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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

    SmartSearch ATS

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ASmartSearch is a web-based talent acquisition and staffing management software. Features include job posting to job boards and social media outlets, resume parsing, and automated workflow. SmartSearch advertises robust customer service and implementation assistance.N/A
    Pricing
    iCIMSSmartSearch ATS
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    iCIMSSmartSearch ATS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    iCIMSSmartSearch ATS
    Considered Both Products
    iCIMS
    Chose iCIMS
    Monster and LinkedIn job postings were included with iCIMS.
    Incentivized
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    Chose SmartSearch ATS
    I did not choose to purchase this software.

    If you are someone who wants to go back and forth with the rep and customize a tool and reports that match your business then you will like this tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartSearch ATS
    I would rate iCims as #1, Newton #2, and Smart Search #3
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    86 Answers
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    91 Answers
    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60 Answers
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    iCIMSSmartSearch ATS
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of iCIMS Talent Cloud and SmartSearch ATS
    Feature
    iCIMS Talent Cloud
    8.4
    126 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SmartSearch ATS
    3.4
    17 Ratings
    81% below category average
    Job Requisition Management8.8123 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.6117 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.5103 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.4108 Ratings1.017 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.2111 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Resume Management9.2120 Ratings1.017 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.2114 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Candidate Search9.4121 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.6122 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Collaboration9.7110 Ratings1.015 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.193 Ratings1.014 Ratings
    Email Templates8.8122 Ratings1.016 Ratings
    User Permissions9.3120 Ratings1.016 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.5108 Ratings5.513 Ratings
    Reporting7.3121 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    iCIMSSmartSearch ATS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (147 ratings)
    6.0
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (31 ratings)
    3.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (68 ratings)
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (103 ratings)
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    iCIMSSmartSearch ATS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    iCIMS
    No answers on this topic
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    I think our environment has stretched SmS and their capabilities (positively) but we have grown together and developed an enormously capable system together that is now very well integrated into our business. For doing applicant tracking, requisition management and offer management that has really been strong. I think we can partner together and build some better analytics and reporting capabilities that would be better suited for our business.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    • The search functions are outstanding. It is the reason we originally went with SmartSearch many years ago. The ability to do very simple or complex searches gives the recruiting staff great flexibility in how they look for and narrow down candidates.
    • The hire and onboarding traks allow us to create very specific processes we want our staff to follow to insure a consistent and repeatable result. I can create traks that can be very general or traks that literally provide emails and reminders to all of the players (recruiters, managers, candidates, etc...) every step of the way. This is particularly helpful where we have customers who have extremely stringent contractual guidelines that must be followed.
    • Support. Their customer support is second to none. We always joke that they are our favorite vendor to deal with.... Anytime we have an issue or question. They are there to walk us through it. The training is on target and the staff has always been friendly and more than eager to help make us successful with the tool.
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    Cons
    iCIMS
    No answers on this topic
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    iCIMS
    No answers on this topic
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    I believe over the past 30 or so pages (or so it seems), you have every reason for my business to continue as a SmartSearch ATS client and user. The support is off the charts great the few times I need them (generally not even once per year). My business has been a client since 2004. That should say it all.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    There are so many facets of SmartSearch, that to know everything about it is nearly impossible. While it is mainly straight forward, there is a lot. After using the program for a while, you become pretty comfortable with the basics and can start adding some of the other features.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    My license for SmartSearch goes back to 2004. It has always been available for me - don't remember a single time it was not available in all of those years.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
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    Support Rating
    iCIMS
    No answers on this topic
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    Once you get the 1 person on the phone they are very knowledgeable and tend to solve the problem. The issue is there are not enough resources to handle all the clients. Their primary clients are "recruiting firms" and I think that is where most of the their support resources go
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    Online Training
    iCIMS
    No answers on this topic
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
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    Implementation Rating
    iCIMS
    No answers on this topic
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    • That's easy - they have helped us grown and make more money. The core element of their technology (e.g. the ability to search for, identify and contact candidates is excellent).
    • They are a business partner and do their very best to help us succeed.
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