Spark Hire Reviews & Product Details

Spark Hire has a lot of features that help streamline hiring, especially for a small hiring team. It is very user friendly for the hiring team, and has lots of integrations including to ADP and Hire Right. The integrations to job boards has resulted in increased applicant pools. The support and onboarding is fabulous, which made it easier and less daunting to get up and running. The onboarding support is very responsive and helpful. The AI features are also nice to have as optional possibilities. The pricing is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Depending on the level of engagement of hiring managers, it can be tricky to get them fully onboarding and using the system, though that would be the case with any ATS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Spark Hire allows us to get a better sense of a candidate before moving them further through the hiring process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest limitation for us has been managing multiple interview rounds within the same requisition. Having more flexibility to send additional one-way interviews for second or final rounds would make the process easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Spark Hire has helped to save so much time in our first round interviews by allowing our candidates to complete a one-way video interview when it is convenient for them, within a timeframe we have allotted. It saves us from having to schedule those interviews and meet one-on-one with candidates at this stage of our recruitment process. The structure of the platform is immensely helpful for us! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish I was able to pull more specific reporting myself without having to ask for assistance, but we also request very niche reporting. The reports we can pull are super helpful and ensuring we remain consistent across all aspects of our recruitments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We don't have to put as much weight on a well written resume. If the resume is ok, we can do the Sparkhire and make a better decision. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like everything about Sparkhire. I don't have anything negative to say. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The system is very intuitive and easy to use, and provides a great solution for all of my needs as a recruiter. The service is always pleasant, professional, and responsive, and the support from the team has been extremely helpful throughout our experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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The price is good, especially for a product designed for smaller companies.

The support is fast - both during the initial setup and later on, when questions or bugs come up along the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I tried the AI screening feature once, and unfortunately it didn’t work as well as I had hoped. There wasn’t a strong correlation between its screening and our manual screening.

The user interface has improved significantly following the recent update, and the customization is convenient. One thing I’m still missing is that the list of stages is not organized according to the actual process flow. For example, “CV Screen” might appear at the top of the list, while “Phone Interview” appears fourth. It feels like there is no clear stage order.

In addition, after candidates are rejected, they don’t appear in the list according to the order in which they were rejected. They seem to be sorted by a different logic - maybe by application date. This makes it difficult to track candidates I just rejected, especially if I want to quickly go back and edit something in their profile.

Regarding the interview scheduling link - the link is only open one week ahead, and it doesn’t update dynamically as time passes. For example, if I send the link on Sunday, it only shows availability for the upcoming week. If the candidate misses the email and opens it on Tuesday, it still only shows availability until Saturday. Because of this, I often find myself sending candidates a scheduling link directly from my Gmail calendar, since the system link doesn’t show enough future availability and isn’t dynamic.

Templates: we use the self-scheduling interview template quite often, but there is no differentiation between templates based on the stage in the process. This means we can’t add specific context about the stage or the expected length of the interview the candidate is about to schedule.

For candidates who applied to multiple roles, the duplication is clearly visible, which is helpful. However, once I merge the profiles, I don’t have a good visual indication that the candidate previously applied to a certain role and was rejected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Efficiency, ease of the product, designated rep availability and response time, customization tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there was a way for candidates to "blur" their background or set up a themed background for One-Way Interviews. Some folks show up with mayhem behind them and it is very distracting for the evaluator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like sending emails directly from the system, interview scheduling, and reminders in Spark Hire. These features streamline the entire recruitment process in one place, keeping the hiring process organized and efficient. They save me time, improve communication, and create a smoother candidate experience. I also found the initial setup of Spark Hire to be very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I was hoping that when an employee refers a friend of theirs, they can get a confirmation email about that. Currently, as I understood from your support team, the referral email is only sent to the referrer when the candidate is sent through email and not through the special link. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how Spark Hire reduces the amount of time I have to spend calling unqualified candidates. It allows me to focus on people who are motivated for the job, as they are willing to do a five or ten-minute video interview. The higher percentage of candidates completing video interviews with Spark Hire is a big plus for me. It eliminates a ton of calls that I would otherwise have to make. I also appreciate how the video interview feature helps weed out candidates who aren't suitable, which is super helpful. The initial setup of Spark Hire was extremely easy. The orientation and basic setup made it feel very simple, even with my limited technical capacity, so I think anyone can do it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I was confused about the invite process. It's supposed to show how many people you invited, but I noticed it was drastically wrong. I sent out probably 100 to 115 links, but it only registered like 25 or 30. So, I'm not sure how that works, and that was slightly confusing to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate Spark Hire for its user-friendliness, which not only benefits my team but also creates a positive experience for candidates, with 85% completing their video interviews successfully. I also find the platform very easy to use for finding jobs and interview question sets, navigating live roles, and reviewing video interviews. Customizing the candidate experience adds extra value. The customer service is another aspect I appreciate, as the team is responsive and considers our feedback. The one-way video interview features are incredibly valuable, especially with the transcript option that allows us to read responses, and the customization of think time, response time, and retakes enhances our hiring process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some things that could be improved are the ease of user ability to deactivate past interview packages or customize their AI tool. They have an AI tool that was recently introduced to the platform that gives an assessment of candidates' video interview responses. It overwhelmingly marks candidate responses as strong, even when they aren't, and this could be something we customize to ensure alignment and cut down our time to review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.