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Talent screening and assessment platform

Ducknowl Reviews

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4.9

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9.63/10

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Pros and cons

My team liked Ducknowl's services because they were affordable. This is particularly helpful for small businesses with few resources.
Their comprehensive range of features,greatly improved our recruitment process. While some minor issues were encountered, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.
As Chief Talent Officer for Tech 2 Business Solutions, I’m excited and enthusiastic about what Ducknowl has to offer.
There is honestly nothing we could think of that would rank as a negative.
Limited customization options for pre-recorded messages, which could have been more tailored to our company's voice.
Limited choices for branding and design customization.
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Moamen E.

Media Production, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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The development team stepped up and found solutions that worked all around."

Reviewed 2 months ago

We worked with Monday.com to outline the sprints and we used Google calendar and Zoom to coordinate remote meetings. All meetings were on time and were quick and to the point.

Pros

I enjoyed how much they enjoyed working on my project. They truly enjoy their work, where they work and who they work for. I'm grateful to have them work on my project.

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Real life results in a timely manner with continual updates, check. ALL staff is excited to work with you(it's very fun to go into the office and meet all the wonderful, hard working people that make my dream a reality), check

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Alexander B.

Arts and Crafts, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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Ducknowl’s work has led to a 150% increase in the client's web traffic and a 40%–60% growth in lead generation year-over-year.

Reviewed 2 months ago

Their projects were laid out on reasonable timelines and expectations were clearly communicated from the start to the end of each project. We were given weekly updates at the beginning of building our SEO which helped us understand and stay in the loop for brand consistency. Overall Ducknowl held a level of communication that is excellent, which exceeds any standards of expectations.

Pros

A 150% year-over-year increase in traffic on our website every month. A 40%-60% increase in Lead generation year-over-year every month. A 30%-50% decrease to our CPL for PPC and Organic search.

Cons

The attention to detail, communication, and engagement with our brand has far surpassed expectations.

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Alan H.

Design, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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Thanks to Ducknowl's efforts, the client has seen improved traffic, PPC results, and keyword rankings across multiple web pages.

Reviewed 2 months ago

Executed on localized search optimization for all branch locations. Developed and published multiple long form content pieces with graphics to improve SEO and keyword ranking. Ongoing improvements to PPC campaigns, including A/B testing, geographic optimization based on past performance, and tailoring copy to improve click through rate, resulting CTR of over 5%

Pros

The team I have worked with at Ducknowl (Shannon and Alyssa) have been excellent communicators and trustworthy partners in strategy and execution. They have anticipated my needs, offered solutions and tools to increase my small team's bandwidth, and supported troubleshooting whenever it's been needed.

Cons

They cross disciplinary expertise. My account manager might not know exactly how to do something, but someone they work with does or knows the answer. They have been excellent at leveraging the wealth of knowledge and expertise that Ducknowl has across their team members.

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John C.

Education Management, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Ducknowl is an adept recruiter.

Reviewed a year ago

Since we are a nonprofit education that values diversity, we hire a wide variety of applicants. Ducknowl enables us to offer each candidate an equal opportunity, regardless of their CV. Furthermore, skill evaluations give us additional information with which to make recruiting judgments. Our hiring procedure became data-driven as a result.

Pros

One dashboard for text messaging, video screening, and skill evaluation.Simple to use UI; the simplest software to pick up Personalized instruction in which a real person speaks with you to comprehend the workflow and to share optimal procedures. For us, the price point was excellent. far more reasonably priced than others.

Cons

To be honest, there are none. Ducknowl fulfilled every requirement that we had.

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Eric P.

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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Outstanding candidate screener

Reviewed a year ago

For my company, I conduct asynchronous interviews using Ducknowl. Field sales reps are employed by our organization, and because of our performance criteria and sales KPIs, turnover can occasionally be high. I send prospective employees using Ducknowl seven simple questions to screen them for employment appropriateness in accordance with our hiring requirements. I'm quite grateful for this software's adaptability. Candidates that made it beyond our initial screenings have expressed their gratitude for the interview screener's respect for their time.

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I enjoy how this software can access and weed out prospective employees for employment needs. It has effectively streamlined the hiring procedure at my company.

Cons

I can honestly say that using this fantastic program, which has greatly increased our hiring efficiency, has not had any negative effects on me.

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David V.

Business Supplies and Equipment, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Comprehensive Recruitment Solutions from Ducknowl

Reviewed a year ago

My team liked Ducknowl's services because they were affordable. This is particularly helpful for small businesses with few resources.

Pros

Comparing the cost of using Ducknowl's services to those of an internal recruitment team. This is particularly helpful for small businesses with few resources.

Cons

Despite being effective, Ducknowl's automated processes lack the personalized touch that an in-person hiring process offers.

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Naji H.

Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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The top platform for hiring for small businesses

Reviewed a year ago

Working with Ducknowl has completely changed the way we conduct our hiring. The platform's accurate and dependable screening tools have increased the effectiveness of our HR team.

Pros

The resume parsing system's accuracy and dependability are a definite advantage. We are aware that analyzing resumes during the hiring process can take a long time. We can swiftly scan and sort applications using Ducknowl's approach, then select only the most qualified applicants for interviews.

Cons

limited choices for branding and design customization.

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Joseph C.

Financial Services, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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Exceptional experience with Ducknowl

Reviewed a year ago
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Skill Assessment & Scoring provided insights into candidates' abilities.

Cons

Limited customization options for pre-recorded messages, which could have been more tailored to our company's voice.

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Linda F.

Human Resources, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Ducknowl's Assessment Services for Human Resources Excellence

Reviewed a year ago

Working with Ducknowl for our assessment needs was a positive experience. Their comprehensive range of features,greatly improved our recruitment process. While some minor issues were encountered, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. The platform's user-friendly nature and its impact on enhancing candidate evaluation and management made Ducknowl a valuable partner for our Human Resources Services company.

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Skill Assessment & Scoring provided insights into candidates' abilities and in-depth reporting and statistics helped in data-driven decision-making.

Cons

Initial setup and integration with our existing systems took some time and effort.

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Lois B.

Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Ducknowl is great for entire interviewing lifecycle

Reviewed 2 years ago

I am very impressed with Ducknowl, it does exactly what we needed. Ducknowl team was very help in setting up our account and we were live within 5 business days.

Pros

Ducknowl is very easy to use for the team. We needed a platform that could do video interview, skill testing and also resume parsing. They have everything in one platform and the pricing is pay as you go.

Cons

They did not a live coding test, this would have helped us in some coding jobs.

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Scott I.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Ducknowl knows how to recruit.

Reviewed 2 years ago

As a non-profit organization that fosters diversity, we employ a diverse range of candidates. Ducknowl allows us to give fair chances to each candidate irrespective of their resume. Additionally, skill assessments provides us with more data to make our hiring decisions. It made our recruiting process data-driven.

Pros

Video screening, Text messages, and Skill assessment all from one dashboard.Intuitive interface; easiest software to learn Personalized training; a human being interacts with you to understand the process flow, and they also share best practices. The price point was great for us. Much more affordable than others.

Cons

Honestly, there are no cons. Ducknowl checked all boxes of what we needed.

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James W.

Telecommunications, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Bang for the buck

Reviewed 2 years ago

He needed to scale up quickly in several departments that would be a first hire situation. Ducknowl gave us that traction.

Pros

Skill assessment with automated proctoring helped us to identify the quality and genuine candidates. Assessments are short multiple-choice tests. We used skill assessment in our technology as well as non-technology positions. Resume parsing is a great feature for identifying relevant resumes. The price point is also great for the features offered. And the customer service is excellent, really on top it.

Cons

I wish they could have a live interview feature as well.

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Ricky O.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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DucknOwl Saved Countless Hours

Reviewed 2 years ago

As a small business owner, my time is critical. In the past I've spent countless hours sifting through resumes or interviewing candidates that would I ultimately did not hire. The video interview process alone helped to significantly reduce the number of candidates that made it to the interview process, that were unqualified.Many of my communications with candidates were automated, and the resume selection process was a breeze. I'd estimate Ducknowl saved me a full 40 hour work week of needless resume search and interviews!

Pros

The features (resume ranking, video interviews etc.) are well thought out solutions that have been haunting our business' hiring productivity for the better part of a year. Simply put, we feel more confident in our hiring decision, in less time than it has taken us to come to a decision in the past.

Cons

Honestly. This process was so much of an improvement of our previous process, its difficult to consider any cons.

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Ben A.

Financial Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Why I use DuckNOwl

Reviewed 2 years ago

Would recommend it to any business owner !

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No longer having to be present our first round interviews is key..

Cons

Have to learn how to use like any software learning curve. Support is great !

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Sanjay T.

Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Ducknowl Capabilities and Review

Reviewed 2 years ago

As Chief Talent Officer for Tech 2 Business Solutions, I’m excited and enthusiastic about what Ducknowl has to offer. Its Robust and deciphering capabilities have given us the ability to quickly and methodically parse through several 100 candidates in a matter of less man of hours than initially anticipated. Furthermore, providing us with far superior talent and skill sets than any other software we have utilized.

Pros

Ducknowl is an all-in-one absolute platform that just makes the Hiring and Recruiting process so much easier and full-proof with features like video job descriptions, proctored skill assessments, and video interviews.As a software & solutions company, the Ducknowl software helps us to mitigate “the fact from fiction” situation.It integrates with our software systems without any hesitance or alterations.It has one of the best customer support services, allowing us to make software integration and usage transparent, and convenient.

Cons

As of now, we have not encountered anything negative, and if anything comes up in the future, we will make sure to bring that up.

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Robert M.

Human Resources, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Incredible value -- this software is ESSENTIAL heading into 2023, don't get left behind!

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Extremely easy and simple, user-friendly interface, with integration to all of the top ATS's.

Cons

There is honestly nothing we could think of that would rank as a negative.

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Ken M.

Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Principal at Imperative Resources

Reviewed 2 years ago

Excellent product and customer support.

Pros

The best thing I liked about Ducknowl is that I could do resume sorting, video interviews and skill test on one platform.

Cons

Maybe if I could post the jobs to linkedin automatically, but I know this is not an ATS.

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Chelsey M.

Telecommunications, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Great product for improving efficiency!

Reviewed 3 years ago

Overall, this has been a positive experience. The team responds quickly, values feedback, offers suggestions, and they have a great product. I'm very pleased with Ducknowl.

Pros

The video interview is my favorite feature. I also like that I can include links for video job descriptions and promos for our company. It's easy to use, easy to share candidate profiles with hiring managers, and convenient. It's great to have our job postings on our website, updated in real time. The system is user-friendly and the company is responsive to requests. They are always willing to take the time to walk you through. They're great!

Cons

I would like to see this as a full-on applicant tracking system (ATS); it's well on its way. I would make a few tweaks, such as customizing the drop down menus for candidate categories, changing/hiding the job posting date, and being able to download the candidate resume from the platform instead of email.

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Emily P.

Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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YES to Ducknowl

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

I use Ducknowl everyday now to screen candidates. My phone calls have been trimmed down to only 5 minutes per call. Ducknowl does the rest for me. It can be hard to get candidates to do the tests, but the platform now has a feature that will automatically send reminders to the candidates to complete the screenings. I love how time efficient it is and I've improving my number of hires.

Cons

I would like to the option to be able to stop the video and drag to start from anywhere. Sometimes I miss what they say in the video answer and instead of being able to go back a few seconds, I have to wait for the the rest of the video to play out and then restart from the beginning. This is such a small detail though! Because this platform has worked wonders for me

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Jeff S.

Environmental Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Stand apart from your competitors

Reviewed 3 years ago

I absolutely love this product. Candidates love the video job descriptions and that they can send in a video prescreen from their own mobile device! The team has been extremely responsive with customization needs. The price is so reasonable I use my own PCard there was no need to get approval from the board to spend 100k.

Pros

Video job descriptions Video candidate prescreens Ability to share video presents with team and managers

Cons

Not really a "con' however I would like the ability to post on job boards from DnO

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Nikki G.

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

Used other for 1-2 years

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Quality results

Reviewed 3 years ago

Amazing! I can’t say enough about the tool and the people behind it. They have truly thought of everything to make my life as a recruiter, that much easier. Their tool delivers quality candidates and helps you filter out the passive users. It is great for initial screenings and for tracking metrics.

Pros

DucknOwl is east to use and is customized to your needs. It is a great tool to reach out to source and organize quality candidates.

Cons

I have nothing negative to say about this software. The owners and developers are constantly modifying it to meet the needs of every company they work with.

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Natasha M.

Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Great for video and tech screens

Reviewed 4 years ago

Great!

Pros

I like that it combines video screening and technology screenings into one software. It makes it simple to for the candidate. I also really appreciate the customer service.

Cons

The login and access functionality to view all jobs for all users is not ideal, but it is easy to work around.

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Cindy B.

Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Great software!

Reviewed 4 years ago

Great! Their customer service level is very good, prompt and kind.

Pros

I love the video and skill test features. Their anti-cheating software is brilliant! This helps make a better technical selection of candidates. Also, the video feature is loved by hiring managers. Definitely, a game changer!

Cons

A couple of features need to be improved, nothing that makes it hard to use or understand for users and invites.

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Ivonne C.

Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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A fantastic new approach to screen candidates - no more plain resumes screening

Reviewed 4 years ago

Effectiveness to the top because time is precious. We also love to allow candidates to answer more specific questions sharing their vision and energy, providing a better glimpse of their talent. Hiring Managers appreciate knowing that we are doing our best to screen candidates and provide them with a better candidate experience. From the Talent Acquisition perspective, the effectiveness increase managing our time productively because time is precious. So, a win-win for all in the recruitment process cycle.

Pros

The software has excellent features to choose from with audio, video, and assessment screening options. It is easy to use and deploy.

Cons

We were looking to have video features to create videos from the Talent Acquisition Team. However, they already launched this feature.

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Michael B.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Ducknowl Value

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

We have worked closely with Ducknowl and they have been very responsive to our requests. The enhancements they have added makes it very productive and works well with our Greenhouse ATS. We have found it is very helpful in accelerating our search process. We can quickly narrow our list of candidates and simplify the process of getting our top candidates to the hiring managers.

Cons

At this point I don't have any issues. All of my enhancement requests have been addressed.