Turn SmartRecruiters data into real hiring insights
SmartRecruiters helps you attract and hire great talent. Starred adds the missing layer of insight – Candidate Experience feedback and AI-powered analytics so you can make smarter, faster hiring decisions. Send automated, and customized surveys with a seamless integration with SmartRecruiters.
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"Before Starred, only 9% of our candidates filled out the survey. With Starred, we have up to 64% in some stages and the overall response rate is 36%. Switching to Starred helped us increase the response rate dramatically."
What Starred adds to your SmartRecruiters workflows
Our automated feedback software plugs right into your SmartRecruiters setup.
Get industry-leading insights with no manual labor.
How does the Starred x SmartRecruiters integration work?
SmartRecruiters keeps your hiring process running smoothly. Starred adds the analytics and AI-powered dashboards to make actionable changes. Add automated, stage-based surveys in minutes to get feedback directly from your SmartRecruiters workflows — no coding needed.
Capture feedback at every stage
iSmartRecruiters streamlines your hiring process, but doesn't show how candidates feel along the way. Starred adds tailored surveys at key points – rejections, withdrawals, offers and hires – giving you the missing feedback loop. Multilingual, branded and fully automated.
Compare your performance
Give context to your hiring data . Starred’s global benchmark database lets you compare your results against peers by industry, region, and company size, helping you understand where you are top-performer and where you can improve.
Seamless integration with SmartRecruiters
Starred connects directly to your SmartRecruiters workflows. Set it up in minutes, no developer needed. Trigger surveys automatically and enrich responses with your existing SmartRecruiters data for effortless segmentation. Our Customer Success team supports you at every step.
"Starred allowed us to tell a much larger story. A lot of what’s happening with candidates doesn’t always involve recruiters. With in-depth feedback from candidates, we were able to identify them and tell that story back to the business."
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the integration? We got you.
No. SmartRecruiters gives powerful tools to manage your hiring process, but it doesn’t include built-in Candidate Experience surveys. Starred fills that gap with automated, stage-specific feedback that connects directly to your SmartRecruiters setup.
The API integration is fully automated, Starred connects to SmartRecruiters with no development work required. Setup is quick, and our Customer Success team guides you through configuration and best practices to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Yes. Starred surveys see a 30-60% response rates, depending on the stage. This is thanks to our short, well-timed and branded survey invitations. That's 2-3x higher than generic survey tools.
Then it’s working.
Negative feedback isn’t a failure, it’s insight. It helps you uncover blind spots, protect your brand, and improve what matters. Starred makes feedback safe to explore and easy to act on. You’ll quickly see where improvements will have the biggest impact and in many cases, you’ll find bright spots to celebrate, too.
Plus, you’re giving candidates an outlet, one step before they decide to share their thoughts online and potentially damage your brand.
Connecting Starred to your ATS and setting up the right surveys takes just a few weeks of preparation. From there, you’ll start seeing patterns (what’s working, where candidates drop off, which recruiters get standout praise) almost immediately. Many companies report measurable improvements in candidate satisfaction within the first 90 days.
Starred is fully GDPR compliant and ISO-27001 certified. Data flows securely between iCIMS and Starred, ensuring candidate feedback is protected and compliant at every step of the process. Read more about how we process data here.
Still have questions?
Our Candidate Experience experts are ready to get them answered.