Hi All,I was listening to WCBS Radio earlier this morning and there was a discussion of Indeed.com on their Morning Business Report. I thought that this would be a great website to discuss on the blog!
Indeed.com is a job aggregator...what that means to you is that the site posts jobs on the site from various other job websites. Indeed.com is the world's #1 job site - it has over 150 million unique visitors every month from over 50 different countries!
Users can Post a Job, Find Resumes or, more likely, look for jobs.
Upon going to the site, users have two dialog boxes to work with. The first one lets the user type in a job title, keywords, or a company name. The second box lets the user enter the city, state or zip code of a prospective job location. Simple - easy and very, very Google-like.
In addition users can Post a Resume by clicking on this link. (You'll have to create a free account with Indeed.com first before you post the resume though!)
Once a search term is put in the first box and a job search is completed, users are faced with a results list. This list can be further narrowed down by location, distance to travel, salary estimate, location, job type, and other ways to limit the search.
When a user clicks on a specific job description the following information (in many cases) is included: job responsibilities, location, organization name and job requirements. In addition, on the search results page a link to reviews is included. Click here for an example of that for a search for 'Accountants'.
In addition, when job postings are looked at, there is an option to 'Apply Now' for that position on the right side of the page. A very, very helpful feature for the site!
Also, when users look at job postings, the organization or company attributes are ranked by stars on the review page. Examples of company attributes that are evaluated include:
* Job Work/Life Balance
* Compensation/Benefits
* Job Security/Advancement
* Management
* Job Culture
There are also individual job seekers' reviews in the form of up to a paragraph length long narrative. In addition, the job title, whether or not the reviewer worked at the organization?, and the date the narrative was written are included in the Employer Reviews section.
Finally, once you complete a search, the next time you visit the site, a list of your recent searches appears at the bottom of the page. There is also an option to clear the recent search history.
Enjoy the site - and good luck job hunting!
Regards,
Stu
