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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Indeed.com

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AIndeed is a job board and job search engine, available globally.

    $5

    per day/per posting

    LinkedIn Recruiter

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ALinkedIn Recruiter is a hiring platform for talent professionals that helps find, connect with, and manage the people you want to hire.N/A
    Pricing
    Indeed.comLinkedIn Recruiter
    Editions & Modules
    Sponsor Job Posting
    $5
    per day/per posting
    Indeed Resume Standard
    $100
    per recruiter/per month
    Indeed Resume Professional
    $250
    per recruiter/per month
    Job Posting
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Indeed.comLinkedIn Recruiter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Indeed.comLinkedIn Recruiter
    Considered Both Products
    Indeed
    Chose Indeed.com
    This is the best portal in terms of value for money and ease of use. All the above portals requires more time to get the resume but Indeed.com make the job much easier. This portals is specifically for the niche roles
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    LinkedIn
    Chose LinkedIn Recruiter
    LinkedIn Recruiter is better than Indeed when hiring high level professionals. It gives a lot more qualified candidates and more access to profiles. It allows you to seek out candidates, where Indeed does not unless you pay an extensive amount and even when you do, you are …
    Incentivized
    Chose LinkedIn Recruiter
    LinkedIn is the #1 source of profiles. It has the most, and a lot of other sourcing sites are based around the frameworks of LinkedIn, or bring you directly to their profiles.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    43 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Indeed.comLinkedIn Recruiter
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Indeed.com and LinkedIn Recruiter
    Feature
    Indeed.com
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    27% above category average
    LinkedIn Recruiter
    -
    Ratings
    Passive Recruitment Advertising8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.2 out of 10
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    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Indeed.comLinkedIn Recruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (46 ratings)
    8.5
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Indeed.comLinkedIn Recruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Indeed
    Well suited for searching the database for qualified resources, not well suited for those posting jobs. That is especially true if the job posted has a broader appeal, or applies to many job seekers, since it will attract hundreds that you will not have time to review. We have found that 1 in 20 are even qualified and have the basic requirements for what we post
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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
    Indeed
    • The best free job advertising platform out there that is easy to use and integrates with our ATS Greenhouse
    • ATS (Greenhouse) automatically posts every job to Indeed and requires zero effort
    • Formatting of the the jobs from my ATS look good when "pulled" over to Indeed
    • Able to integrate questions with rules that allow you to shortlist candidates in a more timely fashion
    • Sponsoring portal has change a couple times. I do not love the new format as of 5/2021 but it is not bad.
    • They allow you to use a credit card for sponsoring which linkedin will not
    • Sponsoring criteria is good and has many options
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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
    Indeed
    • Indeed.com tends to have a lot of fake listings or listings which overstate a role and that drives some users away from using the service.
    • Indeed.com's aesthetics are a bit dated so although the web sites functions are mature they also are a bit bland....if that matters to someone.
    • They seem to try and push the sponsor (cost to you) job lists a bit strong.
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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
    Indeed
    Indeed does its job best in job postings, Sourcing resumes, and internal communication where our personal details can't be enclosed. Various filters help us source the particular resume.
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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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    Support Rating
    Indeed
    I haven't had to use Customer Service much for Indeed.com but the few times I've had encounters they have been very nice and helpful. They ensure you are getting the most out of your money with the resources Indeed has to offer. You can speak to customer service over the phone or on a quick messenger setting on the website depending on what your style is or how easy you feel your question is.
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    LinkedIn
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Indeed
    We used and are still currently using other job boards. Some are free of charge, some are paid services. We do not want to stop using Indeed.com since it provides up with ability to post job postings for free. This is really appreciated. We do not want to disclose names of other services.
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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
    Indeed
    • Higher turnover in general for the positions we have hired for from Indeed which in some instances can hinder productivity. It is important to know that when using Indeed, you are getting volume/quantity and not necessarily top-performing employees.
    • It seems like the employees found on Indeed are constantly job hunting even when currently employed.
    • For our large-scale hiring, Indeed, all in all has had a positive impact as we are always able to fill the positions due to the large pool of resumes always on hand.
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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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