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Feeding The 800lb Gorilla Is About to Change \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m told Indeed will be notifying customers shortly that all new single source job feeds will have to originate from what they consider the source of truth, the customer\u2019s Applicant Tracking System. Existing clients utilizing third-party job feeds are safe for the time being. However, this is going to be a big PITA for major job distributors, programmatic media vendors, and solutions like Buyer Talent Engine<\/em>, which currently feed jobs to Indeed on behalf of their clients.<\/p>\n Why you ask? We function as middleware between the ATS and job boards for many reasons, including programmatic media management, comprehensive source tracking, updating job titles, pay and locations, one-click-apply integrations, and customizing and correcting brand problems that Applicant Tracking Systems are unable to resolve. With this policy update, it is our understanding we will have to wait for post-delivery to manage the job content and hope we can still make the necessary changes.<\/p>\n Indeed has stated that this isn\u2019t going to be an issue because they will allow all advertising partners unrestricted access to clients\u2019 job data via an API, but we have questions and so far have not been told much beyond \u201clook at the supplied API documentation, and perhaps exceptions will be made.\u201d<\/p>\n So why is Indeed doing this? One guess is they are cleaning up problems resulting from a massive amount of redundant and\/or messy job feeds. Another guess is they are creating a closed loop system that consists of direct interaction with their customers and Applicant Tracking Systems, limiting exposure to third-party influencers, competition, and analytics not in their favor and eliminating the programmatic advantages from Indeed. Let\u2019s hope I\u2019m wrong about the second guess, as Indeed, being the number one job board on the planet has been good for us and is a valuable solution for our clients.<\/p>\n At Buyer Advertising, we are preparing for this new requirement while we continue to feed the 800lb Gorilla. Let\u2019s just hope we don\u2019t get bit.<\/p>\n Joel Glick Buyer provides custom talent solutions that deliver the right candidates to you. We cultivate unique\u00a0Employer Brands<\/a>, and our industry-leading\u00a0search engine optimized<\/a>\u00a0hiring platform, Buyer\u00a0Talent Engine<\/a>, empowers recruiters with a smarter way to\u00a0attract<\/a>,\u00a0engage<\/a>,\u00a0analyze<\/a>, and track candidates through the entire hiring process \u2013 backed by a team of industry leaders with a passion for customer service.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Feeding The 800lb Gorilla Is About to Change \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m told Indeed will be notifying customers shortly that all new single source job feeds will have to originate from what they consider the source of truth, the customer\u2019s Applicant Tracking System. Existing clients utilizing third-party job feeds are safe for the time being. However, this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5,212,6,213,211],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advertising-trends","category-all-about-buyer-advertising","category-cost-efficiency","category-focus-on-recruitment","category-roi","category-source-analytics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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