[leglock]

Any opinions/pros/cons on utilizing Indeed.com for finding employment?

Anyone had any success with this site or recommend other sites that have proven to be beneficial?

Any suggestions in this regard is greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Careerbuilder.com, local newspaper website, temp agencies and state employment commission website. I'm also getting invitations for interview from agencies thru LinkedIn but I never entertained any.

I am not actively searching for jobs and I have not tried indeed.com but it looks like a legit site as it brings you to the employer's website. I will definitely utilize it if I decide to search for a job.

[Anonymous]

CareerBuilder.com had been the source of all the jobs I got, except for the last 2 ones. It's through Indeed.com that I landed my dream job, my very first full-pledged accounting role. I just started last month.

Ignore those job openings that are sitting there for over 5 days or so. Chances are, the employers have already selected the early-bird applicants they seem fit the best.

The job was posted about 3 hours ago when I saw it like past 12 midnight. I immediately sent in my application then went to bed. When I woke up the following day, I had a missed call from the hiring company. The rest is history.

[Anonymous]

I have used Indeed.com, Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com, and a couple others that I don't remember at the moment. I sign up for the email alerts on all of them so that I am notified of new jobs within 24 hours.

[Herbieherb]

I used indeed for my last 2 jobs. It is legit, and the links you follow will take you to the corporate website. Don't apply to jobs posted by recruiters tho. You can tell by the description.

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[alboreland]

Indeed searches all job postings for you including the company's own website and othe sites like Careerbuilder. It does for job searches what Kayak does for travel sites. I searched for a year and a half and I found that sometimes it can take a couple of days to show up on Indeed compared to the actual posting on the company's website.

My advice is to look up all companies in your area, create a profile on their site, upload your resume and create an alert for new postings. Also use Indeed for postings that slip through. I did this and was able to apply for jobs the day they were posted and it just takes a few clicks to apply since all of your info is there. I'm in NY so I just went down the Fortune 500 list and was able to get several interviews.

[leglock]

Excellent responses. I try some of these suggestions. Always appreciative of good advice

[Vickkki]

They are a great source for job search!

[katerina2665]

i would also suggest Linkedin, you may search there for positions and can see on desired firm's page if they have any position available.

NYS CPA since December, 2016

[alboreland]

A job seeker account on LinkedIn is really good. It shows you the estimated salary and it is fairly close. I know from jobs my company posted and from the responses I received from interviews. It also puts your resume ahead of non-members. I think you can get the first month free and always cancel before the month is over if you get a job.

[How many letters do you need]

I love Indeed. Keep in mind it's really just gathering jobs from all other sites (including Monster, Careerbuilder, etc). There are some actually that you can use an Indeed resume to apply to so I recommend setting one up and keeping it public. My favorite part is finding jobs that are posted on company websites. A lot of larger companies don't touch the search engines so it saves tons of time going to various company sites. I recommend having it in addition to all of the job sites and LinkedIn. I would also keep a list of your top 10 companies and just visit their sites for sheets and giggles because sometimes their jobs don't pop up on Indeed for some odd reason.

MBA,CMA,CPA, CFF?, ABV?

[nolifecpa]

i guess I've been doing it all wrong. I made the mistake of applying to jobs posted by recruiters. they usually leave a voice mail and when I return their call they either don't answer or don't ever call back. for the ones that do answer, they never talk about the job that was posted but show me other jobs. I even had an appointment to meet with a recruiter and the b**** never showed up. lol

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[alboreland]

Recruiters are just like used car salesmen. They will try to tell you that any piece of crap job they have is the best thing for you. A recruiter had me take a personality test where I had to click boxes of personality traits I felt were important. I could take it a thousand times and have a thousand different results. She grades it and based on the numbers tells me what type of person I am and even had an example. It was not like me at all and she acted like the test is science.

[mla1169]

there may be some good recruiters. But the majority are sleezy as al mentions above.

Most of the job listings aren't even real jobs. A recruiter creates a fictitious ad “my client is looking for someone with 3 years a/r experience……..” to get a bunch of resumes in hand. Then he or she starts cold calling businesses “are you looking for an A/R professional.”

Think of it this way, most employers don't reach out to agencies to conduct their search for them unless they (a) need someone to start IMMEDIATELY because of a vacancy but intend to continue to search for someone with more to offer or (b) have so much turnover that a typical HR department can't handle all of the resumes. Generally the recruiters are trying to weasel their way into jobs that the employer posted directly and the employer isn't likely to want to pay .a 10, 15 or 20% commission.

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[taxman89]

recruiters are not bad. you just want to make sure you are using one from a decent recruiting company and understand that they get paid when the job gets filled…ie they are working for the hiring company so they are going to try to convince you to take any job they think you can get. That being said, i have found they are helpful in getting you in the door and your resume in front of the hiring manager

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[taxman89]

to answer OP….i like indeed….it combines all the other sites. i also like glassdoor.com for their salary info, company info, and job postings

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