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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Outbrain

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOutbrain, headquartered in New York with offices globally, is an internationally known native advertising platform for curating and publishing content across a variety of channels and media spaces, containing editorial controls, analytics for judging impact, and related features.N/A
    Pricing
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Outbrain
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Outbrain
    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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    Considered Both Products
    Indeed
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    Outbrain
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    71 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    85 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Outbrain
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) and Outbrain
    Feature
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    7.4
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Outbrain
    -
    Ratings
    Passive Recruitment Advertising7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Glassdoor
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
    AdSense
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Outbrain
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (90 ratings)
    1.5
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (86 ratings)
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Outbrain
    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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    Outbrain
    If your client or organization is running a high volume awareness campaign, Outbrain would be a platform to diversify your mix with. Pretty low maintenance and easy to set up, you can get ads running in a few minutes. If your primary goal is conversions, there are probably better channels you can use where the targeting is a little more transparent and would likely see a higher avg conversion rate.
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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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    Outbrain
    • Website network: Outbrain provides high-quality websites in its network so that you can get a quality audience.
    • Affordable pricing: The CPC offered by Outbrain is relatively cheaper than other alternatives.
    • Content dashboard: The dashboard allows you to edit the content before publishing it on Outbrain's platform.
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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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    Outbrain
    • Customer Service - Speaking to a human is nearly impossible, there is no "chat" function, and no phone number immediately available. Ultimately, I've had to email a generic CS contact and wait several days before heading back.
    • High Number of Guidelines - The number of guidelines one must meet before using Outbrain is much higher than any other ad platform I've used. Most of them are highly specific and not necessarily items that a website would have out-of-the-box.
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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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    Outbrain
    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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    Outbrain
    The use case is very obvious, brand awareness and low cost conversions because of its reach in billions. The platform is easy to use, well sorted and defined with good click optimized algorithms and brands can use it without hesitation. If monitored well and optimized accordingly, this can prove to be one of the best advertising channels.
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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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    Outbrain
    We had an account manager assigned to us, but they really didn't offer too much help outside of the financial side of things. We used the self-serve platform with mild suggestions every few weeks from our reps amounting to "spend a bit more here."
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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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    Outbrain
    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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    Outbrain
    Here at AdRizer my personal ad sources primarily revolve around Google Ads & Outbrain. Taboola is extremely similar to Outbrain minus the fact that strategies are dictated on the account level unlike by campaign with Outbrain
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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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    Outbrain
    • None. My perspective is that further testing is needed as well as additional tracking capabilities applied to be able to assess value. However, it's a CPC model and relatively inexpensive in regards to additional reach, especially if it's packaged in with an Earned media push into the marketplace.
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