Workable Review

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Jul 13, 2020

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What is Workable Used For?

Workable is a recruitment management system. The software includes support for career pages, job posting, scheduling, recruiting and analytics.

Workable was founded with the goal to provide a tool that help recruitment managers easily advertise jobs while also giving them the ability to make better hiring decisions. The company helps businesses manage their full recruitment cycle in one easy to use solution.

Average Rating -

The rating of Workable is 4.4 stars out of 5. The rating is based on ITQlick expert review.

Typical Customers

Workable is a cross industry product focused on small and medium sized businesses. It is offered as a cloud based solution with a SaaS delivery option, and it is accessible via any web browser as well as web enabled mobile devices such as smart phones.

The product is meant for companies that are looking for a recruitment solution that can scale with their growth. Workable currently offers five different versions that are based on the number of Active or concurrently running job applications that a company has. In this way if the business has a low or high recruitment requirement, Workable can provide a solution as well as allow it to upgrade as its recruitment volume increases.

The product is offered as a cloud based solution with a monthly subscription fee, minimal technology investment and no software maintenance. This is good for small & medium businesses which are looking for a cost effective option, rapid deployment and a quick Return on Investment (ROI). Additionally the product offers companies a free trial so that it minimizes their investment risk, by ensuring they can confirm the fit of Workable with their requirements.

Customers for Workable include Pingdom, TransferWise, InVision, Insight Riot, NetGuru, TechCrunch, Mobi2Go, Marks & Spencer and Intercom

Features

Workable includes the following features: Hiring & applicant tracking workflow, Post openings to major job boards, Gorgeous screening interface, Branded career pages, List jobs on your website, accept applications online, One-click apply with LinkedIn or indeed.com, Candidate tagging, Unlimited collaborators, Separate hiring teams per position, Create job descriptions & requirements, Social media recruitment, E-mail candidates, including mass mailing and mail templates, Fully-customisable questions and requirements for applicants, Google Chrome extension for one-click sourcing, EEO/OFCCP survey & reporting tools, Notes and tasks on each candidate, Track who shortlisted, rejected or commented on a candidate, Recruiting and sourcing statistics, Upload and import your existing resume database, Email & phone support, dedicated account manager.

Workable 5 Pros

• Workable offers a free trial for its product
• Mobile device access of the application is supported by Workable
• The product offers five versions that can be scaled according to business recruitment volume
• Workable provides an API for integration with third party software
• The solution includes discounted access to numerous premium job boards as well as LinkedIn integration

Workable 2 Cons

• There is no on premise version of Workable
• Workable is not focused on the Enterprise sector

Competitors & Alternatives

Recruitment Systems offers KPIs to track job recruitment objectives and goals, while Applicant Tracking Software provides screening questionnaires for applicants to score them and find top candidates prior to interviews being conducted. Recruitment Manager on the other hand offers an Automated Correspondence feature to generate all job related letters. Workable does not provide these features currently.

There are also tools such as iCIMS Talent Platform and Lumesse TalentLink which focus on talent sourcing, recruitment and onboarding whereas Workable is purely focused on sourcing & recruitment. Additionally Lumesse TalentLink provides multiple deployment options including SaaS, Hosting and On-premise deployments and support for multiple languages in the product. Workable is offered only as a cloud based solution and does not support multiple languages.

SelectSuite is another solution that focuses on the Civil Service requirements of the Government sector & Faculty Search requirements of the Higher Education sector. This is not supported by Workable. Another competitor is Compas which provides integrated video conferencing and integration to Source, which analyzes numerous job boards to identify qualified candidates for matching positions. Workable does not provide these features.

Workable Pricing Information

The cost of license starting from $99 per month. The experts at ITQlick has reviewed Workable pricing and gave the software a total cost of ownership (TCO) rating of 2.8 out of 10. Custom price cost for your business is available upon request.

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Specifications

Company:	Workable
Address:	Workable Software Limited WeWork NoMad, 79 Madison Ave New York, NY 10016
Customers:	Small business, Medium business, Large business
Business Area:	Cross Business Areas
Platforms:	Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Operating Systems:	Mac OS, Windows, Linux

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