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ZipRecruiter

Score8.2 out of 10

233 Reviews and Ratings

What is ZipRecruiter?

ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com) is an online employment marketplace that actively connects people to their next opportunity. ZipRecruiter’s matching technology improves the job search experience for job seekers and helps businesses of all sizes find and hire the right candidates quickly.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Active Recruitment Advertising

    The ability to promote jobs directly to candidates by email, text, or direct messages

    Category average: 7.9

  • Employer Branding Tools

    The ability to create an employer persona to better engage with candidates and applicants

    Category average: 7.3

  • Passive Recruitment Advertising

    The ability to post or promote recruitment efforts or specific jobs on social media or other sites

    Category average: 7

Areas for Improvement

ZipRecruiter Review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use ZipRecruiter for sourcing candidates for various locations and states sometimes, We use a hashtag #ZR on Jobdiva below the job description which allows the job to directly get posted which allow the job to be reached to a large number of candidates, but there are issues in which we get multiple resume for a single candidate and sometimes even though there are number of candidates for the same location but it do not get reached to that number of people.

Pros

  • It pushes the job post to all the platforms, which makes in receiving a number of applicants in few hours only.
  • It helps to pick strong candidates and we can invite them personally to apply for that specific role.
  • We can add a number of screening questions which helps in finding the perfect candidate for that specific role

Cons

  • AI should be a little more advanced so that we don't get a candidate who misses skills and experience required.
  • It should validate the resume with the candidate because we get a number of fake and incomplete profiles.
  • They should highlight the verified recruiters or those who source through their platform.

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact on our hiring objectives by improving visibility and reach across multiple job boards.
  • Candidate quality can be inconsistent, particularly for specialized or higher-level roles.
  • Enhancing reach and accelerating candidate flow, though targeted sourcing and manual screening are still required to ensure quality hires.

Other Software Used

Indeed.com, Monster.com, CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking

ZipRecruiter.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilized ZipRecruiter as a job posting and recruiting tool. It was a great way to get fast response to your job posting of active candidates. I am a Recruiter/ Human Resources Consultant. The tool helps filter and track candidate status, so you can do that all in one system.

Pros

  • Exposure & reach to certain labor categories.
  • Response to job posting.
  • Ease of use.

Cons

  • Drilling down to relevant candidates.
  • Smarter match between candidates and job posting.
  • Identifying potential candidates.

Return on Investment

  • Reduced time to hire for certain job categories.
  • Increase in application rates.
  • Return on investment was poor (considering how much we spent on advertising).

Alternatives Considered

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) and LinkedIn Jobs

Other Software Used

Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs), Indeed.com, LinkedIn Premium Business, LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Jobs

ZipRecuiter

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

ZipRecruiter is used as one of our recruiting platforms. When you need to hire higher volume jobs or generate a lor of resumes ZipRecruiter helps meet that need. ZipRecruiter's easy to use functionality allows multiple users to access its platform. Additionally there are some basic work flows in ZipRecruiter that help you track your applicants as they move through your hiring process.

Pros

  • Generate high volume of resumes
  • Casts your job on a large variety of job boards

Cons

  • Allow similar postings in one area
  • Better tracking of applicants

Return on Investment

  • Positive ROI generates lots of applicants
  • Negative lots of applicants to sift through that are not qualified

Alternatives Considered

Indeed Hiring Platform

Other Software Used

JazzHR

Review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I don't use it in my organization I have used it personally prior to joining my organization. I was enrolled in Merit American for the google data analytics certificate program, and one of the final requirements was to create a profile with ZipRecruiter. While searching for a position in data analytics I found my current position in the medical field. So as for my organization using ZipRecruiter, it is used as another form of advertising for open positions to seek qualified and responsible quality future employees. Being able to see a potential employee's profile along with a resume, all their credentials and education experience in one area makes it easier and timesaving when in need for employees. As for a possible business problem I would say it is pretty standard of the unknown. You cannot see the person just a web page about them, and the unknown of is everything that is on the profile correct or is it just information that the user put in to make themselves look suitable, but really probably is not.

Pros

  • Lots of information on education and employment eperience
  • Shows the best candidate on down to someone who is suitable but not the top
  • Does somewhat verify candidate information

Cons

  • Process of confirming identity could be more reliable more in depth
  • More exact match filtering
  • Choice to have a specific location or have it posted nation wide

Return on Investment

  • Improved candidate quality
  • faster recruiting process
  • More advertising led to more incoming applicants

Alternatives Considered

Indeed.com

Other Software Used

Addressfinder, AuthenticID Identity Proofing

Great service overall

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a staffing Company that specializes in Electricians. With that, we need a list of men to pull from, ZipRecruiter gave us that. We got men in a large range of experience and in the area we needed. the people we dealt with were very professional and helpful. We have happy with our experience.

Pros

  • the dashboard
  • emails when people apply
  • the number of applicants

Cons

  • the cost

Return on Investment

  • It has overall been a decent investment due to the number of applicants

Alternatives Considered

Indeed Hiring Platform