BambooHR

The look an feel of BambooHR (BHR) is amazing! Its almost like Facebook for recruiting. It is very intuitive for what it does and offers to the administrator and end user. The applicant tracking system is very easy to use and goes the extra mile with automation and thoughtfulness concerning on-boarding and then " flowing" into the core HRIS. The BHR system was chosen by a previous HR professional that clearly had a recruiting bias. Although important, more vetting should have been done to make a sound choice for long term success regarding the needs of a small to mid-size business.

Beyond what I described above there is limited functionality without also purchasing and integrating other systems through a "bolt-on" approach. By "Bolt-on" I mean that BHR will not automate between the core HR system of BHR and a timekeeping system, a payroll system, benefits administration system, leave administration system. The ability to have a robust system is possible but is not practical or cost effective with BambooHR. In order to get a full platform, covering the full life cycle of and employee, through BHR, a business would have to pay upwards of 30-40 dollars per employee per month. Simply put other options are available and far more robust with better long term results for less money- See my review of APS Payroll for an example.

I have had the pleasure of working with BambooHR for a variety of clients. My overall experience has been extremely positive and rewarding. BambooHR is an ideal HR solution for small to mid-sized companies that need improved human resource management. It provides features such as employee tracking, onboarding documents, performance reviews, paystubs and time off requests among others. The user interface is intuitive and easy to use; allowing me as an HR consultant to streamline my work quickly and efficiently. With BambooHR I can also set up multiple departments within a company in order to better manage employees across different roles or functions. This convenience saves me from having to manually track every aspect of each department’s data separately – something which would be very difficult without the help of this product!

No issue was found in this software. It is very easy to manage task. BambooHR can integrate with other software solutions, such as payroll providers and applicant tracking systems, making it easy to connect and streamline various HR workflows.

I love the layout. I found it easy to navigate. It was user friendly for all of my team. I like simple.

It was hard to have options or customize things. Also, reaching BambooHR support was difficult. I wanted to change the order of employees. I wanted to see them in a list from seniority. I wanted to have it color coded to match what we use in our scheduling software. I want it to send out reminders to put in PTO or sick days to employees. Lots of ideas and functions that I found lacking when I used it. Technology is great but only when great people are behind it. Customer Service matters. I feel strongly it is the backbone of all businesses. Without it, its just a technology tool.

BambooHR excels in making its features accessible to a wide range of users. Like how every month brings new features that make my work easier.

There isn't a single feature of this program that I don't enjoy. A new feature that could be helpful is the ability to specify which days of the week a person is "off," so that they do not appear in the calendar at all on those days they are not scheduled to work.