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We love SmartRecruiters because their SmartStart plan is designed with small businesses in mind. Besides it being free of charge, SmartStart allows for an unlimited number of users, a perk Free ATSs rarely provide.
What's Inside
Designed specifically for smaller businesses, SmartStart is the free version of SmartRecruiters talent acquisition service. It allows for an unlimited number of users as well as a variety of services including multi-board job posting, one-click apply, scheduling management tools, and candidate database management.
While the number of users is often restricted for free ATS, SmartStart’s unlimited user accessibility enables many people throughout a company to take part in the hiring process. SmartStart also has a high focus on collaboration and offers one-click job postings on any of over 200 available job boards. Cons: SmartStart is limited to 10 active job postings at one time, but SmartRecruiters also offers paid upgrades for higher functionality.
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Buying HR Software? Here's some quick advice
- Job board posting
- Career site
- Process tracking for candidates
- Applicant tracking
- Team collaboration tools
- Scheduling tools
- Analytics and reporting
- Mobile app
You only get 10 open positions with SmartStart.
SmartStart is completely free for up to 10 active jobs at a time.
