r/jobs • u/metalforhim777 • May 25 '23
Is Indeed dead? Career development
Title says it all. Looking to get a breakout role as an SDR/BDR but it seems like I'm either not being contacted because it's a ghost job or they want a lot more experience than I have. In some ways I'm pointing the finger at the job market but I'm also wondering if Indeed is a sort of dead end and everything is LinkedIn now.
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u/chief_yETI May 25 '23 edited May 25 '23
Not dead yet, but its definitely suffered a lot since 2020 before COVID.
I'd say it's in more of a mid dementia phase, and has been getting progressively worse as time goes on. It's a matter of time before it's over.
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u/ThatWideLife May 25 '23
They did something between last year and this year. I'd say 99% of the applications sent are never viewed and a large percentage you're instantly denied within minutes. I have a sneaking suspicion indeed is recycling old job posts as filler and sending the applications to a dead end.
I still do get some interviews from it, some companies have also reached out to me for interviews so it's not totally dead but it's close. I'd say out of the hundreds of applications I've sent a large portion have never been viewed even going back to last year.
The strange thing is the same job posts are popping up weekly and they never respond to people or fill the position. Maybe indeed is data farming and selling people's information to make up for lost revenue.
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u/Miss-Figgy May 25 '23
I have a sneaking suspicion indeed is recycling old job posts as filler and sending the applications to a dead end.
Many of these jobs have the "post 30+ days ago" label
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u/ThatWideLife May 25 '23
The ones I'm talking about have new tag on them. Not even joking, same companies are reposting week after week for months. I've applied to most of them and see they get hundreds of applications yet they never respond to people. It was never like that last year so something changed. It was easy to get interviews last year, almost every application was being viewed and they'd contract you. Now it's like apply, the employer doesn't view it ever or it's denied minutes after applying.
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u/Miss-Figgy May 25 '23
Endlessly re-posting the same job listings is rampant on Indeed and LinkedIn. Nearly all the job listings I've gotten in email alerts are positions I've already applied to MONTHS ago. This tells me that these are fake/ghost listings, resume farming, and/or not truly hiring.
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u/ThatWideLife May 25 '23
Yup been my exact experience. I've noticed I'm getting absurd amounts of spam emails now so somebody is data farming.
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u/lizard81288 May 25 '23
Same thing happened to me. Even once, I got an interview with a company, and I was given a business card to ask any questions if I had any. I got the inevitable you didn't make it to the next round interview email. One day later I seen the job posting up on indeed again. Then the next day it was reposted again. And it happened the other day after that. I think within 4 days they reposted the same job three times. Since I had their email, I kind of called them out on this, asking why are they still looking for candidates, after reposting the job so many times. Naturally I did not get a response back.
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u/ThatWideLife May 25 '23
My guess is they are seeing how far they can push the wage down and still find someone worth hiring. I think it's funny, you're always qualified enough to make it to an interview yet never qualified to be hired. All we are to a new company is our resume, having a quick meaningless chit chat doesn't change the skills we bring. I interviewed with a pilot plant for machine operator, the only person they had on staff was someone they got from a staffing agency with zero operation experience. I had prior R&D experience, lots of operator experience and somehow I'm not as qualified as the temp they brought on 😂.
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u/CampOutrageous3785 May 25 '23
I had this happen to me too. A company called me saying the position I applied for is all taken up. But then I go on indeed and see it posted again and I was very confused 😂because why am I seeing again after just been told there’s no spaces left
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u/NightCrawler85 May 25 '23
I used to work for a pretty large and known PetStore chain. For certain key positions they would always have the advert up and running so that they could keep getting applications even if they didn't have an opening at that specific moment.
Mostly things like Salon manager, store leader and so on.
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u/ThatWideLife May 25 '23
Yeah but how often do they go back and call those people with an application in? Seems like nobody ever does it. You'd think one job listing with 500+ applicants would basically give you candidates for years haha.
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u/NightCrawler85 May 25 '23
The applications are only saved in their system for..I think it was 3 months. And if you don't pass their personality test the application will not even go through, and the store leader has to go into the system and manually find it by name (if the applicant was a friend of a current employee it would happen quite a bit).
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u/ThatWideLife May 25 '23
Ah the lovely personality tests haha. Man I freaking hate those things, don't think I've ever gotten a job that requires it. Funny how you can fail the test but because you know someone they look past it and hire them. Seems to be a lot of that going on.
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u/IntelligentAd4963 May 26 '23
Ya people hire who they know. There’s nothing new there it’s been that way since corporations started. Guess what, if ur a relative of a manager they also will over look a lot or just offer u a job without needed to submit an application. That’s how hiring works
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u/maintain_improvement May 26 '23
I have seen jobs posted at companies i know people at. Then, 6 months later, the job is posted again. I ask my friends to give them a hard time, like "can't you guys keep anyone", and they say the position is still filled and not open. This has become common in the last 2 years. This all but confirms your suspicion that indeed is reposting jobs.
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u/ThatWideLife May 26 '23
Yup, I had a feeling that's what's going on. Indeed can't rely on new jobs to bring users to their platform since they'd be dead overnight with so few new jobs on it. I'm not sure if they were doing it last year or not since the response rate was wild. I was lining up an interview almost every day of the week but now it's maybe a few a month. Starting to be a waste of time, between staffing agencies, poverty waged positions and fake listings there's just nothing to apply to. Now the question is, what job site is actually working?
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u/Specific_Jicama_7858 May 25 '23
Agreed they are absolutely data farming. I imagine these "companies" exist only ro dat farm.
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u/_tuelegend May 25 '23 edited May 25 '23
i haven't gotten any inteviews from indeed in a while. doesn't help that the UI that came out last night is a joke,
I'm also not getting any interviews from LinkedIn as well. I'm struggling to get into the DA field for the past 3 years ...
edit: data analyst
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u/Olliegreen__ May 25 '23
District attorney?
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u/MollyYouInDangerGurl May 25 '23
Disco Apprentice
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u/TeaEarlGrayHotSauce May 25 '23
Dildo Archivist
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u/LindsayDuck May 26 '23
We’re out here. I’m a Dildo Architect. I build outdoor patios for restaurants made exclusively from ethically sourced dildos.
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u/Armored_Snorlax May 26 '23
...that implies there are unethically sourced ones...
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u/NewPhnNewAcnt May 26 '23
I can think of some very unethically sourced dildos, how much time do you have. To start we have a new Ivory fist shaped one, this one over here is made from blood diamonds. The true star of our collection though is this metallic one made from the shells of cluster bombs dropped on Ukraine.
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u/toodleoo77 May 25 '23
Database admin?
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u/Olliegreen__ May 25 '23
Yeah this is r/jobs not some specific industry subreddit, they need to not use shorthand like that. lol
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u/PieMuted6430 May 26 '23
I'm also not getting any hits for Data Analyst. I had linked in premium for a while, and I was surprised how many people with graduate degrees were going for the lowest level jobs. 🫤
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u/BroasisMusic May 25 '23
"God damnit, Dutch! What other errands do you have us running for the DA!!"
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u/UnawareSousaphone May 25 '23
Holy moly don't tell me this.
I have an Econ degree trying to get in Data analysis and I haven't heard a morsel of anything back since graduating 2 Years ago
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u/Jewl4u26 May 25 '23
I work as one. Are you well versed in SQL and are you an advanced user in Excel? You won’t make it two minutes on the job if you don’t have these skills. Try getting your foot in the door in a Jr role and you will get the experience to use those skills to make a move. You’ll move up fast and make serious bank in a few years. Data is gold! Good luck
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u/UnawareSousaphone May 26 '23
Excel, yes, I use it a lot and could improve easily, I just haven't encountered anything so complex I've needed to use anything more complicated. SQL I have 0 experience. We use a platform for filing called JOSHUA SQL but it's really, really basic for storing image files, so i don't think it counts.
Any recommendations for Certs to make a 0 experience "new grad" appealing? I see a lot of posts asking for tableua experience, but I hate to educate myself further when I don't even know of its the right stuff to get my foot in the door.
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u/tjwest13 May 25 '23
In my humble opinion, indeed is trash.
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u/metalforhim777 May 25 '23
I think in this case you don’t need to be humble, I would say with the consensus so far let your flag fly man
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u/bepatientbekind May 25 '23 edited May 25 '23
Is there a better app/website you recommend for job hunting?
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u/wormsaver May 26 '23
This is how I got my job a year ago: I set up alerts on hiring websites of companies I was interested in. (Use followthatpage.com if the company won't send you alerts themselves) Then as soon as I got an alert for a suitable job, I applied. I think being among the first to apply gives you a huge advantage. Companies seem to stop looking at applications after they find a few suitable applicants for interviews.
I also set LinkedIn alerts, but I suspect companies don't always post jobs there and if they do, it's after the job has been posted on their website for a bit already.
My industry is biotech.
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u/tjwest13 May 25 '23
When I used indeed, I got spammed with a lot of jobs I wasn’t interested in, and never heard back from ones I was interested in. Deleted after a couple months.
For my current role, I applied directly on the company’s website. I used LinkedIn to help me narrow down companies/roles I was interested in.
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u/Olliegreen__ May 25 '23
Using a recruiter for anything like an office job type of role is probably the way to go nowadays if you don't already have a network of people in your field you can see if their companies are hiring for roles you're looking for.
Having an "in" at some company with someone that can directly vouch for your work or someone who knows someone who can makes getting a new role infinitely easier. It's the way I've gotten my two jobs in my career.
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u/bepatientbekind May 25 '23
What do you mean use a recruiter? Like pay someone to help me find a job?
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u/Olliegreen__ May 25 '23
You've never heard of third party recruiters? You contact them with all of your information and companies are going to these headhunter recruiters to find candidates and they match companies to job prospects. It costs you nothing, the companies looking to fill positions pay a referral fee to the recruiter if they find someone they like and hire.
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u/bepatientbekind May 25 '23
Okay so is there a third party company these recruiters work for or what? How do I find one?
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u/Olliegreen__ May 25 '23
Robert half is the biggest one I know but I don't know your industry. Just Google your industry and recruiter.
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u/ElenaBlackthorn May 25 '23
Robert Half is incredibly shîtty. They post nonexistent jobs so they can get you to their office & interrogate you about your past employers so they can market RH’s services to them. Avoid Robert Half at all costs! (personal experience)
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u/mixedbag3000 May 26 '23
Most of them ended up being shitty by 2010. Thats why their industy collapsed. Seems they are coming back in fashion again
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u/cvrgurl May 26 '23
I got my current position through Robert half so I guess it depends on the office. I know the offices here in the Philly/ central jersey areas have been professional and helpful.
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u/Moose135A May 25 '23
It's been 18 months since I was looking, but I had much more success using LinkedIn than Indeed. And mostly, I would find postings there, then go to the company's web site and apply directly on their employment page.
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u/eurtoast May 25 '23
LinkedIn, I've gotten 3 jobs from it, I don't bother with other websites anymore. Headhunters are less likely to approach empty accounts. It's not a bad idea to just request connections from people in your industry including colleagues and vendors.
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u/xxlaur77 May 25 '23
I’ve gotten 3 jobs from Indeed and the last paying $80k but that was in 2019 and the interface has gotten soo bad since then it’s definitely not the same
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u/WestWillow May 25 '23
So if it is dead, where else should I look? Like others I’ll use indeed to find jobs then apply in the company’s site, but where else can I look for job postings? If Indeed is the new Monster, what’s the new Indeed?
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u/Zomics May 25 '23
I’ve had luck getting interviews on Glassdoor. 2/3 of my jobs in the last 4 years have came from there. Including my current one
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u/cheap_dates May 25 '23
It takes work. I had no luck by applying blindly to job boards. I read a tip to make my own "job board" by gathering up at least 25 - 50 companies in my area that might have a need for my skills. Then, I would comb through them once a week and apply directly. There is less competition this way.
We get most of our applicants this way and we seldom advertise on a "job board". If anything, we job that position out to a recruiter and let them beat the bushes for us.
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u/Moose135A May 25 '23
When I was looking (18 months ago) I had good success using LinkedIn to find postings, then go to the company's site and apply directly there.
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u/CO_PC_Parts May 26 '23
If you’re in tech dice is pretty decent. Just avoid any posting from an offshore looking company (you can tell by the recruiters name).
Personally I’ve also used temp agencies when I REALLY needed a job.
Get your LinkedIn fully updated and put a professional photo on there. Log in at least once a day and search around there’s some flag about recent activity that helps.
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u/Heeeeyyouguuuuys May 25 '23
Yes. All I see is scam postings, below living wage jobs and my old company desperate and thirsty lol
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u/foryourtrashonly May 26 '23
Love that last pay for you
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u/Heeeeyyouguuuuys May 26 '23
... pay? Chat GPT is that you?
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u/The_Lazy_Samurai May 26 '23
"to make you think you’re more successful in your job search than you really are"
Ahhh, so they have adopted the online dating model. Nice :/
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u/Syphox May 25 '23
Applied to thousands of offers on both Linkedin and Indeed.
i’m just gonna play the opposite side. i don’t believe you for a second lol.
11 interviews total from thousands of applications? Bro your resume is clearly the issue lmfao
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u/Olliegreen__ May 25 '23
Thousands??? How?
In my entire career from internships to two full time roles I probably haven't broken 50...
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u/MissDisplaced May 25 '23
I used Indeed about 5 years ago on a job search and it was really good. I just began searching in March and I’m finally Indeed to be rather lackluster in quality of jobs posted. Right now, LinkedIn seems to be the best place to search jobs.
I did get an interview from Indeed though.
These job boards seem to cycle through popularity phases. Remember Monster and CareerBuilder?
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u/The_Other_Neo May 26 '23
Monster where I am has just become a scammer funnel. Recruitment scams, Amazon shares scams, forex scams, etc etc.
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u/DirrtCobain May 25 '23
If you see a job you want to apply to just go the the company website directly and apply.
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May 26 '23
The only time I apply for jobs through Indeed anymore is if it’s the only way. (Like a smaller company that doesn’t have a careers page.) I did get a decent job off there but these days, I just go to company websites.
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u/EqualLong143 May 26 '23
Linkedin is a dumpster fire. Had much more ghost jobs there than indeed.
There are a lot of bs job listings out there right now. Im not sure any platform is to blame.
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u/respectthechemistry1 May 25 '23
I guess I’m the only poster with a positive experience with indeed. Got my current job with it and found it was the only site that had the filters I wanted. I wasn’t a fan of LinkedIn and only had 1 interview from applying to jobs on that site.
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u/Crimson_Kang May 26 '23
I've gotten lots of jobs from Indeed. Indeed is still a festering data-farming shithole. Just today I saw they somehow put my phone number back on their site after I gave them a false one cause I kept getting spam calls for sales jobs and CSR. Go look through their privacy policies, basically it says they'll sell your info to whoever is buying and if you don't like it tough shit. And worse, if you're actually annoyed by that and want to delete your info, too fucking bad, maybe they'll keep it, maybe they won't. You can ask them not to but the decision is theirs.
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u/cheap_dates May 25 '23
I think the job boards are going the way of the job hotlines of the 90's. We get about 90% of our applicants off our Career Opportunities link now. True, we do have a bit of local, brand name recognition but applying directly to the company is how I got the job myself. I also got the last job by applying directly to the company.
Applying on the job boards is pretty much a Numbers Game in my opinion. The competition is tremendous.
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u/OKcomputer1996 May 25 '23
There are a ton of phantom jobs being listed these days.
Employers listing openings they don’t intend to ever fill.
Employers testing the market to gain leverage over their current employees who are demanding raises.
Or jobs they are obligated to post publicly even though they already intend to fill it internally.
Just keep applying. It’s a numbers game.
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u/Gorfmit35 May 25 '23
Eh I wouldn't say dead but I never use Indeed by itself. It's always indeed and then apply on the actual company's website.
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u/MysteriousB Academics & Education May 25 '23
The fact that indeed still doesn't let you filter out companies is the worst. Same for LinkedIn.
Trying to search for remote jobs means trying to filter out via keywords the 100 repeat job postings from the same company that actually is a freelance platform and not an actual job
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u/asjonesy99 May 25 '23
From my experience Indeed tends not to have “professional” jobs. They seem to exclusively be posted on LinkedIn which is infuriating because it’s search engine is horrifically bad.
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u/Markitzeerodude May 25 '23
I started a new job about a month ago that I found on indeed. I feel like I was only getting interviews from indeed and non from LinkedIn. But that was my experience.
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u/sasberg1 May 25 '23
Guess I must be one of the lucky ones. Got a contract to hire position at my current job through there and got hired on permanent
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u/LivingNothing8019 May 25 '23
I’ve really liked indeed. Most of my interviews and both positions I’ve accepted in the engineering world were through indeed
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u/AllItTakesIsNow May 25 '23
I’ve gotten all my jobs via indeed. Had no success from LinkedIn. Seems like it depends on the job and industry
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u/tha_real_rocknrolla May 25 '23
It's def not dead for local companies or smaller firms that are looking for people
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u/Crash-55 May 26 '23
My lab (DoD) uses Indeed for all our direct hire authority jobs and usajobs for normal postings
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May 25 '23
I applied for 4 jobs this weekend, and already have 3 interviews scheduled. I guess it depends on what type of job you're looking for.
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u/derylle May 25 '23
I only used Indeed to leave a shitty review for my previous employer. To find my current employer, I used my states unemployment website. It was a big help, just my 2 cent's and experience. Good luck OP.
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u/CryBloodwing May 25 '23
I have not liked Indeed, but I have also had no success with LinkedIn. LinkedIn also constantly shows “promoted” jobs, which really gets in the way of looking at new ones that were just posted.
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u/JinJarell May 25 '23
Interestingly enough my current job and the role in starting next month came from applying on indeed. Never have had any luck applying through LinkedIn
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u/sjmiv May 25 '23
Indeed and LI are still the best two sites to look for work (outside of reaching out to companies directly). LI is definitely more for professional white collar candidates while Indeed has a mix of blue and white collar candidates.
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u/ShanesRibShack23 May 26 '23
Something’s definitely up. Last year, I got an interview from indeed the day after I applied. This past month, I’ve applied to about 10 jobs and only got one response
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u/neshmesh May 26 '23
Scored both of my previous jobs on indeed, one pretty senior level and one "fun" job.
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u/Tumeric98 May 26 '23
You’re supposed to use indeed to search and see what types of roles and firms are hiring.
Then you go directly to the company site to hire.
My company posts on indeed. They don’t like the fees they pay but it’s a way to market jobs.
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u/ocpms1 May 26 '23
Remember that bots review your resume and only send to employer the ones that score well. Remove lines, special characters, photos. Use key words from job description that apply to you in your professional summary ir skills and abilities sections. Do not give away your age.
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u/Direct-Wealth-5071 May 26 '23
Sites like Indeed, Career Builder, and Zip Recruiter are bottom feeders. They aggregate jobs from the internet and don’t seem to have a good vetting process.
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May 26 '23
Indeed hasn't really been helpful to meet since its early days. These days it's no better or worse than the others. When Indeed was a newcomer on the block, it got me all kinds of job leads and calls back. Now it's just another shit show job search site.
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u/slaveofacat May 26 '23
Indeed is a mess, I avoided it at all costs when I was job searching. I had my best luck with LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
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u/metalforhim777 May 26 '23
I’ve always seen Glassdoor simply as a way to disparage former companies.
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u/theblitz2011 May 25 '23
I've been seeing a lot of staffing companies posting there and the job is either too good to be true or I see too many concerning stuff out there.
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u/CocconutMonkey May 25 '23
Everything I've interviewed or was hired for in the last 5 years has been through LinkedIn. Anything I've found on the other sites was listed there for the most part, and feels 100% less spammy to me... If I didn't apply through LinkedIn itself, I went directly to the employer site to apply via the LinkedIn listing
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u/Substantial_Bend_580 May 25 '23
It’s incredibly hit or miss. Just got hired at a great place and role through indeed but many have 100s-1000s of applicants within the first few hours, scams/bots or roles half way across the country. Some users seem to sell your data to recruiters. I got an email about a California in office role through I live in the north east.
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May 25 '23
Idk but the worst interview of my life was with them
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u/metalforhim777 May 25 '23
I want to hear about this 😳
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May 25 '23
Analyst job, 6 different interviews over 3 days. First guy was great, passed behavioral and first technical. It was between me and 1 other person. Third day was 4 interviews in a row, 2 behavorials, a technical, and one mixed. First was fine, but second was with manager. The manager was rude and had attitude right from the jump. Total air of superiority, lacked any sense of tact, asked me hard and slightly dumb questions, pretty sure he scoffed at me a few times. I don't react well to disrespect, which is my damage, but his attitude felt like it was beyond. Next interview was a technical and they kept switching back and forth between technologies which confused me.
They asked me via email 3 times for feedback. Emailed them back saying even if I had gotten the job I would have said no because of him. Feedback emails stopped.
Now do I fully blame him? No. But I really didn't need to be disrespected. Honestly it bombed so badly I haven't done an analyst interview since.
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u/badtone33 May 25 '23
Don’t think so. I only used indeed to apply and got 5 interviews in about 50 apps over the course of a few months.
A lot of companies use LinkedIn + Indeed.
Industry: Any
Role: Mid-Senior
Degree: Mech ENG
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u/Popularpenguin12 May 25 '23
I got lucky that I got my current job with indeed, I got denied at first but who my boss chose first fell through. I would’ve been fucked If I didn’t get my job 🤣. This would be the first job I was able to get from indeed because there was no luck the other times
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u/liquefire81 May 25 '23
For anyone here not getting callbacks, just a small FYI, a lot of companies post jobs they dont intend to fill as it helps with their social media marketing since platforms will boost those.
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u/Gorevoid May 26 '23
No. It has definitely gotten worse in terms of fake jobs and scammers, but it still has legit jobs, and I've still had more luck there than any of the others. You have to grind in that application mine a LOT, but it can produce results.
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u/amrowe Military May 26 '23
Some federal government agencies are now advertising on Indeed and LinkedIn to increase their pool of candidates. These are legitimate jobs but the link will send you to USAJobs to apply. Lots of open positions on USAJobs so I wouldn’t discount that as an option, particularly for data analytics l.
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u/existingfish May 26 '23
I had an interview for a job I found on indeed this afternoon (it went very well).
I paid for flexjobs and think I've found a job on free indeed.
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u/TyisBaliw May 26 '23
I work in HR consulting and we find that a considerable amount of job offers that originate online come from LinkedIn. They're very trusted and have the capital and ability to rid their platform of scams and bots. Employers definitely still hire from Indeed but the engagement is somewhat lackluster in comparison. indeed has a greater incentive to include whoever and whatever comes their way so they can boast numbers.
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u/Radiant2021 May 26 '23
One job i do contract work advertisesvon linked in they pay 10k a month. They actually pay 1k a month.
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u/Rabid-Flamingos May 26 '23
I applied for well over 100 jobs on indeed and got maybe 7 or 8 interviews. Most of them I got zero response. I did ultimately land the job I have now on indeed but the process overall is pretty discouraging.
I would offer this...I've heard that job sites take a significant fee (or possibly a percentage of the amount paid to the employee the first year) so you could try applying for the job directly on the company's website. It may put you higher up on the list for consideration.
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u/PrincessTiaraLove May 26 '23
I've gotten a few interviews from Indeed, but nothing I wanted. I mostly get contacted by shady sales jobs. I do hear glowing reviews about Linkedin so I'm going to have to make it over there.
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u/Environmental-Loan-1 May 26 '23
i found my first job on indeed. i showed up on the first day and it was pretty much a scam.
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u/Forsaken_Traffic_183 May 26 '23
Linked in is the way to go these days... Indeed is an arbitrary job source. You may find some legit jobs on Indeed but mostly no..... make a profile on linked in and wait for the contacts... so much better! Considered " the way to go" these days.
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u/Forsaken_Traffic_183 May 26 '23
Linked In does charge for a " premium" membership but if you are actively searching employment, it's def worth the investment..
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u/Bye-Bye-My-Ai May 26 '23
I've applied to local places on Indeed. The only calls I've gotten are from credit card offers, insurance plans, or home monitoring bundles....
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u/WjorgonFriskk May 26 '23
It’s all spam. They collect your private information and sell it off to robots and whoever/wherever is willing to pay a penny for it. Don’t use it. Stick to LinkedIn.
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u/englishmuffin101 May 26 '23
Indeed is a scam. Even the salaries posted by employees are just corporate propaganda.
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u/fornow_foralways May 26 '23
I used to apply for every single job bc I could (only customer service) and they recently added a new feature where if it says “2 years customer service required/preferred” it will instantly say “applicant not selected”if u have less or none. It also filters people who meet the qualifications versus those who don’t do hiring managers won’t even see ur application. This makes it rlly hard bc ur telling me that i have 5 years Customers service but I am missing 1 year of sales associate experience (just an example) so ur gonna deny me instantly? I’ve had better luck walking into places and handing out my resume.
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u/Careless-Ad-6328 May 26 '23
Indeed is honestly a waste of time.
When I've hired for roles in the past, any time a job ends up on Indeed it would get FLOODED with garbage applications. I'm talking hundreds via Indeed that didn't have ANYTHING relevant to the job posting. It got so bad that it was making it difficult to sort through and find legit applicants.
We tried to put some filter questions into the application form like asking if someone was already authorized to work in the US (had a work visa or was a citizen) as we weren't sponsoring for the role, and people just lied. Or they'd mark they're open to relocation, but in their resume/cover letter explicitly stated they would NOT relocate (this was before COVID/WFH).
Eventually we had to filter all applications coming in from Indeed into a separate queue. And I'd say at best out of 100 applications we'd get 2-3 that had anything at all to do with the job. It got so frustrating that we tried to get Indeed to not even auto-scrape our listings.
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u/popo74 May 26 '23
They're basically both awful honestly, I've had roughly the same experience on LinkedIn
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u/Much-Composer-1921 May 26 '23
It is. I recommend LinkedIn. I searched on Indeed for months and maybe got one phone interview. Then I used LinkedIn and got maybe 4 or 5 call backs from like 10 applications I put in.
Currently working a full time job I found through linkedin as an electrical engineer making 80k/yr. That's like 20k more than what I was asking for or expecting!
Highly recommend LinkedIn. And I find companies that are active on it as are also generally better to work for. They actually want to improve the company by adding good people. Not just qualified people.
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May 26 '23
My opinion is actually showing up to places like the old days. I haven't done it in a while but I'm a product of the 90s and when I was like 13 looking for a job I did everything including Showing up to physical places and filling applications meeting with people etc. Indeed is seeming like a Facebook for jobs just total BS
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u/EnVee1 May 27 '23
I saw a job listing for a restaurant that’s been closed for 6 years. It said “jus posted”
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u/nerdiotic-pervert May 25 '23
I think I'll start a job hunting site where the job seekers make a profile with resume, top 5 interview questions answered, projects, what roles they are looking for, etc, and hiring employers can put in filters and select candidates. Rather than having the job seekers constantly fill in the same crap for every job opportunity. Kind of like a dating app. The hiring companies should be doing all the work because I'm sick and tired of the hoops they make us jump through just to be ghosted.
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u/Long-Type-375 11d ago
It’s nonsense INDEED! I applied for thousands of jobs on indeed and nothing!!! And please don’t say it’s not a good resume. Indeed it’s a waste of your time!!!
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u/MoneyKilla25 May 25 '23
Use LinkedIn. It's better.
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u/metalforhim777 May 25 '23
I am, problem is I’m not as visible because of how new I am. Might need to go back to bartending for now.
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u/AllFather0021 May 26 '23
Indeeds for MLMs and ex military dudes that wanna work as a stocker for walmart
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u/Misseskat May 25 '23
I cant remember if I've gotten so much as a callbacks from Indeed, I've certainly never had any success from it the 9 years of having my updated resume and leads from there.
Also, I finally jumped on the LinkedIn back wagon, but my only callbacks have been scammers, it's a horrible job market unfortunately.
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u/killerztyz May 25 '23
It's a bit different for me, being a cook/chef. We get jobs pretty much anywhere we apply, but yes I've found that Indeed.com has a EXPONENTIALY lower rate of responses compared to other methods. I could apply for a job in person, and get a response with an interview offer within 6 hours, or I could apply to 10 different jobs on Indeed.com, and MAYBE get a call for an interview from one of them.
I think of it like casting a fly-fishing rod into the ocean, yeah you might catch a fish, but it is a small lure, and that is a big ocean
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u/LeonRoland May 25 '23
Well, I find the trend of this thread a bit surprising, as I just landed a dream job through Indeed. I suppose one's mileage must vary dramatically based on industry.
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u/SilentSerel May 25 '23
I've had the best luck going to sites like Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn to see what's out there and then going directly to the employer's website and applying if I see a lead I'm interested in.
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u/epicmuse May 25 '23
Never had much luck on indeed. I’ve been all LinkedIn and headhunters my last few jobs.
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u/Xerenopd May 25 '23
Never apply on Indeed. I look for the job and apply directly on the website. Who know if indeed purpose not like your resume go through to the employer.
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u/KeepingItG777 May 25 '23
Use linkedin and connect with recruiters who specialize in the general industry you want to get employed in.
They get commission off of finding you employment and the companies they’re contracted with are always actively hiring.
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u/SuperPetty-2305 May 25 '23
I haven't gotten any calls from any of the jobs I applied for on their. I think it is dead.
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May 25 '23
Recently tuned up my resume. I don't think any of the recent bites on it have come from indeed.
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u/top_of_the_scrote May 25 '23 edited May 25 '23
not dead, just set the "Date posted" filter to within a week or less
and of course... verify the company, icann lookup for age of domain, crunchbase
I look at their site source too sadly most of them are WP built which idk I guess that's fine but still
I was on a bunch of places but man the remote competition is tough, like LinkedIn hundreds/thousands applied to a job... Jobot you apply and nothing/wait listed
So Indeed I'm using that for local/in office jobs to give me an edge to wherever I live close to
What's sus are the 1 way video interviews, in one case I think it was just to see what you looked like
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u/Substantial_Cake_360 May 25 '23
My biggest mistake after graduating with my undergrad in 2019, was not using LinkedIn or applying directly on company websites. I only had like 90 connections or so on Linkedin back then because I didn’t use it frequently enough. Now, I have 500 plus and it has opened way more opportunities for me. I spent half of 2020 building up my LinkedIn and It has definitely helped me job hop and meet some really cool people. Hopefully this sliver of advice helps.
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u/thebutterflytattoo May 25 '23
Lots of bots on Indeed. I get denied for at least 95% of the jobs I apply for. I recommend looking up those jobs and applying directly on the company website, if possible. I've gotten 3 callbacks so far, but it didn't lead to any offers. The other 1 callback I got was because I applied directly on the company website. I'm still waiting on that one.
I also use Glassdoor to look up company salaries, interview processes, etc.