SEEK review: the paid job board for Australia and New Zealand

SEEK is a job board for Australia and New Zealand, with a site for each country. Employers and recruiters pay for every job ad they place. Job seekers search, keep a profile and apply for free.

Who SEEK is for

SEEK suits anyone looking for work in Australia or New Zealand, in most occupations. Employers who do not pay for job ads are missing, so it should not be the only site you search.

What SEEK offers

• Job search by keyword, place and salary range.
• SEEK Profile: your career history, skills and resumes. Set it to public and employers and recruiters can find you.
• Saved searches, with job alerts by e-mail.
• Company reviews by employees, and salary figures for job titles.

Who pays for what

Job seekers

Nothing for searching, the profile and applying

Employers

Pay for each job ad. The price depends on the role, its location and the demand for candidates, and ads with more exposure cost more

How to apply

Sign in and open the ad. With Quick apply you send a resume stored in your profile and a cover letter you can change for each job, and your profile goes to the employer with them. The employer may add questions of its own. Some advertisers send you on to their own website to finish the application.

Where the listings come from

The ads on SEEK are posted there by employers and recruiters, who pay for each one. That makes SEEK a place listings start from, not a copy of other sites. Ads with paid upgrades are shown more often and more prominently, so the first results are not always the best match for you.