SkillSurvey Reference Reviews

Skill Survey has helped us reduce the time it takes references dramatically. We generally can complete three references within 2-3 days, sometimes as quickly as one day.

It takes a little practice to fully understand the report summaries from the references and what all the information means.

Reference are generally done faster and frees up time to do other things because you do not need to make phone calls. All lowers your time to hire rate due to faster reference checks.

It's super easy for the recruiter - and it's awesome that all the information is collected, prepared and analyzed for you. Much more effective than old-school reference calls.

I have no complaints. works great. Nothing to dislike.

Helps us make sure we don't hire people that are just good resume writers and interviewees . . . .great way to find out how they really perform on the job from the people that know - their former bosses and co-workers.

Ease of use for inputters, candidates and references

THe homepage is a little busy, but everything else is great.

making it easy to get an overall look of candidates based on surveys from refs

It allows us to run reference checks without having to place calls to former employers or refs listed. In our digital world, this is just what we need!

There are a lot of different options to choose from when you select a role/title. It can be overwhelming.

Quick ref checks

It is all data driven. You can compare candidates to others with the same skill set. You do not have to call people randomly and take notes. Simple email reminders come out as well to alert someone that they need to complete the reference by a certain amount of time.

Truly nothing - it is very simple to use and it seems like an affordable technology to invest in.

We are a data driven company so seeing numbers matters. It is also very good for professional development - The manager knows exactly what they need to focus on in terms of their new hires' weaknesses and strengths.

I love the ease of completing references, the sourcing tool, the survey option.

There isn't an integration with our ATS yet. Not necessarily Skillsurveys fault. But hopefully, something that is available in the future.

Skillsurvey makes the entire reference check process so much easier and is also organizing the references so that we have the option to go back to them as potential hires.

Skill Survey has saved our company so much time with reference checks. It makes the reference process smooth!

Entry-level candidates sometimes don't have a lot of references, so those are hard sometimes to do with this platform.

Time saving

Our HR team no longer has to worry about calling and playing phone tag with prospective employees references. Such a huge time saver!

It would be nice to have the software integrated into our existing ATS to eliminate the manual input of each employee.

We have been able to get references timely which has helped us gather more helpful information about the potential new hire earlier on in the interview and selection process.

SkillSurvey allows us to collect reference data and feedback in a simple format that is scalable across the organization. The reference data is usually completed within one to two business days and contains relevant insight into the positions we hire. SkillSurvey's platform eliminates the potential for bias or inflection.

The process for entering references and then ensuring consent has been gathered can sometimes slow down the process. The benchmarking tool is helpful if you are considering multiple candidates for one position, but when you're hiring one at a time, it doesn't provide as much insight. You can get more detail when speaking verbally with a reference and are able to further probe and ask follow-up questions, which you cannot do with the automated platform. Again, this eliminates potential bias or wrong-doing in the reference process but may not include as much information as a hiring manager may want to see.

For an organization that hires more than a handful of employees each month, SkillSurvey provides a great platform and solution to automate an outdated process, eliminate bias and provide data to benchmark all hires. For organizations that do not have volume hiring, you still get the added benefits of a streamlined reference process but may not find that it is not worth the cost.

Automation of the process through SkillSurvey is key. It saves our recruiters time calling and scheduling reference checks and allows those providing references to answer at their leisure. The ability to provide a concise overview of the reference and benchmarking is helpful and unbiased.

SkillSurvey allows us to collect reference data and feedback in a simple format that is scalable across the organization. The reference data is usually completed within one to two business days and contains relevant insight into the positions we hire. SkillSurvey's platform eliminates the potential for bias or inflection.

The process for entering references and then ensuring consent has been gathered can sometimes slow down the process. The benchmarking tool is helpful if you are considering multiple candidates for one position, but when you're hiring one at a time, it doesn't provide as much insight. You can get more detail when speaking verbally with a reference and are able to further probe and ask follow-up questions, which you cannot do with the automated platform. Again, this eliminates potential bias or wrong-doing in the reference process but may not include as much information as a hiring manager may want to see.

For an organization that hires more than a handful of employees each month, SkillSurvey provides a great platform and solution to automate an outdated process, eliminate bias and provide data to benchmark all hires. For organizations that do not have volume hiring, you still get the added benefits of a streamlined reference process but may not find that it is not worth the cost.

Automation of the process through SkillSurvey is key. It saves our recruiters time calling and scheduling reference checks and allows those providing references to answer at their leisure. The ability to provide a concise overview of the reference and benchmarking is helpful and unbiased.