Item: Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
Rating: 9
Author: Laramie Stevens

Overall Satisfaction with Indeed Sponsored Jobs

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Indeed Sponsored Jobs to fill positions throughout our area of operation, which includes five states. We mostly hire security officers. Our industry tends to be an industry with traditionally high turnover. Indeed Sponsored Jobs has helped to stay ahead of the curve as much as possible. Although we still have a high turnover rate, our turnover is lower than the industry average, and our retention is higher than many of our competitors. Utilizing Indeed, and specifically, Indeed Sponsored Jobs, has played a role in those factors.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Reaches a large applicant pool.
Increases the response to the ads that we post.
Helps us fill hard to fill positions.

Cons

We would likely do more with Indeed Sponsored Jobs, but it can be cost prohibitive.
We use applicant tracking software, and the integration has improved, but it sometimes feels that there could be a disconnect when the applicant leaves Indeed Sponsored Jobs and goes to our software. Some of the issues involve our software. Again, this has greatly improved over the years, but increased integration and a more seamless flow are always desired.
Sometimes our ads get flagged and pulled from Indeed for apparently no reason. Sometimes it is because we did something that was prohibitive or not recommended, but at other times it's rather unexplainable. It's a pain when it goes on for days without us noticing it. Indeed is typically very responsive. Still, it hurts to lose traction, especially when it's for a very pressing hiring need.

Return on Investment

It has allowed us to continue hiring in an environment that currently isn't very suitable for hire.
In conjunction with our applicant tracking software, it has reduced our time to hire.
In collaboration with our applicant tracking software, it has increased applicant quality.

Support Rating

Indeed seems to offer ample support for Indeed Sponsored Jobs. I can email my reps, and I typically get assistance the same day. After-hours and weekend support seem to be lacking at times.

Alternatives Considered

ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor.com and Facebook Business Manager (formerly Pages Manager)

Indeed Sponsored Jobs gets the lion's share of our recruiting dollars simply because it is more effective than our competitors. It reaches more people faster, for less money.

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

Likelihood to Recommend

Indeed Sponsored Jobs will typically boost responses to ads that are posted on Indeed. It also provides some tools to help screen those applicants, so that you get to the most qualified candidates first.

From our experience it works better for filling front line positions, and we haven't had as much success using Indeed Sponsored Jobs to fill managerial positions or positions that require higher skills or specified training and certification.

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Using Indeed Sponsored Jobs for Staffing Needs in a High-Turnover Industry