--- title: Spark Hire Reviews meta_title: 'Spark Hire Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 705 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Spark Hire works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.7 review_count: 705 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-09' parent_category: name: Recruiting url: https://www.g2.com/categories/recruiting --- # Spark Hire Reviews **Vendor:** Spark Hire, Inc. **Category:** [Video Interviewing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-interviewing) **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 705 ## About Spark Hire Resumes tell you what someone has done. They don't tell you whether that person can do the job, how they communicate, or whether they'll stay. Spark Hire's applicant tracking system is built to close that gap without adding coordination overhead. Designed for the specific hiring realities faced by lean HR teams, every Spark Hire plan includes one-way video interviews and automated reference checks natively, with no separate contract or integration to manage. Growth and Enterprise plans add the Predictive Behavioral Assessment, a research-backed evaluation of how a candidate's competencies and motivations align with the specific role. AI capabilities across the platform help lean teams reach strong candidates faster. AI Resume Review ranks applicants before human reviewers engage. AI Video Review scores and summarizes submissions so reviewers know where to start. Structured scorecards keep hiring manager feedback in the system instead of being scattered across various tools. The hiring process runs end-to-end in one place. Every step connects to the next. Built for organizations with 50 to 500 employees. No dedicated IT team required. Live in 30 days or less. ## Spark Hire Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **ease of use** of Spark Hire, seamlessly facilitating the hiring process for both candidates and managers. (65 reviews) - Users appreciate the **flexible candidate management** of Spark Hire, enhancing screening efficiency and team collaboration during hiring. (40 reviews) - Users benefit from the **efficient hiring process** with Spark Hire, streamlining candidate reviews and eliminating scheduling delays. (25 reviews) - Users commend the **excellent customer support** from Spark Hire, enhancing their overall experience with the platform. (22 reviews) - Users appreciate the **effective communication** features of Spark Hire, enhancing organization and convenience in the hiring process. (21 reviews) - Users highlight the **time-saving benefits** of Spark Hire, streamlining the hiring process and reducing scheduling conflicts. (21 reviews) - User Interface (16 reviews) - Simple (14 reviews) - Customization (13 reviews) - Talent Acquisition (13 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find the **candidate management process cumbersome** , with confusing navigation and collaboration challenges among panel members. (11 reviews) - Users face **integration issues** with Spark Hire and ATS systems, requiring manual processes that hinder efficiency. (11 reviews) - Users experience **interview issues** with video and audio, leading to complications and potential repeated interviews. (9 reviews) - Users express frustration over **email issues** , wishing for easier communication and better notification options within Spark Hire. (6 reviews) - Users note a **lack of clarity** in candidate communication, suggesting better responses and improvements for automated follow-ups. (5 reviews) - Users express dissatisfaction with the **limited customization options** in Comeet, hindering adaptation to specific recruitment needs. (5 reviews) - Limited Features (5 reviews) - Clarity Issues (4 reviews) - Learning Curve (4 reviews) - Technical Issues (4 reviews) ## Spark Hire Reviews ### 1. Spark Hire helps **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The ability to review several candidates in a short amount of time. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** The personal interaction is missing with the one-way interview. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spark Hire helps with the initial interviews for us to decide whether or not to move forward with a face-to-face. **Official Response from Jordyn Shelton:** > So happy to hear how easy to use you found the platform! It is our goal to make incorporating video interviews into the hiring process as seamless as possible, so hearing incorporating them into yours paid off quickly is music to our ears! ### 2. Increase your capacity **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kristal S. | Manager, Recruitment & Staffing, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 30, 2018 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire is an intuitive platform to setup from the administrator side and for candidates to use. The system provides a substantial time savings for our high volume application roles and gives us an opportunity to create a great candidate experience by being able to follow up with candidates in a timely manner. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I would like to be able to have Spark Hire read to my current applicant tracking system. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Take a few minutes to think through your most important questions across the roles you hire for to create a bank of Spark Hire questions to easily use as you add jobs. Keep the time commitment to answer questions reasonable 20-25 minutes and get excited about having more time on your calendar than when you were scheduling individual screening calls. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being a small team, Spark Hire increases our capacity to screen candidates in a timely fashion, create a great candidate experience and reduces the time between hiring process steps. ### 3. easy to use tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** organized recruiting process with collaboration **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I can not think of something that I dislike in the product **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** recruiting automation with collaboration between all departments ### 4. SparkHire: The tool that sets us apart from our competition **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Molly S. | Director of Executive Recruitment, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 26, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** As an en Executive Recruitment firm, SparkHire has been influential in helping our clients understand our candidates on another level. Not only does it give the candidate an opportunity to speak to experiences that may not be on their resume but it also helps showcase their personality to the client which is imperative as our clients look to hire. I enjoy how you can customize every aspect of the interview you send to a candidate. This also gives our clients opportunities to ask candidates questions before even interviewing them directly. We ask our clients if they have any questions that they would like added into the SparkHire and this, in the long run, helps them make a more holistic decision. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** In full transparency, there is nothing that I truly "dislike" about the platform. There is always room for improvement in certain areas but SparkHire does a fantastic job of updating this system and rolling out additional options for customers to use in order to be more successful. The only feedback I have received from candidates who are completing the SparkHire is in regards to their technical issues. Sometimes candidates get frustrated that e-mail is the only option to get in touch with technical support, especially if they are under a deadline. Now with that being said, technical support replies faster than most companies I have seen and really ensure the the candidate has the best possible user experience. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** With SparkHire, we are bridging the gap between a resume (a piece of paper) and an actual person. We are far beyond the times of just shooting over someones resume for review, at least at our firm. We want to be able to provide our clients with the best information we can upfront for them to make the best decision possible. We have seen a lot of benefit when using Spark Hire. It is something that sets us apart from our competition because they are just not implementing the extra step of a one-way video interview. We also benefit from SparkHire but using it as a vetting tool for candidates. If a candidate cannot provide a strong SparkHire then we may need to have them redo it or reconsider them for the position. It helps us in the long run. Lastly, our clients love the additional aspect of SparkHire. They enjoy knowing that they are going to be listening to a person on video and hearing their responses vs. just sitting down with a resume. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Molly, Thank you for the amazing review! We love hearing customers' creative use-cases and we’re so happy to hear how helpful our platform has been for you in bridging the gap between resumes and candidates. We love having you as a customer! ### 5. Effective Platform AND Client Support! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yuliya M. C. | Doctoral Student, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** One of the reasons I chose the platform is due to the transparency in pricing and reputable testimonials. Once I started using the platform, I quickly saw that Spark Hire has a friendly user interface on the front- and back-end. It's incredibly clear how to set up both a synchronous and asynchronous interview and interviewees have commented on the ease-of-use of the platform. I'm also able to easily rate, filter, share, and leave comments on my interviewee's performance. As an organization, they are committed to their clients. I had two seemingly large issues and within 24hours both were essentially resolved after reaching out to them. My initial issue was tech related --after this was resolved, they swiftly connected me to an account manager that was phenomenal at addressing my other need. I'd summarize by saying both the platform and the staff that help make Spark Hire what it is are efficient and effective! **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I haven't run into any issues that have made me dislike any portion of the platform. They've recently even changed how their recordings are viewed (synchronous interview) which makes the current speaker pinned on the screen, as opposed to the interviewer and interviewee both taking up equal space on the recording. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Definitely book a demo, this will highlight how easy the platform is --beyond that, it will showcase just how helpful and knowledgeable their staff is! **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ability to interview people using Spark Hire's asynchronous option is great because I've been able to see how reliable the platform is. Additionally, sending out live interview requests could not be any simpler. Interviewees receive their requests without delay and are able to register and hop on an interview with me in about two minutes! **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Yuliya, Thank you for the wonderful review! We appreciate you sharing how easy-to-use and time-saving our platform has been for you and we are so happy to hear how helpful Spark Hire has been in addressing your unique hiring needs. Thanks again for your feedback! ### 6. Spark Hire's Biggest Fan! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Melissa D. | Talent Acquisition Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** 100% user friendly program, that brings the interview process to the modern age! When you're trying to conduct interviews for several positions, across several departments and multiple hiring managers, Spark Hire allows you to share feedback on candidates, but you can share the interviews themselves, without playing telephone and inserting personal bias with that feedback. I may not be a subject matter expert and my interpretation of a response may not be an accurate representation of their answers, so Spark Hire removes the need for interpretation. If you have ten questions for candidates to answer, but only two of them are crucial for the right candidate, then you can save time and quickly screen candidates based on those answers, then go back and review their full interviews more thoroughly if the make it through that first round. Its an incredible tool to improve time management. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I love Spark Hire, but it's disappointing when users feel uncomfortable in front of a camera. Due to the pandemic, we've not been active and I've not been as on top of recent updates, but previously I would have like to shuffle and reuse individual questions. I think that area of the portals was the clunkiest and most difficult to keep clean, as I kept adding, updating and ultimately duplicating several questions and such between interviews and positions. Overall, I know they had been great implementing suggested feedback, so this may already have been updated and I've not had the opportunity to utilize it yet. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** This product puts everyone on an even playing field. Everyone is asked the same questions, in the same format. It really allows you to be consistent with all the candidates. It's simple enough for all generations to use, regardless of technical proficiency, but really allows you to gauge if an employee is willing to try new technology and to what level they will be comfortable with it. If they're not willing to think outside the box or go outside their comfort zone during the interview, why would they be innovative or progressive in their work? In addition to being a time saver for reviewing candidates, it's perfect for busy professionals. With the recorded interviews, they can record their responses from anywhere, whenever they want! This has been great when you have candidates who are still working, or have personal commitments, they can respond when THEY have time and not have to coordinate schedules with anyone else. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Melissa, Thank you for your wonderful review! We LOVE hearing customers' use-cases and are so happy to hear that using one-way interviews allowed you to get to know candidates on an even playing field while usual interviewing routes haven't been an option! We love having you as a customer. ### 7. A great ATS solution **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Zubair K. | Recruitment Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** It is user friendly Cost effective Great features and still adding more Customer support is great **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I don't want to label it 'dislike' but something they are constantly working to improve: Comeet's product team is a bit slow in reinforcing new changes/features and their release. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** I have dealt with and been the administroator for some of the prominent ATS systems--very much known in recruiting market, but found Comeet better, user friendly and cost effective. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is currently our sole corporate platform for optimizing our recruitment practices. ### 8. Just-right platform for our startup nonprofit needs **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brad W. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 18, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The platform itself helps us meet two really important goals. As a (very) small team getting a new nonprofit off the ground, it is a massive time-saver. Previously, we used 30 minute phone screen interviews (+ time for scheduling & follow up) following a resume/cover letter/application first round. SparkHire's platform accomplishes the same (or better) goal in less than 1/3 of the time (10 min of video for 5 questions and 5 min or so to set up & track). Second, candidates experience us as a mature, stable, responsive organization because of the SparkHire platform. It's sleek, works really well, and we've pre-loaded all our questions & communications into it, along with personalized videos so it's a great experience for folks. It's also affordable and will grow with us. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** While SparkHire allows for ratings within the system, we had to create a middle-man Google Sheet because it doesn't automatically integrate with our BambooHR ATS. In an ideal world, the ratings would flow seamlessly to another tracking system but our workaround works. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Great tool, affordable and a huge resource saver (time & money), phenomenal support team. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Efficient, effective hiring process to bring key talent onto a very small but growing team, while also building a personal, respectful, caring relationship from our first interaction to their first day on the job. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Brad, Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re so happy to hear how helpful our platform has been in addressing your unique hiring needs. We also listened to your feedback and we now have an integration with BambooHR! Happy hiring! ### 9. Easy to get started **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carla S. | Manager, Human Resources, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 03, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The onboarding experience is easy. You are helped all along the way by Spark Hire's onboarding specialist. They also offer product lunch & learn sessions to enhance your knowledge and skill after you launch. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** For our company, the product is not as helpful to conduct one-way interviews for more senior positions that require more in-depth questioning. We prefer to do those on the phone. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are better able to conduct pre-screen interviews more efficiently, especially for our multi-incumbent positions. As well, when our recruitment team is busy, it alleviates a lot of time normally spent on the phone. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Carla, We appreciate your wonderful review about your experience using Spark Hire’s video interviewing! We are so happy to hear how helpful you have found our Onboarding team and monthly Lunch & Learns! We love having you as a customer! ### 10. Excellent video interview platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 04, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The really great thing about Spark HIre is the way you can set your own questions and time limits. Each answer can also be commented on as well, which is really great for understanding the audience's response to the candidate. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Nothing that I can think of at this stage **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** I would recommend Spark Hire. It is easy and reliable to use for both internal staff and external candidates. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We recruit candidates globally for teaching positions in the UK, so Spark Hire allows us to collect interviews from all candidates and share them with our clients very quickly. As the interviews are self-directed it saves us a lot of time and we are notified as soon as someone completes an interview. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > We appreciate your wonderful review about your experience using Spark Hire’s video interviewing! We are so happy to hear that our question set features have been helpful in organizing your hiring process and that our platform has been able to save you time! Happy hiring! ### 11. Fast and Easy with Quality Results **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** I like that it provides an initial introduction to the candidate that they can complete on their own time. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** There is not much to dislike about the product. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cutting out time spent doing phone screens throughout the day, given hiring volume has gone up significantly. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that our platform was helpful in saving you time while providing an initial introduction to candidates. Happy hiring! ### 12. Easy to use! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** I love seeing people and their personalities really show through their one way video interviews! It also integrates really well with our ATS, which makes interviewing so easy! **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Do not like the odds of people utilizing the system. We have a lot of candidates drop off. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Interviewing and saving time for our staff! **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your awesome review! We are so happy to hear that our platform has helped your candidates' personalities shine through while saving your staff's time. Thanks again for sharing your experience using Spark Hire. ### 13. Great candidate presentation opportunity **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 09, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** I enjoy using the one-way video interview tool as an opportunity for a candidate to make an introductory presentation after my initial screen, but before their first formal interview. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Some candidates, shockingly, are still uncomfortable with seeing themselves on video. Perhaps giving them an option to not see themselves at all would help. (This may already exist.) **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Without costly travel expenses, we are learning how a candidate presents in person. We've been able to expedite more competitive candidates and decline those that aren't more quickly **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for the awesome review! We are so happy to hear that our platform has saved you time and money while helping you learn how a candidate presents in person. Happy hiring! ### 14. Great Software, Even Better Client Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Erica F. | Lead Talent Acquisition Partner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire saves time for Hiring Managers, Recruiters, and the organization overall. It has proven to have a high ROI for all hiring aspects. It is an excellent experience for the user and the team. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** There isn't much to dislike, but the one thing I can think of that may need improvement is creating more user-friendly filters and built-in tasks. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are saving hiring managers from bringing in unqualified candidates. We have realized that a lot of our roles rely heavily on skillset that can't be easily read on phone screen notes, so Spark Hire has allowed us to solve that issue. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Erica, Thank you for your awesome review! We are so happy to hear how time-saving you have found our platform and that you have seen a high ROI. Happy hiring! ### 15. Wonderful time saver for clients **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** SparkHire is a huge satisfier for our clients; they can review candidates anytime throughout the day. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** We currently have no areas of dislike with using the SparkHire system **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Scheduling time with executives and leadership can be difficult at times; with utilizing the pre-recorded SparkHire videos, leaders can access interviews at any time. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thanks for your awesome review! We are so happy to hear that your clients love Spark Hire and that our platform has saved you and your clients' time. Thank you for sharing your experience using Spark Hire! ### 16. This system makes the recruiting process very efficient **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The intuitive user interface and the permissions implementation **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I haven't found any major things but i could say that adding a "Download as PDF" for the resume would be helpful **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Handling the full recruitement process in a single system which is very efficient ### 17. A fast and intuitive way to access candidates! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark M. | Lead Recruiter, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Having a platform to allow more individuals to enter the interview process while also cutting down time to hire. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** It would be helpful to have Sparkhire integrate with more ATS options. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to screen more applications in less time has been great. Having access to rewatch interviews has been something increasingly helpful as well. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Mark, Thank you so much for sharing your experience using Spark Hire! We appreciate you sharing how our platform has helped you interview more people while cutting down on your time to hire. Your CSM will be in touch to talk about ATS options to make sure you have all the tools you need! ### 18. The BEST Aplicant Tracking System Tool!!! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Inessa V. | Onboarding Team Supervisor, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Comeet is an excellent tool to monitor and control the candidate selection process for a vacancy. What I like the most is the possibility of having a 360 view of the candidate and executing actions from the same platform. It is very useful to be able to see the resume, the feedback from the interviewers, the applicant's progress and the final result with the history that is saved. Another aspect that I find very valuable about comeet is that you can generate insights of the processes, have a summary, see the number of people you hired in the last week and see the status of a vacancy. It is also very useful to know how the status of referrals is coming, and what positions are open under your management area. In my case I have several searches open and comeet allows me to have them all in order. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** At the moment I have no suggestions to make to the tool. It seems to me that it is very comfortable and complete. Maybe you would think about making the platform a little more colorful to improve the experience. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** With comeet, communication problems that could arise between the areas involved in the candidate selection process were solved, since we all see the updates in real time and we are all on the same page. Another area for improvement that we were able to solve with the use of comeet, is that we can carry out the selection processes more quickly and comply with the hiring plan. Within comeet there are all the actions to take, such as sending communications, evaluating the candidate, scheduling interviews, all in one place and greatly streamlines the process. ### 19. Amity Corporation Review of Spark Hire **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shiho K. | Senior Manager/Personnel Recruiter, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 11, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** We utilize Spark Hire with our initial screening of candidates, interviews as well as onboarding aspects after hire. It is easy to use and the support team is helpful with technical issues. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** It would be helpful for us to have group discussions/interviews with multiple candidates. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Spark Hire is very easy to learn and implement. There are many ways to utilize Spark Hire, and it has been very beneficial for us to screen and interview candidates. The customer support and technical support is helpful for not just us but our candidates as well. When we have a need, it is taken into consideration and in most cases Spark Hire has been able to accommodate most of our needs. Lastly, it is reasonably priced! **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** The one-way video portion we use as a self introduction has helped us screen candidates better, not just on paper before we meet them in person. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Shiho, Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear how time-saving and easy-to-use our platform has been for you. It is our goal to make incorporating video interviews into the hiring process as seamless as possible, so your feedback is music to our ears! Thanks again for sharing your experience using Spark Hire. ### 20. Video interviews to generate better hiring opportunities. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ann O. | Client Success Director, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Finding qualified staff for available vacancies has become quite dynamic and straightforward since the implementation of Spark Hire; it is impressive how through this platform, we can request team according to our available vacancies and receive applications, schedule video interviews with candidates and share them through a URL easily. Spark Hire is not tricky to use, and its customer service could hardly be better than it already is. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I would like sorting of interviews by vacancy. Currently, they are all stored in one place, it's not very tidy, and it isn't straightforward at times to find the videos we need. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Spark Hire is a time and money saver for a good quality tool for hiring the right people to fill needed vacancies; it makes the job easier. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** With Spark Hire, we have managed and evaluated candidate applications for our vacancies through video interview scheduling; it saves us time and gives us the possibility to study interviewees in detail during and after the interview. Using Spark Hire, we had made good hires and provide employment opportunities to more people than when the process was done face-to-face. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Ann, We appreciate your wonderful review about your experience using Spark Hire’s video interviewing! We are so happy to hear that our platform has saved you time and money in your hiring process while helping you get to know candidates on a deeper level. Thanks again for sharing your feedback! ### 21. Great solution to bulk hiring under time constraints and deadlines **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** It was very easy to navigate their website upon enquiry with clear pricing plans and expectations. The pre-recorded video interview software is user friendly and allows hiring managers to quickly process candidates interviews, without the need for software training. It speeds up the process whereby hiring managers can quickly screen candidates in or out of the next process stage. Since using the software, candidates have said how much they have enjoyed this part of the process. This gives us great satisfaction that it is user friendly for candidates also. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** The only downside that I can think of is that not all candidates would warm to a pre-recorded interview. This can be navigated by giving candidates the choice of completing the video in their own time or setting up a call. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Allowing hiring teams to review interviews at a quicker speed, in their own time. Hiring globally comes with time zone differences, the software has resolved this problem. Decreased time to hire. Increased candidate satisfaction. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! Thank you for sharing how Spark Hire has decreased your time to hire, increased candidate satisfaction, and resolved scheduling issues across different time zones. We are so happy to hear how time-saving and user-friendly our platform has been for you. Happy hiring! ### 22. Spark Hire **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Libraries | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 09, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** It was very easy to set up. Good training was provided by their staff to get you ready to use it. Excellent "help" library and additional training videos. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I wish it could have integrated with our existing online application system. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Gave candidates the opportunity to interview on their own time; saved interview panel TONS of time since we watched all submissions in 1-2 sessions instead of arranging for 12 different interview times and we could more easily compare candidates. Candidate feedback was very positive about their experience using Spark Hire. Interview panel feedback also was very positive about using the back end. We liked that we could customize the questions and create Intro and Concluding videos to personalize the experience for candidates. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that you have received positive feedback from candidates and team members and that you have been taking advantage of our customization options throughout the platform. Happy hiring! ### 23. Excellent Recruitment Resource **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Khadijah F. | General Surgery Residency Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The one way interview feature made selecting candidates for live virtual interviews so much easier **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I wish I could contact the candidates and applicants directly from Spark Hire via email; in bulk and indivitually **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Do it! Work smarter not harder. This product reallm freed up so much time and energy for me. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our pre-covid process consisted or 10 or more days of interviewing over 150 applicants for 6 positions. By utilizing the one-way interview option we were able to narrow down the pool signficanlty before having to offer live interviews. I eimproved the process so significantly that we are implementing that as a part of our interview process going forward. Not to mention the amount of money our organization by not having to host all of those applicants. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Khadijah, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We love hearing customers' creative use-cases and are so happy to hear that using one-way interviews helped you improve your hiring process so significantly! We love having you as a customer. ### 24. Great tool for shortlisting candidates! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 07, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Easy to use, ability to create templates so setting up new jobs is simple, user friendly, easy interface **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Nothing comes to mind. Have nothing to add. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ability to quickly shortlist candidates from a large pool. Simplifies the shortlisting process and provides a really useful insight into candidates' communication skills prior to panel/face-to-face interviews. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear how easy to use and time-saving our platform has been for you. Thank you for sharing your experience using Spark Hire! ### 25. Efficient yet robust **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Management Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 24, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** It's relatively easy to teach the program to someone/yourself without a formal training. The concept of video cover letters is so helpful when reviewing applications. Having multiple people access the same submissions also helps as recruiters are working through the video cover letters (i.e. tag teaming the work load). **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** It would be nice if the system was full integrated with our current ATS so I don't have to have two open to review the complete application. There was a lot of time spent bouncing between the two. It would also be nice if there was an 'overall rating' section where I could rate all the videos in one area. Sometimes I would rate/make comments after video 2 or after video 3 and would lose track where I entered in those comments. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving: concise communication, are they knowledgeable in the area that they are interviewing for, do they present well in an unnatural environment (i.e. not an in-person interview). **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear how easy-to-use you have found our platform and that it has helped you learn so much about your candidates. Happy hiring! ### 26. Spark Hire is an amazing tool! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire allows us to schedule interviews effortlessly as the questions are pre-recorded, and we can select a timeline for candidate to complete it. It saves hiring managers lots of time trying to schedule face-to-face interviews. It is also very convenient for the candidates as they can record and submit their answers in the comfort of their homes. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** There is a max time limit of 3 mins to record the answers. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can review more candidates, and it saves me lots of time. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your awesome review! We are so happy to hear how easy to use and time-saving our platform has been for you while allowing you to review more candidates. Happy hiring! ### 27. BuzzFeed **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Online Media | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 15, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** User-friendly for both the candidate and the recrutier. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Sometimes it feels a little impersonal for candidates who like that face to face interaction **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Able to screen candidates that are high volume **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you so much for sharing your experience using Spark Hire! We appreciate you sharing how easy-to-use and time-saving our platform has been for you. One of our biggest goals is to help you provide a top-notch candidate experience, so please feel free to reach out to our customer success team for further resources on how to improve and encourage your candidate’s participation on the platform. Thanks again for your feedback! ### 28. Simple, user friendly, easy to use, great customer service and affordable. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Zana G. | CEO, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Simple pricing structure and great user interface. Also integrates with Zoho. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Not much. All good perfect for what I need. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Prescreening candidates at an early stage, and ability to share videos. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Zana, Thanks for the awesome review! We are so happy to hear that you found our platform easy to use and that you have been taking advantage of our share link options. Happy hiring! ### 29. The most innovative way to slay the tedious recruitment process **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 27, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** It's fast to create interview questions and send them out to applicants. Easy to use and easy to track applicants. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I don't have any problem using Sparkhire **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** It's the perfect software for recruitment specialists who wants the deals done! **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** One of our bottlenecks is the delay in scheduling interviews, and Sparkhire helps us a lot in filtering the most qualified applicants for our vacancies. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thanks for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that you've found our platform easy to use and that you've enjoyed using our question setting features. Happy hiring! ### 30. Great hiring tool! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Krista M. | HR Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Ease of use for both employer and candidate, nice looking interface, saves so much time in screening candidates! **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Some candidates opt out of participating in the video interview, so while we may lose some candiadtes, we see this as a way to screen level of interest. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Saves time in interviewing. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Krista, Thanks for your awesome review! We are so happy to hear how easy to use and time-saving you have found our platform. Happy hiring! ### 31. Great for Teachers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeanie M. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 30, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** I loved that multiple principals could view each candidate, and that we got a better view of what each candidate is like before bringing them in for interviews. This allowed us to ask more in-depth questions during actual interviews because they had already covered the basics in their video interviews. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** It's just one more step that makes the application process feel more drawn out. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** A K-12 public school district isn't the traditional user for Spark Hire, so we had to think creatively to make Spark Hire work for us, BUT we truly benefitted from using this platform. Our principals were able to get a personalized look at candidates to get a better feel for who to interview ahead of time. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** With Covid, we couldn't host a job fair. This provided a more personalized way to "get to know" candidates other than just looking at their resumes. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Jeanie, Thanks for your wonderful review! We LOVE hearing customers' creative use-cases and are so happy to hear using one-way interviews allowed you to get to know candidates when the usual routes weren't an option! We love having you as a customer. ### 32. Long standing partnership! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lori D. | Program Manager, Talent Acquisition, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** We've been using Spark Hire for almost 5 years at this point, and its been an invaluable service to help us with our internship recruitment cycle. It allowed us to scale our recruitment practices easily as our internship program grew and our applicant pool grew! I also love how reasonable the prices are, and the flexibility of building the plan and the timing that works best for us/what we're looking for at any given moment. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I would love the ability to save or download the completed videos - I know it's a feature on a higher payment tier, though, so some day we should be able to scale up to that! **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** No problems that I can think of offhand! Any issues/problems we encounter, our rep or a member of the tech team has always been able to jump in and help us with very quickly. In terms of benefits, it's allowed us to reasonably scale practices by using the one way interviews to "interview" way more candidates than we would traditionally be able to. It also helps standardize this first step in the interview process - every candidate is being asked the same questions. Additionally, the degree of customization is insanely helpful for us! **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Lori, Thanks for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that you have been using our platform for almost 5 years and that it has been helpful in scaling and standardizing your recruitment practices. We love having you as a customer! ### 33. Great Service! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Market Research | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 06, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Loved the 1-way video feature; we used it to screen many candidates. Love that you can speed up the playback to be more efficient. Also had a great customer service experience with Rachel; she was responsive and kind and always helped us out when we needed assistance! **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** N/A - we got exactly what we needed from the tool. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We needed a way to do screening interviews for a volume of candidates when we didn't have the capacity to do live interviews. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that you've found Spark Hire's one-way video interviews so valuable and that you've had a positive experience with our customer success team. Thank you for sharing your experience! ### 34. Awesome for your video interviewing needs. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Merryn T. | Head of Talent , Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 16, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire is easy to use. There are lots of ways you can customize it depending on your hiring process. The account managers stay in touch regularly. It's definitely a time saver if you are working across different time zones and are not able to call everyone for the phone screening process. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Occasionally you won't get sound for one question from a candidate's interview. That could be the candidate's internet, or it could be the software. It doesn't feel very professional asking them to complete it again. I also find that a lot of people don't like video interviewing, so we do lose some people due to this. We use it mainly for roles were people need to demonstrate confidence in this type on environment - eg. a Customer Success role where they do a lot of demos via video call. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it in place of a phone screen for some roles. It's been helpful showing us how people present and it saves time for us in that screening process. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Merryn, Thank you for sharing your experience using Spark Hire’s video interviewing! We’re so happy to hear how helpful our platform has been in addressing your unique hiring needs and saving you time. Happy hiring! ### 35. Great Candidate tracking system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Its ease of access & auto-scheduling feature **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** It tends to glitch & doesn't have auto resume scanning features **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** There tend to be glitches when duplicating positions, the workflow doesn't feed over. Benefits include a simple, easy-to-use system with great reporting features that help identify bottlenecks. ### 36. Ease of Use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 06, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** I like how easy it is to use the program. You can walk yourself through it, but having a support team and regular check-ins with them makes it so much easier to navigate and manage your needs through the program. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** There are some parts I'd like to be able to remove; however, my support team makes sure to meet our needs. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can host interviews as well as save and review interviews from years past. We realized the great benefit of having this system at our fingertips. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thanks for your awesome review! We are happy to hear how easy to use you have found our platform and that you have found our support team helpful. Happy hiring! ### 37. Spark Hire Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Sports | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire is extremely user friendly both on our end as a company as well as the candidate experience. The staff with Spark Hire have been phenominal and always willing to help with any questions you have. Not only do they answer all questions, they also get back to you very quickly. VERY impressed with the platform and company thus far. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** So far, there has not been anything I found I dislike yet. The only thing that can be a pain is not allowing others to see comments. I have also been submitting comments and they seem to disappear from time to time. Other than that, my experience has been very positive. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** I would 100% recommend Spark Hire as a platform to use. The staff makes it very to get setup and get the process implemented. We as a company have nothing but great things to say about Spark Hire. We have been using this for a couple weeks now and have already made a couple hires from using this platform. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** With all of our open positions right now phone screens were very time-consuming. Spark Hire has completely eliminated that process of getting a screen scheduled. It allows the candidate to complete the interview on thier own time and when it is most convenient for them. It has significantly helped to get candidates through the hiring process both faster and efficiently. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for the awesome review! We are so happy to hear how easy-to-use you have found our platform and that you have already made hires in your first couple of weeks. Happy hiring! ### 38. Great tool for a quicker path to "Matching client and candidate DNA" **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Todd C. | Partner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Words on paper for a resume or a recruiter's review of a candidate can be done very well, but just don't match up with the individual's face in front of you giving an animated version of a story or reply. It gets my clients more quickly to that point of the gut feel on the prospective employee. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** The only thing I "dislike" is my own ability to find the time to set myself up for success with the tool. It's actually very easy, but using Spark Hire does require you to commit to the bit of time and dedication to trying something new. It pays off quickly though. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** When you sign up and get introduced and launched with the product, get used to the tool and features and create your first video questions and interviews immediately. Then, formalize your own process to you literally don't forget to use it. Biggest challenge for me was altering my own process. Beyond that, it's super easy to use. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Especially with a strong individual that may lack some "technical checkboxes", it solves the problem of me trying to sell, with my spoken or written words, why my client needs to "take the chance" and talk to this individual. They can see and hear the candidate online and realize, "Oh, I like this person's vibe, they'd fit in here for sure, and let's talk about training them up." **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Todd, So happy to hear how easy to use you found the platform! It is our goal to make incorporating video interviews into the hiring process as seamless as possible, so hearing that incorporating them into yours paid off quickly is music to our ears! We love having you as a customer. ### 39. Streamlined Process for Better and Faster Results **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael J. | Campus Relations and Recruiting Lead, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The one-way video interviews were an absolute gamechanger for our company. The one-way video interviews allow the candidate's profile to get off of the resume and come to life. The calendar invites have been a timesaver for us as well. It has almost completely eliminated the back and forth emails and calls trying to schedule a recruiter screening and manager interview. The thing that I like best though is the customer service. My rep is proactive and has consistently added value and insight quarter after quarter. I am looking forward to the Panel Interview option being added in the future. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** It would be great to have an integration option with our ATS, Workday. It would also be beneficial to have the ability to send invites and reminders via text. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Pull the trigger! You will not regret going with Spark Hire. It is super easy to get set up and you will even have some fun creating your branded videos to share with candidates. The analytics that are provided give a great insight into your recruiting process and will allow you to review and improve that process. Small and large teams and companies would benefit greatly from the ability to share candidates and their videos quickly with fellow recruiters and hiring managers. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** With a small team, we are able to screen a larger amount of candidates due to Spark Hire. The one-way interview is a great opportunity for us to get a more complete understanding of a candidate beyond the resume. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Michael, We are so happy to hear that our one-way interviewing feature has been a game-changer for your company! We appreciate you sharing how easy-to-use and time-saving our platform has been for you. We love having you as a customer! ### 40. Spark Hire Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Defense & Space | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** First off, Vince is a fantastic Sr. Customer Success Manager and is a pleasure to work with. Secondly, the platform gives us great insight to whether candidates will be a cultural fit, if they can clearly articulate their experience and if they are professional. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I have not come across any aspects of Spark Hire that I do not enjoy. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Vericiation of candidates to ensure a cultural fit, to see if they can clearly articulate their experience and if they are professional. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that you've enjoyed working with our Customer Success team and that our platform has given you great candidate insights. Happy hiring! ### 41. Spark Hire is an Indispensable Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joe G. | Recruiting and Staffing Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 07, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire is simple and easy to use platform that gives a great candidate experience and helps us to fill positions quicker and with a better quality hire. I also love the scheduling tool. It makes connecting with a candidate for an initial conversation easy and saves time. I also like that hiring managers can leave notes on a candidate and rate each candidate an their answers. It's a tool that all of my hiring managers like using and they appreicate that time it has saved them. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** The way that interviews are assigned to hiring managers is a bit clunky and could use improvement. This is not a reason to avoid the platform as is a minor inconvenience. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** If you are looking for an affordable and efficient solution to help you reduce time to fill, improve quality of hire, and create a great candidate experience, then you can be assured that Spark Hire will help you to accomplish all three. Spark Hire has met and exceeded all of our expectations regarding the value of using a one-way interviewing platform. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We wanted to create a streamlined selection process that was considerate of our hiring managers time and our candidate time. Traditional phone interviews can be a logistical challenge and create a bottleneck in the process. Additionally, we wanted to reduce our time to fill and increase our quality of hire. Spark Hire has successfully helped us accomplish all of these objectives all while providing an easy to use platform that is incredibly affordable. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Joe, Thank you so much for sharing your experience using Spark Hire! We appreciate you sharing how easy-to-use and time-saving our platform has been for you. We are so happy to hear that several of our features have been helpful in your hiring process. Thanks again for your feedback! ### 42. Recruitment Coordinator **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anita D. | Recruitment Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** I like the scheduler functionality because it can pull availability from different calendars, not just my primary calendar. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** A link doesn't generate on its own i have to go in and create one. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Use all it has to offer by creating Videos for applicants to see. It makes the applicant feel more comfortable **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** The length of our interview sessions and use of duplicate questions during interviews. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Anita, Thanks for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that our Scheduler tool has been helpful in organizing your hiring process and that our platform has been able to save you time! Happy hiring! ### 43. Great and smooth experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Pharmaceuticals | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 26, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Being able to pass and fail candidates right after viewing their video interviews. It helps keeping everything organized and clear. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** So far, nothing that I dislike. I am very pleased with my experience and the support I get from Dylan **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Time saving. Using spark hire to have a first one-way interview saves us a lot of time during the recruitment process and have a first idea of the quality of candidates we receive. Being able to share the video link easily with hiring managers for them to have a first impression of candidates that I move forward to them. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Alizée, Thanks for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that our candidate disposition feature has been helpful in organizing your hiring process and that our platform has been able to save you time! Happy hiring! ### 44. Great ATS! Makes collaboration easy. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 11, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** One of my favorite features of Comeet is the ability to customize workflows for each position. Our workflow looks different for entry-level positions than for some of our more skilled positions. Being able to make the process match the position has been a HUGE benefit to our team. I also love how easy it is to collaborate with all the people involved in the search - it's very easy to see where a candidate is in a process and whose responsible for that next step. It also notifies us if a candidate is a duplicate (aka applied previously) which is helpful. The templates for email communications are a huge time saver. Their customer service is very responsive if you ever have a challenge or issue or question. The resumes for candidates are automatically funneled into the correct workflow when the candidate applies via your website or a job board. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Sometimes we have glitches with the email templates adding extra spaces. We are a recruiting agency and this platform was built for internal recruiters. I wish it had a CRM built into it - but honestly, this platform had everything we needed on the candidate side and these were the features that were most important to us. Overall - we are very happy with the platform! **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Built for internal recruiters, but can be used for agencies with some creativity. The customizable workflow is one of my favorite features! **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We needed a way to collaborate as a team and quickly and efficiently get candidates through the interview process - Comeet has been a wonderful resource for us. We have saved a lot of time and been able to automate steps in the recruitment process that were previously done manually. ### 45. Game Changer... **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David J. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Sparkhire is a solid platform that allows me to "interview" exponentially more candidates for initial interviews, and find the best people as quickly as possible. As a single person Recruiting / HR department, this is especially important for my company's continued growth. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** There is really no downside to using Sparkhire. My only recommendation for improvement would be around being able to organize interview files more efficiently. I would like to see more flexibility in how I could organize the interview with folders, etc. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** The business problem of time versus number of applicants. A lot of applicants to sift through that takes time. With Sparkhire I've created a very streamlines process for initial interviews and recommendations to hiring managers that allow us to basically only "face to face" interview candidates we are likely to make offers to. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi David, We appreciate your wonderful review about your experience using Spark Hire’s video interviewing! We’re so happy to hear how helpful our platform has been in addressing your unique hiring needs. Thanks again for sharing your experience! ### 46. Very Simple and Effective **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Charity T. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2020 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire has been a great asset to eAssist Dental Billing Solutions. It is very user friendly and easy to navigate. It is simple to create new videos of questions. All icons have a label that appears, which makes is easy to see what next step you need. eAssist uses this platform as the final interview prior to applicants moving forward in the hiring process- with the ease of sending an Advanced Link to the Hiring Panel we have, they seamlessly receive the link to click and view the interview themselves on their timeline. It allows for us to have MANY interviews completed within a short time frame - which helps match the growth of the company. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** My only complaint is not being able to download multiple interviews at a time, or than that I have none! **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** It's a great tool to implement when you have the applicant load, but not the man power to complete those interviews! **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are solving the problem of completing massive amounts of interviews without using the "man power" of other people taking their time to interview the applicants. With 100s of applicants and a team of 6 - to have the amount of day time hours to complete the interviews would not be possible without Spark Hire. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Charity, Thanks for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that our advanced link sharing feature has increased collaboration in your hiring process and that our platform has been able to save you time! Happy hiring! ### 47. Great for mass interviews and recruiting! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Everything about spark hire was easy to use from a recruiting stand point. I was able to watch individuals video responses all in one place which streamlined the process and made it easier to rank and find the best candidate for the position! **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I thought the user interface wasn't necessarily the most appealing thing. It was very basic but got the job done. I also don't remember if this was an option, but captions would be amazing. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spark Hire makes it easy for candidates to record a video interview while also makes it easy on us to rate and review a mass number of candidates. For both parties it streamlines and speeds up the interview process because we do not have to coordinate schedules and be on a live conference for the first initial interview. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your awesome review! We appreciate you sharing how easy-to-use you found our platform. Happy hiring! ### 48. Spark Hire for the win! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 26, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Customer Service (initial and quarterly check-ins), Easy to Deploy (Purchase, Account Setup, Implement), and Cost Efficient (helped scale our recruiting team at a time of need). **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I think Spark Hire should continue improving the interviewing platform instead of pushing appointment scheduling and zoom-type features; they could offer other products like recording intro/outro videos for clients or selling interview question sets. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** We were able to increase the productivity of our recruiting team, replacing traditional phone screens with one-way video interviews. It also helped standardized the process as each candidate was asked the same set of questions. It replaced hand-written intro emails to hiring managers; now they can see what we see. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that our platform has increased the productivity of your recruiting team and standardize your hiring process. Happy hiring! ### 49. Time Saver! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael S. | VP of Team Success, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 22, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** Spark Hire has saved a tremendous amount of time for us with the interviewing process. Being able to review candidates on our own times rather than scheduling and having phone screenings has allowed us to focus more on the big picture. **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** Don't really see any downsides. It's a great application and know that integration is on the way with Bamboo. That's what I am excited for. **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Saving time on phone screenings and also giving all of the hiring leads the opportunity to review each candidate and their responses. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Hi Michael, Thank you for the wonderful review! We are happy to hear how time-saving our platform has been for you. We love having you as a customer! ### 50. The Scheduler Tool is a Game Changer! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Spark Hire?** The Scheduler tool is the fan-favorite for sure! **What do you dislike about Spark Hire?** I don't dislike anything, really. If we had to make a change, perhaps more automation of workflows (especially with the Bullhorn integration) could be helpful. **Recommendations to others considering Spark Hire:** Be sure to use the Scheduler tool in addition to the interview-side of the platform. It increases user adoption of Spark Hire and gives us back the most valuable resource: time! **What problems is Spark Hire solving and how is that benefiting you?** Saving time setting up prescreens with candidates via the Scheduler tool and more thoroughly and efficiently screening candidates with the recorded one-way interview option. **Official Response from Patrick O'Connell:** > Thanks for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that our scheduler tool has been helpful in organizing your hiring process and that our platform has been able to save you time! 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Sourcing and Candidate Identification - Job Posting - Interview Scheduling - Applicant Tracking **Platform Basics** - Reporting - Interoperability - Performance - User, Role, and Access Management **Platform Content** - Automation - File Sharing - Customizability **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Generative AI** - AI Text Summarization **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation **Recruitment Platform - Recruitment Platforms** - User Permissions - Sourcing - Interviews - Dashboard - Internationalization & Locationalization - Customization **Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)** - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Decision Making **Sourcing** - Candidate Search - Career Page Configuration - Social Sourcing - Job Posting - Candidate Sourcing Metrics **Basics** - Interoperability - Reporting - Mobility **Platform Content - Talent Assessment** - Candidate Screening - Content Library - Assessment - Portal - Emotional Intelligence - Logical Reasoning - Big Five - Psychometric **Platform Basics** - Interoperability - Performance - Integrations **Platform Content** - Technology - File Sharing - Customization **Recruitment AI - Recruitment Platforms** - Candidate Matching - Gen AI in Talent Acquisition - Engagement **Agentic AI - Recruiting Automation** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System** - Candidate Evaluations - Applicant Data Management - Hiring Processes Tracking - Automated Resume Parsing - Scheduling - Candidate-Facing Statuses - Workflow Building **Performance** - Performance - Monitoring - Reporting **Platform Performance - Talent Assessment** - Uptime - Analytics - Monitoring **Platform Content** - Digital Strategy - Candidate Relationship Management - Employer Branding - Social Recruiting **Platform Additional Functionality** - Mobility - Messaging - Task Management - Dashboards **Additional Functionality** - Mobility - Dashboard - Task Management **Platform Additional Functionality - Talent Assessment** - Mobility - Messaging - Payment - Integrations - Video Interview - Simulation **Platform Performance** - Automation - File Sharing - Reporting **Agentic AI - Recruitment Platforms** - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Decision Making **Platform** - Customization - Integration APIs - User, Role, and Access Management - Dashboards **Platform Basics - Talent Assessment** - Analytics - Interoperability - Automation **Platform Additional Functionality** - Dashboard - Mobility **AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)** - Predictive Insights - AI Job Description - Chatbot **AI Capabilities - Talent Assessment** - AI Personalization - AI Predictive Insights - AI Scoring - Assessment Generation - AI Bias Detection ## Top Spark Hire Alternatives - [HireVue](https://www.g2.com/products/hirevue/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (249 reviews) - 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