Indeed.com – Finally playing with the Big Boys

Latest news from internet traffic rating sites shows that Indeed.com has joined the ranks of the major locations job candidates go to start the searches. Now surpassing Monster and on the heels of Careerbuilder, it’s clear that the Job Search Aggregator is gaining more traction.

After all – why see only one option when you can see them ALL? Indeed offers jobs from big job boards, applicant tracking systems, niche boards and even customized “branded” careerpages using technology provided by several vendors now on the market.

“Employers can get their job availabilities onto search aggregators for little or no money – posing another threat to the more mature Careerbuilder and Monster”, says Matt Peter, VP of Business Development at JP Media (www.jpmedia.com ). And they are through a variety of creative alternatives. Other critical search aggregator is SimplyHired, whose ads provide the backbone to the LinkedIn job search engine.

See our Alexa.com stats below for a little back-up.

Comment by Zoe Jimenez on June 17, 2010 at 11:08am: We can't forget about another of these great Aggregator sites http://jobs.trovit.com ...because really they are great, no need to search thousands of websites...brings it all to you...perfect for the no stress job search!

Thanks for the info!

Comment by Matt J Peter on June 23, 2010 at 10:14am: Hi Zoe, thanks for the read and comment. Can you tell me more about Trovit specifically. What does it aggregate, which job boards, ATS systems, etc? When I checked Alexa.com I see it has a low traffic score - something like 90,000 - so you are among the few using it at the moment. Fill me in.

Comment by Matt J Peter on June 23, 2010 at 10:45am: Hey Miles - I'm in Stamford - we should get together. Thanks for the read and reply. As for the notion that CB & Monster can coexist mutually, my point is that there are so many OTHER ways to get your available postings on Indeed (where the traffic is) without the expense of monster or careerbuilder. Monster in fact, is pushing a new product Career Advertising Network, which doesn't even have a job posting, just ad placements. If they don't believe in their own core product.......

Comment by Zoe Jimenez on June 23, 2010 at 12:52pm: Hi Matt, here's a press release about Trovit, should give you the information you're looking for. Thanks for the interest! http://www.prlog.org/10749906-beta-release-proves-successful-for-tr...

Comment by Matt J Peter on June 25, 2010 at 3:49pm: @ Zoe - Thanks - but It doesn't get to what I'm looking for. That is the question. Which sites do WHICH aggregators aggregate? For example - Trovit doesn't pickup sites created by Jobthread, a very cool company I like a lot. That's what I was wondering.

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