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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CareerBuilder.com

    Score5.7 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

    Constant Contact

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AConstant Contact is a full-featured email marketing solution with capabilities such as social media integration, drag-and-drop editing, and real-time reporting. It is a bulk email tool designed for SMB customers. Since 2019, Constant Contact also offers marketing automation features, a website and landing page builder, and other tools to support midsize businesses.

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    CareerBuilder.comConstant Contact
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    Starting at $12.00
    per month
    Standard
    Starting at $35.00
    per month
    Premium
    Starting at $80.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CareerBuilder.comConstant Contact
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The SMS Marketing tool can be added to any Standard or Premium Constant Contact account. SMS is only available in the US for Standard and Premium paid plans. SMS can be added when logged in to an account after purchase. Plans start at $10/month for up to 500 messages.
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    Community Pulse
    CareerBuilder.comConstant Contact
    Considered Both Products
    CareerBuilder
    No answer on this topic
    Constant Contact
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    29%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    85%
    Would buy again
    61 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    15%
    Delivers good value for the price
    2 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    43%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    43%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    CareerBuilder.comConstant Contact
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of CareerBuilder.com and Constant Contact
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    3.7
    1 Ratings
    51% below category average
    Constant Contact
    -
    Ratings
    Passive Recruitment Advertising5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of CareerBuilder.com and Constant Contact
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    Constant Contact
    9.0
    120 Ratings
    11% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.7102 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings9.7104 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.582 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings9.378 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.473 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.686 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.9116 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings9.3118 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.062 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of CareerBuilder.com and Constant Contact
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    Constant Contact
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.488 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.8115 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.558 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of CareerBuilder.com and Constant Contact
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    -
    Ratings
    Constant Contact
    8.4
    69 Ratings
    3% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings8.231 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings7.934 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings8.932 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings8.635 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings9.856 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.968 Ratings
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    CareerBuilder.comConstant Contact
    Small Businesses
    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Glassdoor
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CareerBuilder.comConstant Contact
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.8
    (135 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CareerBuilder.comConstant Contact
    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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    Constant Contact
    Constant Contact is an excellent tool for sending out flyers and newsletters. However, I feel the content's appearance is typically all the same. When I receive an email from Constant Contact, I can immediately identify it - the templates usually all look the same. When sending out communications with images, it is easy to use Constant Contact and link webpages. However, the email layout is always vertical and can get very lengthy. I prefer a more flip-book approach with options to flip the page.
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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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    Constant Contact
    • Market segmentation is great: my main segmentation is by region because that's how our sales team is divided.
    • Lists: making customized email lists is easy and intuitive; the custom fields allow some flexibility in case our fields don't exactly line up with Constant Contact's.
    • Campaigns: creating campaigns is quick and simple. I especially appreciate the 'resend to non-openers' option. I am constantly using this feature.
    • Subject line generator: I like using the recommended subject lines. I'm able to plug in their recommended ideas, or sometimes, this feature helps me generate my own ideas.
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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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    Constant Contact
    • It would be nice if we had more customizable options for emails - like moving around pictures and text boxes, rather than a set spot for everything to go.
    • I would like it if multiple people could work on a document at one time. So if I'm in charge of graphics, I can get those updated while someone else is entering content, etc.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Constant Contact
    There is no doubt that we are going to renew Constant Contact. We have not just invested a lot of time in learning and creating a great looking product but we have developed a strong database of information that allows us to track how we are doing for each newsletter. This supports our goals of creating products that residents desire and are excited to receive.
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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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    Constant Contact
    There is always room for improvement. I don't know how they test their systems, but they should invite not-so computer savvy people to test it. If I, as an expert have problems, they need to think like the technophobe. Since I've used Constant Contact in the past as part of my former employment, I have not viewed any of the tutorials and just jumped in to work on my client's newsletter. With that said, I found some areas easy and some a bit cumbersome
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    Reliability and Availability
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Constant Contact
    No major problems in sending out the email campaigns and accessing the analytics
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    Performance
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Constant Contact
    The system seemed quite slow sometimes. Specifically, there was sometimes a delay in sends if it was during a high traffic period. There were time-outs when uploading new code for an email, and a lag in reporting analytics which was sometimes as long as 72 hours
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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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    Constant Contact
    I think the overall support for Constant Contact has always been incredible; I have nothing negative to say. Our customer support representative was attentive, easy to understand, and very knowledgeable. I never felt like I wasn't a priority of his and my issues, while very small, were fixed in a very short time frame.
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    Implementation Rating
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Constant Contact
    Implementation is very easy for someone who wants to send out the “batch and blast” type newsletters. If you want to use their templates with no customizations, the product works fine. However, the more customizations you get into involving link color, etc, that’s where things can get tricky for someone who may not be familiar with coding
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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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    Constant Contact
    Constant Contact is much more intuitive for people who are not tech-savvy. Also, while sendgrid offered more options in it's drag and drop interface, it displayed differently across different email clients, which made it very cumbersome to use. It also took much longer to upload contact lists and it was harder to manage existing contacts. Performance in sendgrid was much slower as well, and the Preview feature was quite buggy. Our team initially chose sendgrid because of the integration options that it's API offered, but we ultimately switched to Constant Contact because it was much easier to build campaigns and better suited our requirements.
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    Scalability
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Constant Contact
    Very reliable in sending email campaigns and controlling the recipients so that no contact is sent the same email more than once, even if they are on a resent list
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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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    Constant Contact
    • I have had nothing but positive impacts from using Constant Contact.
    • The church is large, and there are many subgroups and axillary groups within the church. Setting up specific groups based on responsibility, interest, member goals, and service needs allows me to send information quickly, saving valuable time for other tasks.
    • Constant Contact allows leadership to stay personally engaged with the members I work with, without over-taxing my time. It feels so seamless.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Constant Contact Screenshots

    Screenshot of the AI Content Generator that can be used to create content for emails, social posts, or SMS.Screenshot of an example automation workflow. These help to ensure a business's marketing is always on.Screenshot of some of the available pre-built email templates, that can be edited with the included drag-and-drop email editor.Screenshot of the Social Posting tool, used to plan and post social media messaging across platforms.Screenshot of the SMS Marketing feature.Screenshot of some of Constant Contact's available integrations.