Never used indeed.com once.
But...people should know that these sites, and recruiters, are basically hiring theater. Almost all jobs (perhaps excepting FAANG meat grinder) are filled through personal connections.
People don't like to admit it, because it calls into question the meritocratic nature of our job market. American recruitment process are fair and appropriate, not corrupt, right? Well...
*not in the skill or fortitude required, but in how the employer treates you
Well, that would be the problem.
I see this repeated online, but is there any data to actually back this claim up? In my experience only a small number of jobs get filled through referrals etc.
Also, it's important to understand that it doesn't need to be direct referrals (i.e. someone at the company saying "We should hire Bob X for this job"). Oftentimes it's things as simple as LinkedIn posts sharing job openings with your network, and then when that's passed around have someone reach out through a mutual contact.
So that still wouldn't make the claim that "most jobs are not posted/filled by referrals" true.
Even with that incentive most hiring comes through a couple of in-house people that filter out the noise from the various recruiters they interact with.
Maybe with small shops < 50 poeple it might be possible.
I’ve hired roughly 10 people and all of them came in through recruiters. I don’t think my company ever considers direct applications, even though that’s an option on LinkedIn. They just never pass HR to actually arrive at the interview stage.
Yes and No. Lots of jobs are through personal connections but plenty are through applying to the company.