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Ben L.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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The Ease of use and ability to jump between current and recent candidates/clients/searches
It can be a hinderance not being able to use the same '#contact' for a business of multiple locations as you are left to individually enter all the details multiple times
Hi Ben, Thank you for your review! We love that you see Firefish as an essential. Many thanks, Amy
Crystal H.
Media Production, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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good database, easy work flow system. Support team are great.
Easy to use system, basic to use but effective.
Still some features that need to be introduced to make a more seamless workflow, mainly around getting CVs that have been self sourced into a candidate profile.
Hi Crystal, Thank you for your review. It's good to know that you love the product. Many thanks, Amy
Nyomi O.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Being able to view all applicants in one place and also being able to track process of candidates.
Sometimes there can be technical issues which prevent me being able to use the system.
Hi Nyomi, Thank you for your lovely review. Just remember if you ever experience any issues are customer support team are there to contact and help you out. Thanks, Amy
Nicola T.
Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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It's easy to use across multiple platforms and devices. I like that it remembers where I finished at and keeps multiple tabs open at a time which allows me to move easily through the system
Nothing stands out as a particular dislike, I enjoy using the system. I'd like a few more search result categories but think this is more to do with our configuration rather than an issue with the software
Arlene W.
Chemicals, 10,001+ employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Firefish is an invaluable tool for INEOS on a daily basis. Firefish tailor the product to our business needs and nothing is too much trouble when requests are made. The system also increases our efficiency as a recruitment team.
The system meets our needs on a daily basis but I would like the reporting function to be a bit easier to use so we can analyse our data in the system.
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Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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We needed an effective CRM without the complexities with other CRM's. The Firefish CRM offered just that. The team deliver an exceptional level of engagment and training. The fact that you control the functionality of the CRM make life so much easier.
Ability to customise the functions to mirror our business processes. It's very user-friendly and is easy for new users to adopt Continuously adding new features that are relevant Good candidate matching functionality
The initial fonts and templates but this is something that you can easily change so not a Con as such
Denise B.
Human Resources, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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All the team feel Firefish is the best recruitment software they have ever worked with. We love it!
Firefish is a highly intuitive system that is easy to set up and use. The onboarding process is smooth and customer support is great if you do encounter any issues. My favourite thing about Firefish is the ease of use.
It's not the cheapest on the market but you are paying for quality.
James L.
Accounting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Overall, it works but with a few areas where improvement is needed. Our business is very candidate focussed, and FF is built more for a client-driven market, so some things we =really don't use and some things we need but others may not
It's relatively quick and easy to use. Able to access from anywhere.
Lack of integrations with LinkedIn and WhatsApp. email function is clunky. Have to create duplicate contacts for multi-office clients
Hi James, Thank you for your review. We will pass your comments back to our customer team. Many thanks, Amy
Amanda G.
Human Resources, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Nothing particular
Great customer support - I like that your recent actions show on the right hand side of the screen
can be a bit clunky for searching - it would be useful to be able to have all candidates in a search on one page
Hi Amanda, Thank you for your review, and for showing love for our customer support team. Many thanks, Amy
Will H.
Automotive, 10,001+ employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Positive, I really like the FF product and it gives us what we need.
The ease at which I can post roles, track candidates and re-cycle back into new processes
Ideally, the interviews would feed into my outlook calendar so I could keep track that way
Hi Will, Thanks for your review. We're really glad you love the product. Many thanks, Amy
Sam Y.
Facilities Services, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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The whole thing is fantastic!
Fire fish is fantasic, and I find it very hard to find any fault at all. It's by far the best I've used.
The ability to include read receipts on emails sent through firefish.
Hi Sam, Thank you so much for your review! We're very happy you're loving Firefish. Many thanks, Amy
Sherry H.
Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Fire Fish is really easy to use and very effective in keeping track of your recruitments and candidates
How easy it is to see the history of each candidate
nothing, the system works really well, I personally have not had an issue.
Hi Sherry, Thank you very much for your review. It's great to know how much you love Firefish. Many thanks, Amy
Jamie S.
Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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It just works! That seems like an easy thing to achieve with a piece of software, but it really isn't. To have a tool like this has made my team and I more productive, quicker at doing admin tasks and ultimately has allowed us to maximise our potential for sales.
This is by far the most intuitive CRM I've used over my career in recruitment. It's easy to use, has plenty of useful features and is very reliable. It just works!
There have been a few hiccups with accessing documents. However these issues have been temporary and have not impacted on my work at all.
Georgia P.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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As a daily, hourly user. It keep you up to date with everything you have done, if you put as much info in, Firefish gives it back to you and you really have to utilise it to the best of your ability ie - Emails, Texts and Updates!
I love the To-Do List feature, It is useful, self explanatory and plans your day for you based on the information you give it! Also, the Weekly KPI feature really allows you to see your week on how we or not so well you have done which helps you priortise what you have to do
I like Firefish all round, however, I feel that it can lose your previous info that you have put in which is frustating however it isn't anything that affects your day consistently. Not much to pick at!
Sam Y.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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FANTASTIC. The best I've used, and I won't be using anything else.. ever!
The biggest pull for me, is how simple and user friendly Firefish is! Fantastic detailed, yet so simplistic at the same time - without unnecessary complications like so many of it's rivals.
Any faults I've ever had, have also been rectified and added in during any upgrades - so no complaints from me!
Hi Sam, Thank you so much for your lovely review. We're so happy to know you're loving your Firefish experience. Many thanks, Amy
Chloe R.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Great, really easy to use.
Firefish is simple and user-friendly. It helps us keep track of our vacancies and candidates.
It would be helpful if we could upload more than one document at a time.
Hi Chloe, Thank you for your review! We appreciate that you think Firefish is great and easy to use. Many thanks, Amy
Daina D.
Construction, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Great experience
I find the candidate search to be the most useful tool
There is nothing in particular that I dislike about the software I would prefer that it didn't log me out so often
Hi Diana, Thank you very much for your review. Very happy to know you're having a great experience with Firefish. Many thanks, Amy
Alasdair S.
Used daily for 2+ years
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Very easy to use. Does basics very well.
interface is user friendly, straightforward. Social media integration is good. Search function is good. Customer service has been excellent and response times fast
It's "beta" nature - having to compile votes to seek improvements in a commercial environment seems to go against spirit of what commercial recruitment is.
Alastair T.
11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Great system and amazing team. Really good feedback system to digest changes and people vote on. Always moving forward.
We run a care and nursing recruitment business with lots of shifts and it didn't work for this part of our business. For perm and contract recruitment, it was excellent.
Thank you for your kind word Alastair, we've loved having you on board with us!
Katie H.
Legal Services, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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The team over t Firefish are also extremely helpful and friendly - 10 out of 10.
Having worked in the industry for nearly 20 years I have used many different CRM systems - Firefish is by far the best - it is really intuitive and providing you have entered good quality data (which is so easy to do!) it basically does your job for you leaving you feeling confident that you haven't 'missed out' on anyone.
There is nothing so far that I have found to be a probem
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Used daily for 6-12 months
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Intuitive, easy to navigate, exceptional customer service, drawn to the intelligent capabilities of the product
Doesn't talk to LinkedIn as effectively as possible, desire more notifications via email when hiring activity is logged in the system, desire a view for investors that don't use the product but like to have access to hiring activity and sales data
Hi there! Thanks for your review. We're glad you're enjoying the system. It¿s possible to set up a free report administrator license which would allow your investors access to view reports. If this sounds like it¿d work for you, please drop support a line to get this activated. They would just need to know a name and email address to set up the free license with.
Peter M.
Human Resources, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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A very good product and value for money
Easy to use, individual and the customer service is first class
Some of the cross referencing of the contact to candidates etc is not as good as I would like.
ian W.
Civil Engineering, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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System never goes down and no lost time. It's easily accessible via the mobile app and the constant improvements are good to see. Perhaps most importantly, if I ever need to talk to someone, it's really easy to. The back office support is second to none.
No cons were added to this review
Thank you for the excellent feedback Ian! We're so glad you're enjoying Firefish.
Sam B.
Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Overall very positive and I am happy with the product
I like the ease of use and the customer support. There is continuous development of the software so our product is always up to date.
One thing I would really like is a manually created talent pool. I'd like to almost "save for later" rather than it created a list of potential matches.
Hi Sam, Thank you for your review. It's great to know that you love the software. Many thanks, Amy
Tracy S.
Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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The onboarding process has been great and the support we are receiving is fantastic
Ease and simplicity - it has a very straightforward process from start to finish
I think it is more the fact that is completely different to the previous product - not that I don't like this product at all
Hi Tracy, Thank you very much for your review. It's great to hear that the onboarding process has been great and the support you are receiving is fantastic. Many thanks, Amy