HiringThing Review - why 4.5 stars?

HiringThing is a web-based applicant tracking software that can help users to transform the way they are hiring for their company by posting jobs online, managing applicants and hiring the right employee for the right job in an efficient way. Users can post jobs on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other website and social media from one single platform.

Joshua Siler is the founder and CTO of HiringThing. The developers created this software to put an end to the typical paper-based resume shuffling hiring process. The developers tried to make a recruiting tool that is helpful for both applicants and hiring managers.

The rating of HiringThing is 4.5 stars out of 5 and the total score is 86 out of 100. The rating score is based on our unbiased data-based algo. Learn more - rating methodology page.

HiringThing is perfect for small and midsize companies. Tech, retail, healthcare, insurance, mortgage and other similar industries that are looking for a recruiting tool can try this software. Year Round Restaurant Group and Balanced Healthcare Receivables, LLC are some of the clients of HiringThing.

Yes, HiringThing makes it fairly easy to use. This product is user friendly and intuitive.

Yes, they offer cloud based hosting, which means IT resources are retrieved through web-based tools and applications and you don't need to buy servers and additional hardware equipment.

Yes, you can access HiringThing on your mobile/smart phone.

HiringThing is ranked 26 out of 222 software in their category (Applicant Tracking systems).

HiringThing comes with social media integration, resume importer, application form builder, online job posting, referral programs and background checking features. Users can post their jobs on dozens of job boards for free and also purchase premium job board placements in multiple places in seconds. As the software is integrated with social media, it is easy to use sites like Facebook and Twitter for your preferred candidate search. The rich administrative interface of HiringThing will help you to post job openings online easily and quickly.

Users can keep track of applicant status and notes for each person, pass resumes to other employees for review, and send letters automatically to applicants from the administrative interface. The software is completely hosted so there is nothing to worry about purchasing servers or installation. It is easy to rank applications and gauge each candidate capability using the integrated screening questions. The software is fully customizable so you can prepare the software to ensure that it is hiring the way you want it to.

Some of the main competitors for HiringThing are Zoho Recruit and Appliview.

Zoho Recruit can handle job posting to multiple job boards, as well as corporate career portals. There is also a candidate management system to store relevant details, and to track application progress and interview status. Additionally the product is workflow based so it can be configured to model the internal recruitment approval cycle. Zoho Recruit also provides online and SMS based communication with candidates on status, and allows email conversations to be tracked along with application progress.

HiringThing on the other hand provides similar features but also integrates with social media for job requirements. There are options to build customer pre-screening forms to qualify candidates for jobs, as well as an applicant tagging process to rate candidates based on reviews & analysis for suitability. The product also provides background checks for all candidates to validate experience, qualifications and social standing.

Appliview in comparison supports workflow automation for its applicant tracking systems and provides SEO optimized career portals and social media listings for better candidate awareness of potential job listings. Additionally the product can be used by both recruitment agencies as well as corporate HR departments. Another good option is its White Labeling feature which allows the product to be branded as the client own application when used with candidates.

HiringThing on the other hand includes an API for integration to other customer applications. The product also provides a job referral program which can be used by employees to source suitable candidates for rewards, which are provided once the hiring process is complete.

HiringThing pricing comes with three licensing plans Standard, Evolve and Pro.

• The Standard plan is for 5 jobs and the pricing begins at $90 per month. This plan is for the small teams that are looking for an easy, intuitive solution to manage their hiring.
• The Evolve plan is for recruiting teams and growing organizations that need complete hiring solutions. The pricing begins at $160 per month for 10 jobs.
• The Pro plan is for the large teams that needs more sophisticated and robust hiring needs. The pricing initiates at $310 per month for 30 jobs.

What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2.6 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for HiringThing. You can also find here pricing information from HiringThing's website.

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