Reed review: UK job board with jobs from employers and agencies

Reed is a job board for the UK. Employers and recruitment agencies post their jobs there. Job seekers search, keep a CV on the site and apply for free. Next to the jobs it lists courses from training providers.

Who Reed is for

Reed suits people looking for work in the UK, in most occupations. Recruitment agencies post there as well as employers, so for some jobs you deal with an agency first. Employers who do not post on Reed are missing, so it should not be the only site you search.

What Reed offers

• Job search with filters, without an account.
• Profile with your CV: switch it to visible and recruiters can find you, or keep it hidden.
• Job alerts: new jobs that match your searches and preferences by e-mail.
• Easy Apply: a badge for jobs that ask for no cover letter and no screening questions.
• An app to search, shortlist and apply on the phone.
• Courses from training providers. Many are paid, some are free.

Who pays for what

Job seekers

Nothing for searching, applying, job alerts and the CV builder. Many courses cost money

Employers

Pay for each job ad, or post for free and pay for each application. Searching the CVs is a paid product as well

How to apply

Open the listing and use its apply button. With an account you apply on Reed with the CV stored in your profile. Jobs marked Easy Apply ask for nothing more. Other employers want a cover letter, answers to screening questions or a form of their own. Saving jobs and job alerts need an account as well.

Where the listings come from

The jobs on Reed are posted there by employers and recruitment agencies. They pay for a job ad, or post for free and pay for each application they receive. That makes Reed a place listings start from, not a copy of other sites. With an agency's listing, your application goes to the agency first.