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Finding great candidates is hard enough. Choosing recruitment tools shouldn't be.

Pieter Henderyckx

Research by Pieter Henderyckx·first-hand recruiter context

422 tools researchedSources shownNo paid rankingsFirst-hand use labeled

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Transparent

Commercial relationships don't change the verdict.

From my own stack

Tools I've actually used in recruitment

No vendor copy. These notes come from tools I've used in real recruitment workflows.

Recruit CRM logoRecruit CRM

I use it daily

My day-to-day recruitment CRM: strong search and value, with a weaker commercial workflow.

LinkedIn Recruiter logoLinkedIn Recruiter

Used professionally

The paid Recruiter seat earns its keep through search depth, InMail and pipeline control.

Text Blaze logoText Blaze

I use it daily

One of the simplest productivity gains for repetitive recruiter communication.

Make (Integromat) logoMake (Integromat)

Used in live workflows

My preferred no-code automation layer when recruitment tools need to talk to each other.

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