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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Great email and tracking system. Can email candidates directly from the data base. Pipeline is a great feature and makes it easy to track candidate in their progress.

Easy to import data and parse resumes.

Chrome extension works well with LinkedIn.

Always upgrading the system - for instance now can access a text message feature! Love it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

That you have to hit the SAVE button every time you make a change. If you forget to hit it, it won't save what you've done. A moot point, since it does remind you to save if you go to a different information card. However, if you just exit the software, all is lost. Would be better if everything just saved automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

Candidate tracking - good to know where the candidate is in the hiring process. All staff also have access to this information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Top Echelon Overview

What is Top Echelon?

Top Echelon recruiting software has combined powerful applicant tracking (ATS) and client relationship (CRM) features into one recruitment solution designed to streamline the recruitment process for recruiting and hiring teams starting at $67.15/user per month. Top Echelon automates many of the applicant tracking features such as resume parsing, email parsing, bulk resume uploads, custom fields, custom workflows, import/export spreadsheets, duplicate checking, record merging, tagging, full text search, radius search, and an optional candidate portal. To help manage the recruitment process Top Echelon has CRM features for candidate communication through the hiring lifecycle with custom pipeline stages, email integration, calendar integration, custom hotlists, activity planner, email templates, custom activities, reporting, notification system, and more. All of this comes with onboarding, training and support at no additional charge. Try it for free!

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Product Description

There are a number of ways that Big Biller helps recruiters keep track of their applicants work history, background, activity, and communication so the information is up to date and easily accessible.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Big Biller recruiting software has combined powerful applicant tracking (ATS) and client relationship (CRM) features into one recruitment solution designed to streamline the placement process for contingency, retained, contact staffing, and executive search firms starting at $79 per user for the monthly plan and $67.15 per user per month for the annual plan. All of this comes with onboarding, training and support at no additional charge. Try it for free!


Seller Details
Year Founded
1988
HQ Location
Canton, OH
Twitter
@TopEchelon
1,200 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
54 employees on LinkedIn®

Mark D.
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Recent Top Echelon Reviews

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Ted W.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Big value in service and product"
My firm has been using Top Echelon / Big Biller for more than 15 years. ALWAYS impressed by their technical support and commitment to keeping their...
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Lydia M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"Why I Chose TE/BB years ago"
Ease of use - constant upgrading Great support team
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Jay G.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"Very Solid ATS with ongoing updates !!"
Web based, solid email and search , great at tracking all aspects of recruiting
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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Top Echelon is very user friendly and easy to learn. Each module is simple, easily adaptable, and displays all of the information we need on our candidates. I also appreciate the response time from customer service, the weekly webinars, and availability of past trainings. The ability to parse resumes into the system via email is also a big plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I'd like to see Top Echelon work on it's customer-based modules so that our salespeople can use it more like a CRM. There are ways to use it for customer sales functions but it's not as user friendly. I'd also like to be able to parse job descriptions into Top Echelon to create job orders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're a small recruiting and staffing agency and have only been in business for two years. We're trying to build our database of candidates and Top Echelon's ability to easily parse resumes is a big plus for us. Also, the automations, templates, and forms are a huge time-saver for our small agency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

The Top Echelon platform is feature-rich, affordable, easy to implement and deploy, and it provides excellent support and training tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I would love it if they could add the ability to scroll left to right and back and still keep the datasheet open for that particular record vs having to page back and then scroll through the table to find the next record in the list. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

I able to get scaled up and running in very little time or effort so I could move on to making money . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Top Echelon is extremely user friendly with powerful, robust features that rival expensive ATS/CRMs. Their cost effective platform is visual appealing and capable of managing your recruitment and b2b sales leads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I think the ability to post jobs to various boards, source candidates through various boards, and posting to social media could be vastly improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ease of parsing a resume. Pipeline stages. Reporting. Sourcing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Silvia G.
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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

The ease of use.

The look and feeling of it (some others are too colorful, flashy and distracting)

Their customer service and tech service - always responding quickly and listening to ideas for updates

Implementation was super easy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

Actually something I suggested to customer service: Email campaigns. It has the option to send mass emails, but not campaigns with connected email chains.

My request was heard and we are now scheduling a meeting to discuss with their team.

(A prior idea was listened to as well and eventually implemented) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

Candidate and client management, job postings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

I had worked with multiple ATS systems in the past and nothing compares to Top Echelon. I switched over to Big Biller 6+ years ago and have not turned back since. Very easy to use. Integrating customers and candidates is simple. Support is top notch and the continual updating of the software helps keep our company standards high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

There is nothing that I do not like about Top Echelon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have reached out to customer service a couple of times over the years. I would say that 90% was because something new was integrated in the system and I just need clarification on a process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mike G.
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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

I used Bullhorn for years and found it hard to use. It was also much more expensive. I have found the price and the value outstanding with Big biller software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

ard to use. I switched to top echelon about 2 years ago and I'm really happy with the change. The software is really easy to use and the transition was a breeze. I looked at several other software companies and thoughted then and I'm sure now that top echelon is the best value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have always used recruiting software but I input more candidates and get more use out of top echelon! It has helped me be more productive at finding candidates in my database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Noah D.
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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Top Echelon has been constantly evolving and creating new aspects of their platform to help people use it more efficiently. The texting and posting as well have helped me to earn thousands of dollars more then I could accomplish on my own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

The most difficult thing is not being able to personalize your drop-down menus . I believe they are company wide instead of per user. Outside fo that I really have no complaints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

Top echelon helps to give credit to whoever needs in within our orginization. They also allow me to track notes on a candidate and organize calls for interviews and dates for hires. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

I started my business 6 years ago as a sole practitioner. I immediately joined Top Echelon for access to the Technology and the Network. Since then I have never worked alone. Being a part of TE makes me a part of an amazing team that supports me from sourcing candidates to the continuing development of a powerful technology that is constantly being updated based on input from the team. Additionally, learning opportunities are limited as a sole practitioner but TE has that covered too in that they offer on going learning opportunities. I truly could not have anticipated the impact that TE would have on my business but in many many ways they are my business partners and I could not ask for better! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I really can't think of any. The TE organization is always there for questions and they are constantly working on technology development that supports business' like mine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Top Echelon:

If you fill even 1 req (AND YOU WILL FILL MANY), you will recoup more than your investment. Joining TE is a no brainer! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have had a very business desk..... TE recruiters are always willing to jump in to do sourcing for me. As well, there are specialist in industries, disciplines and geographies that I do not cover. TE allows me the opportunity to fill my clients reqs because I have the network and specialist to tap into. It is a huge selling point that my clients LOVE. Additionally, the technology is awesome and allows me to stay organized and to keep a great database of candidates and activities that makes me more productive in my search work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

It's user-friendly, easy to upload documents, and top-notch customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

You can't designate the job where the candidate should be placed when you email it to parse. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can store candidates and prospects in one location. This keeps us organized as it's separate from a CRM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steve K.
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What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Working every day with a large group of brilliant, innovative, successful entrepreneurs. I am constantly learning, growing, and expanding my business because of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

Only a small percentage of the members realize what a gold mine Top Echelon can be because they don't realize the importance of doing split placement that goes way beyond the most recent placement. My clients consider me a miracle worker because of how quickly I can fill their jobs. Using Top Echelon, I can fill 100 jobs as splits with much less work than filling 20 on my own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

They are continuing to improve their already excellent software. Being able to do mass texting in addition to mass emailing is a big deal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.