Hired vs. Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hired
Score 5.9 out of 10
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Hired is a job search marketplace from the company of the same name in San Francisco, focusing on technical and engineering jobs and boasting a high quality, curated, talent pool. Hired was acquired by Vettery in November 2020, and the Vettery brand was subsequently merged into Hired.N/A
Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Score 7.8 out of 10
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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.N/A
Pricing
HiredIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HiredIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOnly pay for applications that meet your must-have/deal-breaker requirements.
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
HiredIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Recruitment Marketing
Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Hired
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Ratings
Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
7.3
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Passive Recruitment Advertising00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
Active Recruitment Advertising00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
Employer Branding Tools00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
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User Ratings
HiredIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(2 ratings)
7.5
(91 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(5 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(1 ratings)
7.9
(86 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
HiredIndeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Likelihood to Recommend
Hired
Vettery is appropriate for a scaling business. Our company experienced tremendous growth and so it's truly helpful to have a tool fill in the gaps of a Talent Acquisition pipeline. Not every candidate is going to get hired, but that's okay. You find diamonds in the rough and you get a sense of what talent is out there to compare.
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Indeed
Using indeed for ongoing job needs is great as the job ad will be there for an extended period of time. The use of Indeed for a quick need-to-hire tomorrow situation has been tough. I have found that it may take a few days to gather good applications.
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Pros
Hired
  • Simple, clean UI.
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Indeed
  • Immediate response, that's what I need. I post the job, there is no waiting one day or two hours to respond to the candidates.
  • Gives me better visibility, better ability to choose different candidates, I've tried sponsored jobs with deal-breakers and non-deal-breakers. Sometimes is best not to have a deal-breaker for certain jobs because I might pass on a candidate I wouldn't have thought to maybe take a look at.
  • I've also used the instant match, I'm starting to get better at qualifying those candidates and I had a few applicants from that.
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Cons
Hired
  • Their 'Connie' tool can be a bit invasive. Sometimes Recruiters go at a really fast pace and don't always use the Vettery email to ensure candidates are scheduled but the Connie tool will message you asking you to set up meetings even after they're on the calendar.
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Indeed
  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
Hired
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Indeed
I use Indeed Sponsored Jobs pretty much on a daily basis. As a recruiter this would be the first thing, I renew to help me succeed in my role as a staff recruiter.
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Usability
Hired
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Indeed
They continue to improve their platform. Although sometimes adding more functions can decrease usability, Indeed is very good at adding definitions and information in a very user-friendly way. You are truly able to customize your service and job ads in a way that benefits you and your company. You also have complete control over your ad and your budget
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Support Rating
Hired
Good support from an account manager whose only job is to give you interviewing incentives but then not follow through on them.
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Indeed
Our Indeed support team far exceeds the support I've received from any other recruitment platform. We have a dedicated account executive AND a client support specialist, both of whom go out of their way to assist with everything from making our job ads more effective to make the billing process more transparent. They are a rock star team that truly takes the stress out of recruiting!
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Implementation Rating
Hired
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Indeed
While I was not there at this company, since I joined we have had to revise some things. They have been great!
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Alternatives Considered
Hired
Vettery has a selection of Sales and Finance candidates which is invaluable to our business. Hired mainly focuses on technical candidates, and while it's helpful, it's more pricey. For a company growing like ours, every penny counts, which means Vettery is the preferred tool in our organization to ensure we have a full top-of-funnel for Recruiting.
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Indeed
Handshake is mainly for the college-age group. We have listed some of our jobs on here before, but never had a good turnout of applicants. We tried ZipRecruiter, but it was easier to manage all of our jobs if they were listed on one site. We would also sometimes have people apply on both our ZipRecruiter listing and our Indeed listing.
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Return on Investment
Hired
  • High investment of time for very little return.
  • No candidates interview (over 20) were hired by our firm.
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Indeed
  • Applicant quality varies depending on the position, sometimes we get really good ones and bad ones so it's positive and negative at times.
  • Positive impact with being cost effective. I don't feel we pay too much for what we need, but it's not "cheap" by any means either.
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ScreenShots

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Screenshots

Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Objective-based Campaigns feature.Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Trusted Media Network selection feature.Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Analytics & Recommendations feature.