Seekout

Owned by Jakub Mormul (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Nov 19, 2019 by Mateusz Zajac (Unlicensed)
2 min read

This tool has solely been researched by the WilsonHCG Innovation team

Summary


We believe that identifying and sourcing the best talent is a critical function, and its difficulty is often underestimated. We understand that human connection is key and that AI can’t replace your role in sourcing. At SeekOut our mission is to build innovative tools that make you more efficient, more effective, and more successful. 

Our vision is to provide tools that lead the market in these areas:

  • Discovery - People search across multiple sources, surfacing great matches and fresh, diverse faces using AI and proprietary algorithms.
  • Outreach - Accurate contact information so you can connect with candidates where they will respond and tools to efficiently manage and track outreach.
  • Collaboration - Workflow and tools that enable better working relationships with hiring managers and other recruiters.
  • Recruiter Friendliness - Tools that fit into your existing workflows and work with your diverse client base (and their tools), with fair pricing and no commitments required.

Different solutions offered include:

  • Talent Sourcing
  • Diversity Hiring
  • People Insights
  • Github Sourcing


Technology Demo Notes


4.18.19 Call Notes

  • Start-up based in Seattle

  • Overview metrics (visuals)

    • Skills

    • Titles

    • Locations

    • Company Insights

  • Searches

    • Links to social networks

    • 60-80% of people

    • US only

    • 105 Million People

      • 30 million on Github

    • Canada will be available this year (2018)

    • Sources: LinkedIn public profiles is a majority; Resume sources;

    • Launched 4 weeks ago

    • Global

    • Collaborate on code

    • Not a recruiting platform

    • Rank based on contributions

    • Includes Seekout Code Sore & codes the candidate has written

      • Score is based on how many repositories they have contributed to; how many contributors are there; languages they have submitted

    • Location is a free text field in Github - This tech groups them for filters

    • Power filters

      • Pre-built queries for boolean

    • New feature

    • Google custom search engine - X-ray search

    • Public Profiles

    • Github

    • Social Networks

  • Diversity filters

    • Census Bureau

      • First 1000 first names

      • Last 1000 last names

    • African American

      • HBCU

      • Sororities & Fraternities

      • NSBE

      • Organizations

      • Probability in name/race correlation

    • Veteran

      • Fields & strengths

    • Names converted to initials

    • Anonymous images

    • Emails

    • Different algorithms per category

    • Blind hiring mode

  • Export feature

  • Not integrated with many ATS’

  • Pilot Requirements

    • Participated in demo or recording

    • Weekly feedback sessions


5.10.2018 Seekout Trial Notes


Pro's

  •  the big advantage is the diversity option within the public search option.
  •  many people are finding candidates from GitHub that could not be found previously. since the start of the trial has had 3-4 submits.  both technical and sales roles. 
  •  seems to be very easy to use. people love the usability of the product. 
  •  the project portion is great as you can export out a full excel content list. 
  •  they are getting immediate support as they have questions from the support feature in the tool. 
Con's
  • would be nice for a email content option.  (have been advised that drip campaign and email feature is in process for deployment)
  • would be nice to have a Canadian / European database for the insights tab.