Tracie  S.
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Tracie S.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"SMARTER Select was an excellent purchase for our application needs!"
5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

Training and getting started was seamless. I have had excellent support when I've had issues. Appreciate that I can develop so many programs under our account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

I do not like that if I provide access to a team member that they can see all programs. It would be more effective for me to be able to share only what they need as we have confidential information that I don't want everyone on our team to have access to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect

Hi Tracie, many thanks for your kind review and feedback! We've heard from others regarding your suggestion to limit access to programs to their respective program managers (e.g. grant managers see only their grant programs, scholarship managers see only their scholarship programs). It's on our Features List for consideration and future development.

TL
Taryn L.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Scholarship Platform"
4/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

SmarterSelect is very good at managing our scholarship program. The applications are easily customizable and three is a lot of opportunities to make the applications our own. The software is affordable as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

While the actual software of SmarterSelect is very useful, it can be difficult to get in touch with their team. There is not a direct phone number that you can call but users instead must chat with support and potentially set up a Zoom call. It would be nice to have a direct contact to call with questions/concerns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect

Hi Taryn, Hello, thank you for your review and your kind words regarding our support team. We understand the importance of efficient and direct communication with our support team, and we apologize for any inconvenience you've encountered in reaching us. Although, we commit to responding to a ticket in 1 business day, our current response is 1 hour 11 mins. Our current chat responses run in the 2 minute time frame. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Your satisfaction is essential to us, and we are committed to ensuring a positive experience for all our users.

SS
Susannah S.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great product, but complex and hard to learn on the spot."
3/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

I like the ability to construct a complex application or copy an application from the vast library. I also like the software's ability to tabulate evaluation data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

The product is not as user-friendly as I would like. To build a 4 question application, I spent over 6 hours learning how to do it, and it still wasn't exactly what I wanted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from James Bogroff of SmarterSelect

Thanks for the review and the feedback. If it is convenient we'd love to get more details on your experience building out the 4 question application. The link provided will take you to our form for feedback. Select "I have a comment or feature suggestion," from the picklist. This will get your feedback to our product team.

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Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Verified User in Higher Education
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Nice tool with great support"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

The thing I like best is how responsive the support desk is. I've had several questions throughout the application and evaluation cycle, and each time I submit one they answer within 0.5 business days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

It does not have all of the bells and whistles of some application platforms. But for my purposes, that is actually a benefit. It is not as complex, and we do not need a ton of different features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from James Bogroff of SmarterSelect

We're so glad you are having a good experience with our support desk! Glad to hear that you find the simplicity of the features as a benefit. Thanks for choosing SmarterSelect!

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"AOII Foundation - SmarterSelect"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

User-friendly; offers more than dropbox which we were using for past programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

would like to be able to clean up past applications and past evaluator groups; would like to be able to edit parts of the application without sending in a support ticket Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"SmarterSelect Review"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

SmarterSelect helped us to streamline our program admissions, making it easier to build in logic, evaluate and assign applicants, and collect data that helps us run our programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

There are some quirks to building the application - like being unable to make copies of program applications if there is a logo/image uploaded. It can also be challening to figure out how to set up a reviewing system with multiple evaluators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect

Hi! Many thanks for your feedback! Our developers are actively working on the copy program issue you describe and you should see a fix shortly. Please drop a note to our support team and see if they can give you some suggestions for your evaluators. Thanks for your business!

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Verified User in Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Very easy to use"
5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

It is super easy to use & the customer service is great! If you have an issue and need support they respond super quickly & will make a virtual appt with you very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

I am still figuring out to handle a large volume of applications on a rolling deadline but I did go to an open question & answer and they gave me some ideas on how to handle it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from James Bogroff of SmarterSelect

Thank you for the kind words about our customer service! Also glad you were able to use our Community Forum to get some help from your peers. Thanks for choosing SmarterSelect!

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Difficult learning curve but then simple"
3.5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

I like that they offer instant live help when I have a question. It is very helpful in keeping me on track when I realize I don't know how to complete something. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

SmarterSelect is really difficult to learn to start off with. It is not intuitive and requires a lot of clicks and searching to find something that should be pretty easy to do. Once you learn it once though, it's usually easy to remember since you have to use the functions so frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect

Hello, thank you for your review and your kind words regarding our support team. Our team is committed to refining the platform continuously and making it more user-friendly. Look for improvements in the 2023-24 timeframe.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good for What It Is"
1.5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

I like that SmarterSelect has a strong support team. My issues are almost always resolved within one hour. I also like how SmarterSelect has an easy to use and update Common App. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

I don't like how deep you have to click to be able to edit a form question. I find it takes a long time to be able to edit a question. I would like to be able to edit the questions easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from James Bogroff of SmarterSelect

Thanks for the review and the feedback. We greatly value our customer feedback and will share it with our product team.

Sara-Christine G.
SG
Sara-Christine G.
Executive Director Action Canada Fellowship and Public Policy Forum Academy
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Useful application system"
3.5/5
What do you like best about SmarterSelect?

Excellent customer support! Good way to receive and organise applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmarterSelect?

It's not always intuitive. Sometimes you have to click through a bunch of options before being able to make the changes that you want to make. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect

Hi Sara-Christine, thank you for your review and your kind words regarding our support team. We apologize for any inconvenience you've encountered with the system's intuitiveness and the challenges you faced. Our team is committed to refining the platform continuously and making it more user-friendly. Look for improvements in the 2023-24 timeframe.