Item: Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Rating: 8
Author: Charlie McShane

Overall Satisfaction with Indeed Sponsored Jobs

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am the Recruiter for a family-owned construction company in the Greater Philadelphia area. We use Indeed to post all of our open positions. We are a rapidly growing company, so we utilize Indeed to get us as many qualified applicants as possible, to give me and my team enough candidates to speak to hire for our open positions.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Indeed advertises themselves well (commercials, etc.) which drives jobseekers to their website where they ideally find our positions
Indeed sponsored ads help us place our positions atop their first page or 2
It allows me the ability to customize which jobs are sponsored and which ones are not

Cons

I think the interface for selecting the sponsored jobs could be simpler
I think if we are a very active user, our jobs should have some ability to be posted immediately, and not have to wait 4 or so hours for that process
Indeed sponsored campaigns should work just as effectively as indeed hosted postings

Return on Investment

It does seem like often times they are just trying to get us to spend more money
applicant quality for certain positions is vastly lacking compared to others
overall, i think it offers us a decent ROI/ cost per hire

Support Rating

Ben, Rachel, and the rest of the team on our account are always quick to respond and set up calls. Like everything else, we run into issues, but they are always there to at least hear us out, provide potential solutions, and normally steer us in the right direction by the end.

Alternatives Considered

indeed has been better for us.

Key Insights

Do you think Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Workable, ADP Workforce Now

Likelihood to Recommend

Indeed to me is truly the main player in the job board game. There are competitors who obviously do very similar things, but to me, if a person is looking for any type of job, indeed is where they are likely to go first. It is perhaps less appropriate for lower-level/non-office-type positions, but it is very obvious to use for officer roles, sales, admins, etc.

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