Pinpoint ATS

Owned by Tom Sosnoski, created
May 30, 2022
5 min read

This solution has been researched solely by the WilsonHCG Innovation team.

Website https://www.pinpointhq.com/

Vendor Blurb

Pinpoint is a UK-based ATS solution that focuses on candidate experience and hiring team collaboration through customizable career sites, applicants journeys, talent pipelining and engagement, assessment and interview scorecards, scheduling, and DE&I-friendly features.

Impressions

Strengths and Advantages

(where the solution stands out or shows impact potential)

  • Streamlined but well-considered ATS that covers all the basic requirements and adds a number of extras that strengthen collaboration and transparency along the hiring funnel

  • Reasonably customizable based on individual preferences and job-specific workflow requirements

  • Candidate experience is well-considered in the system, and although many other ATS support similar (but less easily deployable) versions of some of their key features like scheduling, streamlined apply processes, candidate review, and interview templates, Pinpoint seems to be ahead of the curve when it comes to getting that functionality up and running on day 1

  • Custom report building is a great feature that many small-scale ATS solutions don't come with

Gaps and Challenges

(things that the solution overlooks or under-delivers on)

  • While unlikely to conflict with the needs of a small or mid-sized organization's TA function, customization isn't extensive enough for the typical needs of WHCG teams

  • Automation/workflow triggers are limited to Req Creation and Offer stages

  • CRM capabilities are modest, although better than more standard ATS solutions without add-on functionality

Risks

(anything that could affect ROI; cost, complexity, process gaps, etc.)

  • May not meet the needs of larger/complex companies when it comes to depth of workflow/data field customization

  • Evaluation/assessment components are nice, but an organization needs to be savvy about using them before they would have a real impact (Pinpoint facilitates them well, but can't force good practices from day 1 if they don't already exist within your TA function)

 

Overview of Solutions and Features

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Candidate Experience and DE&I

Aims to provide a streamlined and candidate-friendly hiring process that improves candidate conversion and brand awareness

  • Candidate Experience

    • Media-rich job pages/JDs

      • HM profile

      • Hiring process overview (stages to expect, etc.)

    • Simplified apply form

    • Prescreening questions

    • Job notifications (if nothing is currently open that matches)

      • Indicate the type of team you'd want to join, insights on personal information, professional experience, etc.

        • Enters into talent pipelines for your recruitment team to use

    • Multi-language options for key interface and modules for chat, SMS, scheduling, etc.

 

  • DE&I

    • Optional EEO information in Apply process (anonymized and used for reporting/analytics, but without identifying specific individuals)

    • Reporting and analytics to track diversity metrics along the hiring funnel

    • Anonymized screening features

Recruiter Dashboard and Workflows

Simple navigation for Req and candidate management, allowing for talent pipelining and some degree of workflow automation

  • Requisitions

    • Hiring workflow is customizable and can be different for each job (up to 25 stages each)

    • Search and filters for identifying candidates in the workflow

  • Candidate Profiles

    • Resume and typical candidate information

    • Scorecard(s) for the role they applied for

    • Interview notes/insights

    • Comments and team notes (tag others on a profile to review)

    • Messaging tools and history (individual or multiple CNs at once)

      • Email and SMS

    • Background checks

    • Star rating (based on fit for the role)

  • Scorecards

    • As many scorecard templates as you need

    • Compare scorecard for all CNs in a Req side by side

  • Talent Pipelines

    • Managed with Pinpoint's CRM-style capabilities to review and engage candidates

    • System automatically matches pipelined talent to your new Requisitions

  • Interview Scheduling

    • Individual or bulk scheduling using various templates (phone screens, face-to-face, and video interviews)

    • Candidate can select a time that works for them (or you can send them a definitive date/time)

    • Round-robin scheduling with hiring team

    • Multi-interviewer selection (if needed)

    • Sync calendars (works with all major ones)

  • Offers

    • Branded letters and offer fields based on your needs

    • Signatures can be supported for both physical or electronic versions

    • Once they sign and move to Hired, that ends Pinpoint's role in the recruitment workflow (integrations with your other systems to manage the rest, like HRIS)

HM Experience

Makes it easy for HMs to review candidates in whatever format they prefer, making the process faster and more consistent

  • Candidates can be reviewed with customizable displays (HMs can select which things they want at the top of the page (or left/right side) and how much/little information they want to see

  • Review two candidates side by side

  • Anonymized review is optional and redacts any bias-risking information

Sourcing and Referral Management

Pinpoint connects to dozens of common channels to support passive sourcing and job promotion

  • Sourcing

    • Integrates with a host of sourcing tools and channels

    • Trackable QR codes, mobile apply, and social sharing

    • Browser extension for faster candidate importing

  • Job Boards

    • Syndicated (direct integrations with key boards/publishers using your existing licenses, like Indeed)

    • Marketplace (1100 job board partners across almost all countries)

      • Diversity/veteran job boards, etc.

      • Preferred pricing to purchase ads through Pinpoint

  • Referral management system

    • Internal job board for employees

    • Team/employees get email notifications to let them know about new vacancies that they should review

    • Referral link for employees to send to their contacts (unique to each employees to track back to them)

    • Leaderboard for employees to track their referral activity and bonuses earned

Reporting and Analytics

Reporting and Insights are based on common needs for fair and equitable recruitment practices, funnel monitoring, and custom reporting needs

  • Job-level reporting for talent insights (avg. time in process, trends in rejection reasons, etc.)

  • Candidate survey insights

  • Team member activity, and other types of reports

  • Custom report builder

  • Schedule report generation and automatically distribute to a list of team members

Supported Regions (NAM, EMEA, APAC, LATAM)

  • Global

Average Time-to-Implement

  • TBD

Language Capabilities

  • Multiple options available (selectable by each Candidate according to needs)

Ideal Scope and Scale (Specialized, High-Volume, etc.)

  • Project-based recruitment like graduate or seasonal, as well as standard professional hiring on a moderate-volume scale

Required/Optimal Integrations

  • Could be used standalone, but HRIS is a common one for any ATS

Reporting and Analytics Features (In-Platform and/or Exportable Data)

  • In-system reporting and analytics

  • Custom report building included within core offering

Integrations Currently Supported

  • Variety of integrations supported through their marketplace

 

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Pricing

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Pilot/Trial Opportunities

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