6 Recruiting Software Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 10th, 2023

Start A Recruiting Software

Companies often face various challenges during the hiring process, from managing resumes to scheduling interviews.

To help tackle these problems, recruiting software can be an effective solution by automating many of the tasks involved.

If you’re looking to start a recruiting software business, it’s important to identify the specific pain points in the hiring process that your software can address. For instance, you may focus on resume parsing or candidate tracking, among other tasks.

To ensure that your software is user-friendly and efficient, it’s crucial to develop a robust algorithm that can match candidates to job requirements with ease.

Finally, market your solution to businesses and highlight its time and cost-saving benefits. By streamlining the hiring process, your recruiting software can help companies find the best candidates in less time and with less effort.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a recruiting software:

1. Vettted ($1.2K/year)

In a video interview, Vasco explains that he came up with the idea for Vettted after working in the freelance marketplace industry since 2016. He noticed several issues with existing marketplaces, such as lack of transparency, high fees, and low-quality services. Inspired to create a better platform, Vasco decided to focus on digital marketing and provide a place where freelancers can keep 100% of their earnings.

How much they make: $1.2K/year
How much did it cost to start: $20K
Current team size: 0

We Launched & Validated Our Startup With Only $20K

Vettted, a marketplace for pre-vetted marketers to outsource digital marketing efforts, has launched and has over 65 sellers and 287 users so far, with the goal of providing a platform for talent to keep 100% of their earnings.

About

Vasco started Vettted about 3 years ago

Revenue

Vasco grew the business to $100/month

Costs

It cost Vasco $20000 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a recruiting software:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a recruiting software?
-> Pros and cons of a recruiting software

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established recruiting software
-> Marketing ideas for a recruiting software

Other resources

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4. iCIMS

iCIMS is the leading recruitment software provider for employers to attract, engage, and hire great people. Learn more here.

Where they're located: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Website traffic: 29.2M/month

5. The world’s leading talent acquisition software

More than an applicant tracking system, Workable's talent acquisition software helps teams find candidates, evaluate applicants and make the right hire, faster.

Website traffic: 6.9M/month

6. SmartRecruiters

Move beyond applicant tracking systems (ATS) with an enterprise-grade recruiting platform designed for the modern workforce. SmartRecruiters' Talent Acquisition Suite provides everything needed to attract, select, and hire great talent.

Where they're located: San Jose, California, USA
Website traffic: 8.7M/month