Indeed review: one search over jobs from many sources

Indeed is a job search engine with sites for many countries, reached from indeed.com. It shows listings collected from other sites next to listings employers posted on Indeed itself.

Who Indeed is for

Indeed is a good first stop for anyone who wants to see what is on the market, in every occupation and at every level, because one search covers many sources. Before you apply, open the listing on the employer's own site. There you see whether the job is still open, and your application reaches the company directly.

What Indeed offers

• Job search by occupation and place, without an account.
• Indeed profile with your CV, to apply with on Indeed.
• Company reviews and salary figures next to the listings.
• Works on phones as well, including applying.

Who pays for what

Job seekers

Nothing. Searching and applying are free

Employers

Can post many jobs for free, within limits. Some jobs must be sponsored. Sponsored jobs are paid for by clicks or started applications, within a budget they set

How to apply

It depends on where the listing comes from. A job posted on Indeed itself you can apply for there, with your Indeed profile. That needs an account. A listing collected from another site leads you on to that site, where you apply as the employer asks.

Where the listings come from

Much of what you find on Indeed was first published somewhere else. Indeed picks up jobs from employers' career pages, from the software employers manage applications with and from job feeds, and shows them in its own search. Employers can also post directly on Indeed, for free within limits or as a sponsored job they pay for by results. So the same job often appears on Indeed and on the site it came from, and a listing can stay visible on Indeed for a while after the employer has taken it down.