Google for Jobs vs. LinkedIn Recruiter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google for Jobs
Score 9.0 out of 10
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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.N/A
LinkedIn Recruiter
Score 8.4 out of 10
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LinkedIn Recruiter is a hiring platform for talent professionals that helps find, connect with, and manage the people you want to hire.N/A
Pricing
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Pricing Offerings
Google for JobsLinkedIn Recruiter
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Google for JobsLinkedIn Recruiter
Considered Both Products
Google for Jobs
Chose Google for Jobs
They all have their advantages and disadvantages. Google Jobs has a farther reach than other products because of the Google database. Almost everyone in the United States uses the Google platform on a daily basis, or at least weekly and it's the first place where anyone would …
LinkedIn Recruiter

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Medium-sized Companies
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User Ratings
Google for JobsLinkedIn Recruiter
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(5 ratings)
8.7
(25 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google for JobsLinkedIn Recruiter
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
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.
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LinkedIn
LinkedIn Recruiter is better suited in terms of the filters it provides to search for a pool of candidates. Features like past and current companies, past universities, or years of experience, AI Search, and AI message drafting do wonders in terms of recruitment. But some more filters can be added, which will help further in recruitment. For example, Boolean search in job titles, targeting specific keywords in recent experience, etc.
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Pros
Google
  • 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.
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LinkedIn
  • The scheduler is my most favorite part of Recruiter. Super easy and organized to use.
  • It also can integrate with my applicant tracking system when and if I hire from LinkedIn Recruiter.
  • The fact that you can see an applicants full profile gives more information than just a resume when selecting candidates to interview.
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Cons
Google
  • 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.
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LinkedIn
  • For some reason, whenever I click "View in Recruiter" it takes me to the project summary screen instead of that candidate's profile in Recruiter
  • It would be nice if candidates got automatically moved to the appropriate stage when an action is taken (ie "Contacted" after sending them a message)
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Usability
Google
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LinkedIn
This portals helps to source the profile directly from the LinkedIn where I don't need to check the resume and LinkedIn separately every time. LinkedIn Recruiter is the best platform for posting the job effortlessly. It requires only few details and we can get response quicker.
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Alternatives Considered
Google
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.
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LinkedIn
SeekOut has a diversity filter, which I like. They also list some candidates that are not on LinkedIn, but ultimately SeekOut routes me to LinkedIn. So technically SeekOut allows me to screen for filters that LinkedIn does not, but I actually end up using LinkedIn Recruiter to manage and communicate with the candidates.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • More people are finding out about it
  • ROI
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LinkedIn
  • It's a must have for reaching passive candidates.
  • Love being able to identify candidates we may need in the future and saving them in a project.
  • It's difficult to cut through the noise using Inmails since everyone is using the tool.
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