Indeed

Q: Which four key points about Indeed are important?

Indeed has a large job pool, the platform is free for job seekers, their employer platform allows companies to post jobs for free, and paid features can be used to boost visibility.

Indeed is a global job-search and candidate-search website, meaning it is possible to apply for a job, and also to find a suitable candidate for a role you need filled.

According to Japanese parent company Recruit Holdings Co Ltd, the platform offers employers 580 million job seeker profiles; and 3.5 million employers make use of Indeed to hire a suitably skilled and experienced candidate for their purposes, across more than 60 countries.

What is Indeed’s mission?

The company’s mission is to assist people to find jobs and, in order to make this happen, it has a team of more than 11 000 global employees passionately pursuing the purpose of improving the recruitment journey of users by means of real stories and data sets. Further, Indeed fosters a collaborate workplace, in which its employees strive to make the often stressful job-hunt experience as seamless and enjoyable as possible.

Which four key points about Indeed are important?

Indeed has a large job pool, aggregating job postings from numerous websites and company boards to provide a comprehensive list of available positions.
The platform is free for job seekers, meaning users can search for jobs, filter these based on criteria such as location, job title, and experience level, and apply for positions without incurring any cost. Indeed is known to put its job seekers first by giving them access to a fantastic search engine, and allowing them to post resumés and research prospective employers.
Indeed’s employer platform allows companies to post job openings so that they reach a large pool of potential candidates.
While basic job posting is free, companies/employers can make use of additional paid features – such as boosted visibility, to help attract an extensive pool of suitable and talented applicants.

What commitments has Indeed made to the marketplace at large

Indeed is committed to making a positive impact on society, by connecting people to more meaningful work so that they can create better lives. Indeed’s leadership team is intent on utilising the power of the company platform, its people, partnering companies who share similar values, and its AI-powered technology, to transform job matching and hiring such that it becomes increasingly equitable and inclusive across the global recruitment arena. This trajectory allows Indeed to connect millions of people, each day of the week, to vibrant new career opportunities.

What should you know about Indeed’s leadership team?

Indeed’s leadership team is diverse, dedicated, and committed to empowering its company employees to fulfil a shared mission. By fostering strong partnerships and collaborating in everything they do, Indeed’s global team serves and supports job seekers, employers, society, and their valued employees too.

How does Indeed work in a job search?

A YouTube video, “How to Use the Indeed Mobile App To Take Your Job Search to the Next Level”, explains how not using the new Indeed Mobile App means job applicants are be missing out on some great tools and processes that will help to level up their job-search experience.

This four-and-a-half-minute video, narrated by Indeed product expert Brandy McClendon, explains how the app keeps each user’s searches, preferences, and messages all in one place. This enables a much more personalised experience that is not possible in a basic web search.

So, after you have downloaded the app and created an account, you will be asked to follow the guided onboarding process in which you will specify your job preferences and work experience. Indeed immediately puts this data to work for your benefit, by recommending jobs and matching them to you. You can even set up a widget on your phone’s home screen that shows you to view this personalised job feed off the bat, without even opening the app.

You can also elect to receive push notifications, so that you can be informed as soon as a suitable job in your category is posted – giving you time to apply in a considered manner. You can also choose to receive a push notification when an employer views your application, and to receive a reminder when you have an interview coming up.

Missing one could be a disaster, right?

Because it takes so much energy and time to search for jobs, Indeed’s app has been designed to make it as easy as possible to apply, chat to employers, ask hiring managers for more information, or even to schedule that initial interview.

It is also possible to apply to an interesting job right from your smartphone, i.e. there’s no need to be at your laptop. With your Indeed CV applied to the app and your basic information prefilled into an online form, your application is ready to go whenever and wherever you find yourself.

There’s also a feature called Indeed Spotlight, which allows applicants to signal to employers their strong interest in a particular role or position. It encourages employers to connect with you, because they know that you’re likely to be responsive to them. Remember, however, to be really selective as you can only use Spotlight on one job application per week.

Then, if you find it tedious to keep track of which jobs you’ve applied for and which company correlates with each role, be sure to make use of the My Jobs dashboard. This allows you to save jobs that you’re interested in, as well as to track the status of each of your applications. It also informs you as soon as a prospective employer has read your application.

Additionally, when you use the Indeed App, you can easily access and edit your saved materials – such as your CV, licences, certifications, and skills tests. They’ll be stored in easy reach, at your fingertips, for your next big job application.

This is truly the way to optimise, and upgrade, your job-search efficiency and experience.

What menu items will I find on the Indeed website?

First of all, make sure that you’ve logged into the section of the Indeed platform that is relevant to your region. In South Africa, it is https://za.indeed.com/. On the top left, you’ll find “Home”, “Company Reviews”, and Find Salaries”; and on the top right a “Messages” emoticon, a “Notifications” emoticon, and a “Profile” emoticon (where all your personal profile information, jobs, reviews, and the settings button can be located).

Changing from a job seeker to an employer? Yup, you’re moving up in the world. Simply click on the very far right under “Employers/Post Job” and you can change your status to fit the current situation.

Indeed has activated all of the main social media platforms for your convenience, which you’ll find on the far right towards the bottom. Click on the relevant emoticon, out of X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and you’ll be able to connect with other like-minded folk and find out what’s hot and happening at Indeed right now.

What industries will I be able to investigate on Indeed?

Indeed’s central hub allows a diversity of job seekers – from those kick starting their careers, to those at the mid-level advancing their careers, and even senior professionals seeking improved perks and benefits, or changing directions – to look for work in the following 11 industries:

Which career type, in each of the industries above, is paid the most and which earns the least?

In the Arts industry, an audio-visual engineer can as much as US$78 290 per annum, while an actor could earn as little as US$24 678.

In Business, a chief executive officer earns around US$135 126 per annum, while a courier may only earn US$30 193.

In the Communications niche, a production manager earns the most at US$77 548 per annum, while a news reporter earns the least at US$41 213.

In Education, a school principal earns the most at US$110 933, while a substitute teacher may only make US$37 672 on an annual basis.

Next up, within Healthcare, the top earner is probably a hospitalist (who specialises in

the delivery of comprehensive medical care to hospitalised patients) at US$ 361 026 per annum, and the lowest is surely a medical transcriptionist, at US$30 907 per year.

In Hospitality, a hotel manager ranks up there in terms of earnings, at approximately US$59 587 per annum. An usher, however, is the lowliest rank from an earnings perspective, at per annum earnings of just US$31 397.

Then, of course, comes information technology, where a network architect gets around US$131 070 each year, and a computer forensic analyst gets just US$62 642 as his or her annual pay packet.

In Law Enforcement , a special agent earns US$104 440 per annum, while a lowly correctional officer makes do on US$41 656.

The top earner in Sales and Marketing is probably a director of marketing (or a chief marketing officer), where the demands of the role see him/her taking home at least US$95 364 per year, while a brand ambassador earns approximately US$45 939 for each productive year.

In the Science field, a data scientists gets a healthy US$124 693 per annum, while a hard-working marine biologist could get paid just US$42 079.

Last, but not least, is the Transportation industry. Not a highly paid field per se, the highest paid qualification is that of a transportation engineer at US$87 099 per annum;

and the lowest paid role, at just US$33 240, goes to an air traffic controller.

Whatever your career niche, or desired role, Indeed’s impressive online job-search engine is there to assist you in all your upcoming job applications.