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    Beamery

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ABeamery headquartered in London offers the Beamery Talent Operating System, an applicant / candidate tracking and recruiting CRM with a range of features designed to support action to recruit desired level of talent.N/A

    Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASymphony Talent describes itself as a global leader in Employer Brand and Candidate Experience solutions, boasting some of the world's leading brands as customers. Combining creative and marketing technology, Symphony Talent states the company's goal is to transform employer brands to deliver world-class experiences for candidates, employees and recruiters. Symphony Talent acquired SmashFly in November, 2019. In June 2020, they launched SmashFlyX, their reimagining of the platform…N/A
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    BeamerySymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    BeamerySymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Beamery and Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
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    Beamery
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    Ratings
    Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BeamerySymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BeamerySymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Beamery Inc.
    Well suited for organizations that are tracked and managing large amounts of candidates across open roles. They have really improved the overall product and it has a lot fewer technical issues, so big or small companies could find it useful.
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    Symphony Talent
    I think all organizations both small and large could benefit from Symphony Talent. It is a must to have a recruitment marketing platform these days given it's a job-seekers market. It is more important today more than ever to capture and nurture leads for your organization and keep them updated on jobs and things happening related to the culture of your organization. Organizations with less than 100 people may be able to get away without it
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    Pros
    Beamery Inc.
    • Beamery is a solid ATS system that simplifies the outreach process.
    • It allows the user to customize a ton of their stages and workflows, to make it highly specific to the company/user's needs.
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    Symphony Talent
    • Ability to track candidates engagements with requisitions
    • Personalized email campaigns
    • Ability to post requisitions in different job sites
    • Easy to integrate other systems with SmashFly
    • Talent Network Forms
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    Cons
    Beamery Inc.
    • The Chrome Extension could really use some work: very buggy and it's pretty common for candidates that are already in our system to not show up as such in the Extension.
    • The internal searching features are limited: we have a massive database that is really hard to access.
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    Symphony Talent
    • Moving candidates through steps can seem very clunky. When I first started using the software, I was turned off because it seemed to be a little redundant.
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    Support Rating
    Beamery Inc.
    You can sometimes get bounced around from person to person. Tickets can take some time to get looked over by Engineering.
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    Symphony Talent
    I believe SmashFly does a great job supporting their system and staying involved with their clients. Everything in the system is basically a workflow so you can create them or reachout to support for help
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    Alternatives Considered
    Beamery Inc.
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    Symphony Talent
    It was like night and day. Success Factors had horrible customer service and we had very limited control over the platform. When we transitioned to SmashFly, their customer service was excellent and we had complete control over the system to make any changes we needed quickly. The technical support with SmashFly is also one of the best I've seen in the business. Their turnaround time is pretty quick when compared to others
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    Return on Investment
    Beamery Inc.
    • Overall positive, despite the issues, the reason we are still on it is because it does what it is built for well.
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    Symphony Talent
    • From what I've heard, recruiters have noticed a big upswing in candidate response rate, which of course, leads to increased rates of hire.
    • Some recruiters are reluctant to use smashfly because they think they're doing double effort.
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    ScreenShots

    Beamery Screenshots

    Screenshot of Beamery's automation that streamlines processes by removing manual work and error letting teams manage everything from data integrity to personalized communications.Screenshot of Talent profiles in Beamery CRM, which are cleaned and deduplicated, and continually enriched with up-to-date professional information, current and inferred skills.Screenshot of customer reporting and talent intelligence, which are available across team and candidate data to track pipeline development, manage key initiatives and optimize processes.Screenshot of an example personalized talent experience. These are available across Career Sites, talent networks, events, and email nurture campaigns.Screenshot of where Beamery keeps data enriched, clean and always up-to-date whether employee, silver medalist, alumni or candidates, and regardless of source. Recruiters mass identify and import the right contacts without creating duplicate records, and then automate prioritization with AI suggested candidates.Screenshot of a Beamery career portal, which gives candidates a control center for their talent experience with personalized content, jobs and events. These show employees internal mobility options and the skills they need to develop for different career paths, and provide boomerang opportunities for alumni.