Google for Jobs

Score6 out of 10

16 Reviews and Ratings

What is Google for Jobs?

Google for Jobs is a free tool that enables businesses to post jobs on their job boards that will appear in Google searches. Google brings together job postings from across the web, whether they're on websites run by small businesses or job sites with thousands of listings. This helps job seekers find their next job directly in Search.

Categories & Use Cases

Job Board

Seth Lennon Weiner View profile

Program Officer (Interim) at Life Comes From It (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Posting positions, searching for candidates, connecting with applicants, and ultimately filling openings. This is a powerful tool for all of this and more. We are a dynamic and growing team and we have found great benefit in the simplicity and efficiency here! I have also used this tool with good results for my own personal search to find jobs.

Pros

Simple design.
Intuitive
Effective
Fast

Cons

Some attention is still needed to filter out results that are not relevant.
Some users may not understand how to differentiate from the main search tool.
Other more targeted tools may be needed in certain instances.

Most Important Features

Simplicity
Wide geographic and substantive breadth.
Intuitive for new users.

Return on Investment

Integration with Google profile.
Integration with G-Suite.
Massive pool of candidates for filling searches.
Quality placements.

Becky Abel View profile

Payroll in Finance and Accounting at Blazer Industries Inc. (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are able to post our new positions that become open for the company on the site. It has given us a broader scope of applicants that have been able to fit our needs, instead of the traditional job hunting sites that we have used in the past. The applicants have been better suited for our positions.

Pros

Great Details
Organized
Notifications

Cons

Too many emails.

Most Important Features

Top searching list
Clear
Consise

Return on Investment

More people are finding out about it
ROI

Alternatives Considered

Indeed Hiring Platform

Other Software Used

Indeed.com, Meta for Business (formerly Facebook for Business)

Verified User

Employee (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Google for Jobs is a good platform to search for open jobs and post jobs.

Pros

Help connect your job post to users.
Allows you to have a broader data base.
Keeps you up to date on what is moving in the staffing world.

Cons

Price could be cheaper.
Organization of information could be done more efficiently.

Most Important Features

Job Posting
Candidates responding to post

Return on Investment

It has allowed me to reach a broader audience.
It has made job posting easier.

Alternatives Considered

ZipRecruiter and Monster.com

Other Software Used

Monster.com, ZipRecruiter, Linkedin Recruiter

Verified User

Director in Social Media (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am always on the lookout for competitive jobs for myself and to see if I am paying my employees fairly. I like to use Google Jobs to see what other companies are paying their employees and their job descriptions to match.

Pros

Pulls from all job site sources.
Provides average for other similar jobs.
Displays an easy to read format.

Cons

Sometimes Google does not pull relevant searches. I might search "marketing" and a plumber comes up.
Google could use more filter categories like searching multiple cities or certain hours.
Google could make sure companies are filling out the compensation for the job instead of leaving it up in the air.

Most Important Features

The ability to search easily and filter down to the category of job.
Easy to apply button.

Return on Investment

Positive: given me a good feel for the market and compensation.
Negative: sometimes the compensation estimate is way off.

Alternatives Considered

LinkedIn Jobs

Other Software Used

Canva, Dentrix, Final Cut Pro X

Verified User

Former Employee in Engineering (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I think the largest problem with Google for Jobs is the disorganization of postings and lack of assistance the system provides on stale postings.

Pros

Easy access to job descriptions.
Has the info required.
Acceptable setup (provides recommendations on what fields to fill).

Cons

Reminding us when we don't remove old postings.
Posting rank algorithm
How jobs are organized

Most Important Features

Job tiles
Tags on each job
Job description field

Return on Investment

Greater access to candidates (found us from the web).
More company visibility.
Centralized place to place our job postings.

Alternatives Considered

LinkedIn Jobs, Indeed.com and Glassdoor.com

Other Software Used

Workday Student, LinkedIn Jobs, Indeed Hiring Platform