Connect6: Hover and Discover a Broken Tool

This product sucks.

Really.

Yes, I found a product that drives me crazy and wasted my time. It’s Connect6.

I get teased a lot because I always seem to like the products I review. The truth is, RecruitingTools.com usually reviews products that are recommended or from people that are very passionate about the recruiting and sourcing tools they’ve created. However, in this case, I was surprised. After being recommended by not one but two sourcing pros, I hated this.

What is Connect6?

Connect6 is another information aggregator, built to find public information about people that you want to connect with. Warm up a cold call; you know the schpeel.

How Connect6 Works

I don’t know because well, it didn’t work. The claim is that once you download the Connect6 Chrome extension, it will set up “beacons” AKA cute little 6s all over your screen. Then you hover over each and in the sidebar, you will get a list of personal details and links to connect.

I gave it a try. I got nothing.

I restarted Chrome. Nothing.

I restarted my Mac. Nothing.

I figured that it had to be operator error. When looking for a support number or email, you guessed it – I got nothing.

Now, I am completely aggravated. I went back to LinkedIn determined to get this thing to work. I was able to get a few profiles to respond. Ironically, the information that I got was a LinkedIn profile.

How helpful. A LinkedIn profile result when I’m already on LinkedIn.

Just to make sure that I was not going crazy, I watched the video again. I did exactly what the commentator did, but it just didn’t work.

How Much Does Connect6 Cost?

Single users can use Connect6 for free. Now, I love free recruiting software, however; sometimes you get what you pay for. In this case, nothing. Connect6 also offers a business package for $59 USD per month.  Not so obvious what you get with the business edition by searching their website, though, so put your credit cards away.

The Bottom Line.

Doing my due diligence, I looked up all of the possible information I could about Connect6. It seems that while in 2014 there was hype about Connect6 becoming the next Rapportive, all of a sudden it stopped. No one has posted on their Twitter feed, updated anything in ProductHunt or updated their website since 2014. It was like a haunted house of a tech company. 

Just like their search results.

By Jackye Clayton

Jackye is an acclaimed thought leader and inspirational speaker on recruiting and DEIB topics. She brings years of experience recruiting across a variety of industries including tech, HR, legal, and finance. In her role as VP of Talent Acquisition and DEIB, she leads all related work at Textio, provides critical expertise to customers, and serves as a leading voice in the products Textio creates for the broader ecosystem. Jackye has been named one of the 9 Powerful Women in Business You Should Know by SDHR Consulting, one of the 15 Women in HR Tech to Follow by VidCruiter, and is on the Top 100 list of Human Resources Influencers by Human Resource Executive Magazine.