I recently saw the Recruiterbox
application, which helps SMBs simplify their hiring. Sign up is free and it
lets you do a lot of stuff with your free account. So I played around a bit and
here is what I think.
About the application
Recruiterbox helps SMBs in their hiring process by managing
the hiring on the cloud. The company targets SMBs but bigger organizations like
Groupon has used them successfully in the past. Most small organizations and
startups will not have recruiting software or a HR department to help them with
hiring and the founders or the team members manage it via excel. This is
inefficient and when the candidate numbers are high can lead to loss of data
and in turn loose out on a future employee.
Recruiterbox solves this by hosting the entire hiring
process on cloud. Team members can invite others in their team to participate
in the hiring process. Different stages can be assigned to different team
members, feedback noted and shared between team members and promote candidates
across stages. A lot of this can be done with a free account, making it easier
for teams to evaluate the app before committing.
I played around, creating a mock opening and going through
different stages in recruiting. All this, without going through a user’s guide
or watching help video. This also is a plus point, considering that team members
working in smaller organizations will not have a lot of time to spare to
understand new software.
A cool feature
The coolest feature of the application was the way the
application manages resumes. Bulk upload of resumes is possible and it can also
preview resumes in the candidate page. Application can parse contact details
from resumes and also search key words with in the resume, making shortlisting
easier. These set of features is sure to make the life of any hiring team very
easy.
An improvement
Different steps to create an opening are laid out in a neat
way here. Refer the picture.
However, adding users/inviting new users step can be
combined with the Manage Stages step. One obvious advantage here is the
reduction in the number of screens that a user needs to navigate before an
opening is created. Another point is, once the user has passed the Add User
step, he/she can’t come back to add new users or can add new users in Manage
Stages.
All in all, Recruiterbox is a very handy application for all
of you out there taking time out of your busy work schedule to hire your next
employee.
