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Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Formerly Indeed Advertising

Overview

What is Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)?

Indeed 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.

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Recent Reviews

Indeed Recommendation

10 out of 10
October 20, 2022
Incentivized
Indeed is the #1 place that people go to when looking for a new position. We found that when we did not have our sponsored ads running, …
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How Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Differs From Its Competitors

Time to Hire

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) previously cost our company thousands of dollars a month. Now using the free job posting options offered on Indeed and by integrating our own Applicant Tracking System (Paylocity) we receive more qualified candidates, save time with automated processes throughout the …
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Managed Account

Previously our business logged in and used Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) all on our own. However, after integrating our own Applicant Tracking System, at any point that we want to create a sponsored ad we must reach out to an Indeed representative to do so. It was significantly easier to preform …
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Indeed Platform Solution

I used our own Applicant Tracking system to incorporate the free version of Indeed Ads into our business rather the Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs). Ultimately, we decided to stick with the free version as incredibly we have received a higher quality of candidates and made very good hires. Using …
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Time to Hire

1)It helps in filling the position faster.
2)It increases the visibility to Higher audience which results in receiving more applicants in short period of time.
3)It is time saving activity, it reduces time in identifying suitable candidate to fill the position.
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Managed Account

I prefer to login and use Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) by myself as I believe to close any position you should understand the job description first and then by checking the criteria such as skills, location , experience ensures that it reaches to relevant applicants
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Use Case

Middle Management Highly Educated Professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers, PhDs) General Mid-Career General Entry-Level
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Time to Hire

Other platforms tend to recycles the same candidates over and over again. Indeed Ads provides new candidates almost daily. My time to fill has gone from maybe 60 days to around 45. Indeed Ads allows that cycle to continue without much downtown. It’s absolutely improved my recruiting numbers and …
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Managed Account

I prefer to log in and use Indeed Ads myself. I can easily move through each candidate and make a decision quickly on if they are qualified or not. I can then get an email out to each candidate within minutes. There’s no need for a middle man when AI is pushing the candidates right to my fingertips.
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Indeed Platform Solution

My company hires for an incredible amount of positions and we needed a platform that catered to each and every one of those positions. Because Indeed is so well known , it did just that. Every recruiter is able to get results from using Sponsored Ads. Some positions are harder to fill than others …
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Use Case

Senior Management Middle Management STEM Professionals General Mid-Career General Entry-Level Hourly
We use sponsored jobs to advertise a subset of the openings at our company. The roles vary widely, but include entry-level roles, roles that require a license and leadership roles (manager and …
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Positions Recruited

STEM Professionals (e.g., engineers, data scientists, product managers, developers, etc.) General Mid-Career General Entry-Level Hourly Contractors
It will totally vary based on the position. We use Indeed for our independent contractor driving jobs more than anything. They work as much or as …
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Candidate Quality

Director of Nursing, Operations Directors, Administrators/Executive Directors, Clinical supervisors, care staff, and Medication Technicians. I have found that our qualified administrator/director staff have been found on Indeed. Positions that require more education seem to gather more …
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Candidate Quality

We have found the most success in hourly employees, so Servers, Hosts, and Bartenders. Back-of-house positions are more of a struggle to get applications and than to find applicants with previous experience. These positions would include line cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers, cashiers, or team …
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Candidate Quality

We have found quality candidates for several of our sports coaching positions. Whether that be basketball, soccer, track, etc. we were able to gain more applicants than a regular Indeed post. Differently, we are able to find candidates for our more "high level" positions like operations …
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Candidate Quality

We have used Indeed Sponsored Jobs at all levels of the organization.
We were able to find our most recent warehouse manager through Indeed. Previous hires had been conducted through a headhunter at a considerable cost. While a headhunter is likely to be better suited to tap into the passive job …
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Candidate Quality

We run a lot of retail positions, Indeed helps us find what we need in various cities across the country. At times, when we post our corporate jobs, they do equally as well or better as they are in more professional positions.
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Candidate Quality

- Creative agency roles such as graphic designers, creative traffic managers, and account coordinators.
- Manufacturing industry roles such as production workers, service technicians, and office managers.
- Investment banking roles such as mergers & acquisitions advisory firm analysts.
- Business …
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Candidate Quality

We hire bachelor's in psychology, communication disorders, speech pathologist, education, social work, sociology, and counseling.
I had a few instances where I'm logged in and a resume comes in, I call the candidate immediately, the candidate tells me that they found another position with another …
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Candidate Quality

Always Hourly positions are an easy fill with Indeed Sponsored Jobs. But finding many hard-to-fill Salaried positions also get filled by Indeed Sponsored Jobs.
Yes, when in need of hiring over 100 entry-level positions, I've found that only needing one posting can result in over 500 applicants just …
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Candidate Quality

Pest Control Technician, Customer Service Representative, Commercial/Residential Sales Rep, Billing & Collection Specialist, Wildlife Pest Control Technician.
I appreciate the ability to add details/questions to my postings to get up-front details about availability and experience.
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Candidate Quality

Medical Receptionist, Medical Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, healthcare IT, Credentialing Specialist, Medical Records, Insurance Authorization/Referrals, and Healthcare Administrative Support.
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Candidate Quality

In the past, we have hired for roles such as LNHA, DON, RN, LPN, STNA, Maintenance Tech, Dietary Aide, Housekeeping, and Cooks.
The Indeed team is great at working with you to help you revise your job listings to appeal to job seekers.
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Candidate Quality

All of our job listings are for direct care positions in residences that are 24/7 - we have found several candidates who have made it through to the offer stage. In today's job market and especially for the positions we have open, that is a huge help.
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Popular Features

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  • Employer Branding Tools (5)
    7.6
    76%
  • Passive Recruitment Advertising (5)
    7.2
    72%
  • Active Recruitment Advertising (5)
    7.2
    72%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Consumer Services Company, 11-50 employees
Jaya Kukreja | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jaya Kukreja
Sourcing specialist
Moody's Corporation (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees)
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Pricing

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Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

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What is Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)?

Indeed 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.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

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Key features for actively applying a marketing approach to recruiting

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Product Details

What is Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)?

Indeed Ads helps employers reach more of the right talent, make informed hiring decisions, and ultimately hit recruiting targets, while making suggestions on where to optimize for best results. The solution helps employers work back from their recruitment goals and optimize hiring campaigns around the objectives most important to their business.

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Features

  • Supported: Objective-based Campaigns
  • Supported: Trusted Media Network
  • Supported: Analytics & Recommendations

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Screenshots

Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Objective-based Campaigns feature.Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Trusted Media Network selection feature.Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Analytics & Recommendations feature.

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Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesArgentina, Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Richa, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam

Frequently Asked Questions

Indeed 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.

LinkedIn Talent Solutions, ZipRecruiter, and CareerBuilder.com are common alternatives for Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs).

Reviewers rate Employer Branding Tools highest, with a score of 7.6.

The most common users of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

(167)

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(1-4 of 4)
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April 02, 2024

In my experience, pay more for less

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Consumer Services Company, 11-50 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Case
  • General Entry-Level
  • Hourly
  • Contractors
Our business used Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) in effort to aid us in recruiting staff for our field labor force. As a company, we were looking to increase reach and thus increase quality of candidates by adverstising our available jobs on Indeed. Our organization looked to hire both crew members and foremen for various trade/skilled labor positions.
Pros and Cons
  • ease of the algorithm
  • ease of job creation
  • pricing
  • ability to automate process
Likelihood to Recommend
If an individual or business does not possess a human resource management, human resources information system, or other system that can be used as an applicant tracking system to control and automate the process, I would highly recommend getting one prior to using Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) due to the increased ease caused by both systems working in conjunction with one another.
Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Feature Ratings
Job Board (9)
46.66666666666667%
4.7
Applicant Screening
10%
1.0
ATS Integration
90%
9.0
Analytics Reporting
20%
2.0
Campaign Optimization
60%
6.0
Candidate Communication
70%
7.0
Candidate Management
60%
6.0
On-Site Promotion Strategies
40%
4.0
Resume Database Search
30%
3.0
Team Collaboration
40%
4.0
Recruitment Marketing (3)
43.33333333333333%
4.3
Passive Recruitment Advertising
30%
3.0
Active Recruitment Advertising
40%
4.0
Employer Branding Tools
60%
6.0
Return on Investment
  • negative roi
  • pay by click or by applicant, either way it is too expensive.
Time to Hire
Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) previously cost our company thousands of dollars a month. Now using the free job posting options offered on Indeed and by integrating our own Applicant Tracking System (Paylocity) we receive more qualified candidates, save time with automated processes throughout the candidate selection process, and are able to run analytics and track historical data with ease.
Managed Account
Previously our business logged in and used Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) all on our own. However, after integrating our own Applicant Tracking System, at any point that we want to create a sponsored ad we must reach out to an Indeed representative to do so. It was significantly easier to preform this function ourselves.
Indeed Platform Solution
I used our own Applicant Tracking system to incorporate the free version of Indeed Ads into our business rather the Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs). Ultimately, we decided to stick with the free version as incredibly we have received a higher quality of candidates and made very good hires. Using Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) is a last resort.
Alternatives Considered
We currently use ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn Jobs, and the free job ad services on Indeed. We do this do to the expense of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) and the low return on investment. We have seen significant improvements by learning how the algorithm places job ads without cost and using our own applicant tracking system to automate the process.
Other Software Used
Products Replaced
No
Key Differentiators
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
We looked for a way to contact the most candidates while being able to easily filter and track applications and candidate status. This system easily provided those features but ultimately we decided to pursue more economical avenues.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
We would consider the financial impact at the height of recruiting needs. Additionally we would factor in the financial impact long term, month after month, year after year, as we found that in one year alone we spent more than an average full time salary on sponsored ads.
March 26, 2024

Indeed Ads All The Way

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Case
  • Middle Management
  • Highly Educated Professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers, PhDs)
  • General Mid-Career
  • General Entry-Level
Pros and Cons
  • Sourcing Candidates
  • Steady Candidate Pool
  • Knock Out Rounds
  • Not as much movement with harder to fill positions
Likelihood to Recommend
Indeed Adsis great for those “revolving door” positions in a healthcare setting. This platform allows me to provide a continuous flow of applicants to my hiring managers. More than half of the applicants are qualified and respond quickly to requests. This is incredibly beneficial and crucial in healthcare where every person counts.
Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Feature Ratings
Job Board (9)
80%
8.0
Applicant Screening
90%
9.0
ATS Integration
80%
8.0
Analytics Reporting
60%
6.0
Campaign Optimization
90%
9.0
Candidate Communication
90%
9.0
Candidate Management
80%
8.0
On-Site Promotion Strategies
80%
8.0
Resume Database Search
80%
8.0
Team Collaboration
70%
7.0
Recruitment Marketing (3)
90%
9.0
Passive Recruitment Advertising
100%
10.0
Active Recruitment Advertising
90%
9.0
Employer Branding Tools
80%
8.0
Return on Investment
  • Increased applicant flow from 5 to 10
  • Easy use of disqualifying candidates
  • Great historical data to fall back on for repeat candidates
Time to Hire
Other platforms tend to recycles the same candidates over and over again. Indeed Ads provides new candidates almost daily. My time to fill has gone from maybe 60 days to around 45. Indeed Ads allows that cycle to continue without much downtown. It’s absolutely improved my recruiting numbers and continues to deliver.
Managed Account
I prefer to log in and use Indeed Ads myself. I can easily move through each candidate and make a decision quickly on if they are qualified or not. I can then get an email out to each candidate within minutes. There’s no need for a middle man when AI is pushing the candidates right to my fingertips.
Indeed Platform Solution
My company hires for an incredible amount of positions and we needed a platform that catered to each and every one of those positions. Because Indeed is so well known , it did just that. Every recruiter is able to get results from using Sponsored Ads. Some positions are harder to fill than others but it doesn’t take away from the success, overall.
Alternatives Considered
Indeed Ads doesn’t recycle applicants like some other platforms I have used. With other platforms, I have to go back and check to see if we have interviewed the person previously. Indeed Ads usually gives me new applicants daily. It’s exactly what I need with a high turnover position. It’s a waste of time to receive applicants that already work for my company or have interviewed previously.
Other Software Used
March 22, 2024

Easy to use

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Entertainment Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Case
  • Middle Management
  • General Mid-Career
  • General Entry-Level
  • Hourly
We have used Indeed Ads for all of our hiring areas, from hourly to salary. It is easy to use and well known so we are able to acquire the amount of staff needed quickly.
Pros and Cons
  • Ease of posting job positions
  • Ease of speaking with candidates
  • Ease of hire and rejecting
  • Clearer cost options
Likelihood to Recommend
Over all Indeed Ads has been great to work with.
Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Feature Ratings
Job Board (9)
88.88888888888889%
8.9
Applicant Screening
90%
9.0
ATS Integration
100%
10.0
Analytics Reporting
100%
10.0
Campaign Optimization
80%
8.0
Candidate Communication
100%
10.0
Candidate Management
90%
9.0
On-Site Promotion Strategies
70%
7.0
Resume Database Search
90%
9.0
Team Collaboration
80%
8.0
Recruitment Marketing (3)
100%
10.0
Passive Recruitment Advertising
100%
10.0
Active Recruitment Advertising
100%
10.0
Employer Branding Tools
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • Quantity of employees needed to hire quickly
Time to Hire
WE were able to hire for multiple departments in a short amount of time.
Managed Account
Both
Indeed Platform Solution
NA
Alternatives Considered
Indeed's website is more user-friendly and more well-known
Other Software Used
April 11, 2023

Indeed Ads Review

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Hospital & Health Care Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Case
  • Senior Management
  • Middle Management
  • STEM Professionals (e.g., engineers, data scientists, etc.)
  • General Mid-Career
  • General Entry-Level
  • Hourly
We use sponsored jobs to advertise a subset of the openings at our company. The roles vary widely, but include entry-level roles, roles that require a license and leadership roles (manager and director).
Pros and Cons
  • The system is generally easy to use and understand
  • The reporting functionality is user-friendly
  • Communicating to candidates through the system is efficient
  • Indeed generally continues to remove functionality and/or charge more or charge the same amount with fewer features. Case in point: you used to be able to reach out to an unlimited number of candidates that the system matched with your job, but Indeed now limits it to 30 FOR ALL sponsored jobs across your account.
  • Additionally, Indeed only lets you advertise sponsored jobs in your immediate service area, which doesn't help recruiting efforts much when you already have good brand awareness there.
Likelihood to Recommend
Sponsored jobs aren't great for roles that require a certain amount of certification/education in rural areas. There just isn't a large enough candidate base in those areas to market to locally and Indeed only lets you post sponsored jobs in your immediate service area.
Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Feature Ratings
Job Board (8)
68.75%
6.9
Applicant Screening
50%
5.0
Analytics Reporting
80%
8.0
Campaign Optimization
50%
5.0
Candidate Communication
100%
10.0
Candidate Management
100%
10.0
On-Site Promotion Strategies
50%
5.0
Resume Database Search
60%
6.0
Team Collaboration
60%
6.0
Recruitment Marketing (3)
53.33333333333333%
5.3
Passive Recruitment Advertising
50%
5.0
Active Recruitment Advertising
50%
5.0
Employer Branding Tools
60%
6.0
Return on Investment
  • Indeed has been a good tool for us for our more entry-level roles. It does not typically perform well for position that are much more than entry-level.
Time to Hire
I don't think it's affected our time to hire.
Managed Account
I log in and manage the system for our organization.
Indeed Platform Solution
The products work together fine, but it seems like their effectiveness or offerings have decreased over time. They are offering their customers less and less value.
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