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SkillSurvey, now part of the iCIMS Talent Cloud

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18 Reviews and Ratings

What is SkillSurvey, now part of the iCIMS Talent Cloud?

SkillSurvey is a reference solution that since the late 2022 acquisition is now part of the iCIMS Talent Cloud. It features a configurable workflow that allows organizations to tailor reference checking according to their preferences and for various workforce segments.

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Reviews

What users are saying about SkillSurvey, now part of the iCIMS Talent Cloud.
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SkillSurvey offers a variety of services on one site

Incentivized
Bryan Albright
Associate Recruiter in Human Resources at Akron Children's Hospital (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize SkillSurvey for professional reference checks and sourcing passive candidates that have interest in the organization. We're able to share the reference checks as a report within human resources and the hiring manager. Those that respond to the reference check are able to "opt in" for further contact regarding opportunities based on their current role or experience. We can sort by recruiter that oversees the position or role the candidate listed.

Pros

  • Reference check
  • Report generation
  • Sourcing passive candidates

Cons

  • Simplified template generating
  • Too many extra tabs popping up for a report
  • Automatic reminder emails for references that do not open or respond to link

Most Important Features

  • Reference checks
  • Sourcing passive candidates
  • Generating reports with details of the reference responses

Return on Investment

  • Contacting more candidates that have expressed interest
  • Sharing reference information with leaders
  • Having quick access to send follow-up communication with references

User friendly and Simple to read results

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrative Assistant in Human Resources (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We tested this program for the use of conducting reference checks for potential and newly hired candidates

Pros

  • Easy to use
  • Detailed feedback
  • Results are easy to read and simple

Cons

  • Cannot be used for all positions
  • arent enough specified categories
  • Customizability is lacking

Most Important Features

  • Ease of use
  • Simple to read results
  • quick turnaround for results

Return on Investment

  • The feature to ask references if they would like to be contacted to no prove to be useful or worth the added expense.
  • Cannot bulk files
  • Quick turnaround time, which is helpful in picking candidates

Other Software Used

Betterplace

Reference feedback you can count on

Incentivized
Verified User
Director in Human Resources (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for reference checks for all our new hires. Prior to Skill Survey we were rarely getting the reference checks completed and even when we did the information we received was not valuable.

Pros

  • Ease of use
  • Quick turnaround of results
  • Clear and valuable feedback from references
  • Variety of types of reference checks based on job descriptions

Cons

  • None

Most Important Features

  • Reference feedback that provides honest feedback
  • Ability to compare candidates with each other
  • Ease of use for candidates

Return on Investment

  • Successfully met state requirements to have 100% of employees with a complete reference check on file
  • Allowed for educated hiring decisions to be made based on real reference feedback

Other Software Used

Paylocity, ClearCompany

Review of SkillSurvey Reference

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Human Resources (501-1000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Reference check reporting.
  • Ranking candidate skills.
  • Clear reporting.

Cons

  • N/A

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact on maintaining candidate quality.
  • Positive impact on maintaining consistency in the interview process.

Other Software Used

MS SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, GoToMeeting

Skill Survey Review

Incentivized
Verified User
Team Lead in Human Resources (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • It is very easy to use, so we don't have to spend time training others how to process reference checks.
  • SkillSurvey seems to gather many more responses than other vendors used. This is great because it stops us from having to physically call additional references.
  • We're able to gather leads from the references who complete the link and opt to be contacted by a recruiter. In the HR/recruitment world, this is seen as free leads!

Cons

  • Customizability is lacking, you have to choose from job titles that are already stored in the tool. Some clients don't like this.
  • There is no option for someone to opt to do the reference via phone, this could prevent someone from completing the reference.

Return on Investment

  • We're able to collect more references, which allows us to clear candidates to start their jobs quicker.
  • The additional leads collected are sent to recruiters who are then able to have more candidates to reach out to for potential future employment.

Alternatives Considered

Checkster and Checker