the HR systems sector... the Diversity capabilities are superior to any other tool out there. The ability to see github and Linkedin together is genius

CONS

messaging is still clunky, ability to share with a hiring manager someone your excited about is harder than it should be. ability to share with another recruiter, "hey this person would be good for your job" is too time cosuming

Reason for choosing SeekOut

the AI, I tell it to go find x and it brings back x not a,b,c,d and a little x. far superior to linkedin in this fashion.

Rachel

Staffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2020

One of my most valuable Recruiting Tools

I like Seek out. I find it to be one of my most valuable tools for Recruiting aside from my company's database.

PROS

I like seekout because it is visually easy to read quickly and understand. As a Recruiter, my time is very valuable and it's extremely valuable to me that I can quickly glance over the little mini "summaries" of each profile I am looking at to get an idea of what that professional does. I like that you can click right on it and it takes you right to their profile.

CONS

I think if there was a way to more easily look for similar professionals who work for a company competitor that would be helpful. Sometimes it is difficult to find professionals in a certain organization if the organization's name can be spelled different ways or is difficult to spell

Reasons for switching to SeekOut

My company suggested i do so.

Vendor Response

We suggest company names after typing in a few letters, please reach out to support@seekout.com if you're having trouble finding a particular company.

Replied March 2022

Jessica

Internet, 10,000+ employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed April 2022

Cannot Recommend SeekOut Enough!

PROS

I love seekout and recommend it to all our new hires - I love how easy it is to use, I like that the search algorithm seems to filter out a lot of the "noise" showing only the most relevant candidates, and I also like that I can use diversity filters. This tool has helped me have a tremendous impact when it came to hiring underrepresented talent. I also love playing around with the power filters and seeing how that can help my search.

CONS

The only suggestion I have is to add a feature where you can jump back in to any previous search (not just the last 3-4 sourcing strings, and without having to save a search). Also, it would be cool if we could see what day that search string was ran as well.

Lindsay

Human Resources, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2020

Great Sourcing Software

Overall, Seekout has provided a great alternate way to source candidates and I now depend on it daily for finding candidate contact information.

PROS

I love that I can easily track down contact information as I source. This saves my team a lot of time when it comes to outreach, and it limits the number of LinkedIn inmails we have to use. Seekout also has great advanced boolean options that allow me to do more complex searches. Lately, I've been taking advantage of the Github search feature which makes it really easy to find candidate for technical roles.

CONS

I don't like that there's a lag between Seekout and LinkedIn, so some of the information can be out of date. Also, while the email finding feature is great, it is not always accurate. I think Seekout's algorithms are improving, so this could become less of an issue as time goes on.

Tony

Consumer Electronics, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2020

Great Tool for Recruiting!

Great tool! Highly recommended.

PROS

Seekout is easy to use and has so many great features that makes it easy to discover new candidate profiles! Entelo only gives you one email address at a time, but Seekout will try to find all the email addresses and check them if they work. They even give you the candidates phone number which helped me so much with cold texting and calling. The and AI and filters are awesome and it has become one of my go-to recruiting tools.

CONS

Product is great and works well, no complaints

Leigha

Automotive, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2022

SeekOut has been a game changer

It's been wonderful!

PROS

Easy to use and navigate. [SENSITIVE CONTENT] and his team have been super helpful with providing trainings to make sure we are utilizing the tool correctly. I use this software more than LinkedIn. Helps to find candidates that aren't coming up in normal searches.

CONS

The software was more challenging to adapt to at first, but probably because I wasn't giving it a fair shot and also getting familiar with LinkedIn recruiting at the same time. Once I spent the time in this tool, it was easy to pick up.

Jaclyn

Human Resources, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2020

SeekOut Fan

Finding candidates quicker!

PROS

Easy to use and great detailed search options! Offers a high number of results and 80% of the time results are relevant to my search! oh and I love the seekout robot (would love if African countries would be available for the robot eg. Nigeria, Kenya etc)

CONS

I am a HUGE fan of Seekout so more positive than negative experiences, one thing worth mentioning is that sometime I don't get any contact details (email or phone) and if I do get emails I have had a few instances where the emails have bounced back.

Jules

Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2022

Seekout promotes creativity in recruiting!

I have been able to tap into a candidate pool untouched by my colleagues despite the role being one that we continuously hire for.

PROS

I love the variety of search options on Seekout - the custom filters and the ability to get creative with boolean strings are my favorite aspects!

CONS

Sometimes profiles will come up that are irrelevant, but this is minimal and there is a button to report the mismatch!

Vendor Response

We're thrilled to hear that SeekOut is helping you uncover hidden talent pools - thanks for sharing your review!

Replied August 2022

Daniel

Food Production, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed July 2020

Excellent for Data Compiling

We got this software in order to vastly grow our database and begin large drip campaigns and automated outreaches. This software provides a very solid foundation for the initial data.

PROS

Seekout makes it very easy to compile huge data lists. In particular, it offers personal accurate contact information and email addresses that can then be used in larger campaigns. One thing that separates Seekout from competitors is the number of export fields, which is essential if you are building a database with a lot of information.

CONS

The search function is pretty good but not as good, in my opinion, as LinkedIn's own search function. I use Booleans that include company names in order to compile data.

John

Online Media, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2022

Big Fan of SeekOut

PROS

Integration and ease of use are both exceptional.

CONS

That you can't seem to cut and past a name into the search bar.

Phaedra

Information Technology and Services, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2022

SeekOut - Excellent New Tool!

My overall experience with SeekOut has been positive. It can be a bit overwhelming with the amount of results from searches, but the support team and trainings offered, are a HUGE help in narrowing down qualified candidates.

PROS

What i believe sets SeekOut apart from other platforms is the quantity of candidates that come back from a search. SeekOut taps into a tremendous amount of folks that each search returns. It is very user friendly, and easy to narrow down results and put them in 'projects' to contact with a mass email, or reach out individually.

CONS

I wish SeekOut had the ability to capture CURRENT Full Scope Poly folks. As it stands now, there is a filter for folks that have held, or may have held one now or in the past, but nothing definitively confirms a current clearance.

Keven

Human Resources, 10,000+ employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed April 2022

TA Specialist Advisor

i try and get on daily however my work load is significant and get hit hard with team interviews, etc. I truly enjoy the candidate interaction and with SeekOut makes it easy to pull a report; hence getting their contact details, etc.

PROS

Ease overall of using the SeekOut to find my needed candidates.

CONS

A lot of great features that i just need to better learn.

Vendor Response

Thanks for sharing your review - we're thrilled to hear you are finding SeekOut easy yo use! Our Customer Success and Support Teams have a range of training options available, including live 1:1 sessions at no cost. If you'd like to learn more about advanced SeekOut features please reach out and we'd be happy to connect.

Replied August 2022

Adrienne

Staffing and Recruiting, 10,000+ employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2022

Best Sourcing Tool in the Game

i rave about seekout- it is my primary page for sourcing

PROS

I love how it usually adds people's salaries or comp expectations- overall it is a fantastic layout as well

CONS

nothing- it truly encapsulated everything I need in a recruiting tool

Vendor Response

Thanks for raving about us!

Replied August 2022

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