Likelihood to Recommend If I could give them a zero, I would. In my experience, CareerBuilder.com literally took thousands of my hard-earned dollars ($5K) for NOTHING in return! You would think that since CareerBuilder.com could literally see that it was not producing the results promised, it would have considered releasing me from the contract or lowering the cost, in my opinion, but CareerBuilder.com made sure they collected every penny from me with zero consideration for customer satisfaction and failed to deliver the applicants. That told me everything I needed to know about CareerBuilder.com and how they really feel about customers. In my opinion, CareerBuilder.com primary focus is to get customers on the hook with a contract to legally guarantee they receive their money from you, but they can care less about the results their platform produces or customer satisfaction, “they just want your money”! I firmly believe CareerBuilder.com knows that their product does not work, hence the reason for the 1 yr contract is to basically guarantee company revenue for an entire year.
Read full review Filling open positions, finding new gigs, and transitioning from one role to another are all excellent scenarios for utilizing this tool. For some very niche industries, it may be less effective. However, the ease of use and incredibly broad database make this an unparalleled tool, perhaps even essential in 2022 and for some time to come.
Read full review Pros 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 Read full review 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. Read full review Cons 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. Read full review 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. Read full review Support Rating 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.
Sean Pennel Senior Manager, Executive Search & Talent Acquisition
Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review I'd say Google for Jobs stacks up comparably with
Indeed or
Glassdoor but lags behind the functionality of LinkedIn. we use all of these, and find
Glassdoor to be the most traditional setup and easier to use whereas Google for Jobs can get a little trickier.
Read full review Return on Investment There was not a good ROI for the investment we spent with CareerBuilder. It cost us money that did not turn in to employees. We spent labor hours trying to get candidates who were ghosting us. So it ended up being a waste of time and manpower as well. Read full review More people are finding out about it ROI Read full review ScreenShots