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James K.
Business Supplies and Equipment, self-employed
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Very positive!
The customer service is second to none. I like the overall design and layout. I also find the job progression, with the templates that create to send emails are great for saving me time.
The initial price for the upgrade put me off slightly, as there are cheaper products out there.
Michelle K.
Human Resources, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Good, robust software for all the reasons mentioned above but one thing I would say is that the support is better than any application I have ever used. So if there is a difficulty, its resolved very, very quickly. The support team are lovely, really good to work with.
Simple, easily to navigate & really logical - so easy to learn how to use. Doesn't over complicate anything, so all the functionality is there without it losing its ease of use.
Specifically for NI, doesn't do FEC (fair employment) reporting. Would be a really easy piece to add for the NI market
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Law Practice, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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I have been using the software for about 3 weeks and is great for candidate and client searches and management
The ease of finding candidates with the in depth search
Cant save job searches. This makes it difficult when a candidate called you up from earlier in the day and you need to go through the specifics again
Hi there, Thank you for your review, Many thanks, Amy
Neil S.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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It's very user friendly, easy to train new people on and it has a great workflow. The dashboard isn't too busy and the functionality overall is the best I've used after almost 20 years in recruitment.
You have to scroll up and down too much to look at the screen. There could be a few small shortcuts and things added that we need in the HR space.
Olivia G.
Staffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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This software provides easy access to candidate information which makes my job easier when it comes to filling my jobs with the appropriate and most qualified candidates.
If I could change one thing about FireFish it would be, a list to show in order the date of availability of candidates when you do a search for a specific candidate. I would also like it if it showed candidates "skills" in one section on the main screen of their profile.
Ross D.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Great for storing candidate information and tracking them through the recruitment process. Great for managing adverts/open roles.
Must know what candidate you are looking for as search function is lacking. Nowhere to store contacted network/relatonships
Hi Ross, Thank you for your review. Amy
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Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Firefish is a fantastic bit of a software that puts other archaic recruitment CRM to shame.
I dislike the fact it is built into a browser rather than a standalone app. I appreciate this lets you use it from any device but as always you are at the discretion of the browser and not all browsers are built alike.
Thank you for your review. Amy
Michael S.
Human Resources, self-employed
Used daily for 1-2 years
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The support from Firefish is excellent the guys respond to my queries in a helpful and courteous manner. You are made to feel part of their team
Its a very easy software to use and easy to set up and customise. It allows me to keep in touch with both clients and candidates and keeps me right for GDPR.
Talent pools are not as intuitive as they supposed to be
Scott B.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Easy to use for recruitment needs
The ability to continually suggest improvements and additions
The inability to view a CV while on a call with a candidate without downloading the document
Harriet D.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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It is easy to use, very straight forward and quick to learn
I don't like how slow it is to do several searches, you often have to go back to the search and it can be time consuming. I also don't like the new update where it has removed the tabs from the profiles, this also has a time impact as you have to do more stages to get to the desired page
Hi Harriet, Thank you for your review and feedback. Will pass this on to our customer team. Many thanks, Amy
Nicky C.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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What can I say! I extensively researched CRM systems within the recruitment industry and chose Firefish for a number of reasons including value for money, customer service and its easy to use interface. I have not been disappointed. As the company MD I can oversee my consultants progress, set individual kpi's and generate useful reports. The system is easy to use and a fantastic management tool
No access to an App for on the go! It would be great to see this feature
Eilidh F.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Firefish is generally very easy to navigate, the UX/UI design makes it easy to switch between screens etc.
There are no features off the top of my head that I can think of.
Hi Eilidh, Thank you soo much for your review. We're very happy you're loving Firefish. Many thanks, Amy
Victoria B.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Ease of use - workflow is logical and straight forward. Uploading candidates and emails direct from outlook is extremely efficient The customer support team and absolutely fantastic and always extremely helpful
Currently, it doesn't connect with LinkedIn Recruiter which makes candidate management slightly more difficult.
Tom S.
Staffing and Recruiting, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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A very easy to use system that's value for money with great back office support and regular updated features.
Nothing negative to say about this software.
Robert T.
Market Research, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Very useful and switched on customer service team.
Can feel a bit clunky moving someone from the advert section to the job section e.g. having to 'consider' them first
Hi Robert, Thank you for your review. It's great to know you love our customer support. Many thanks, Amy
Katie G.
Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Brilliant customer service, great set up, fantastic features. Really wouldn't be able to work without it!
Firefish has all the added extras required to ensure every detail is able to be inputted. This keeps track of all our clients and candidates between all three of the businesses within our group.
Not being able to spell check emails when sending them through Firefish.
Hi Katie, Thank you for your review! Many thanks, Amy
Aaron L.
Used daily for 1-2 years
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A very easy to use, intuitive database/candidate management system that provides all the data we needed to improve the engagement of our candidates.
Ease of use, customer support, listening to users to make improvements, ease of data access and manipulation, customisable reports.
No cons were added to this review
Thank you so much for your review Aaron! We're thrilled you're enjoying our software
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Oil & Energy, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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It has been very helpful on keeping track on our candidates and contacts, so I would say are very happy with it and will gladly continue to work with it in the foreseeable future.
This software is easy to use and it doesn't take a lot of time to get used toTracking candidates progress or taking notes, your experience with this software will be very productive if you use the right tools offer to you by the firefish team.
It would be great if we could make saved searches with filters we want to track and get notified if a candidate fits those particular criteria and is added to that search and for us to get a notification for it either by a simple notification on firefish or even on our email.
Hi there, Thank you for your lovey review. We appreciate you taking the time to do this. Many thanks, Amy
Jacqueline Z.
Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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I found this system helped us a lot with having talent pools and easy to keep track on the recruitment we have.
I love how easy the system is to use, some recruitment systems can be difficult to use. Everything is in a simple structure and easy to use.
I have not found anything that I don't like about this product so far.
Jess M.
Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Makes it super easy for the whole team to track candidate and job management.
Love the candidate management features.
Dislike how my interviews cannot be integrated into my diary.
Hi Jess, Thanks for your review. I will pass your feedback onto the customer team. Many thanks, Amy
Laura T.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Excellent - Firefish is the 'bible' of our company. It does everything & more that we need it to do.
We are a new business and finding the right CRM system was key. I have used Firefish in a previous business and new this had to be the one. Been in recruitment for 10 years I have used various systems, but Firefish is the best system out there.From integrations, coaching sessions, configurations, to general support - they have an amazing team that are there to help & support at anytime.
The only thing I feel could be improved is job platforms - as a new business we only have CV Library that is paid - I know there are free job boards out there, so would be good to have them on here too.
Chelsie S.
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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I am still getting used to the software and so far I am happy with the software.
I haven't been too involved with the integration into our business, however, when it comes down to my use of uploading candidates to build a database and search for candidates it is very easy to use.
Not being able to add more than one position when creating a candidate profile
Hi Chelsie, Thank you for your review. Amy
Amelie N.
Human Resources, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Overall, I've thoroughly enjoyed using Firefish and will continue to use it in the same way.
I use the Advert posting, applicant processing, and CV database. I absolutely love all these features as they're incredibly easy to use and very convenient. My favourite feature is the option for mandatory pre-screening questions as this saves me a lot of time when going through the job applications.
Honestly, not many cons come to mind as there are parts of Firefish I don't use but perhaps the organisation of the Candidate profiles. The CV is buried on the last tab in documents but is the most important thing on someone's profile.
Hi Amelie, Thank you very much for your review. We appreciate that you enjoy using Firefish, finding it easy and convenient. Many thanks, Amy
Elise E.
Staffing and Recruiting, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Great experience the support team are always on hand to help or for tips
I love the way the software is constantly evolving to our needs - great system which I am sure can do so much more for us
That it doesn't have an auto save when you input information - if you don't click save sometime you can lose info
Hi Elise, Thanks for your review. It's great to know that you find Firefish a great software. Thanks, Amy
Nathan B.
Railroad Manufacture, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Over all I think fire fish is a good product and I would recommend
Fire fish is easy to use, and the staff are friendly and quick to lend a hand
I think the linking with your emails/Calander could be easier.
Hi Nathan, Thanks for your review. We're so glad you're happy with Firefish and especially loving our customer support. Thank you for your feedback on emails/calendar, this will be passed to our customer team. Many thanks, Amy