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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

    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIndeed Sponsored Jobs allows employers to sponsor their job postings for increased visibility. Sponsoring a post also allows employers to view resumes of candidates who might be a fit and send them invitations to apply for open roles.N/A
    Pricing
    CareerBuilder.comIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CareerBuilder.comIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOnly pay for applications that meet your must-have/deal-breaker requirements.
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    Community Pulse
    CareerBuilder.comIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Considered Both Products
    CareerBuilder
    No answer on this topic
    Indeed
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    23%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    84 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    8%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    70 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    38%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    38%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    Features
    CareerBuilder.comIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of CareerBuilder.com and Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    3.7
    1 Ratings
    63% below category average
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    7.4
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Passive Recruitment Advertising5.01 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising4.01 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools2.01 Ratings7.75 Ratings
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    CareerBuilder.comIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    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.comIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.7
    (91 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.8
    (86 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CareerBuilder.comIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Indeed
    Using indeed for ongoing job needs is great as the job ad will be there for an extended period of time. The use of Indeed for a quick need-to-hire tomorrow situation has been tough. I have found that it may take a few days to gather good applications.
    Incentivized
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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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    Indeed
    • Immediate response, that's what I need. I post the job, there is no waiting one day or two hours to respond to the candidates.
    • Gives me better visibility, better ability to choose different candidates, I've tried sponsored jobs with deal-breakers and non-deal-breakers. Sometimes is best not to have a deal-breaker for certain jobs because I might pass on a candidate I wouldn't have thought to maybe take a look at.
    • I've also used the instant match, I'm starting to get better at qualifying those candidates and I had a few applicants from that.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Indeed
    • The biggest area for improvement that I see is the automatic job collapsing for posts that are coming from the same company, same title but different locations. A lot of our locations are hiring hourly team members and are within 10-15 miles of each other. This issue significantly reduces the number of applicants that we see and makes our lives as recruiters more difficult when we need to try and manage 75 locations across both concepts that are potentially hiring for 2-3 positions at a time.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Indeed
    I use Indeed Sponsored Jobs pretty much on a daily basis. As a recruiter this would be the first thing, I renew to help me succeed in my role as a staff recruiter.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Indeed
    They continue to improve their platform. Although sometimes adding more functions can decrease usability, Indeed is very good at adding definitions and information in a very user-friendly way. You are truly able to customize your service and job ads in a way that benefits you and your company. You also have complete control over your ad and your budget
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Indeed
    Our Indeed support team far exceeds the support I've received from any other recruitment platform. We have a dedicated account executive AND a client support specialist, both of whom go out of their way to assist with everything from making our job ads more effective to make the billing process more transparent. They are a rock star team that truly takes the stress out of recruiting!
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Indeed
    While I was not there at this company, since I joined we have had to revise some things. They have been great!
    Incentivized
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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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    Indeed
    Handshake is mainly for the college-age group. We have listed some of our jobs on here before, but never had a good turnout of applicants. We tried ZipRecruiter, but it was easier to manage all of our jobs if they were listed on one site. We would also sometimes have people apply on both our ZipRecruiter listing and our Indeed listing.
    Incentivized
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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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    Indeed
    • Applicant quality varies depending on the position, sometimes we get really good ones and bad ones so it's positive and negative at times.
    • Positive impact with being cost effective. I don't feel we pay too much for what we need, but it's not "cheap" by any means either.
    Incentivized
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