ZipRecruiter vs LinkedIn for Business Comparison

ZipRecruiter has a a very easy to use platform. We don't use it as our main job board -- typically most of our applicants come in through Indeed or LinkedIn. However we have found that ZipRecruiter is great for very specific for niche related jobs, such as specific physicians or assistants.

It is a little clunky -- the interface is not very minimalistic so it can be a little much to look at times but the functionality makes up for the appearance.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on our platform, Kaitlyn! --TC

The simplicity of posting a job makes it easy to use and teaching my team to post and monitor posting.

Would be great to be able to create just name, title, and phone number to make a call list for my team members as opposed to building a list with the resume.

Thank you for providing your awesome feedback, Ryan! --TC

Super easy to use! Makes hiring so much easier and allows you to find the best of the best. It’s also easy to communicate through the website

Sometimes it attracts terrible candidates. Sometimes we waste time and the automated side of the website isn’t always on track.

Easy to use tool to find job openings in the area. Helpful in providing contacts for job search and when looking for employees.

Unfortunately LinkedIn provided easier solution when it came to looking for employment or for finding employees.

Thank you for your review. ~DW

ZipRecruiter is great for fast paced recruiting. Qualifying filters are very helpful. I like tyke feature of scheduling interviews in the platform.

Checking candidate background can be tedious and anyone can apply on jobs, including people who do not have the relevant background.

They have an app to download in your cellphone

You start receiving several emails when may be they don't match your research. And also the software doesn't save most of the information, so you have to load everything again. The offers are also not so good, but much better than indeed.

Thanks for your download and feedback, Alejandro! Please reach out to us at support@ziprecruiter.com if you have any questions. Our agents are available 24/7 and can show you how to view your application status, customize your job alerts, add references & a cover letter, and answer any other questions you may have. We are always happy to help! ~Dee

As with any hiring programs, this product was easy to use, very organized and useful.

For our company, I have better luck with Indeed and LinkedIn. It's a great service, just not for our industry.

Thank you so much for giving us a try and providing your feedback and experience! --TC

I enjoy how easy it is to apply to several different companies, quickly.

Lacks the ability to save my responses so I end up repeating myself over and over again.

Hi There, Thank you for your review as we greatly appreciate your valuable feedback. We're happy to hear you've enjoyed ZipRecruiter's user-friendly platform to search and apply for jobs of interest. Our customer care team is happy to assist you with your profile at any time, and provide some troubleshooting tips depending on what you're experiencing. Please feel welcome to email us directly at support@ziprecruiter.com. We wish you the best of luck on your job search! Kind Regards, Tier III Support

Had good job listings but took forever to fill out ease of use not good.

Costed too much money for the value. I would rather use Indeed for free or Careerbuilder Monster Dice and LinkedIn.

Hi Krissy, Thank you for your review as we greatly appreciate your valuable feedback. We are very sorry to hear of any less than pleasant experience while utilizing ZipRecruiter for your job search. ZipRecruiter job seeker accounts are entirely free, and we do not collect payment for any reason. Our dedicated customer care team would be happy to provide some further clarification on our...

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I liked how ZipRecruiter sends me job opportunities based on my preferred areas of interest as well locations I've selected. It is hard to find jobs on other portals but quite easy on ZipRecruiter.

Sometimes ZipRecruiter does not show the salary range for the job opportunities. This feature is available in LinkedIn.

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We do encourage our employers to list their salary range as we understand this is very important for candidates to know. We wish you the best of luck with your job search! --TC

It helped me in recruiting for my company and finding eligible candidates.

It's not as good as LinkedIn or networking.

Hello Yasmeen, Thank you for submitting this review, as your feedback is very important to us! We know how important it is for you to make those hires quickly and efficiently and we are sorry to hear that you feel as though you did not get the best visibility among the right kind of candidates.We do have filters that you can apply to your job ads to help screen candidates and I would be more than happy to personally walk you through those the next time you have hiring needs! We always recommend using the deal breaker screening questions and the rating tool to help improve our algorithm. We are available here at Customer Success at 877-252-1062 (24/7) to answer any questions you may have! We hope you make those hires soon! Best, Sarah, Tier II Support

I like it integrates with linkedin and is easily accessible for future employees and businesses alike.

More integration code sources would be nice to recruit on my own website thru an HTML coding.

We will absolutely pass this feedback along, Korbin! Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. =) --TC

ZipRecruiter is very easy to teach to someone when they are learning how to post job ads. I like that they have the feature to rate and set up interviews right from the software, but we don't use it since we have something else that we already use. It's user-friendly and I think that is really important.

My team doesn't always understand why some of our ads do very poorly even though they look exactly like the ads that did well a week or two prior. They have also made some changes in requirement for the ads, and not everyone knew the new regulations. I think communication from Zip could be better. The in-congruencies really frustrate my team when they don't have the time to be frustrated. We will pay for an ad, and the ad won't do well, or Zip will suggest the same applicants to apply every time. We need new applicants, not the same ones that we've already interviewed.

Zip recruiter integrates your linkedin account to the job board. It takes you directly to your linkedin profile where you can apply for jobs directly using your profile instead of writing another resume and submitting another profile.

They are only available in the US and not in other parts of the world

being able to search jobs and apply with 1 click. Also the ability to post to multiple sites at once is great

expensive and recommendations aren't always the best. Other platforms like linkedin and indeed are still more useful for us

Hello, Thank you for sharing your review and we value your feedback. We are glad you liked the one click apply from a job seeker perspective it makes applying for a job easier. I understand your concern with pricing and we have hiring specialist who can go over plans with you and get a reasonable cost for posting your jobs. There is a skills section within the job ad which has a matching technology...

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The "one-tap apply" feature, notifications when your application is viewed, as well as the read/unread blue dot that lets you know you've previously viewed a job and the "delete" options (LinkedIn doesn't have either of these - very annoying!)

The job recommendations aren't always super relevant to my experience or previous jobs I've applied to.

Hello, Thank you very much for taking the time to review ZipRecruiter, your feedback is very important to us! We are happy to hear that you had a good experience with us and our platform. It is always a great feeling when you successfully make your new hire/hires! We hope they are the perfect fit for your company! If you need further assistance with anything feel free to contact our Customer Success Team by calling 877-252-1062. We are now available 24/7! Kind Regards, Tier II Support

A larger volume of jobs specific to my search

Still think Indeed and LinkedIn have a better product.

Hi Zev, Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. We at Ziprecruiter want you to know that we want to provide the best customer service to you. We are pleased that we are able to provide a larger volume of jobs that are specific to your job search. If you ever need anything else, our team is available to you 24/7! Dionne ZipRecruiter Customer Care

Does have the option to auto fill or send your résumé

LinkedIn easy apply appears to be more user-friendly

Helped me find a job when I was looking for one (though I eventually got one through linkedin)

Too many emails which weren't tailored to me at all. And it was hard to make them stop. No

Job alerts are timely and usually relevant. Job search engine gives relevant results

No similar candidate profile search , sometimes I get irrelevant job alerts. Also, we cannot see demographic of candidates who applied to the job postings.

Easy and the emails that suggest job opportunities are great.

I would like more one click apply applications,

Thank you, we're so glad you like our platform! If you need assistance at any time, we are available 24/7 at support@ziprecruiter.com and live chat. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook! ~DW

-Excellent product for individuals looking for employment opportunities -Great alternative to other well known sites such as LinkedIn -Plenty of postings are visible

-Depending on what industry you are attempting to work in, it may be difficult to find jobs to your liking, but I did not have this issue.

Helpful in networking and connecting with others while on the job search.

Tends to spam your inbox and also the quality of jobs listed aren't the best. Often find myself given results for jobs that are not relevant to my search terms.

Job postings are easy to do and easy to renew.

Candidates who submit resumes are usually not a fit and, the ones that ZipRecruiter recommends are even worse. IT's a huge waste of time to go through applications. We have better luck when we search the resume database instead.

I liked most that users are notified when their application has been viewed. It's very disappointing to send out hundreds of appliation with little or no feedback from anyone. Ziprecruiter notifies you any time your application has been viewed and also lets you know when you've been viewed more than other applicants. Even if you don't get the interview it's nice to know you're making some progress.

I feel like the user profiles could be more closely linked to linkedin profiles. Ziprecruiter should be able to update user profiles based on the chagnes in their linkedin profiles.

We really appreciate your feedback! We understand how unsettling it can be to receive little/no feedback. We like to keep our job seekers as updated as possible! We wish you the best. --TC