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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LinkedIn Jobs

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ALinkedIn Jobs allows employers to post listings, and boasts personalized targeting, screening questions, and matching algorithms as well.N/A

    LiveJournal

    Score10 out of 10
    N/Ais a social network owned by SUP Media where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary - a wide variety of political pundits also use the service for political commentary.N/A
    Pricing
    LinkedIn JobsLiveJournal
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LinkedIn JobsLiveJournal
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    LinkedIn JobsLiveJournal
    Considered Both Products
    LinkedIn
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    LiveJournal
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    LinkedIn JobsLiveJournal
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of LinkedIn Jobs and LiveJournal
    Feature
    LinkedIn Jobs
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    32% above category average
    LiveJournal
    -
    Ratings
    Passive Recruitment Advertising6.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools9.32 Ratings00 Ratings
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    LinkedIn JobsLiveJournal
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    Indeed.com
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Glassdoor
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Blogger
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Quora Blogs / Spaces (discontinued)
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LinkedIn JobsLiveJournal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (30 ratings)
    3.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.2
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LinkedIn JobsLiveJournal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LinkedIn
    I can't think of any reason why anybody looking for a job opportunity would not be involved with LinkedIn Jobs. It's one of the more active social media job sites and if you are active on LinkedIn (which you should be) you have a great opportunity to show your achievements and talent to job posters. The "Easy Apply" link, although great for companies hiring large groups of people may not be for somebody who is looking for a specialized role as that would take a more personal approach.
    Incentivized
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    LiveJournal
    I feel it's better for personal blogging than for business.
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    Pros
    LinkedIn
    • The job offers board is one of the things that stands out most positively on LinkedIn Jobs, since I can know all the job offers that are open for all sectors of my company and I can also see the candidates that are in each offer of employment.
    • Interview scheduling is one of the best features of LinkedIn Jobs. It allows you to schedule exact time and exact day for face-to-face meetings in order to carry out a more consolidated interview, in addition, it sends notifications to the candidate so that they can appear for the interview at the right time.
    • I can have access to the CV of each candidate. LinkedIn Jobs offers me a very detailed CV of each of the candidates and this allows me to quickly know the qualities that each candidate has.
    • I can handle job applications much better. It was a very tedious job when we did this manually and we did a lot of paperwork to organize the received requests. LinkedIn Jobs has made that manual work is avoided, thanks to the automated system to organize the requests.
    Incentivized
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    LiveJournal
    • The friends list feature aggregates content posted by the users and communities you follow, so you don't have to visit each individual journal.
    • The privacy settings are easy to use and understand. Posts can be set as public, friends-only, private, or you can create a custom privacy filter that enables access only by certain users you have approved.
    • LiveJournal offers a wide variety of journal styles and customization options, with the most options available to paid subscribers.
    • Communities enable users to make online friends and connections who share similar interests. Users may comment on posts and initiate conversations with original authors and other commenters.
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    Cons
    LinkedIn
    • We have found to get the reach that we want, LinkedIn Jobs has been an expensive endeavor. The free postings do not get very far on LinkedIn Jobs.
    • For Large scale hired, LinkedIn Jobs is not beneficial at all. It does not do a good job at keeping a large influx of candidates coming through.
    • Some of the candidates end up being in other locations and therefore some have been unwilling to relocate or to fulfill job descriptions. In some ways, the wide reach works to a disadvantage when reaching candidates that do not even realize where the position is located. LinkedIn Jobs needs to do a better job with location based searches.
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    LiveJournal
    • LiveJournal is a bit clunky. Posting is easy, but formatting a post can be a bit difficult, especially if the user doesn't have much HTML expertise.
    • The search function is practically unusable. When searching for a community to join or check out, it is difficult to wade through the list of results. Often times, the results that come back are not related to the topic a user is searching for.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LinkedIn
    Asking price really versus quality. Not a bad thing, but budget can be a problem.
    Incentivized
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    LiveJournal
    As long as I have friends using it, I will use it. But I can't predict how long that will be the case.
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    Usability
    LinkedIn
    Overall the LinkedIn Jobs are very very useful product for job seeking candidates, posting their requirements, posting the advertisement, communicating the job looking candidates and finding the good companies job vacancies so mostly the LinkedIn Jobs are very genuine useful for employees. It used for our knowledge, company growth and carrier improvement also.
    Incentivized
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    LiveJournal
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    LinkedIn
    There are many complaints that there is no way to contact their support. There is no phone number, nor chat and people aren't receiving responses on social media. I have used "Feedback" to report on the job description page the flaw in incorrect locations.
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    LiveJournal
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    LinkedIn
    LinkedIn has better integration with its existing social media platform, allowing for the recruiter to accurately view a client's history. Furthermore, it shows reviews and work done by the potential recruit. In contrast, ZipRecruiter does not show as much insight into a client which can lead to time wasted with phone calls and other communication.
    Incentivized
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    LiveJournal
    LiveJournal does not hold a candle to any of these alternatives in my opinion. The above options allow for more flexibility with their free suites, and provide more professional results with less work. We actually do not use the LiveJournal much anymore because these other alternatives work far better. We used it only as an additive to what the other products bring us
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    Return on Investment
    LinkedIn
    • Able to reach and tap a more diverse talent pool directly
    • Makes it easy for candidates to apply with just one click rather than filling long forms which is a big deterrent for passive job seekers
    • Makes the hiring process more efficient as candidates not matching the pre defined criteria get rejected automatically
    Incentivized
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    LiveJournal
    • I do not use this for business purposes anymore, as mentioned.
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