Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

Score8 out of 10

171 Reviews and Ratings

What is Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)?

Indeed 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.

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Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Objective-based Campaigns feature.

Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Analytics & Recommendations feature.

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Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Objective-based Campaigns feature.

Employer Branding Tools
The ability to create an employer persona to better engage with candidates and applicants
Category average: 8.2
Passive Recruitment Advertising
The ability to post or promote recruitment efforts or specific jobs on social media or other sites
Category average: 7.1
Active Recruitment Advertising
The ability to promote jobs directly to candidates by email, text, or direct messages
Category average: 7.8

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs).

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Health Care and Social Assistance

14.7%

59 installations of 402

#2 most frequent

Manufacturing

11.7%

47 installations of 402

#3 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

11.4%

46 installations of 402

Verified User

Employee in Human Resources (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

Sourcing Candidates
Steady Candidate Pool
Knock Out Rounds

Cons

Not as much movement with harder to fill positions

Return on Investment

Increased applicant flow from 5 to 10
Easy use of disqualifying candidates
Great historical data to fall back on for repeat candidates

Alternatives Considered

ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn Jobs

Other Software Used

ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn Jobs, SeekOut

Jaya Kukreja View profile

Sourcing specialist in Human Resources at Moody's Corporation (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

It shows the relevant data.
A big database for recruiting with a wide range any skills.
The volume of active candidate seeking opportunity is huge

Cons

Data is less in comparison to other portals like Naukri and LinkedIn
The portal is user friendly however it still requires modification to facilitate a smooth hiring process.
It only captures the data for India region, if the data from other regions will get add then the demand for this tool will rise up exponentially

Return on Investment

The average time to hire candidate ranges between 45 to 60 days which is very positive aspects to meet the hiring needs timely.
The positive aspect of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) is that it has a database of Quality applicant across India region.
With the help of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs), we get to attract the relevant quality applicants

Alternatives Considered

Linkedin Recruiter and LinkedIn Jobs

Other Software Used

Linkedin Recruiter, Naukri.com, Monster.com

Erica Hjort-Tankersley

Recruiter in Human Resources at CRH Northwest (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As the company recruiter, I use Indeed to gather resumes for our assisted living and behavioral health communities. From the resumes gathered, I then offer initial interviews to candidates who fit our criteria. If a candidate seems to match our needs, then an in-person interview is scheduled.

Pros

Ease of advertising the job.
Acceptable budget range.
Notes on who has applied prior and an opportunity to provide notes on each candidate.

Cons

Id like to have a feature that shows me if I've sent a job invitation to a candidate prior.
Having a "red flag" feature to flag candidates that apply again who are not re-hireable within our company.

Return on Investment

Finding qualified applicants.
Being able to put specific shift availability per job.
Asking specific questions to weed out unqualified applicants.

Alternatives Considered

Monster.com

Other Software Used

Paylocity

Rachael Clark View profile

Recruiter in Human Resources at Bad Daddy's Burger Bar (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Indeed Sponsored Jobs for both our restaurant concepts, a QSR and full-service, to source candidates for both hourly and salary management positions for the individual locations as well as support center roles. The platform has provided us with the ability to integrate with our ATS, talentReef, and manage different campaigns at a support center level versus our store managers needing to navigate that process themselves.

Pros

Easy job templates and platform for creating posts.
Easily manage campaigns all in one spot.
Ability to review hiring insights for the area that we are recruiting in.

Cons

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.

Return on Investment

We have only indeed connected to our ATS for less than six months, so tracking true ROI on time to hire is hard to dive into.
The cost per hire has increased over the last couple of years due to how competitive it is for hourly employees across the industry.
The quality of applicants is about the same. We find that Indeed can provide quantity for hourly positions not necessarily quality and we continue to struggle with candidates not showing up for interviews.

Alternatives Considered

Glassdoor.com, Snagajob (Snag), ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn Jobs

Other Software Used

TalentReef

Lea Lucarelli View profile

District Manager in Sales at European Wax Center (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

Ease of sponsorship
Quality of applicants
Great response time

Cons

I wish I could sponsor jobs directly through the 3rd party platform we use

Return on Investment

None

Other Software Used

Hireology

StepStone

ZipRecruiter

CareerBuilder.com

LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

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