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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 26th, 2026 # Reviews of CareerBuilder Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Maria Alejandra R Operation SupervisorOutsourcing/Offshoring, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “One of the best features of the application is that it attracts many candidates and also offers a range of tools that make it easy to find suitable profiles for the vacancies posted.“ January 10, 2023 PI Pranav I Technical RecruiterStaffing and Recruiting, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “At times there are profiles that do not have a resume and contact details, yet the credits are deducted“ February 16, 2023 hy harshith y Sr RecruiterStaffing and Recruiting, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “My Overall Experience with the CareerBuilder is: I'm Using from past 1-2 years, I Like all the features which provide by CareerBuilder to get the apt Resume's and got placements Aswell.“ February 24, 2023 HS Himanshu S Technical RecruiterStaffing and Recruiting, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Career Builder need more synchronization in profile's details, one instance is that a profile shows 8 yrs of experience but once opened , I came to find out he/she has more or less than 8 yrs, I have made many such attempts and it goes waste.“ July 11, 2022 Mohini T Senior IT RecruiterStaffing and Recruiting, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I like that I can source candidates using keyword search and advanced boolean search.“ November 2, 2022 VS Vidushi S Healthcare RecruiterHospital & Health Care, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The resumes showcased are usually outdated and the candidates are no longer interested in any position.“ February 10, 2023 VS Vidushi S Healthcare RecruiterHospital & Health Care, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Creating strings can be a bit tricky at first but this feature comes in really handy once you're habitual to strings.“ February 10, 2023 Agnes A recuritmentStaffing and Recruiting, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “sometimes not shows good profiles due to the server“ March 16, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 160 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Mohini T. Senior IT Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Platform For Quick Hirings And Easy Recruitment" November 2, 2022 5.0 It helps me to close many entry-level and mid-level positions. It really has a fantastic dashboard with an impressive UI. We can contact candidates directly through its platform. Pros I like that I can source candidates using keyword search and advanced boolean search. I can narrow down my search based on skills, degree, location, industry, etc. It has a good database of candidates from entry-level to senior level. It also offers job postings. It is pretty much easy to use and works on real-time updates. Cons It has lack highly technical experience candidates and its job posting algorithm needs some improvement to get more candidates. It also needs to offer a comment section so that we can update what we have spoken to candidates about. Review Source Kurapati S. Senior Human Resources Manager Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic Hiring Platform With Qualified Applicants And Useful Dashboard Features" December 20, 2022 4.0 The advanced search is excellent and very useful for finding qualified candidates with certain expertise. Using cutting-edge AI techniques, finding and selecting applicants is simple. We can use this platform to post jobs. Pros On Career Builder, sourcing and posting are much simpler than on other sites. The most effective sourcing tool for low pay rate requirements. I can use its database's advanced boolean search and keyword search to find candidates that match the job description's particular keywords and skill sets. Cons There aren't enough experienced, highly technical profiles. Many resumes were out of date. There aren't enough qualified applicants. Review Source KW Kim W. owner Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Resume Database" November 17, 2022 3.0 I liked careerbuilder at first, but then found that they didn't have to amount of resumes I needed Pros I liked that you are able to search resumes by state location Cons The amount of resumes in the database seemed light compared to other databases Review Source Naidu John K. Aerospace Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Exprience and review for Career Builder" September 29, 2023 5.0 Pros Career Builder is helping for finding Candidates in NON - IT Sector Cons Nothing , Little trouble in finding IT candidates in Career Builder Review Source Neeraj B. Senior IT Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good To Source Candidates For Broad Sensed Positions" September 6, 2022 4.0 It helps me to close entry-level and mid-level positions. Its UI is easy to use. Its advanced search is pretty good and helps to source good quality resumes. Pros It is a good platform to source quality resumes and job postings. It has great filters that work well and provide good results. It is pretty easy to use and has a user-friendly interface. Cons It has a lack of technical databse and most of the resumes are outdated. The search algorithm does not work properly and provides irrelevant results. There can be a comment section so that we can put what we have discussed with the candidate. Review Source Kimberlee M. CSP Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great candidate search software" November 4, 2021 5.0 Great site and overall experiences are above and beyond Pros I like most that it's easy to search for qualified candidates and integration of other software to careerbuilder Cons No least likes about Careerbuilder as it is great as is Review Source Maria Alejandra R. Operation Supervisor Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Staffing app" January 10, 2023 5.0 So far my experience with the application has been quite positive, I recommend it as a staffing tool because it facilitates the process of recruiting candidates. Pros One of the best features of the application is that it attracts many candidates and also offers a range of tools that make it easy to find suitable profiles for the vacancies posted. Cons At the moment there is no feature that should be considered for change or improvement, perhaps to continue attracting as many or more candidates than are already attracted and improve the price to the public. Review Source Erin H. Recruiting Manager Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Quality has declined" July 25, 2019 3.0 As a 3rd party recruiting company, CareerBuilder is not the best fit with our recruiting needs as we recruit for many geographic locations simultaneously. We have found much greater success using other job boards. Pros Ability to create Boolean search strings and filter by geographic location. Validity of job seekers and contact information. Support is always available and answers the phone quickly when issues arise. The Recruitment Edge feature is good to find passive candidates on LinkedIn. Cons There must be a lot of turnover internally as we have a new rep regularly. The ROI on CareerBuilder has diminished significantly. We can find the same pool of candidates on Indeed for a fraction of the cost. They keep trying to push services and features on us that we do not need. Reason for choosing CareerBuilder Cost and longevity with the program. Review Source Chad C. Salesforce Administrator Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Most Results for Recruiting" November 1, 2018 4.0 Overall this tool is great and the most used Job Board in our business. We are within the staffing space and without access to CareerBuilder we would not be successful. Pros The number of results/candidates that CareerBuilder has is what stands this tool out compared to others. Also, the user-friendliness of the UI is positive. The website is very easy to use and provides plenty of potential applicants. The filtering is also great and the candidates seem to be up to date for the most part. Cons There is not any vetting of candidates or resumes. You will get a large number of duplicate candidates or resumes. Also, there are a lot of shops that post generic resumes that do not have any contact information. I wish that CB required at least a active phone number or email address. Review Source Sujata D. Associate Recruiter Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best job portal " January 14, 2019 5.0 I use career builder daily and it's a fantastic tool to search non technical professional. Pros I use this job portal daily. It is easy to use in short a user friendly product.It also helps the recruiter with the similar job titles which helps in the search. Cons The advance search of this portal should be improved Review Source ME Mohammad E. Associate Director Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Feedback on why someone should use it. Very effective and helpful." February 15, 2023 5.0 I work for a staffing company and I work for respective clients hence I use this software to pull/search candidates. Whenever I find any good candidate and submit it to the client and once we have an interview for that candidate hence that leads to hiring or an offer. That is providing us with business and this is how it is helping me to make salary and incentives. Pros Searching candidates on any positions and for any locations. Multiple options to filter the search for pulling/searching the candidates on any respective jobs. Cons Overall I liked all. Good database software. Review Source dL deepti L. Technical recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the best i have used to till now " October 27, 2022 5.0 like i shared before its a great software for while life cycle of recruiting and= staffing of every type of job opportunity Pros best thing about this software is that its one stop job portal or ATS from souring to to end cycle of staffing recruiting Cons the least that about this software that sometime some of the profile have partial information about the candidates due to which its difficult to contract the candidates ,Although its happen with very few profiles Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Talent Acquisition Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "So far, so good! " September 4, 2018 4.0 So far, so good. Careerbuilder is one of the job boards we are currently using. So far, I'm finding lots of qualified candidates here. Pros Great interface and easy to use. It has a feature wherein you can create a template and save it so that on your job postings, you can simply use the saved templates. I love the idea that you can open each candidate that you sourced into different tabs-other job board doesn't have this feature. It would allow you to multi task and view all the candidates by simply changing tabs. Plus, it allows you to filter candidates using keywords - you can use boolean search, location-you can select a radius, duration or length of employment - so you can choose from entry level to expert, employment visa status - this will save you from contacting not qualified candidates, and many more. Cons Some of the candidates information are incomplete. Like visa status, target pay. I think it will be best if they have these as requirement to fill before a candidate can submit their resume. So that, it will allow the recruiters to contact the right candidates. They should maximize the good features. Review Source VD Vinoth D. Quality Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Recruit the Best With Career Builder" March 11, 2023 5.0 Pros It helps me lot to get the Best Suitable candidate here in very much short period. It is very easy to filter the candidate as there are many tools. Cons Live chat or Sending comments can be added Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior recruiter Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My number one!" August 27, 2019 5.0 This is a 10 rating software because of its functionality. Amazing! Pros Im a Recruiter and Career Builder is my Best Budd. I use it everyday to look for available candidates and it never let me down. It really helps me do my job. Thousands or even millions of people are using this software everyday around the world and it really do its job. It always gives me what Im looking for and Im really amaze how this software exceed my expectations. A really useful software and its surely a great investment. Cons Using Boolean commands to look for candidates is hard to master at first. It will really take time for you to master using the Boolean string but its surely worth it Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Talent Acquisition Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best tool for sourcing" August 31, 2018 4.0 Pros 1\. This is one major job board we used for sourcing candidates from Commercial, IT, engineering and all types of industry. If you are trained how the system works, you can maximize all possibilities of connecting with a candidate 2. If by sourcing traditionally does not work for you, try recruitment edge. It is awesome. CB as we call it, partners with other platform where you can expand your search with eligible candidates wiyh qualitis that you are looking for 3. All in one tool, you can save and email candidates. Cons If you are not familiar with the ins and outs of the platform, then better get a training. A lot of possibilities happens if you know how to navigate though this process. Review Source AP Ankit P. Senior Technical Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Could be better" May 31, 2022 5.0 There must be an option to pull out new candidates who just entered in the job market and looking for their first job in some specific area. Pros This Portal is one of the best if you are looking for non technical candidates. Cons As of now everything in thing is useful. Switched from [Dice](https://www.capterra.com/p/234259/Dice/) Its best for non IT candidates. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Recruiter Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Career Builder:Builds careers on both sides" September 19, 2018 5.0 Pros This is one the most reliable job boards I have ever used. Simple and efficient would be the two words that would come to mind. It makes finding candidates easy, regardless of what position you are working on. Having that mental note that you can find someone qualified regardless if you are working on a white collar job or a blue collar job makes recruiters like me somehow breathe easier. Career builder not only allows you to help people find jobs but it also allows you to yours as well as a recruiter. Cons The accuracy of location, whenever I search for around 20miles, I do get people that are 30miles away. Review Source DK Devita K. Senior Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CareerBuilder was an easy, unique and amazing website. It givesi wanted me a lot of options." April 17, 2018 4.0 This search engine has helped me search most of my resumes over the years. It has also given me ease to contact resumes that I find fit for the job. I also like the filters which help narrow down the resumes i eventually see. I mostly always recommend CareerBuilder to my connects. Pros The Career Builder website was very easy to navigate, and search for jobs in my area, and had more choices available in a reasonable distance from my home. I also, like the friendly but simple layout of the website. An improvement would perhaps be adding an extensive add-on that helped out with both cover letters and resumes and make it so it is easy to make cover letters specific to certain jobs.Overall it is not entirely different from other sites but it's always wonderful. Cons the least i like about the website is that you cannot quick view the resume to be sure enough to open it since it is all about the views. Also the filter for years of experience can sometimes give you not so relevant results. It would be nice to have more precise results. Review Source VS Vidushi S. Healthcare Recruiter Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to Use but Outdated Resumes" February 10, 2023 3.0 Pros Creating strings can be a bit tricky at first but this feature comes in really handy once you're habitual to strings. It makes it really easy for us to find suitable candidates with relevant experience. Cons The resumes showcased are usually outdated and the candidates are no longer interested in any position. The database should be updates daily or at least weekly. The candidates should be aware of their resumes being put up to be reached out by recruiters because we often get irritated candidates desperately wanting to get their names "off the list". Review Source CL Casey L. HR Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Career Builder - An Easy to Use way to find candidates" November 4, 2021 5.0 Overall, I like this program and the ease of use with minimal training needed Pros This is a very easy platform to utilize Cons I wish more candidates would utilize the program b/c that lessens the amount of attraction there tends to be Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Recruitment Specialist Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Being recruiter" January 28, 2019 5.0 All in all it was a great experience and still can do better as there is always scope of growing. Pros Very easy ,simple and also it saves a lot of time, CB is really doing well and giving a great competition to its competitors, no doubt its the best currently. Cons Just a couple of things that all the software's have a issue with that is the lagging problem and at times after update a bit difficult to understand it. Review Source SG Stefan G. HR Manager Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Career builder - Your go to portal for all your recruitment needs!" April 30, 2019 4.0 Career Builder is a good search engine and research tool for employers/recruiters that have to supply towards the every increasing demand of the business market. It also helps me reach alot of candidates that do not apply through other sources that we currently use. Greatly Recommended despite a few cons. Pros I have been using this portal to screen candidates and the best feature to use here is you can refine your search based on the number of years for the skill you are looking for or the industry that you need them to come from. They also have a huge data base that in turn gives you a huge lot of qualified candidates to pick from. You also receive a decent number of responses from candidates since the notification feature helps you keep track of all the activity on this portal. Cons There are not too many but i do come across the part where I run out of the number of Job postings on the portal and then have to buy more postings. They also have a daily limit on the number of resumes you can view in a day. Also another con but i know that this will only get better depending on the plan you choose to buy. The portal does not allow you to bulk send resume to review later. You will have to flip them one by one which is just time consuming. Review Source GC Gufran C. Team Lead Recruitment Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly recommending this tool." June 10, 2022 5.0 Pros This is the best job portal we came across, best candidate results. Cons Nothing specific, lot of good features. Enjoying this tool. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Consultant Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Strong search capabilities" November 11, 2019 5.0 Great experience! The search capability is really strong! Definitely one of the top five candidate searching portals. Pros After working for a busienss process outsourcing company whose main client was CareerBuilder we used the CareerBuilder portal to search and track applicants for 2 main industries: health and engineering. It worked superbly! The strongest and most important feature it has is the search capabilities, you can get pretty granular, especially with location allowing to search by mile radius within specific areas. Cons It does have quite a few bells and whistles, so expect at least a slight learning curve. If you're absolutely new to this portal, you will have to spend a fair amount of time in order to completely adopt it into your workflow. Once you get a hang of all of its buttons and features, it's smooth sailing from there. 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