Indeed Resume is extremely well suited for my Pharmacy Technician positions. I receive a high number of applicants and many of them are qualified for my positions. All of the contact information is provided for me to reach out to the applicant to begin the interview process. Many of these interviews have resulted in hires.
VU
Verified User
Professional in Human Resources (1001-5000 employees)
I have used it primarily to look for automotive techs. It works well for locating and communicating with potential applicants. We have used it for other positions and had better results. Auto techs are hard to find. But it is a good resource.
Pros
Finds the profession you are looking for
Finds applicants in your immediate area
Shows you their resume
Cons
I would like to be able to delete some jobs we have listed
When advertising in other towns, people think the job is there, it's confusing to them
Not have to get a code to login everyday
Likelihood to Recommend
It helps find a lot of people for positions, the problem is people that don't show up for interviews and ghost you after. I think many people use it for reporting to unemployment, so they don't lose their benefits. We have definitely hired the majority of our people from Indeed Resume. I did use Iowa Workforce with NO results. Indeed Resume is much better!
We use Indeed Resume to help "Mine Resumes" for roles that require a higher level of skill set. Examples of these types of roles are Manager of certain departments, accountant, or Digital Media specialist. It can be hard to wait to candidates who are in these roles and who aren't looking so the Indeed Database makes it so that you can reach out to them and share the opportunity.
Pros
Helps determine job titles- if you search and what you have in your head is not coming up, you know you have the wrong job title
It helps recruit passive candidates
It allows you to organize your searches
Cons
I find it does not always recommend the best resumes to invite to the job we are recruiting for, based off the experience needed or job titles in the candidates resume
I don't like how invites don't roll over into a new month if you don't use all of them in a said period of time.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is good at finding passive candidates but I find it does not do a great job at increasing candidate engagement. I will reach out to candidates and they don't respond either way.
VU
Verified User
Professional in Human Resources (1001-5000 employees)
We have multiple professional Indeed Resume accounts within our organization. I currently have my own and am the administrator for the other accounts and for all of the Indeed products generally. It has allowed us access to candidates who are currently in the market for a new role and has given us an opportunity to reach people outside of our immediate geographic area.
Pros
It uses boolean search functionality, which allows me to target specific candidates
I like that it shows me how long it's been since someone has been active on Indeed
The messaging functionality to reach out to candidates and have them respond back to you is very user-friendly
Cons
I wish it would recommend resumes that are similar to those that I've reached out to.
Indeed recently changed the way the contact credits work and I wish they'd go back to how it was. It seems like they are continuing to remove features AND increase prices, which doesn't endear me to them at all.
Likelihood to Recommend
Indeed Resume has allowed us to search for candidates outside of our geographic area who may otherwise be unaware of our organization. It gives us search functionality to find candidates and message them and then get them in front of our hiring managers quickly.
VU
Verified User
Employee in Human Resources (5001-10,000 employees)
I use resume search to seek quality nurses that are actively looking for new position that are within specific areas around various facilities throughout Riverside Health System.
Pros
Large candidate data base
Largest feeder of applicants regardless of qualification
Cons
There is no way on Resume Projects to put a note on an interested candidate, this feature makes it hard for me to track everything in one place. Whereas Ziprecruiter has this feature and makes it easy for me to remember if I contacted a candidate or spoke with them after they express interest.
Likelihood to Recommend
n/a
VU
Verified User
Professional in Human Resources (5001-10,000 employees)
Indeed Resume is one easiest tools to edit and formulate your CV before applying to new jobs. An added advantage is that you can directly use the CV and apply for Indeed jobs. Moreover, it's free so you can either use it for personal use or within the organization. You will get all the needed expert guidance on building a perfect resume.
Pros
You get top expert guidance and tips for building up your existing resume.
Indeed Resume is linked to the Indeed job portal so you can directly upload your final resume to your profile and apply for jobs.
If you want to start your resume from scratch, you can pick up featured resume templates and start making changes to them.
Cons
Their promotional emails are so annoying. They catch up with the complete space of my inbox.
There are less advanced features in comparison to Naukri Resume Builder
Likelihood to Recommend
Indeed Resume works well for the candidates who are more active in the job search at Indeed Jobs Portal. Also, if you are setting up a new career in the industry then an Indeed Resume is a good option to start with. The overall experience is good, effective, and simple in comparison to other profile-building websites.
I use Indeed Resume to find qualified candidates for hard to fill roles and build a pipeline for future opportunities within our organization. Indeed Resume addresses when we have a problem finding qualified candidates because the network is very large and allows us to cast a wider net to find someone qualified.
Pros
Ease of contacting candidates.
Ability to see when prospective candidates were last active.
Communication between candidate and employer.
Cons
Ability to see contact information before the candidate responds.
Ability to see if a candidate has seen your message before responding.
Limiting boolean searches to find exactly what you need.
Likelihood to Recommend
Indeed Resume is the perfect sourcing tool for entry-level to manager-level candidates, I find it is way better than other sourcing tools for these levels of candidates in terms of finding qualified resumes and response rates. It is less appropriate for looking at a candidate's Senior Manager level on up due to the lack of qualified candidates in these categories.
VU
Verified User
Professional in Human Resources (1001-5000 employees)
We are able to use Indeed Resume within our organization to reach out to more qualified candidates when we have available positions. It helps us identify candidates that are most likely looking for something long term. When we see a candidate that we feel is qualified, we simply invite them to apply and move forward from there with a normal recruitment process.
Pros
Make qualified candidates available
Recommend those with appropriate/familiar experience
Provides a great amount of candidates to you to choose from
Cons
Providing candidates that would meet our qualifications (valid DL, willing to undergo pre-employment screenings, etc)
Once a candidate is taken out/rejected from the group - don't show the same resumes again
Possibly providing a better outline for them - some resumes seem very jumbled together at times when the candidate has built their resume through indeed itself
Likelihood to Recommend
Indeed Resume has been well suited in areas where there is not a lot of traction or candidates to apply.
It has been less appropriate in heavier areas where there are many more candidates available to apply on their own without the invite or having to search for their resume.
