Spark Hire reviews

Great recruitment tool

Opmerkingen: Ensures that our recruitment team is interviewing the right candidates.

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Spark Hire really helps make our initial candidate screening uniform and cuts down on the hours recruiters need to spend interviewing candidates. Once the One-Way is viewed, it allows us to quickly know if we want to move onto a live interview.

Minpunten:

No real cons. It does what I expect it to do.

We love Spark Hire!

Opmerkingen: I am extremely happy with the Spark Hire product.

Pluspunten:

Working in HR for a large organization with multiple locations makes it difficult at times to coordinate the interview process. But instead of me providing my feedback, I'd like to share some of the comments I have received from various departments in our organization regarding the Spark Hire video interviewing platform. "I thought the process was pretty revealing actually. As the viewer it was interesting to see how they handled the format-their comfort level with answering the questions within the time limit, and if they looked in the camera (or not)." "I found that Spark Hire was very convenient to use and gave me a way to do an initial interview of a large number of candidates in an efficient manner. Since I tend to have large candidate pools, the videos were able to give me an initial assessment to determine who I wanted to do in person interviews with. Particularly effective when dealing with out of area applicants." "Excellent tool that allowed us to consider more candidates. Previously we had to select 7 or less and coordinate a group schedule to interview face to face. Spark hire allowed us to consider 28 candidates remotely and at each interview panel members pace." "I really liked using the Spark Hire Video system as it allowed me to review the candidates on my own schedule. I could also review the videos a second or third time while I was reviewing the resumes and applications. "

Minpunten:

Again, I'd like to share feedback I have received from hiring managers. Keep in mind some of these may just be viewer/reviewer error. "A good candidate might get screened out if they are not as tech savvy as other candidates. That might be fine for a tech job but not a relevant for others." "What I didn’t like was the review options within Spark. It was essentially a STAR ranking system with comments. Once submitted, you cannot go back and make edits." "I wish the view of all the videos showed me some kind of summary of how I ranked each person (and even the comments I wrote)."

Great way to bring candidates and clients together!

Opmerkingen: Easy way to connect candidates and clients from different locations.

Pluspunten:

- Easy to use - Customizable to your company using the questions you want to use - Pre-made questions and templates - Phone app

Minpunten:

The biggest con is not anything the company can do or change - but it is the difficulty that some candidates have in creating a quality video. ex: cannot use the app, too much light, too dark, poor video quality, sound cutting in and out. - Video quality was sometimes lacking - Expensive

Spark Hire Makes Hiring More Efficient

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Spark Hire is the "new normal" for hiring, helping to make the hiring process more efficient while still maintaining a personal touch. It allows you to set up either one-way or two way interviews with potential candidates, allowing great screening prior to final in-person interviews. It is ideal for all sizes of companies and for most (if not all) positions. I like that the questions can be customized, you can create different custom question sets, create video intros and outros, and the entire service is branded for your company. There is the ability (with some accounts, depends on price) to have multiple jobs open and have multiple users (i.e. the entire hiring team) who review submissions. The program is incredibly user-friendly from both the company perspective as well as the candidate perspective. There is a great knowledge base as well as video tutorials, and for the company there is a terrific onboarding service. I like that there are a variety of pricing levels with various features to best fit a user's needs. For me, I appreciate that my clients who use Spark Hire can go month-to-month on use when they are not on a complete hiring rampage. We can essentially turn the program on and off on an as-needed basis which makes it incredibly cost effective for our needs. For power users there are annual payment plans to help drive costs lower.

Minpunten:

Up to this point, I have not found any "cons" that would prevent me from using or recommending the product. I guess one "con" would be getting potential candidates to actually get over their reticence about doing a video interview, but honestly if they refuse then they are generally not the type of candidates that my clients would be looking for.

Making my life easier!

Opmerkingen: My overall experience has been great. They've helped us be more efficient. I even asked them if they integrated with our ATS provider. They didn't at the time, but they made it happen for us. I can't say enough. Love, love, love the product!

Pluspunten:

I love Spark Hire! I can't say enough about it and recommend it to all my HR colleagues. It's so easy to use and it integrates directly into our ATS. Candidates automatically get the invite to take the interview and our hiring managers can set aside time in advance to review the interviews. It is a time saver! I've used HireVue in the past and Spark Hire works just as seamlessly and the pricing is much more digestable.

Minpunten:

I wish it was even more integrated with our ATS than it is. It would be great if the videos actually sat within the person's application instead of having to leave the ATS to view them and then go back to change the candidate disposition.

User friendly and easy to use!

Pluspunten:

You can use spark hire for a video screening for canidates. I love the simplicity of spark hire. Screening candidates has never been this easy. You will be able to see the gesture of the candidates while they are answering as if it was a face to face interview. Good thing about it, is that you'll able to disguish those who are really interested and motivated.

Minpunten:

Not that much negative to say! I think it will be best if they'll make it easy to access on mobile phones

Spark Hire is the Ultimate Choice for Interviewing Candidates Virtually

Pluspunten:

I prefer to screen the applicants through video conference calls before having them meet me in person. I can do this in the comforts of my own office and be able to select who will be called for the next round of interviews. I found Spark Hire Talent to be very user-friendly and helpful while I navigated through their site. I had to interview applicants from other countries and it was very convenient for me to set-up the call. After the process is done, I can rate the candidates and include my feedback which is viewable by the managers who want to interview them. The whole process was smooth.

Minpunten:

The quality of the sound can get choppy at times which can be irritating if you’re in a middle of obtaining an answer from the applicant and she needs to repeat herself. Not sure if the connection is from my end or the applicant’s.

Ideal Software for Your Video Conference Calls

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Although this program was designed to interview applicants, I use it to interview my clients that can’t meet with me in person. I basically want to get a feel of their needs and preferences and I believe that body language is important. No need to worry about a complicated software. It’s quite straightforward and simple to use. The video and audio is clear and I can complete my video sessions in a timely manner. This software allows you to write notes about your clients so you can keep track about your conversations. I’m so glad I found this software online.

Minpunten:

The price is quite steep and they charge by a number of people you talk to. I think they should just make a package for basic and unlimited calls so it won’t be too costly.

Review

Opmerkingen: Great customer service and technical support.

Pluspunten:

The ease of being able to screen candidates in large amounts for cultural fits in the company.

Minpunten:

The inability to brand different groups internally. We can only have one company brand, but internally many of our departments function with their own unique identity.

Game Changer

Opmerkingen: I can't imagine doing my job without it. It is so affordable, the customer service reps are awesome, and I have yet to have a candidate complain about their experience.

Pluspunten:

The one-way interview option has significantly cut back on the amount of time I spend interviewing a candidate. I now utilize this as my knockout session and it has saved me and the candidate a lot of time.

Minpunten:

For a while there were some issues with it's integration with Adobe Flash. They have since resolved this.

Spark Hire is Vital to Saving you time in the Hiring Process

Opmerkingen: This is a very well thought out and developed product. The management team does a great job of following up with you and making sure that you have all of the tools to make this tool a vital part of your hiring process. I highly recommend this software and guarantee that it will save your team time and money both going through the interview process as well as employee turnover.

Pluspunten:

-Very User-Friendly and clean interface -The video interview tool is very complete and easy to use for both user and admin -Takes time away from doing a complete phone screen -Very customizable to show off your brand -Has a built-in scheduling tool that helps with the candidate booking a time (if approved) to interview with you -Amazing Customer Service and support that walk you through the entire set up process -A dedicated Account Manager that follows up regularly -Built-in interview questions that allow for a thorough screening process

Minpunten:

-There are occasional blips that cause the video interview not to save (very rare, but happens) -Getting the candidates used to this kind of "phone screen" /pre-interview process takes a bit, but Spark Hire provide pointers to help mitigate any confusion

Love the Spark Hire Interview for my candidates!

Opmerkingen: With Spark Hire I can give my hiring managers a consistent interview to help them make their hiring decisions.

Pluspunten:

This is a quick, effective, dependable tool that I use daily in my recruitment process.

Minpunten:

Spark Hire is integrated with our ATS and the function is very smooth. I really have no 'cons' at this time.

Easy to Use

Pluspunten:

- Easy to use and integrates with our ATS. - Let's us rate interviews and track reason codes - Helps eliminate time recruiting by sending out pre-recorded links and selected questions

Minpunten:

We have multiple accounts and the prices went up significantly.

Perfect for our International Hiring Needs!

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The is an excellent and user-friendly software allowing us to schedule and manage our video interviews. The scoring system is great and helps us get the true thoughts of the whole interview team.

Minpunten:

Technical difficulties don't come up that often, but when they do, they can be pretty impactful. We occasionally have applicants who aren't able to sign in without any obvious signs of user-error.

Sparkhire Review 2021

Opmerkingen: Allows a higher volume of candidates to engage in the prescreen process.

Pluspunten:

It is very user friendly as an administrator. It is easy to set up questions, walk candidates through the process and provide the shareable link with hiring managers.

Minpunten:

When submitting directly from Sparkhire most candidates think the link for completion is spam, or it goes into their junk mail so you spend time trying to connect with these candidates.

Spark Hire Rocks

Opmerkingen: Overall, this platform is fantastic. It is part of our recruitment's team usage daily. We have had much success cutting down our interview time frame and getting quality talent in seats in a most efficient time frame.

Pluspunten:

The ease of use. You could literally not have a tutorial on how to use this product and still figure it out. It is very user friendly.

Minpunten:

Nothing!! I am most happy with this product.

The best technical support and customer service!

Opmerkingen: Cuts initial interview time in half (or more), candidate can complete at their convenience, recruiter can review at their convenience, gives a good sense of how serious the candidate is without having to schedule a formal face to face meeting. When 2 people interview over 1000 people a year, this is HUGE!

Pluspunten:

Spark Hire took a 45 min phone interview to a 10 min video interview and a 10 min phone interview (only for the videos we approved)! Cut the time in half and have a better understanding of the client - win win!

Minpunten:

Many times our candidates don't have the internet speed for a clear connection. Sound and video quality is shaky then.

Very Happy With Spark Hire!

Opmerkingen: Awesome overall experience! From HR to hiring Supervisors it is our favorite tool!

Pluspunten:

We appreciate the ease of Spark Hire. Also your customer service is top notch!

Minpunten:

No Cons. All around great experience and used for every job opening that we have.

Awesome experience

Opmerkingen: I had a great experience using Spark Hire and in the future will definitely use again without question. The interview went smooth and well received.

Pluspunten:

I recently interviewed for a position using Spark Hire and was absolutely amazed by the simplicity and organized layout of the app. The features were great and the process was enjoyable.

Minpunten:

I didn't experience any cons during my time with Spark.

Spark Hire is an effective, user-friendly and affordable option for acquiring video applications.

Opmerkingen: Through Spark Hire I am able to more efficiently and accurately screen applicants, which bolsters the conversion rates of my candidates for my clients. This, of course, makes me look good!

Pluspunten:

What I like most about Spark Hire is that it's so easy to use both for applicants and for recruiters or HR teams. Also, I can easily customize every aspect of the entire process down to the last detail.

Minpunten:

If Spark Hire would "self-integrate" an Applicant Tracking System or at least the very basics functions of an ATS, it would be the perfect platform. One specific example is to view a video application and being able to immediately and seamlessly send a "customizable" email template to candidates. This is because specific thoughts/ideas/suggestions come to mind that are unique to each applicant and it would be extremely efficient and productive to be able to spontaneously write to/communicate with them.

Its a valuable that we have used to help us get to the best candidates quicker.

Pluspunten:

I love how it helps screen candidates and allows us to quickly get a read on the people applying. The support has been really good as well. Rep has been very helpful in getting us what we need and giving good advice.

Minpunten:

We have had very little issues. - So not much to say here.

Spark Hire for Law Firm

Opmerkingen: Overall spark hire is great. We use it to initially identify how serious candidates are to the position. We determine this by if they do the interview in time, also the setting. Is the background messy or neat. And of course with the answers provided we can initially see if the candidate would be a good match

Pluspunten:

We are able to input questions that the candidates answer on video

Minpunten:

It’s hard to dislike anything as it fits and meets all of our needs

Excellent service!!!

Pluspunten:

Ease of use of the platform. Very easy to understand and for candidates to submit their video interviews. Love it!

Minpunten:

Sometimes does't work with flash player, especially on Macs. At times it is hard for candidates to submit their videos due to this issue.

Making my job easier & solving our recruiting problems.

Opmerkingen: Love it. It is making it possible for me to recruit in distant locations.

Pluspunten:

I love that it saves me the time I used to waste on phone screening. So many voicemails, and phone calls that didn't really address the issues I wanted to address.

Minpunten:

Sometimes there is user error, and the software doesn't seem to be forgiving enough when there are audio/video issues.

SparkHire is a great value add for a video intro on a resume

Pluspunten:

We use it to help our candidates and consultants stand out from the rest of applicants and add a video introduction to their resume using SparkHire.

Minpunten:

Sometimes candidates have a hard time downloading the flashware needed to get it to work on their computer. Also, overall audio quality is spotty at times.