Indeed hire: How it Works, Steps to Post Job and more

Introduction

Indeed hire: Posting a job on Indeed is simple. When you’re ready, we’ll help you create your post by asking simple, step-by-step questions. The info you provide for each question will add to a comprehensive job post that enables you to reach great candidates. Then, you can focus on what matters most: making connections.

How to Post Job on Indeed

In this guide on how to post job on Indeed, we’ll break down everything you need to make a great job post so you can start attracting quality candidates. Posting a job with your job description in hand typically takes less than 10 minutes. If you want help writing your job description, check out How to Write Great Job Titles and Job Descriptions for Jobs on Indeed.

Steps to Post a Job Indeed

Here’s a quick step-by-step overview of how to post a job on Indeed:

Step 1: Click the Post Job button to get started

You can start your job post by clicking the indeed.com/hire button or by c

If you’ve already posted a job before, you can always click the Post a Job button in your Employer Dashboard.

Step 2: Enter your job details

Next, you’ll prompted to add some basics that job seekers seek. You might tempted to skip specific job details, but you may reach great candidates by providing more information about the job.

Did you know that job seekers typically look for jobs during breaks at work or after they get home? According to our research, job seekers said they search using preferences like skills, WFH/remote, and commute to decide if they will apply. When you provide all the info job seeker needs, you can better capture the right person’s attention.

Some of the most important info to include is:

• Pay range
• Benefits
• Shift details
• Location
• Required qualifications and skills
• Type of job: Full-time or part-time

Work from home or remotely.

The more information you provide, the better—all the details you include are used to show quality candidates for your job post in the search results.

Step 3: Add your job description

Need help writing your job description? Get started with our job description templates as a foundation for a job post of your own. We have job description templates across hundreds of job titles, so you never have to start from scratch.

• Once your job description is ready, we’ll prompt you to add it to the job description section when you post your job.
• We’ve done a lot of research and found that these qualities make a job description more successful:
• It starts with the required qualifications
• Has small, easy-to-read paragraphs (not big blocks of text)
• Uses bullet points to break up text
• It has an accessible vocabulary anyone can understand
• Is written in an upbeat, conversational tone

Step 4: Include applicant qualifications + assessments

Indeed’s free[1] applicant qualifications and assessment tools can help you zero in on great applicant and decide who to contact for an interview.

On the Applicant Qualifications page, you can ask questions that immediately qualify or disqualify your applicants. Indeed has several pre-made questions to choose from based on your job title to get the information you need from applicants upfront, but you can also create your questions and include as many as you need on the application. Learn more about how to use applicant qualifications on Indeed.

Sending auto-rejections when an applicant does not meet your requirements helps you earn the Responsive Employer Badge, an icon that lets job seekers know you’re more likely to respond as they decide which jobs to apply.

Indeed Job Postings

The labor market slowdown continued through the third quarter of 2023, reflect in the Indeed Job Postings Index. As of October 6, job postings are down 14.8% from last year’s date. However, employer demand for workers still elevated. As of October 6, the Indeed Job Postings Index remained at 127, meaning job postings are still 27% above their pre-pandemic baseline.

Transportation Job Postings

The slowdown in parts of the Transportation vertical has decreased in recent months. Loading, stocking, and Logistic Support postings have leveled off through the third quarter, but both categories are still down 25.2% over the past year.

How it Works?

Process steps for every engagement:

1. Align with your goals

When you work with us, you work with real humans who are industry experts for all your hiring roles. Together, we’ll identify the optimal solutions for your hiring challenges.

2. Your dedicated specialist

Your hiring specialist will utilize Indeed to find you quality talent. You’ll get a dedicated person to optimize your search, provide talent market insights, and do the legwork for you.

3. Quality hires delivered

We’ll screen candidates for you and provide quality candidates quickly through our matching engine.

US Transportation Labor Market Update – 2023 Q3

The Indeed Hiring Lab track transportation employment trends, analyzing the latest Indeed and Bureau of Labor Statistics data. We look at overall labor market trends and dive deeper into job posting trends in various transportation occupational categories. Finally, we dive into recent trends in worker churn. By Daniel Culbertson, October 19, 2023.

• Takeaway Demand for worker across labor market is down, as overall postings have fallen 14.8% from October 6, 2022.
• Flying and Driving postings have achieved gains over the past year, while other transportation categories have slipped.
• Workers stay put more as the quits rate has inclined near pre-pandemic levels.

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1. Direct access

Our specialists work alongside business to connect you directly to the world’s largest supply of talent1 using our full suite of matching and hiring technology.

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2. Optimized process

We leverage Indeed’s automation technology and industry expertise to optimize your hiring process, removing up to 90% of time spent on manual recruiting tasks.

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Conclusion

The info you provide for each question will add to a comprehensive job post that enables you to reach great candidates. Posting a job with your job description in hand typically takes less than 10 minutes. If you want help writing your job description, check out How to Write Great Job Titles and Job Descriptions for Jobs on Indeed. If you’ve already posted a job before, you can always click the Post a Job button in your Employer Dashboard. When you provide all the info job seeker needs needs, you can better capture the right person’s attention.