Indeed is likely an obvious line item in your recruitment advertising budget. But as crucial as it may be, it still involves hands-on management which can be heavy at times. At the end of the day, it tends to be just one of the many channels that make up your recruitment marketing efforts – each of which comes with its own set of invoices, logins, and dashboards that need maintenance.
If you’re reading this, you may be looking for a smarter way of running Indeed. Either that, or you’re hesitant to bring in a platform like Hirematic, and want to know what you can expect with your Indeed setup.
This short FAQ is here to answer all your burning questions – so let’s walk through exactly what changes, and what doesn’t:
- Do you have to switch off Indeed to work with Hirematic?
- How does Hirematic's partnership with Indeed actually work?
- What happens to your existing Indeed agreement and budget?
- Do you keep Indeed Quick Apply?
- What happens to your Indeed account and data?
- How is your Indeed budget managed day to day?
- How long does setup actually take?
- If something goes wrong on Indeed's side, who deals with it?
Do You Have to Switch Off Indeed to Work with Hirematic?
No. Indeed simply becomes one channel in Hirematic’s channel mix, connected through a direct API integration. Your jobs keep getting published and sponsored on Indeed exactly as they were before. The only difference is the efficiency layer that comes from Hirematic’s algorithm. Its AI drives the optimisation engine that dictates how campaigns are created, managed, and optimised – without you having to log into Indeed to do it manually.
How Does Hirematic's Partnership with Indeed Actually Work?
Hirematic is an Indeed partner. It can publish and sponsor jobs directly on Indeed in any country where both companies operate. This is open to any direct employer or staffing agency. The only exceptions that don’t qualify are aggregated listings sourced from other job boards.
What Happens to Your Existing Indeed Agreement and Budget?
Whatever you’ve already committed to Indeed carries over as-is – same terms, same budget. The only thing that changes is who’s managing it, as Hirematic takes over account management. If you don’t have an active agreement yet, your budget stays fully flexible, and Hirematic allocates it to Indeed based on how it performs relative to your other channels.
Either way, your billing gets consolidated. Instead of chasing down a separate invoice for every job board you use, you get one invoice from Hirematic covering the lot.
Do You Keep Indeed Quick Apply?
Yes. Quick Apply – Indeed’s feature that lets candidates apply without leaving the site – stays fully active through Hirematic’s integration. Candidates apply on Indeed the same way they always have. Their applications, CVs included, are then routed straight into your ATS.
What Happens to Your Indeed Account and Data?
If you’re new to Indeed, a dedicated account for your campaigns is set up and managed by Hirematic. If you already have one, it’s transferred over instead. Either way, all your campaign performance – spend, applications, cost metrics – shows up in the Hirematic dashboard, alongside every other channel you’re running.
How Is Your Indeed Budget Managed Day to Day?
Our algorithm does the heavy lifting on a daily basis based on real-time information. Campaign budgets are managed dynamically, so spend is automatically funnelled toward whatever’s converting best across your job ads and channels. This includes optimisations on Indeed – both within the channel and as part of Hirematic’s wider partner network. If predictability and control is important to you, you can set budget or credit caps on specific channels to keep spend within specified limits.
In practice, clients who use Hirematic to manage their recruitment advertising – including that on Indeed – see two things clearly: performance improves and time spent managing the channel drops. Hirematic serves as a one-stop-shop for recruitment processes with only one point of contact instead of several.
How Long Does Setup Actually Take?
Indeed activation inside Hirematic typically takes one to two weeks, depending on the way your existing account is set up. Note that larger or more complex accounts can take a bit longer. From your side, things are simple: give us approval and a few details about your existing account, and let Hirematic handle account setup, feed integration, and coordination with Indeed directly.
If Something Goes Wrong on Indeed's Side, Who Deals with It?
We do. Hirematic owns the account relationship so your feed meets Indeed’s requirements, and resolves any issues directly with Indeed’s team. That means one point of contact when something needs fixing, instead of waiting at the back of a lengthy support queue.
In Short
Indeed doesn’t disappear when you bring Hirematic in – it just stops being something you have to manage on its own. Same jobs, same Quick Apply, same budget commitments if you have them, but with one dashboard, one invoice, and one team handling the day-to-day instead of you.
If you’re weighing up what this would look like for your own Indeed spend, our team is happy to walk through it. Get in touch with our team today.
