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    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIndeed 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

    Monster

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AMonster in Weston offers their job board for finding the right candidates, boasting resume analysis and role fit scoring, available at Monster.com.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    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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    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Monster
    Considered Both Products
    Indeed
    Chose Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    I've used Monster as it was linked to a product called Job Target, and I felt it was ok. It seemed larger and I didn't have the capability to input specific parameters for our jobs. It was more generalized and just didn't work as well for us.
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    Chose Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) excel in reaching to broad audience and cost-effective tool, it provides detailed analytics which includes metrics, views and clicks etc. Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) operates on pay-per- click model which is very good option to control the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    See explanation in previous comment box.
    Incentivized
    Chose Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Indeed is my primary recruiting tool. I will always consider using other resources, but the default is Indeed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Indeed performs significantly better than the other two boards from my experience in comparison to what you spend to get your jobs out there.
    Incentivized
    Chose Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Indeed is more helpful and the responses are better quality.
    Incentivized
    Chose Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    Indeed has more candidates and is better for hiring quickly and efficiently
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    Monster
    Chose Monster
    It is the least effective tool we use. It's steadily declined in relevance in the marketplace which means that not only do less candidates know about Monster, but also fewer employers known about the platform. I think Indeed has largely taken over Monster's position in the …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    71 Answers
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    85 Answers
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Monster
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) and Monster.com
    Feature
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    7.4
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Monster.com
    7.1
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Passive Recruitment Advertising7.35 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising7.35 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools7.75 Ratings6.94 Ratings
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    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Glassdoor
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Glassdoor
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Monster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (90 ratings)
    7.2
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (86 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Monster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Monster
    Monster.com has a very vast database, and there is always the possibility of getting the profile for a particular region or for a specific skill set. It is easier to fetch the profile from mid to senior-level roles and use search all over the world, which means global search is less appropriate because it is costly for a third party or a small company.
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    Pros
    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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    Monster
    • Monster.com is the best to find the talented resources. For an instance a company is looking for a software engineer, Monster.com can access resumes qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
    • Monster.com has the best filter options that help employers to fetch the best resources.
    • Monster.com excels in offering user-friendly recruitment platform that fulfill to the needs of employers in attracting, screening, and hiring top talent.
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    Cons
    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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    Monster
    • It would be nice if Monster could autofill resumes from applicants from information they provide once.
    • Applicants complain about having to fill in all of the fields for their applications - even though they have submitted their resumes.
    • As an applicant, it would be nice to have greater transparency and updates for when a submitted application is shared, opened, or reviewed. Otherwise there can be a sense of being "ghosted" after having applied and not hearing back.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Monster
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Monster
    With the use of Monster.com I can get my job done with the turn around time. The user interface is very good to use and anyone can use it at the first time. It has saved search features which is very useful for tracking. Mainly, it is useful for both job seekers as well as for the recruiters.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Monster
    There are separate helplines for job seekers and employers. The response time is less compared to other customer support organizations that are out there. There are multiple offices in multiple locations so that it will improve the connectivity thereby helping the users in a better way possible. It provides a high standard of service and they also look into feedback seriously and work on it.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Monster
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Monster
    I selected Monster.com for the complete package and very useful database. Find monster.com very easy to use, track the activity of the recruiter as well as of the candidate. Checking inventory remaining is very easy to find in Monster.com. The is the best database to get the qualified candidates in short period.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Monster
    • Since we are able to close positions using Monster the reliability and trust factor has gone up with the clients that we deliver to.
    • The hiring for vacancies has increased substantially and this is a good thing for the business as a whole.
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