CareerPlug vs. Indeed Hiring Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CareerPlug
Score 8.1 out of 10
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CareerPlug is a software company that helps companies across the U.S. and Canada to attract and hire the right people. Their hiring software works for non-HR people so every owner, operator, and hiring manager can make the right hires for their team. Headquartered in Austin, CareerPlug provides a playbook on How to Hire, making it easier to access best practices, and automating the process so users can focus on making the right hire.N/A
Indeed Hiring Platform
Score 6.8 out of 10
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A hiring platform that delivers the interviews needed to reach and understanding of job seekers with recruiting automation technology in one solution.N/A
Pricing
CareerPlugIndeed Hiring Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CareerPlugIndeed Hiring Platform
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSubscription-based pricing, contact Indeed
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CareerPlugIndeed Hiring Platform
Features
CareerPlugIndeed Hiring Platform
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
CareerPlug
8.1
Ratings
1% above category average
Indeed Hiring Platform
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Customized Application Form7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CareerPlugIndeed Hiring Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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7.2
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
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8.6
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Support Rating
-
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7.0
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Online Training
-
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8.2
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Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
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1.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CareerPlugIndeed Hiring Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
If you're looking to hire but don't want to have it be an all consuming portion of your job, CareerPlug is great! The automation behind it has been so helpful to us
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Indeed is perfect for a low recruiting budget. It was the only platform we had had for a very long time, and it served us well. We are a very large company with Sites all over the US and Canada, with each of our 31 offices having their own Indeed accounts, so sometimes it is hard to get my new recruiters set up with an account, as they think it is fraudulent, and I often have to get on the phone with them to verify the user as our Corporate office is in PA., but we are largely remote, so we have people from around the country.
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Pros
  • Posting jobs to multiple job boards
  • Sending candidate communications through the interviewing/hiring process
  • Saving and managing job templates
  • Customizing the interview/hiring process
  • Providing reporting and data
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  • The set-up of the event asks for important details to maximize the effectiveness of the event, but is also very simple.
  • The opportunity for you to create more personal connections with each candidate, while also providing a virtual hiring experience.
  • The actual hiring event platform that is utilized during the execution of the event is simple, user-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing.
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Cons
  • Voyager needs a better tracking of open requisitions
  • being able to track and pull reporting when applicants are unresponsive
  • better google calendar integration
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  • Although we have a sponsored jobs agreement, so candidates are directed to our website to apply, I have heard recruiters say the old view to where you can see the candidates that applied through Indeed is helpful.
  • Disabling job posting permissions from certain users would be helpful. Only admin should be able to post jobs (that aren't free). It would help better manage our invoicing and billing with Indeed.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Indeed is great because it seems like a lot of IT consultants and IT resources use it to find new opportunities. The platform is continuously innovating and the price can be reasonable if managed actively and properly when setting up the job posting. I don't give it a 10 because the method of promoting your posting and their cost per applicant value is NOT transparent at all. It is dynamic according to market conditions which we have to assume is in the favor of the company making money and NOT serving us as customers. But maybe we are being too cynical? We say this because their search feature to find our posting and our company information from the candidate's side is suprisingly not very good. Why does only exact match searches work vs returning posts or company information if the candidate does NOT have the exact matching words. That is not how most search tools/engines work. They return the most relevant first and everything else afterward, but Indeed does not seemingly do this from our experience. If we do not enter exact key word matching our job postings and company information is not returned from the candidate search perspective.
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Usability
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Overall usability is very good, for our company it's been helpful for us to be able to navigate a large applicant pool. We've also found the prompts and icons to be very intuitive and aesthetic. Issues have mostly been on the applicant end and the interview option, while helpful, has also had some minor usability issues in the past.
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Support Rating
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The support team at indeed is very responsive and does a great job of helping you with any problems or questions you may have. They are also very helpful with setting up a budget for your postings to help in getting more applicants for skilled or hard-to-fill positions. We have used many job applicant platforms and indeed is by far the best to work with.
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Online Training
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It showed us everything we needed
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Implementation Rating
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Integration was easy and painless. Really had no issues throughout the process, and Indeed did not offer us support options. Glad that the system is helpful since Indeed's customer service is not. I do wish they had better support options, even a phone number to call if we run into issues.
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Alternatives Considered
CareerPlug is cost efficient as compared to the other HR software. its easy to use and it can handle a lot more then other referred software.
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Over the years we have used many different companies. From Career Building, to glass door to Monster and google. All have been sucessful over time and then a new product and service comes and takes its place. Monster was the best company for a long period of time. Now Indeed is the leader in this type of service
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Return on Investment
  • Faster hiring process (from application to hire)
  • Overall increase in applicants
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  • My healthcare client had 55 RSVPs and 19 attendees which were well above their expectations for the event. I think this event significantly reduced the time to hire for those who attended the event.
  • My customer service client had to cancel their event, but for their next one, they are definitely hoping it will have a great ROI since they are able to hire a high volume for each role.
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ScreenShots

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