In this Itechguide, Victor compares Indeed vs LinkedIn.
What is Indeed and How Does it Work?
To effectively compare Indeed vs LinkedIn, this section will explain what Indeed is and how the service works.
Indeed is a job posting and search engine. Employers can post jobs on the site while job seekers can search for and apply for jobs.
Indeed allows you to create an account with your email and a password. However, you can also sign in to Indeed with your Google or Facebook account.
Once you create an account you can upload your resume, search for and apply for jobs. However, to search for or apply for jobs, you do not need to create an account.
Finally, Indeed allows you to create a profile with full job history, qualifications, skills and education.
What is LinkedIn and How Does it Work?
To further compare Indeed vs LinkedIn, this section will explain what LinkedIn is and how the service works.
LinkedIn is a professional social media service that allows you to create a profile, connect with other professionals, and apply for jobs.
Employers and companies can also create a professional company profile and post job openings on LinkedIn. Moreover, companies can also share important information about their businesses.
Furthermore, in comparing Indeed vs LinkedIn, because LinkedIn is a social media, apart from offering you the option to search for and apply for jobs, it also offers an additional benefit – you can collaborate, share information and connect with other professionals.
LinkedIn allows you to create a profile with qualifications, job history, education and skills. However, LinkedIn offers some other additional benefits. For example, people that know you can recommend your skills. You can also easily share your profile (or any body’s profile) with other LinkedIn users. This makes LinkedIn much more than a job search engine.
Finally, LinkedIn offers an additional job application option called LinkedIn “Easy Apply”. This allows you to apply for a job without leaving LinkedIn.
Features, Pros & Cons
This final section summarizes the features, pros and cons of Indeed vs LinkedIn.
Indeed and LinkedIn are similar in that both allow employers to post jobs. The two sites also allow job seekers to search for and apply for jobs. Another similarity between Indeed and LinkedIn is that both platforms allow you to create a profile and upload your resume.
Finally, for the similarity between Indeed vs LinkedIn – both have 2 application options. While Indeed has “Apply With Indeed”, LinkedIn has LinkedIn “Easy Apply”. These options allow you to apply for a job without leaving the platform. They also offer the option to apply on the companies website – LinkedIn labels this button “Apply” while Indeed labels the button “Appy on Companies Website”.
However, with Indeed, you can apply for jobs without creating an account. LinkedIn does not offer this option – to apply for a job on LinkedIn, you must create a LinkedIn account. Another difference between Indeed vs LinkedIn is that LinkedIn is also a social media with more collaboration options. LinkedIn also has free contents both as posts or as LinkedIn articles.
Summary
The table below is a summary of the features of the 2 services compared in this Itechguide.
| S/N | Features | Indeed | Notes | |
| 1 | Create a Profile | ✓ | ✓ | Indeed offers the option to create an account with Google and Facebook. LinkedIn only allows Google |
| 2 | Apply for jobs | ✓ | ✓ | Indeed allows you to apply for a job without creating an account, LinkedIn requires an account to apply for a job |
| 3 | Upload Resume | ✓ | ✓ | You can upload resume to both platforms |
| 4 | Social Media | – | ✓ | LinkedIn is not just a job search site, it is also a social media that offers professional collaboration and connections |
| 5 | Recommend Skills | – | ✓ | Only available on LinkedIn |
| 6 | Share Profile | – | ✓ | Not available on Indeed |
| 7 | Send Direct Message | – | ✓ | You can only DM on LinkedIn |
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