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Lianna C.

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/16/2023

"Thoughtful & Through Care for Candidates Throughout the Interview Process"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

After each interview with the executive team, I had recap calls with my Candidate Labs point of contact to give her my feedback on how the call went. At the same time, she also relayed advice and feedback she was getting from the hiring manager team. This above-and-beyond care and attention to detail impacted my positive impression of the company and how seriously they were taking their candidate search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

Nothing major comes to mind. The only thing I would note was that comms were very concise, which signaled the team was very busy and respected both my time and theirs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

This team is very professional and candid. I respected their constructive feeedback throughout the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

I worked with Emily Kalpan and her team throughout my interview process as a Director for a promising B2B SaaS company in the data management space. I've worked with many recruiting firms throughout my career, and the Candidate Labs team went above and beyond to check in and guide me throughout my interview process with the company's executive team. After a thorough initial screeneing with my Candidate Labs point of contact, I was given a detailed dossier of the propsect company I interviewed with to help me do due diligence on the company and executive team I would be working with. Communications with Candidate Labs was always prompt, direct, and constructive and helped me have clear expectations about how the interview process would progress. I highly recommend working with Candidate Labs as both a hiring manager and as a propsective candidate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Adam F.

Board Advisor & Angel Investor to Y Combinator startup

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/26/2022

"Wonderful candidate experience"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

Most talent partners try to fit square pegs into round holes. Travis DeMar and Lauren Howard go deep into their clients' backgrounds, objectives, industries, and needs and map them to candidates that fit the culture, mission, and expertise requirements providing a stellar experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

There was nothing that I disliked about my experience. Travis and Lauren guided me when I had questions and gave me the autonomy to interact with their client when they felt I could drive the process and establish a deeper relationship. I was always prepared for the next steps and clearly understood the client's expectations. Travis DeMar and Lauren Howard always made themselves available at all hours to consult me and move me through the process. I was able to be transparent about my requirements and expectations so we could map the client's requirements to mine to ensure a great fit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

Although Lauren and Travis never made me feel rushed, slow down with the talent team, and get as much context as possible about the client's interview process, product evolution, financial state and goals, and the team's background. Make sure that you're being vocal, open, and honest about your needs in terms of culture, ELT experience, financial state, product-market fit, salary expectations, skillset of the team, and other factors that may be important to you. You will find the Candidate Labs team knows more about their client's business and objectives than most other recruiting/talent firms you have worked with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

Candidate Labs was referred to me by a colleague whom I admired during a job transition after a painful restructuring and has guided me through my executive search to accelerate conversations with premier VC-backed B2B SaaS startups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Chris P.

Limited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Accelerator

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/2/2023

"Extremely professional, in-depth, personal experience"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

I worked with Travis DeMars, who is one of the most professional and knowledgable recruiters I've ever worked with. He asked great questions, prepped me for all of my interviews/meetings, and really served as trusted advisor throughout the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

Honestly I don't have any complaints. If I had to pick one thing, it would be that it was a very fast process that was a little overwhelming. However, that was the timeline of the company, and not a reflection of Candidate Labs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

I would definitely give them a shot. They work fast, in-depth, and really care about making an impact. Highly recommend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

Moving onto a new role in my career. Candidate Labs partnered with a startup company that was looking for a sales leader that could help scale their business. I was looking to move into a role where I can really help grow a company. It was a mutually beneficial conversation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Eric H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/31/2023

"Top-notch team with a meticulous process"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

Quality of the candidates first and foremost. And secondly such a full service process that basically gave me an in-house recruiting function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

If anything there process can be a little bit too deep and thorough as I had trouble keeping up with all of the candidate documentation coming my way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Chris L.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/2/2023

"3 successful placements with Candidate Labs!"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

They are very thoughtful in their approach to recruiting, including helping to build a scorecard for the role, and they have one of the best client dashboards that I've seen from a recruiting firm, which is extremely helpful in seeing stats during the search and communicating feedback on candidates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

It's hard to say. Candidate Labs put a team on each placement, held weekly sync calls, handled all scheduling of meetings, gave a lot of transparency in the process with their client dashboard, and made sure to suss out candidate comp expectations early on to ensure alignment of comp between us and candidates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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David G.

Vice President of Customer Success

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/29/2022

"Consistently provides stellar candidates with fantastic customer service"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

Every time we opened a new req, my Candidate Labs rep would spend time with me going over our needs in terms of location, experience, and skillset, helping define the Ideal Candidate Profile. They would then schedule a "calibration call" with me to review 3-5 example candidates to make sure that the profiles they selected matched up with my needs, and we'd adjust the profile if needed. By the time they sent me real prospective candidates to review, I knew they'd already weeded out any mismatches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

Not much to say I disliked. They were super communicative, and kept on top of me to make sure I was staying on top of the timeline and getting back to candidates quickly. I would grumble at the time, but they were right, and I appreciated them keeping things on track, as I'm sure it led to a better candidate experience as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

Come into the meeting knowing exactly what you do and do not want in a candidate, and it'll make the whole process much faster. Simply saying "I want a great candidate" won't be nearly as effective as being able to say "I need a candidate with 6-10 years experience, in X industry, with Y skillset, preferrably in This timezone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're a fast-growing startup with a need for experienced talent who can hit the ground running, and work with customers and internal stakeholders across multiple time zones and countries. Candidate Labs has sourced 3 separate CSMs for my team alone in the last 9 months, and all 3 of them have been rockstars. The candidates they brought me were very experienced and able to ramp months ahead of schedule. I felt confident that any candidate that made it through their initial screen would be well qualified and a solid fit for our org. They handled the screening and sourcing, so by the time they were scheduling candidates with me for further review, I knew they were the real deal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Marko G.

CEO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/10/2023

"Super awesome for any Marketing-related role"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

I love how Candidate Labs ran the process. They clearly have a ton of experience hiring for these roles. They felt like an extension of our team. Unlike other search firms, they led us on this journey vs. the other way around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

Nothing, really. I wish we can afford them for all our major GTM roles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

If you're a startup building a GTM team, Candidate Labs is a perfect fit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

Candidate Labs helped us hire our Product Marketing Manager. This is one of the roles we had and getting the right candidate was super important. We wanted to optimize for quality vs speed or price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Danielle M.

Head of People

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/18/2022

"An extension of our team and culture ambassador"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

I personally appreciated the dedicated partnership of one Client Partner for our multiple Sales/GTM opportunities. It meant we could translate our business needs into sourcing criteria and ultimately, hiring success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

Not much to say here, but of course we could always use more education of the current talent market, and Candidate Labs is well-positioned to give market/industry insights and reporting to their clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

I got a preview of their sourcing strategies and behind-the-scenes of what makes their sourcing tool most effective, innovative, and competitive. I was impressed! As an early-stage start-up, we don't have a recruiting function fully stood up and so trust in agency partners is critical for maintaining a high talent bar. Candidate Labs met and exceeded expectations in our partnership and helped to grow our Sales team by 2x. We love working with Emily Kaplan and the team at CL! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're an early-stage, high-growth start-up in an exciting tech and talent market - we need strong partners in a search firm who can be fully dedicated, communicate our brand and mission, and essentially be an extension of our team. Candidate Labs (specifically Emily Kaplan our Client Partner) fit that need! Intake assessments were in-depth and thorough, strong bias for action, and the hiring team was consistently informed and brought into the process. I am especially grateful for how much I learned about the Sales/GTM talent market and candidate expectations as it relates to our team and forecasted growth. No interviewee fell through the cracks and both hiring team and candidate were empowered throughout the process for a detailed, effective assessment of fit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Madhura K.

Head of Growth

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/29/2023

"Incredible experience working with their Client Partners!"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

Candidate Labs is a great team that's a pleasure to work with. The are highly responsive, care about every candidate and company, and are extremely communicative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

Nothing so far! They've been easy to work with Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

Would recommend! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

I came in contact with Candidate Labs when someone from the company reached out to me regarding a job opportunity. The Client Partner I was in touch with, Liam Naughton, was a responsive, helpful, kind, and very engaged through every step of the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Lindsey C.

Strategic Business Development

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/9/2023

"Candidate Labs helped me get my dream job!"

5/5

What do you like best about Candidate Labs?

Candidate Labs' communication was excellent from beginning to end. I understood the opportunity, and Lauren, my POC, made me feel comfortable every step of the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Candidate Labs?

There is no downside to Candidate Labs! Best recruiting experience I've had in my career. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Candidate Labs:

I recommend giving them a sincere shot. Unlike some recruiting agencies, Candidate Labs is extremely thoughtful in who they target -- the likelihood of you being a fit is much higher. I can't say how happy I am that Lauren reached out to me and that I responded to get the ball rolling! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Candidate Labs solving and how is that benefiting you?

Candidate Labs helped me connect to the perfect opportunity that I wouldn't have otherwise sourced myself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.