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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    iCIMS

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AiCIMS is a web-based applicant tracking system (ATS). The tool's talent recruiting and management functions include features like social recruiting, talent sourcing, offer management, and onboarding. The programs are centralized on iCIMS’s UNIFi platform and are scaled for mid-sized to enterprise businesses.

    $1,700

    per month

    Brassring

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ABrassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    iCIMSBrassring
    Considered Both Products
    iCIMS
    Chose iCIMS
    iCIMS is the most user friendly ATS that I have used.
    Incentivized
    Chose iCIMS
    iCIMS proved to be a more robust/mature tool that increased recruiter efficiency. Reporting was a big winner, the speed of pulling data and sharing it with peers, scheduling exports, etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose iCIMS
    We completed an extensive RFP and found that iCIMS delivered the most functionality for the best price. It was easy to implement, the post-implementation support far exceeded the offerings of the other companies, and it provided the robust reporting we needed to ensure we had …
    Incentivized
    Chose iCIMS
    The iCIMS software is comparable to other larger ATS's out there today. We felt that iCIMS was there to meet the needs of our business. The price point was appropriate for us and the level of customer service support was enticing for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose iCIMS
    Implemented: Taleo, Peopleclick, Hiredesk
    Demo'd: Kenexa, ADP, Kronos and many others
    Chose iCIMS
    I have seen and used a variety of other products, and as I said in a previous answer, there is no comparison. iCIMS is the ONLY true ATS. The others are simply modules that were slapped on to round out a HRMS system, or a small product within a very large company that doesn't …
    Chose iCIMS
    I have used many ATS systems over my career, including Halogen, Taleo, Sumtotal, and Kenexa 2XR.
    iCIMS stacks up against all of the above and is above average.
    iCIMS is not a full blown Taleo product but is getting closer to that full blown product with each new release.
    Chose iCIMS
    Used Taleo many years ago. Unfair to compare only because each company designed there system to meet the company needs. You can way over think the structure of the dashboard and I recommend not doing that.
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    86 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    91 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    iCIMSBrassring
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of iCIMS Talent Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    iCIMS Talent Cloud
    8.4
    126 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Brassring
    7.5
    11 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Job Requisition Management8.8123 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.6117 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.5103 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.4108 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.2111 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Resume Management9.2120 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.2114 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Candidate Search9.4121 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.6122 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Collaboration9.7110 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.193 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Email Templates8.8122 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    User Permissions9.3120 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.5108 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Reporting7.3121 Ratings7.110 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    iCIMSBrassring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (147 ratings)
    8.3
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (31 ratings)
    6.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (68 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (103 ratings)
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (5 ratings)
    2.6
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    iCIMSBrassring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    iCIMS
    iCIMS Talent Cloud is a great applicant tracking system that allows users to easily identify qualified candidates with built in AI platforms. iCIMS's text recruit is a very helpful tool that allows easy communication from recruiter/admin to candidate, without using personal cell phones on the admin side. This is the day and age that we live in so this is a very appropriate add on.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Kenexa is is well suited for any organization that has more than 3000 employees globally. I would not recommend this to startups or a growing organization with less than 3000 employees. But once you cross this number, Kenexa becomes useful and is a brilliant tool for global operations - recruiting. I would recommend this tool to any organization that has offices in many countries/geographies as well.
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    Pros
    iCIMS
    • The opt-out message after the 1st text helps weed out the people who are not interested.
    • Having the ability to have templates/answers to frequent questions saved and ready to use makes it easier/faster to talk to multiple people.
    • Being able to schedule text campaigns is amazing. Every Saturday I set up my campaigns for the next week. This gives me more time to focus on other things.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa allows Boolean key word search within a particular requisition so it makes sifting through a high number of applicants manageable and effective
    • Kenexa can be tailored to meet individual business needs. During the time we’ve had Kenexa here I’ve used it in support of a few different business segments and for each the way the system was used to “position” candidate statuses have varied based on the individual need of the business. One example is when interviewing a high volume of applicants internationally, we were able to send qualified applicants through to the “event manager” and it would enable the candidate to select his/her interview date/time based on previously submitted options inputted by our Kenexa users.
    • Kenexa allows one to customize and score questions for each open requisition that applicants complete as they apply. The system then sorts applicants according to the score of candidate answers allowing for easy sorting of top qualified candidates.
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    Cons
    iCIMS
    • Support model - there has been a decrease in the service, we already addressed it and hopefully, it will improve
    • Configuration flexibility - there are minor things that we could easily change but for some reason, it is available only for vendor
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • BrassRing's application system for candidates is prone to freezing and crashing in the middle of the application causing potential candidates to lose all progress. I filled out the application myself and witnessed these issues first hand, on top of several complaints I received via phone and email from candidates attempting to apply via the BrassRing service. Also, the Parsing system within the application is not capable of pulling any meaningful information out of text documents.
    • Each user must be added to each job in order for that job, and the candidates in it, to show up in relevant searches. This becomes a problem when a new team member joins the account and needs access to all of the previous openings just so that they can find candidates already in the system. The account I was working on involved literally hundreds of new openings a month, meaning that any movement of personnel on or off the account would mean having to update potentially thousands of old positions just to allow them to be able to mine the ATS for candidates. I don't see any particular reason why someone with access to the system should have to be given access to each individual job. If a particular position needs to be kept confidential for whatever reason then that individual position should be able to be set to only show to authorized recruiters. The rest of the positions should automatically be searchable by anyone with appropriate access to the ATS to allow for basic level candidate mining and movement.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    iCIMS
    I would say that we are very likely to renew with iCIMS. They seem to continuously be improving their product based on the feedback from their clients. In addition, the thought have having to go through another implementation of this level is daunting and as long as the software continues to meet the business needs of the company and provides the appropriate level of support we will most likely stay. Costs regarding future renewals will also impact this decision and if necessary we will go to market to evaluate other options.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I am confident that the Kenexa product will continue to evolve to meet the needs of our business in an ever changing work environment. The affiliation with IBM also plays a factor as we have a long standing successful relationship with IBM products. We will be looking to integrate other Kenexa products in the near future to streamline our HR processes.
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    Usability
    iCIMS
    We just love iCIMS. Our hiring managers love iCIMS. I give it a 9 because some hiring managers do not have to use it as regularly and need reminders on what to do. It really improved our experience with our ATS overall and I wouldn't want to work in any other system in my job.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I feel like I am pretty decent with computers and systems. It was fairly easy to use it after about a week or two . But I have seen people struggle with it as well as some people not use it at all. It can be slow at times and not work at times. But Its a fine system.
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    Reliability and Availability
    iCIMS
    There is always ample advance notice before the software goes down for maintenance and this is usually done at off-peak hours. As for system failures - I can't think of any that have effected us in over two years od use.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
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    Performance
    iCIMS
    We can think of no dissatisfaction with our daily use of iCims, involving its response time to commands or incompatibility with any other software we presently use.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Just slow for what we are doing here
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    Support Rating
    iCIMS
    Let me begin by saying the implementation phase was PHENOMENAL! Katie was our support manager and she was outstanding. The process was cumbersome and time-consuming, but she was outstanding and knowledgeable. That process gets a 9/10 for sure. However, between multiple account manager changes (and no notification) and being promised functionality that doesn't exist, and not hearing back when we reach out to support or open a ticket, the process has been really disappointing since implementation. We do have a new rep who has reached out to introduce himself, and we are optimistic that our experience will improve considerably after that meeting.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    It is a very basic system. It may be OK for entry level positions only. The practice of removing CVs while the recruitment process is ON is disturbing and there is no one to explain or to inform why it is being done. Even a routine mail is not sent to the client/consultant. I am surprised how this system is continuing without too many complaints.
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    Online Training
    iCIMS
    I would say I believe iCims online training is very good. It's informative, visually appealing, and simple in explaining all the different aspects of iCims. I also really like the new candidate onboarding, and all the other training curricula you have up to be able to inform or send out to the candidate. I like you can attach a URL link for videos as well so you can really customize the training. I feel that overall, I would like to see more. Perhaps, more robust options with the training, if that's something iCims is expanding on in the future.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
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    Implementation Rating
    iCIMS
    I wasn't involved with the implementation. It was before my time
    Incentivized
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    We purchased an out of the box solution and that worked well for us.
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    Alternatives Considered
    iCIMS
    Fully available automation, lesser bad data quality, more information is gathered at the time of applicant profile creation without having the need to ask for any follow ups or additional notifications. Integrates better with Oracle, Workday and SAP than other similar systems. Service tickets are resolved faster than other vendors we worked with.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    SF ATS was not available at the time and Taleo was thought to be too expensive. In retrospect, given the amount of customization and leveraging of other vendor technology for things like analytics I suspect any cost advantage we realized evaporated
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    iCIMS
    iCims is currently pretty good and the best TAS for us at our stage of growth - but further improvement and enhancements will only help make it even better.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
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    Return on Investment
    iCIMS
    • We implemented iCIMS Talent Cloud right before the pandemic. The pandemic created the most difficult recruitment environment ever. I cannot say that iCIMS Talent Cloud has helped us realize any advantageous success in this battle we are fighting. It gets the job done, but we have realized anything like filling jobs faster or having resources within iCIMS Talent Cloud to allow us to attract candidates differently. Status quo, I guess.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa has assisted us in identifying top talent within our target market of applicants.
    • Kenexa may exclude potentially good associates that don't test well.
    • Kenexa clearly defines specific categories and general notes for training, development, & coaching of associates on areas of opportunity.
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