CareerBuilder 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

CareerBuilder

4.3

(160)

Pricing

Starting at $299.00 per month

About CareerBuilder

CareerBuilder software takes you through the recruitment process from the moment a recruiter creates a requisition to the point a hire is made. Posting jobs to external sites is fast with our job distribution tools. Sourcing and screening candidates is easy with a search function that returns candidates in order of relevance. Candidate management and communication is simplified with our intuitive and easy workflow. Real-time reports on source performance enable you to measure your recruitment efforts.

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CareerBuilder Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $299.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Build Your Own

$375.00

flat rate, one time

Plan includes:

1 Single Job Posting
30 Days Resumes & Social Profiles Search
Application Alerts and Create Custom Lists for Candidate Management
Resume Match Notifications

Lite

$299.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

1 Job Available Each Month
500 Resume Views Per Month
Application Alerts and Create Custom Lists for Candidate Management
Resume Match Notifications
Resumes & Social Profiles Search

Standard

$399.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

3 Jobs Available Each Month
500 Resume Views Per Month
Application Alerts and Create Custom Lists for Candidate Management
Resume Match Notifications
Resumes & Social Profiles Search

Pro

$599.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

500 Resume Views Per Month
5 Jobs Available Each Month
Application Alerts and Create Custom Lists for Candidate Management
Resume Match Notifications
Resumes & Social Profiles Search

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CareerBuilder Features

Popular features found in Recruiting
Assessment Management
Background Screening
Communication Management
Job Posting
Job Requisition
Onboarding
Resume Parsing
Resume Search
Self Service Portal
More features of CareerBuilder
Activity Dashboard
Applicant Tracking
Application Management
Boolean Search
Candidate Management
Candidate Profiles
Candidate Tracking
CRM
Dashboard
Interview Management
Job Board
Real-Time Reporting
Recruitment Management
Resume Database
Social Media Integration
Workflow Management

CareerBuilder User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

48%

35%

13%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.4

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.2

Functionality

4.4

Royce C.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

No more cuckoo for career builder

Like I said earlier it's one of my favorite websites to look for word back in the day like in the 1990s and 2000s but recently have not been happy with it

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

One of my favorite websites for looking for work. I used a lot over the years

Cons:

Recently have been using it for the last couple years and a lot of jobs I applied for I have not gotten any response I think it has a lot of spam in it now

Jared L.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2022

Career Builder was critical to building our sales team in a competitive market

Can't complain. Did exactly what it said it would as far as finding us quality talent. Was easy to use and train others to use. Works great no matter the market you're operating within

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use and applicant search were tops in my book. Allowed us to rotate recruiters on a moments notice and also find people that really fit our culture

Cons:

It is a bit pricey, especially for newer businesses just getting started. I was lucky to get a discount thanks to an association I was a part of. Nevertheless, worth the cost of you're serious about growing your business

Reasons for switching to CareerBuilder

Ease of use with CareerBuilder, and functionality

Misty S.

Verified reviewer

Staffing and Recruiting

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

Review for CB

Good

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The options for advanced keyword and Boolean searches are useful.The filters allow us to identify and source candidates based on their geographical location.

Cons:

The job posting yields irrelevant candidates.

Verified

Reviewer

Staffing and Recruiting

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2019

Great system, great ease of use and functionality but lacks candidates to make it worth it

It was a great system, and we enjoyed using it, but after working on it for some time, we realized it did not provide a better solution than or other systems and it was too expensive to be worth keeping.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It has a great interface, it is easy to learn and use, fast load times, and a lot of different easy action on every page is easy to work on a team, and make sure that everyone is always on the same page.

Cons:

Even though everything works perfectly, tracking and managing the people on the system when it comes to the pool of candidates and the amount of them that come through the postings it becomes an expensive system since it does not give the return for the investment since it's lacking on hits from local and available candidates.

Reasons for choosing CareerBuilder

The price offered, and a great sales pitch.

Reasons for switching to CareerBuilder

It was better when it came to managing, usage, teamwork, and notes on the system but it did not provide the same amount of visibility to our brand and positions, neither did it provide the same return for the investment.

Frantz C.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2021

CareerBuider Works

I think the CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking tools is great on many levels. When I first started using it, the industry was different, now I find myself using for certain post.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I discover CareerBuilder to be simple, solid, and give sufficient data, that doesn't cause you to feel like you have burned through your time, subsequently adding to your as of now stress.

Cons:

Evidently, anybody can see my resume and data however I have no security. Surely checks that the applicant is qualified. Profession Builder doesn't.

Reasons for switching to CareerBuilder

Cost and Screening Process scared me but I still use the account.

Tiffany A.

Verified reviewer

Staffing and Recruiting

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2020

New "upgraded" system is useless

Felt sort of like we were tricked into signing back up to be honest. After another account manager took over out account we had a much better customer service experience, but product quality was just not worth keeping our subscription

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The only pro after they changed their entire product is that we still had access to the old search dashboard for a little while. I believe that feature has been removed.

Cons:

They have a good idea, but the execution fails completely. In their new system, they attempt to incorporate social sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, GitHub, etc.) into search results when sourcing. But there is no way to ensure this new expanded pool of candidates are even looking for a job. They could have simply changed their employment information on Facebook or accidently clicked on their CareerBuilder app, and it populates them as a new job seeker. So much time wasted on people not looking for new opportunities. Also kept populating resumes that has NOTHING to do with the Boolean string or keyword entered (Boolean strings and keywords that worked just fine on other job boards). I'll stop there, because the ability to find relevant candidates who are open to a discussion about new opportunities are the two most basic needs of every recruiter, and CareerBuilder, in my experience at least, met neither.

Reasons for choosing CareerBuilder

We had used both in the past and had a better experience with CareerBuilder. We were unaware that CareerBuilder had changed it's entire product before reactivating our subscription.

Blake B.

Verified reviewer

Mining & Metals

11-50 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2019

Similar to Indeed or Monster if you've ever used them

It performed decently -- we published a job ad and received applications. We subsequently followed up and CareerBuilder helped us manage the process virtually.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The UI is similar to other career websites like Indeed or Monster.com. Different types of people visit different sites and you can get your job ad out in front of a different type of audience than Indeed.

Cons:

It shares the same issues as other similar platforms whereas most of the applicants aren't seriously interested in your job -- they're just applying to apply. As long as you don't believe the platform will be a recruitment silver bullet, you'll do fine.

Reasons for choosing CareerBuilder

We've used all of them -- each has its own pros and cons.

heather n.

Verified reviewer

Individual & Family Services

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2024

Great Application!

I have had nothing but satisfaction with it, the number of jobs available on it are what I am looking for.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ease of looking for jobs in a certain role and applying to them. Also, making sure that your resume is up to date with alerts stating the last time your resume was updated.

Cons:

Nothing that I can think of right off hand.

Alex S.

Verified reviewer

Human Resources

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

CareerBuilder Review

My experience with CareerBuilder is great, I use it everyday and it is always full with hundreds of new resumes a day.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

CareerBuilder makes it very easy to find new candidates for jobs that are qualified.

Cons:

What I liked least about CareerBuilder was how hard it was to use the booleean portion.

Bruce S.

Verified reviewer

Staffing and Recruiting

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

Using CareerBuilder has made my job easier.

It has made my work easier and helps me on day to day basis.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Simple to use and maintain with all information. CareerBuilder assists us in doing the necessary tasks such as screening, sourcing, and developing a pool of applicants. It is the most effective platform for managing the recruiting life cycle.

Cons:

The site is sometimes sluggish and it takes time for the software to respond when used in multiple tabs.

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