The executive search process involves a research-based approach to going out and identifying the best candidate (who may not be actively job seeking) for a specific position at a specific organization.
This is the methodology supported by executive search software and is ideal in any situation requiring the sourcing of “passive candidates”.
Recruitment software is also more typically used by recruiters who seek to place active job seekers into jobs.
Examples of executive search software would be Talentis or FileFinder, while an example of recruitment software would be Voyager Infinity.
When an organization wishes to find a candidate to fill a strategic or executive position, they will typically wish to hire from as larger talent pool as possible.
Active job seekers are, by definition, a subset of the entire talent pool.
Passive candidates are individuals who may not be actively looking for a new role and, as a result, may not be seeing job ads. But they might be open to considering a change of job if approached.
Generally speaking, when you buy a legacy executive search software, it’s empty. Talentis comes with hundreds of million of profiles on tap – with virtually no data entry needed for any of them. It ensures you hit the ground running and dramatically reduces your time to value – by as much as 90%!
We store and surface very little information on executives. Essentially, our platform is an index of public profiles used to find the most up to date information on an executive – wherever it may be.
Think of it as being similar to Google or Bing but limited to profiles of people.
Indeed, as with a search engine, our workflow is designed to help a user quickly find and visit publicly available profiles for the latest information rather than trying to maintain it internally.
We believe this approach is in the best interests of our users, the original publishers of the person information and – most importantly – the person him or herself.
All of the information that we do record in the Talentis TalentGraph is collected from publicly available sources.
A TalentGraph profile of an individual, surfaced in Talentis, may reveal the following elements:
1. Name
2. Employment Information
3. Photo
4. Multiple associated URLs
5. We supplement this with company information (industry, size, etc).
Hence, this data comes from a variety of sources. These include third-party data providers along with data collected or refreshed via the Talentis Chrome Extension.
Absolutely not.
The only information shared by Talentis is publicly available information about people and companies.
The Talentis TalentGraph stores this information. So we maintain and refresh it on behalf of all of our users. Any information added to Talentis by a user is available only to recruiters at that user’s firm.
Talentis does not store or share this information. However, we do have a partnership with a third-party supplier who can provide this data for 800+ million people.
Our users acquire this directly from the vendor and we do not record it in the Talentis TalentGraph. We do not have access to this information.
Talentis is based in Europe and, as a result, operates under the terms of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
We collect data on the basis of “Legitimate Interest”. The Talentis privacy policy contains further information. We also comply with the US-EU and US-Swiss Privacy Shield standards as well as individual US state law such as the CCPA.
Data Protection is important to us and so one of our Directors has the EU GDPR P certification.
Yes.
If an individual wishes to be deleted from the central TalentGraph, they should follow the instructions detailed in the Talentis privacy policy.
Our recruiting clients may also store additional notes about a person, but we do not have access to that – an individual would need to contact individual search firms directly.
Yes.
All Talentis recruiter clients receive access to GatedTalent, which is a free membership platform for executives wishing to share career information with recruiters.
We encourage executives to create a GatedTalent profile here.
Talentis is a true cloud, browser-based application. The Chrome extension requires a modern Chromium-based browser, with Google Chrome being our recommendation.
There is no need for any other download, and so the web app will work on Windows or Mac, as well as mobile.
Talentis is a brand of Ikiru People. Ikiru People provides software and services to recruitment teams around the globe. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dillistone Group Plc, a publicly-traded company on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Yes! Talentis is a fully functionality ATS / CRM designed for executive search firms, in-house strategic talent acquisition teams and private equity firms. It includes functionality covering everything from business development, relationship tracking, client engagement, candidate research and sourcing, project management and team collaboration.
Yes! Talentis has built in integrations with both OpenAI and Sonar (Perplexity). This functionality is included in our standard platform.
Very few products offer the range of functionality that Talentis does. Talentis offers full CRM functionality, similar to products such as FileFinder, Cluen’s Encore, Invenias, Ezekia, Crelate, RecruitCRM and Thrive. It also offers candidate sourcing functionality comparable to platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter. Talentis is most commonly compared to Loxo in that it is an integrated “Talent Intelligence Platform.
Yes. In fact, most of our clients are boutique search firms with between 1–50 users.
Absolutely. Talentis is used by firms with offices across multiple countries and includes time zone, GDPR, and multi-language support.
Yes. We’ll both migrate your data and enrich it. Import from a legacy executive search CRM, a CSV file or even your LinkedIn Connections!
Talentis is unbelievably easy to use – you may not need training! However, we offer free, open training webinars every month. If you’d like a dedicated session for your team, speak to us!
In many cases, yes. TalentGraph provides visibility into candidates you might otherwise miss. Many clients reduce or cancel their LinkedIn Recruiter seats after investing in Talentis.
Yes — Talentis is fully cloud-based, secure, and accessible anywhere with enterprise-grade hosting. True cloud, true SaaS.
Talentis and Loxo are similar in that they are both examples of “Talent Intelligence Platforms”. Both feature a combination of CRM and candidate sourcing in a single platform. However, there are significant differences.
While Loxo does list executive search firms amongst its clients, the product is aggressively marketed to recruiters involved in everything from “Professional Recruiting” to “Staffing Agencies” to “High Volume” to “In-House”. As a result, the platform offers substantial functionality that is not relevant to executive search firms – job posting, for example. Loxo also has a privacy policy which – in the highly confidential world of executive search – may be concerning to some buyers. Loxo also has a pricing policy that means much of the core functionality (including sourcing) is sold at a premium.
Talentis is designed for executive search, period and all core functionality is available in the standard pricing model.
Invenias is an Outlook based executive search software. Talentis is a web based executive search software. To get the most out of Invenias, users need to be using Microsoft Outlook in “Classic Mode” on a Windows computer. Talentis has an Outlook Add-in, but it supports both “Classic” and the “New” versions of Outlook, and offers identical support for Outlook on both the Mac and Windows platforms.
Like most systems, Invenias is sold as an empty database (obviously, migrations are possible). It does not have access to the Talentis TalentGraph and does not offer the functionality associated with it.