--- description: Review of Gopher for Recruiters Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Gopher for Recruiters | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Applicant Tracking Systems](/directory/321/applicant-tracking-software/software) > [Gopher for Recruiters](/software/2454/gopher-for-recruiters) # Gopher for Recruiters Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/2454/gopher-for-recruiters Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/2454/gopher-for-recruiters?page=2) > BlackDog Recruiting Software has been in the industry for more than 30 years. Having originally developed custom recruiting applications for its own staff and then other firms, BlackDog refined these applications into a single powerful tool, Gopher. Gopher for Recruiters is a comprehensive recruiting solution that can be scaled to meet the needs of companies of all sizes. This software is backed by decades of industry expertise and provides reliable, user-friendly functionality to improve the recruiting process. With a suite of applications that include ATS, CRM, and both contact and sales management, users can easily manage every stage of the recruiting process from a single solution. Gopher is unique in that it offers both a cloud hosted and a self hosted options, so companies have access to a deployment model that works best for them. The cloud hosted model runs via an Internet connection, but without the risks associated with a web server. The self hosted option allows companies to license the product and host it locally - a great option for companies with a higher user count. Both deployments offer a user-friendly, interactive interface that allows users to quickly and easily toggle through their various daily tasks. Even if you have multiple windows, projects or assignments on your desktop, Gopher ensures they talk to each other, so data remains up-to-date and consistent. The software has a deep integration with Microsoft Outlook so all tasks and functions feed into Outlook and vice versa. The software is highly customizable, and BlackDog offers unlimited hands-on training from their friendly, knowledgeable staff. Support and upgrades are included in Gopher's affordable pricing structure. We recommend this solution to small and growing 3rd party recruiters seeking an affordable, reliable solution. > > Verdict: Rated **4.1/5** by 36 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.1/5** | 36 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: BlackDog Recruiting Software - **Location**: Crested Butte, US - **Founded**: 1980 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1,500.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Candidate Profiles - Candidate Tracking - Email Management - Interview Scheduling - Mobile Access - Recruiting Firms - Resume Parsing - Resume Storage ## Category - [Applicant Tracking Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/321/applicant-tracking-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Both candidates and HR get the email at the same time. > > **Cons**: Sometimes when we search applications or resumes it takes time to find the results and the exact key words don't match to resumes. AI has to work more. > > Very good experience till now doesn't give me any problems though\! Go for it if you are looking for hiring in large numbers. ----- ### "Best Recruiting Partner" — 5.0/5 > **Anna** | *27 September 2016* | Human Resources | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: -Customizable to your own personal business needs -Recruiting Software built by Recruiters, for Recruiters - so they understand our daily challenges, and think outside the box on how to solve them to get best function/and less time wasted -Best software for matching candidates to jobs (creating a pool of best possible) > > **Cons**: -Not a fan of folder 1 and folder 2 - I wish there was just a drop down of candidates/clients that I worked on that day, so I can select who I want to go back and view - quickly. If I click on a profile, and get a call, and by accident click the wrong way, I lose the person I was working on, and it becomes frustrating - as many times I can't recall who it was. I end up finding them, but the drop down with the file name would be cleaner and faster. It really would make life easier. > > As Gopher knows, I have worked with them to customize almost every field to better suite our business needs. I have used other recruiting software's, and although some have nice features, when it comes to matching candidates to our open jobs QUICKLY and recording important candidate/company information, none compare. Another cool thing about Gopher is that almost every field is searchable, which we use all the time. Gopher knows how to keep their best employees, as I can't imagine Sofia or Heather not being there. Those ladies are so knowledgeable and work great together at helping me with projects whenever I need it. They are open on training our team on new features, or even refresher courses when needed. And let's not forget Ken who knows how to get stuff done and quickly. He helped me with a few issues we had that involved our 3rd party IT company who was not very responsive in order to get our Gopher up and running onto our new PC's. Response time to questions or issues is very quick, which is a must. Overall, Gopher has been and is our most valuable business tool. ----- ### "Loving GO4-but overwhelmed with what I do not know after 30 years of using it" — 5.0/5 > **Penny** | *22 September 2016* | Program Development | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: its instinctual, customizable and has the long term goal of match and stability > > **Cons**: Me- as a user I just cannot remember all the features or in 30 years have ever used all the features.. There is nothing wrog with GO4 but if people do not use it all or use it right, then they simply blame the SW...DUMB > > The Sofia support is first rate- how do you ever keep her?? :-) Features and functionality- the 3 is because there are SOOOOOOOOO many that I just cannot learn them all and so I do not get the full benefit of GO4- I would love to talk with a local business owner that uses all of them in their business. I just do NOT understand why it has not done better in the US market, except that it is designed for the 'real' recruiter and todays recruiter is simply lazy, wants easy, pushes quantity not quality and starts a new search every time the same job reopens. DUMB\!\!\! BUT as long as they fall under HR its about numbers not match and HR destroys the point of relationship.. I cannot get a company to look at it and have no idea why. They end up buying something more expensive and less effective.. I suck at selling it and I am sorry for that. ----- ### "Good Recruiting Software that does the job" — 4.0/5 > **Clay** | *22 September 2016* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's relative simplicity yet powerful feature set. > > **Cons**: Some functions that I used were not included in later versions of the software > > I have been Gopher user for over 10 years. Prior to that I used PCHunter / MacHunter. This works very well but like all recruiting software you need to plan ahead of time and learn the functions to best utilize it. I have been very impressed with how responsive technical support is and generally there have been very few issues that have occurred that took two attempts to solve. Keep in mind that is over 4 different Windows operating systems from XP Pro to the current Windows 10 platform. I currently use a non cloud based version since I like to have access to my files and not worry about them being accessible without internet access. It is a very simple 4 computer setup and all data amongst our users stays up to date and coordinated. I see no reason to switch from Gopher. ----- ### "Great Recruiting Software" — 5.0/5 > **Jim** | *22 September 2016* | Human Resources | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The wealth of features available that one can use all of or part of, depending on need > > **Cons**: The resume parsing is a little cumbersome, requiring about 7 clicks to finally get a resume parsed. Some of the required clicks seem a little redundant. It would seem that that particular feature could be streamlined a bit. > > We have been on the Go4 platform for several years and, compared to others we used previously, it is, far and away, a superior product. There are so many features available and it allows each user to utilize the platform as they desire, using all the features or just some of them. Technical/customer support is excellent and very responsive and they keep the system updated and enhanced on an ongoing basis. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/2454/gopher-for-recruiters?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/2454/gopher-for-recruiters) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data