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Certn
International online background check provider
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Brent L.
VP, Talent Acquisition
Retail, 1,001-5,000 employees
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Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Brent. I'm a director of talent acquisition. I give Certn four out of five stars,...
Ratnesh R.
Staffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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User Interface and ease of providing information
Some bugs, But that can resolved easily.
Natalie D.
Capital Markets, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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Platform is easy to use.
If I email questions about the platform or the reports, Certn always responds to my email within less than 24 hours.
For the Credit Check Report section, I would prefer the heading to be "Credit Check" rather than "Canadian Credit Check" . This is misleading since the screening also does US reports as well as Canadian reports
Jennifer M.
Real Estate, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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We love using Certn because it allows us to easily screen applicants for a property. The reports are quick and easy to analyze. Applicants also find it easy to use - which translates into happy tenants!
The add-on features are of little use to us. You cannot customize the questions that the call centre asks during verification. We end up doing our own.
Sarah R.
Consumer Services, self-employed
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Very positive. Would recommend to anyone who uses background report software to try this software out before making a decision.
This software made it easy to navigate through the different sections of the process itself. I have used other software and found it can be difficult and confusing. Certn was simple and easy to use. Took half the time of any other software I have ever used.
I have nothing to complain about. I thought the process was effortless and did not have any issues.
Shah G.
Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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fantastic! Tanya has been a great help and we appreciate her being so patient with us as we are learning the ins and outs.
The product works as intended, the system is clean and minimal, and functions very well.
It can be daunting at first but honestly, that's a user issue and not the app
Dan L.
Real Estate, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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Helps find good tenants.
Consolidates all information in one profile.
Too many clicks on website which can take a lot of time.
Patrick L.
Financial Services, 1-10 employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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Great team, great product.
Certn allows us to run comprehensive background checks in just minutes, and results come back in 15 minutes, not days - which is how the long the process takes takes the competition. The interface is great for both us and the person we are running the background check on - the simple, easy-to-understand interface means candidates can grant permissions quickly, and speed the process up for everyone.
Nothing that I can think of at this moment....
Ayan C.
Biotechnology, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used other for less than 6 months
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We are using the software for employee verification purposes and am overall satisfied with the experience.
The ease of use and accessibility of this software.
None really. Overall the experience has been quite satisfying.
Steve D.
Paper & Forest Products, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for 6-12 months
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Been great.
Candidate needs to authorize, the price point is great and is very quick.
Invitation ends up in junk for a lot of candidates. Does not do very well for certain trades back checks.
Tony A.
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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Should have switched over to Certn earlier.
It is fast, turnaround time to get a report ( received the report within a couple of hours). It is easy to use. It is very cost-effective.
I cannot find anything negative at this time.
Zed L.
Real Estate, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Adds data to the standard equifax reports, good interface, support staff are easy to access.
Hard to say, it’s serving all needs. Perhaps a way to sort results by location would also help, or sub folders
Nicole W.
Chemicals, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
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I love the speed with which Certn can provide accurate background results.
It's easy to use and has a nice user interface.
There is really nothing that I can think of that the software is missing at least I haven't discovered anything yet.
Jennifer S.
Staffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for 6-12 months
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How fast it is! How easy it is for people to follow.
Nothing, I think it is a great product and i don't have any issues.
Mark H.
Real Estate, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Easy to use and integrate with and great customer service.
No really dislikes in regards to the product
Marsha J.
Information Technology and Services, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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It is user friendly, very easy to maneuver. The final results are very detailed oriented when compare to others
I cannot think of anything that needs improvement.
Stephanie D.
Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for 6-12 months
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Excellent customer service and all of the functions we want!
Instant results, hassle-free, online access, no need to engage other parties, candidates and others requiring background checks don't need to visit their local police office.
Some of the filtering could be better. It would be nice to be able to make folders for completed checks. As of writing, all checks show up on the dashboard page without a good ability to filter.
Don S.
Human Resources, 1-10 employees
Used other for 6-12 months
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Very impressed. It is as advertised.
Easy to use. Very quick turnaround. Company is great to work with.
Nothing, everything worked as claimed and support is excellent.
Deborah S.
Writing and Editing, 501-1,000 employees
Used other for 6-12 months
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I like the ease of use and adaptability of the software to choose the service or services that will best meet the background check requirement.
I don't have a recommendation to improve or add a feature. I am satisfied that the software meets the varied need for background checks in one spot.
Lexi C.
Security and Investigations, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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Very good!
The system is very user friendly, and the results are quick.
If a candidate stops replying the process seems to end, would like to see more follow-up with unresponsive candidates.
Charles A.
Security and Investigations, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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The service has amazing customer service. The staff reply within an hour most of the time. Shout out to [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]
The software is easy to manage with easy display of information.
The software leaves a lot of room for user error and can delay some applications
Savannah D.
Real Estate, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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easy for our applicants to use, very quick system.
paying for EACH upgrade for credit upgrade
Kendra H.
Real Estate, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Easy to use and customer service is always willing to help, simple interface !
Easy to use, simple for users, quick and easy software
$10 to upgrade each application can be costly
Cecile L.
Staffing and Recruiting, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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We are getting results for the backcheck really fast, when we used to wait at least 24hrs before with other softwares
Having a dashboard that is customizable would be great - we have different people on the team using the software for an array of clients, and being able to only see the status of the ones they initiated would be helpful
Tayjah R.
Packaging and Containers, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for 6-12 months
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We have mostly enjoyed our experience with Certn, and when we didn't, their customer service team did their best to rectify it within a very reasonable time. I would recommend Certn to any business.
I like that this software is easy to use but that it also has a very human element to it. It was a proven good choice when I received feedback from a CANDIDATE, who was going into detail about how helpful the system was when it was running the employment verification checks.
The SoftCheck could be improved. In this case, users need to choose what they want: affordability or reliability. Certn's SoftCheck is affordable, but I don't think it does a better job than me taking a quick look through the candidate's social media pages. You might as well save that cost and do it yourself or pay big bucks to have a private investigator do the online work for you.
Jacqueline M.
Security and Investigations, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Over all the experience is good! [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is always such a great help if I need help with anything. shes always quick and efficient.
I like that it saves me from having to email the candidates references, it saves me time. It also save my management team time as they no longer have to spend time doing background checks
I don't like the way its set up, you can't just scroll through to the next candidate, and when you try to go back to the previous page it resets and takes you to the first page. That part is a little annoying.