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Checkmate

Checkmate

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What Is Checkmate?

Checkmate is a fully automated online reference checking and background screening software.

Simplify your recruitment and onboarding experience by fully automating the process. Checkmate is fully mobile, branded and offers comprehensive customization.

Who Uses Checkmate?

Human resource departments looking to automate their reference checking process.

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Reviews of Checkmate

Average score

Overall
4.8
Ease of Use
4.9
Customer Service
4.9
Features
4.8
Value for Money
5.0

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

Find reviews by score

5
88%
4
6%
3
6%
Ethan
Ethan
Project Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Real Estate, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best Addition to our Process Since We Started!

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

Since using Checkmate, we've been able to hire more candidates, take on more clients, and most importantly spend time in more pressing areas. To date we've turned 26 referee's into candidates that we've now placed - through them showing interest and openness for new roles within the questionnaire!

Cons:

Best addition to our process since we started!

Nicole
Senior Recruitment Advisor in New Zealand
Telecommunications, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Increased user experience and reduced follow up required

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: We have seen a number of benefits through CheckMate including, but not limited to cost savings, increased candidate and referee experience, reduced follow up time due to automatic reminders via email and text to candidates and referees, openness to introducing new features based on customer feedback. We have also seen an increase in completion of reference checks.

Pros:

Ease of use for both internal users and candidates and referees has been a big positive. The mobile optimisation available to candidates and referees leads to a positive user experience. Ability to build customised reference templates for specific roles enables us to have a unique approach. CheckMate is integrated with our applicant tracking system which allows information to be available through one source. The support we have received has been fast and efficient. The CheckMate team are open to suggestions and feedback and are able to implement changes quickly. The pricing of the software is extremely competitive in the market.

Cons:

Anything extra we have needed has been implemented through new releases over time.

Misty
Misty
Bartender in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Restaurants, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

People info

3.0 4 years ago

Comments: Overall experience was ok..You can find out a lot..The money you got to pay is not worth it when it gets the info wrong on the person .But they are good about giving you the money back

Pros:

Well I like best about this software is it is so EASY TO USE.Really common sense to use this..You can find out alot

Cons:

What I like the least is some of the information is incorrect because a lot of the info on me was most definitely incorrect.

Marika
Recruitment Team Leader in New Zealand
Nonprofit Organisation Management, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Excellent Product

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Excellent. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] responds quickly and is able to help with any minor issue we have had with our own internal systems. More than helpful and very generous when we were trialing the product to ensure it worked for part of our organization that we were trialing it on.

Pros:

The product is easy to use, you can customize your template and you don't spend hours of wasted time try to contact the referee as they can complete the template in the time that suits them. The time it traditionally takes for references to be completed has reduced significantly.

Cons:

Just the number of reminder messages - but Checkmate is very open to feedback and looking to always improve processes.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Human Resources, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Cost-Effective, Easy and Fast!

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: We hire high volume roles and we have seasonal variance so this is a great tool to assist with streamlining the process for everybody, it's easy for the candidate and referees which is important to us.

Pros:

I really liked how easy it was to get set up and start using the system, we had urgent roles we were hiring and we could get these references completed within a few hours. The ability to control our brand was a really unique cool feature, and being able to design our questionnaires allowed me to tailor them to the unique roles we often hire. Being able to do everything via SMS and on mobile is also an awesome feature! The service was really helpful, and always available to answer any questions I had.

Cons:

The only con was that the system didn't integrate with our recruiting system, however, this is currently being built and expected in the coming months.

Louise
Talent Acquisitions Manager in New Zealand
Utilities, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Fantastic Referencing Software

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Fantastic - [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] has very much partnered with us to ensure we are receiving the best possible experience and maximising the software to its fullest.

Pros:

The ease of use of the software, the ability to integrate with our ATS system, the local and hands on account management support, and not to forgot how user friendly it is for both candidates and referee's to complete.

Cons:

Nothing springs to mind. I think the software is brilliant and [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is absolutely open to receiving feedback on possible tweaks.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Intuitive, Flexible, and Effective

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

I really enjoyed how intuitive and efficient the software is to use throughout the entire process. I work in a very fast-paced environment where time is money, and Checkmate's simplicity and ease of use is a game-changer. Being able to easily and quickly create checks, and then monitor everything in a simple dashboard is great.

Cons:

I have nothing negative to say about the software.

Brandon
Manager of Talent Acquisition in US
Hospital & Health Care, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best pound for pound reference checking software

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

We were able to customize it to our very specific reference process. We also were able to brand it specifically to our company.

Cons:

The price is still very affordable, but in the first few months of using we saw several price hikes.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Design, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Save time, money and effort for everyone involved in the reference checking process

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

We found Checkmate to be super efficient and cost-effective solution for streamlining the reference checking process. By using this product, we've managed to save an incredible amount of time wasted chasing both candidates and potential referees. Every aspect of the product was designed with the hiring managers, candidates and referees best interests at heart.

Cons:

The only minor downside was that the product didn't integrate with Talent App Store, but that is a feature they are going to be rolling out later this year.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Staffing & Recruiting, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Great product!

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

We recruit in a high volume and high turnover workforce and Checkmate has really helped to streamline an important part of the process. It's reduced our talent teams workload and turn around time considerably. Also, being mobile our candidates and referees can do everything from their phone which is a huge help.

Cons:

We'd like to be able to automate follow up questions if/when needed, which I believe is a feature they're looking into building

Brent
Human Resources Business Partner in New Zealand
Telecommunications, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Making life easy

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Excellent to deal with, great that they are looking at the market and seeing what else the can offer.

Pros:

It made doing reference checks a breeze and gave them the consistency that they required.

Cons:

N/A suits our purpose. They have also integrated into out recruitment software

Sam
Principle Product Designer in New Zealand
Design, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Great online tool for automating reference checking

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

The overall experience using Checkmate was extremely positive. From their easy-to-use platform to their extensive range of features; including a custom form builder, industry-specific questionnaires, mobile notification and live sharing, to their extensive report generated at the end of the process. Checkmate takes care of the entire process. All I did was enter a few details to begin with and their system did the rest.

Cons:

To be honest, there wasn't really anything to fault about this product.

Melanie
HR Advisor in New Zealand
Retail, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Review on checkmate

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

We find checkmate very easy to use, It makes our pre employment check process quicker, easy and more streamlined.

Cons:

They are continuing to grow this product, offering more pre employment other then just reference checks which is great.

Manuel
HR Director in Hong Kong
Human Resources, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Referencing made easy!

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

Saved our team a lot of time chasing referees, we recruit a lot from overseas so the ability to SMS and email them anywhere was a great help.

Cons:

Doesn't integrate with our ATS right now, but hopefully will in future.

Anthony
Adviser in Australia
Insurance, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Review

4.0 6 years ago

Pros:

Checkmate has really helped our hiring strategy, we've started conducting the checks earlier in our recruiting process, allowing us to use the checks in support of our final decision, rather than when we only reference checks upon offer. By doing so we've been able to use the insight from the check alongside other assessment tools to make more informed hiring decisions

Cons:

We weren't able to have multiple users, however, I was told this is being developed in the coming months.

maria auxiliadora
tecnico judiciario in Brazil
Law Practice, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

ótimo

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: grandiosa

Pros:

pesquisa, de todos os tipos., gostaria de usar para busca minha família, se a tiver.

Cons:

não tem, é muito bom - muito aprendi ele é autentico, obrigado.