An All-Encompassing Human Resources and Hiring Platform Now Available
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Lever, a startup, has created an all-encompassing HR and hiring platform to help companies source, interview, schedule, and manage job candidates. The software pulls various aspects of the hiring process together into a single system. It has received $10 million in backing and is being tested by companies like GitHub, Reddit, and Lyft. The platform aims to fill a need for a complete HR management solution.
An All-Encompassing Human Resources and Hiring Platform Now Available
- 1. An All-Encompassing Human Resources And Hiring Platform Now Available Accuprosys.com 1
- 2. In what seems like great news for Human Resource managers out there, Lever, a startup, has made available an all-encompassing HR and hiring platform. If it functions as promised, this could be the Aladdin’s lamp for HR managers! Accuprosys.com 2
- 3. Although there are numerous old-school software such as Taleo (owned by Oracle) and Jobscore available for talent management and hiring, there was still a need for a complete solution for human resource management. Accuprosys.com 3
- 4. O And Lever, with a $10 million backing from Matrix Partners, aspires to give just that. Accuprosys.com 4
- 5. Lever has come up with a full suite of HR software that is aimed at helping companies source, interview, schedule, and manage their job-candidate pipeline. In the beta version, they are testing customers includingGitHub, Reddit, Coursera, Box, Slack, Foursquare, Quora and Lyft. The software suite is a SAAS-based business model and fee is charged based on usage by customers. Accuprosys.com 5
- 6. Founder and CEO, Sara Nahm, hasn’t disclosed the fee rates yet. As Nahm points out, O “The market is really fragmented. On the one hand, there are applicant tracking systems and products like Jobvite, Jobscore, Taleo, and there’s SuccessFactors. Then there’s this whole other market of agencies…It’s an old market.” Accuprosys.com 6
- 7. Perhaps that explains why they are shying away from disclosing the charges just yet. Accuprosys.com 7
- 8. The software suite comes with Chrome extensions as well as an email syncing function for sourcing if the client company wishes to remember or mark candidates. The software can be used to archive, email and tag candidates all at once in bulk. The software is of utility to agency recruiters as well who can store candidates in the system. They can also make use of features such as delayed or scheduled responses if they need to reject a candidate. Accuprosys.com 8
- 9. In case of interviewers, scheduling systems and simple feedback forms made available by the software make life easier! The software suite also creates reports for the overall Human Resource functioning of the client company to estimate whether it is meeting its goals. Accuprosys.com 9
- 11. Explaining the gap in HR management that the software fills, Nahm adds, “We’re really trying to be that system that ties together the entire process. There are a lot of great products that are optimized for or crucial parts of the hiring process, like HackerRank, but there’s not really anything that can pull it all together.” Accuprosys.com 11
- 12. O Nahm, who was previously a Google product marketing manager, contends that the “hunger” for these tools was so strong that “it was actually pretty crazy”! O She started the company in 2012 along with Nate Smith and Randal Truong. According to the founders, “hyper-growth” is the new norm for companies today, as they feel the need to double in size each year while maintaining high quality along with retaining a strong corporate culture. Accuprosys.com 12
- 13. In today’s competitive atmosphere, companies need to move fast. Accuprosys.com 13
- 15. Along with the financial backing by Matrix, Dana Stalder who served on the board of enterprise companies such as Zendesk, will be joining the board at Lever. The startup is also backed by investors that include Redpoint,Y Combinator,SV Angel,Index Ventures,Khosla general partners Keith Rabois and Ben Ling,Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman and Homebrew’s Hunter Walk. Accuprosys.com 15
- 16. HR managers worldwide are hoping this software suite actually does what it aspires to. Only experience can tell! Accuprosys.com 16