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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CareerBuilder.com

    Score4.2 out of 10
    N/ACareerBuilder headquartered in Chicago allows employers to post jobs and search resumes on their online job board and candidate database, available at careerbuilder.com. Paid plans support targeted candidate emails, high volume resume search, and AI-driven candidate - job matching.N/A

    Monster

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMonster in Weston offers their job board for finding the right candidates, boasting resume analysis and role fit scoring, available at Monster.com.N/A
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    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CareerBuilder.comMonster
    Considered Both Products
    CareerBuilder
    Chose CareerBuilder.com
    We were sold on CareerBuilder's "exclusive" contract with Google, and the ease of linking our website marketing to the platform. We googled our CareerBuilder job posting, to find them 5 pages deep. When we questioned these results with our account manager, he had no response. …
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    Chose CareerBuilder.com
    Careerbuilder comes in last place on my list with ZipRecruiter and Monster and LinkedIn in top place
    Incentivized
    Chose CareerBuilder.com
    CareerBuilder.com was one of the first employment advertising that our company has used and we have been using it for about 7 years. Since then, we have tried other employment advertising (Monster.com, Indeed.com, LinkedIn, RecruitMilitary, and ZipRecruiter) and we have …
    Incentivized
    Chose CareerBuilder.com
    CareerBuilder proved to have more candidates and an easier interface than Monster. However, Indeed has a much higher volume of candidates in their pool and LinkedIn provides many more search parameters and a better platform for reaching out directly to candidates.
    Incentivized
    Chose CareerBuilder.com
    CareerBuilder.com is a different animal than LinkedIn Jobs. LinkedIn pulls candidates who are passive, whereas CareerBuilder.com targets more active candidates in the market. LinkedIn has served as a much more viable resource for sourcing higher level candidates, who are not …
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    Monster
    Chose Monster
    I started using Monster.com in my initial days of recruiting and the UI of Monster.com is much interactive and user friendly. While using CareerBuilder.com I faced many issues while sorting profiles location-wise and keyword-wise so there is no comparison between Monster.com …
    Incentivized
    Chose Monster
    Monster rounds our our resources to be able to deliver quality candidates for internal and our govnerment clients needs! It's a great commpliment, each tool has it's advantage! Especially easy interface with our ATS and reporting capabilitles.
    Incentivized
    Chose Monster
    We have used Indeed.com and LinkedIn Jobs as well as Monster.com for posting open positions online. Monster.com was consistent in the quality of applicants that they delivered to us. The other online job boards are okay with the applicants they provide but we have found that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Monster
    The powerful feature that Monster has is its Boolean search, which is incredible. The resumes that pop up are the ones that are not able to be found on any other job boards. The Power Resume Search feature is the pro here. When it comes to Dice, the filters help us find the …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    23%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    8%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    38%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    38%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
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    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    3.7
    1 Ratings
    63% below category average
    Monster.com
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Passive Recruitment Advertising5.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising4.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools2.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    CareerBuilder.comMonster
    Small Businesses
    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Glassdoor
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Glassdoor
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Snagajob
    Score9 out of 10
    Snagajob
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CareerBuilder.comMonster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.4
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CareerBuilder.comMonster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CareerBuilder
    CareerBuilder.com is better suited for positions that have a rotating door of employees. These are the positions that you are constantly hiring for such as a CNA. CareerBuilder.com is less suited for hard to fill specialized roles. You tend to get more hits on people who are unqualified, than someone of actual interest.
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    Monster
    Monster.com has a very vast database, and there is always the possibility of getting the profile for a particular region or for a specific skill set. It is easier to fetch the profile from mid to senior-level roles and use search all over the world, which means global search is less appropriate because it is costly for a third party or a small company.
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    Pros
    CareerBuilder
    • In my opinion, take your money for nothing in return
    • In my opinion, over promise and under deliver
    • In my opinion, deceive customers
    • In my opinion, hold you to the terms of their contract, but will not take accountability for lack of results produced
    • In my opinion, poor customer service
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    Monster
    • Monster.com is the best to find the talented resources. For an instance a company is looking for a software engineer, Monster.com can access resumes qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
    • Monster.com has the best filter options that help employers to fetch the best resources.
    • Monster.com excels in offering user-friendly recruitment platform that fulfill to the needs of employers in attracting, screening, and hiring top talent.
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    Cons
    CareerBuilder
    • We did not see a large amount of applications in comparison to Indeed.
    • The applications did not turn in to actual employees. We were more often than not ghosted by the candidates, even though the team followed up with them in a timely manner.
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    Monster
    • It would be nice if Monster could autofill resumes from applicants from information they provide once.
    • Applicants complain about having to fill in all of the fields for their applications - even though they have submitted their resumes.
    • As an applicant, it would be nice to have greater transparency and updates for when a submitted application is shared, opened, or reviewed. Otherwise there can be a sense of being "ghosted" after having applied and not hearing back.
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    Usability
    CareerBuilder
    CareerBuilder.com is average in terms of overall usability. I am able to post my positions and figure the site out. However, finding out how many additional options you are is not something easily accessible. If you don't know where to look, you may not be able to find or know how many "boosts" you have to use for the month.
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    Monster
    With the use of Monster.com I can get my job done with the turn around time. The user interface is very good to use and anyone can use it at the first time. It has saved search features which is very useful for tracking. Mainly, it is useful for both job seekers as well as for the recruiters.
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    Support Rating
    CareerBuilder
    I have had a positive experience with CareerBuilder's support. When the platform has been updated throughout the years, CareerBuilder's account managers have always provided our team with helpful live tutorials and demonstrations to help familiarize our users with new and upcoming features, as well as older features that will no longer be offered. Support team makes themselves available on an ongoing basis.
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    Monster
    There are separate helplines for job seekers and employers. The response time is less compared to other customer support organizations that are out there. There are multiple offices in multiple locations so that it will improve the connectivity thereby helping the users in a better way possible. It provides a high standard of service and they also look into feedback seriously and work on it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CareerBuilder
    WizeHire is one of the most amazing systems I've ever seen. I've continued to share their information with many, and my hope is that they take the hiring world by storm! It's easy to use, they obtain great candidates and many. They're very responsive and always there to help. They care about their clients. I strongly recommend them.
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    Monster
    I selected Monster.com for the complete package and very useful database. Find monster.com very easy to use, track the activity of the recruiter as well as of the candidate. Checking inventory remaining is very easy to find in Monster.com. The is the best database to get the qualified candidates in short period.
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    Return on Investment
    CareerBuilder
    • I feel I literally gave away $5K to CareerBuilder.com with zero ROI.
    • In my opinion, CareerBuilder.com set me back financially because I had to pay another platform to do what CareerBuilder.com promised as I still needed to find qualified candidates for my clients.
    • I feel I wasted a lot of time, money, and energy with CareerBuilder.com
    • I feel CareerBuilder.com caused me and my staff months of mental frustration
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    Monster
    • Since we are able to close positions using Monster the reliability and trust factor has gone up with the clients that we deliver to.
    • The hiring for vacancies has increased substantially and this is a good thing for the business as a whole.
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