E-Mail Campaign Management

The ability to execute segmented outbound e-mail campaigns to leads and prospects, leverage pre-generated e-mail templates, track and report campaign metrics.

Account and Contact Management

Customizable records with candidate demographic information, account history, and personal information.

Job Posting

Build and distribute job postings on website/social media.

Interview Scheduling

Send out calendar invites for schedules directly from the software.

Candidate Engagement

Engage new candidates or "silver medal" previous applicants.

Data Export and Import

Allows for multiple export and import options such as CSV, XLSX, XML, Jason, or PDF.

Activity and Workflow Management

Text or code-based and visual workflow designers.

Dashboard

Includes alerts and notifications, KPIs, visual analytics, and interactive features.

Pre-Screening Pre-Qualification

Ability to screen prospects manually or using rules.

Ease of Customization

Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features

Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration

This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation

Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created

Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration

Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features

Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training

Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness

End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support

The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.