Indeed Pricing Plan & Cost Guide

Pros
It helped me narrow down my search for the right fit in my company. I use this frequently as I have over 100 employees at any given time

Cons
Nothing much to say here. I wish the price was somewhat cheaper but for the quality of software it is worth it

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
That there is a wide spectrum of applicants on there. That the pricing is very cheap. That there is the ability to store job templates when emails prospective employees

Cons
That it is not categorized by type of job. That there are no opportunities for applicants to have cover letters and additional information outside of the standard resume.

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
Its easy to setup and get started and you can have a job posted in minutes for very little cost. We get quite a few decent candidates for each posting without having to spend too much.

Cons
Doesn't have the features of some of the more expensive recruiting HR apps but this does have everything we needed to find good quality candidates.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
Indeed users can simply apply using their resumes stored/saved in their profiles. Easy to navigate Easy to post new positions

Cons
The pricing is not necessarily cheap. There is no Non-for-Profit rates which would be ideal. Although, the user can filter the applicants, still takes time to go over resumes since any person can pass the questions.

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Likelihood to recommend: 6/10

Pros
It is a popular platform so we get a lot of applicants. Job posting is also easy and not confusing at all.

Cons
The price is kind of expensive. We are not a big company so we use it only from time to time and the cost high

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
The cheap options to post jobs and review many candidates in the area, as well as the upload feature.

Cons
As many requirements as you place on your job posts it does not matter, this website is strictly used by people who are required to apply to a certain amount of jobs each month. I would receive over 400 applications for an engineering job and only 5 of those people would have met the requirements I listed as MANDITORY. A grand waste of time and poor system for filtering the spam applications.

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Likelihood to recommend: 0/10

Pros
Indeed is a leader in the industry for a reason - virtually all job seekers are aware of it and have made use of it at some point. It has the widest reach of any job board we have used.

Cons
The price! They know that they are a leader and they make that apparent in their cost. It is impossible to have a partnership with them for a reasonable price.

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Pros
I like that I can set up "screening questions" to help weed out the people who are not qualified for the position.

Cons
I set up screening questions so I don't get a lot of people who are not qualified for the position applying, but people lie! They say they have the required years experience but they don't have any. I wish I could "report" those people so they will at least get a "slap on the hand" type email stating why they shouldn't lie to be able to apply to positions. Why would I hire someone when they VERY FIRST thing they did was lie to me?

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
The most exciting pro of this software is the amount of candidates who USE it! Because Indeed is so popular in recent years our company will receive anywhere from 15 to 200 applicants within a day or two of posting a job online. It's a great tool to boost job listing views, even if you do not use the full Indeed software. If you utilize the features of Indeed you can also email candidates and communicate with them about interview times, follow-up questions, etc.

Cons
There really isn't anything negative to say here. I have used more advanced recruiting programs, but even if I'm using a different recruiting software I will always post jobs to the Indeed job boards simply due to the high traffic on the site. The ONLY con to that is the possibility of receiving under-qualified applicants due to the ease of applying.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Access to many candidates and very easy to use platform. Can post jobs in multiple cities and easily communicate with candidates.

Cons
New cost structure makes it difficult for smaller firms to afford. Always trying to "upsell" more features.

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
If someone is looking for a job, they are going to be on Indeed and probably several other job hunting applications. As an employer why should I pay more for the same applicants? Indeed to not the most robust recruiting application, but it does provide the most value for an employer. The response to our ads have been great and the candidates have been high quality. I can easily filter out those I am most interested in. I really like no "cost per click" on the billing because a good ad gets a lot of curious, but not serious responses.

Cons
Everything in Indeed is limited to some degree including: ad formatting including pictures and graphics, sorting and status categories for candidates, types and variety of responses available. I often find myself wanting more options, but am able to work with what is offered. Fewer choices also means easier to use. There is a trade off.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
We post all our company jobs on Indeed. The price to promote your post is very affordable, and we get a lot of resumes. Benefits of the platform - Simple clean interface - Easy way to flag users that you like - Easy organization for making notes

Cons
Sometimes we get an overload of resumes from people that are not qualified. Wish there was a pre-qualification filter. In terms of the platform, when someone uploads a resume that has been styled (formatted with certain fonts etc) into the Indeed Platform, the styling doesn't get pushed through so the resume looks incredibly awkward with bad spacing etc on the platform. This makes it very difficult to read some resumes. Indeed should put an option to have an document online viewer that can read these various styles and formats.

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Pros
Indeed has great information regarding average pay for specific jobs and keywords to use to attract the best candidates.

Cons
Indeed has become expensive, especially for small business. The cheapest option they have is to list your job. Since we are always hiring, we have had to discontinue using them unless we are posting a new position.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
They have good customer support. Really fast marketing. Filters are spot on. And a lot of people are in here.

Cons
least is that it is too expensive. the amount that you have to put to indeed to hire a regular low paying job employee is just too much.

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Pros
The site is really easy to use, post a job, and sponsor the ad. Ease of use is probably it's best quality.

Cons
The quality of candidates is terrible. I don't know if that's because of the city I'm in or just the job market in general. But, it's very time-consuming trying to sift through people who are actually qualified or even remotely qualified for a position.

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Likelihood to recommend: 5/10

Pros
It is very easy to use and you have the ability to post jobs for free. We do get good response from posting with Indeed.

Cons
The pricing structure is very confusing. When sponsoring a job you have to be careful to set a budget or the pricing can get out of control based on clicks.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
Easy to use and manage funds. I liked that we could post for free, and "boost" the ad when desired for a low cost. As a small business, maximized our budget and helped us hire 2 great candidates!

Cons
Not much to complain about, but it would have been convenient to reply to candidates from my email rather than logging into Indeed. This is possible, but causes the correspondence to not be logged in my user dashboard.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The pricing is very competitive compared to most job listing websites, and they normally have promotions for your first listing.

Cons
They should somehow screen and filters who applies for the jobs, based on some criteria, as we got of ton of resumes that apply for jobs not related for them.

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Pros
-Fairly cheap. You can pay money a day to be a "sponsored" job that means you get a lot more views and clicks than a normal posting. -Can reach a large pool of candidates. This website seems to get a lot of traffic than other job posting websites. -You can email candidates directly through the website without using your company email.

Cons
-Boring website design that could honestly be improved graphic-wise. -You get alot of unqualified candidates that just send mass applications.

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
Posting jobs on indeed is very simple. Their pricing is also competitive . The tool is very clean and navigating through resumes is easy.

Cons
If someone uploads their resume into Indeed and it is styled, their online document viewer sometimes makes the formatting of the document look very off. This makes reading the resume very difficult for us and as a result we just pass and look at other resumes.

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Pros
Options, I don't really have any other pros to mention.

Cons
Pricing seems to be convoluted, even after the monthly charge there appears to be daily or weekly charges

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Likelihood to recommend: 1/10

Pros
I like that the software/website is user friendly, and that you get feedback monthly and whenever the Indeed team has suggestions.

Cons
Prices are semi-unreasonable, and using Indeed for free is almost just as good as paying for the service.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Gets me candidates to submit to all my orders. Job Order set up require just the right amount of info and no need to write a book

Cons
Pricing is a bit much and their career branding is kind of week and basic. Needs more substance and function.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Indeed is the go to for hiring. There are always a ton of applicants on the site and it is easy to post jobs.

Cons
We are a small business, so the prices for sponsoring jobs are sometimes out of reach. You have to pay to contact applicants.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
I love how easy Indeed is to use for both the person hiring and the applicant. I myself love using Indeed for both reasons!

Cons
The pricing is very high if you choose to pay for the use as an employer. I think the free postings are good enough.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10