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Better Gem alternative for AI-assisted recruiting

Choose SquarePeg over Gem for more comprehensive features, excellent sourcing tools, and a streamlined, automated candidate management system.

SquarePeg vs Gem features at a glance

Gem lacks strategic job requirement insights, automated candidate evaluations, and integration of job postings with sourcing status.

Determining Job Requirements
Creating Job Descriptions
Active Talent Sourcing
Posting to job boards
Managing active sourcing
Passive Talent Sourcing
Identifying passive candidates
Uncovering personal email addresses
Creating passive campaigns
Managing passive campaigns
Following up with prospects
Managing prospects replies
Evaluating Applicants
Applicant scoring and ranking
In-depth applicant screening
Applicant Tracking
Informing applicants of status
Scheduling interviews
Conducting interviews
Hiring process optimization
Sending offer letters
Talent Insights
Sourcing engagement
Job description conversion
Applicant approval rate
URG reporting
Hiring pipeline performance

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As the only recruiter on my team, SquarePeg has been a huge help. I know that I am focused on reviewing the most-qualified candidates.

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In-depth comparison of SquarePeg vs Gem

SquarePeg offers superior automation, insights, and comprehensive candidate management for efficient and effective recruiting.

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Determining Job Requirements

SquarePeg provides insights into the pool of available passive and active talent based on job requirements and targeting criteria. This allows employers to be more strategic and understand the implications of their requirements on available talent.

Gem does not help with this.

Creating Job Descriptions

SquarePeg uses a brief job explanation and the employer's unique value proposition to write custom, high-converting job descriptions. After sourcing starts, SquarePeg shares suggestions for improving the job description based on applicant conversion and campaign replies.

Gem does not help with this.

Sourcing Active Candidates

Posting to Job Boards

SquarePeg offers a self-service LinkedIn integration that gives employers the option to post their jobs on SquarePeg's LinkedIn page or the employer's LinkedIn page. All LinkedIn posts are sponsored at no extra cost.

Gem allows users to post to LinkedIn, but charges extra to sponsor the post.

Managing Active Sourcing

LinkedIn posts (and passive sourcing campaigns) are tied to the sourcing status of the job in SquarePeg, making it easy to pause both passive and active sourcing.

Gem requires users to manually control job postings.

Sourcing Passive Candidates

Identifying Passive Candidates

SquarePeg generates targeting criteria based on an employer's job description and automatically identifies top candidates.

Gem does not help with this.

Uncovering Personal Email Addresses

SquarePeg automatically finds personal email addresses for passive campaigns and continuously targets new candidates based on applicant volume.

Gem doesn’t help with sourcing, but it does enrich previously sourced profiles.

Creating Passive Campaigns

SquarePeg builds a custom sourcing campaign without additional employer input by using the employer's job description and unique value proposition.

Gem requires users to build campaigns manually, but offers AI-assisted personalization.

Managing Passive Campaigns

SquarePeg's passive sourcing email campaigns (and LinkedIn posts) are tied to the sourcing status of the job in SquarePeg, making it easy to pause both passive and active sourcing.

Gem requires users to manage individual sourcing efforts manually.

Following Up with Prospects

SquarePeg allows users to create email campaigns with multiple sequences and automatically stops the campaign when a prospect replies to an email or applies to the job.

Gem offers similar functionality.

Managing Prospects Replies

SquarePeg handles replies from prospects and summarizes them, enabling employers to improve their job descriptions if necessary.

Gem requires users to manually respond to campaign replies.

Evaluating Applicants

Determining which applicants to review

SquarePeg only shows employers a stack-ranked list of the top 5% of applicants and provides the option to view applicants below this threshold. Applicants can see where they are in the hiring process and all unreviewed or uncontacted applicants are notified when a job is closed.

Gem provides bulk actions, filters, and the typical boolean search to assist with screening, but does not offer automated applicant evaluation.

Evaluating Applicants

SquarePeg’s matching algorithm evaluates all applicants equally by taking into account a comprehensive set of factors such as location, willingness to relocate, sponsorship requirements, desired salary, work location preferences, education, relevant skills, startup experience, management levels, work experience, screening questions, and personality traits using a proprietary behavioral assessment.

Gem does not collect information outside of what is typically found in the resume or build a separate candidate profile, but they do offer keyword search and resume highlighting.

Managing the Hiring Process

Informing Applicants of Screening Decisions

SquarePeg allows employers to enable customized automated messages to inform applicants of screening decisions. Applicants can see where they are in the hiring process at all times and all unreviewed or uncontacted applicants are notified when a job is closed.

Gem offers automated messages and notifications when jobs are closed, but does not have a way for applicants to check their current status.

Scheduling Interviews

SquarePeg allows users to create unlimited message templates and assign them to specific hiring pipeline stages. These templates can include calendar scheduling links to quickly set up interviews with candidates

Gem offers native interview scheduling capabilities.

Conducting Interviews

SquarePeg provides a discussion area for each job and individual candidate, allowing users to record interview notes and collaborate with the hiring team.

Gem offers similar functionality.

Hiring Progress Efficiency

SquarePeg includes hiring pipeline reminders to help users stay on top of time-in-stage. Users receive email notifications if a candidate has stayed in a specific stage for too long. SquarePeg also allows candidates to track their status through a separate candidate portal.

Gem offers similar functionality.

Sending Offer Letters

SquarePeg's messaging features support attachments, making it easy to send offer letters or any other document to job finalists.

Gem offers native eSignature functionality for sending offer letters.

Reporting and Analytics

Passive Sourcing Engagement

SquarePeg provides conversion analytics for passive sourcing, including email open rates, landing page views, and reply rates. This data helps improve future candidate targeting criteria.

Gem offers similar functionality.

Job Description Conversion

SquarePeg offers conversion analytics for job descriptions, such as impressions, time-on-page, and the number of views that convert to submitted resumes. This data helps users enhance their job descriptions to improve applicant conversion.

Gem does not help with this.

Applicant Approval Rate

SquarePeg provides users with the percentage of applicants identified as a match by their matching algorithm. This information enables users to refine their candidate targeting criteria.

Gem offers similar functionality.

URG (Under-Represented Groups)

SquarePeg provides a breakdown of the gender and ethnicity of matched applicants, as well as pass-through rates for the hiring pipeline. This data helps users understand how to better represent underrepresented groups.

Gem offers similar functionality.

Hiring Pipeline Performance

SquarePeg provides the average time spent by candidates in each hiring stage and the percentage of candidates disqualified or withdrew in each stage. These metrics help optimize key recruiting metrics like time-in-stage and pass-through rate.

Gem offers similar functionality.

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Final Verdict

SquarePeg offers extensive automations, a more robust feature set, and unlimited user access, surpassing Fetcher's limited features and user restrictions.

Cost
Features
Talent Sourcing
Talent Screening
Applicant Tracking
Talent Insights

SquarePeg offers superior automation, strategic insights, and comprehensive candidate management for efficient and effective recruiting.

Cost
Features
Talent Sourcing
Talent Screening
Applicant Tracking
Talent Insights

Gem lacks strategic job requirement insights, automated candidate evaluations, and integration of job postings with sourcing sourcing status.

Don't just take our word for it

Hundreds of teams use SquarePeg to automate sourcing efforts, identify their most qualified applicants, and ensure an effective hiring process.

Justin McDonald
Head of People @ Boxbot

As the only recruiter on my team, SquarePeg has been a huge help. I know that I am focused on reviewing the most-qualified candidates.

Brenda Vujanic
Chief Talent Officer @ Benchworks

SquarePeg always provides strong candidates!

Dan Kasper
General Manager @ Instill

SquarePeg is essential for getting the best candidates in the most efficient, cost-effective way with the best candidate experience.

Sejla Avdic
Senior Recruiter @ Ushur

The time savings, visually appealing candidate profiles, high caliber of candidates, and seamless integration with our ATS make it an excellent choice for lean teams.

Ben Margolit
CEO @ Rentgrata

SquarePeg is set-it-and-forget-it. The caliber of candidates is better than we've seen with some of the other recruiting platforms we’ve tried.

Akash Nandi
CEO/Founder @ Tendrel

We needed to rapidly backfill a critical role and SquarePeg helped us pack the funnel, orchestrate interviews, and fill the role in less than 4 weeks.

Kiel
Recruiting Lead @ Outdoorsy

Very intuitive to use and I love seeing a percentage match for each job applicant.

Stefanie
Head of People @ Fulcrum

It’s impressive how accurately SquarePeg matches candidates based on a job description. The whole tool is incredibly easy to use and very cost-effective.

Ross P.
Managing Director @ VentureLane

SquarePeg has helped us find some of the strongest candidates we’ve ever had. Strong candidate quality and quantity.

Lindsey Abarca-Jones
HR @ Collective Liquidity

SquarePeg simplifies the process of recruitment and hiring. We love the assistance in vetting qualified candidates, ultimately saving us time and cost.

Julie Edwards
Chief People Officer

SquarePeg has helped our small team focus on other priorities and increase our hiring efficiency. We’ve made 29 new hires through SquarePeg so far!

Gage Bastian
Talent Acquisition Manager

SquarePeg has an easy-to-use interface with real-time insights and is a seamless extension of our ATS, promoting a positive candidate experience.

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