Indeed is a job search engine used in more than 60 countries and 28 languages. Its pay‑per‑click model means you only pay when a candidate clicks your job.

Sponsored jobs receive up to 5X more clicks and remain prominent in search results over time.

The Indeed Sponsored Jobs integration in the ATS lets you set a customized budget or specify the number of applicants to receive.

Individual user connections are required; each Admin or Job Posting Manager must connect their own Indeed account within the ATS.

Customers’ job listings will be included in a comprehensive feed delivered to the Indeed Platform (Indeed.com, global domains, and Owned & Operated sites including SimplyHired, Resume.com, and Glassdoor).

Applicants will be able to apply to customers’ job listings on Indeed using the Indeed Apply functionality.

Applications will be ingested by you from Indeed; applicants will not be directed to customers’ career pages to apply.

Meet job posting standards: Your job must meet Indeed’s Job Posting Standards; sponsorship does not override quality rules.

Allow 24 hours before sponsoring: Indeed requires a job to exist organically first; wait 24 hours after posting before sponsoring.

Understand campaign limits: Sponsorships end after a maximum of 30 days. Your ad may still be active based on the Job Listing End Date you set.

Daily spend cap behavior: When a job reaches its daily click limit, it stops showing as sponsored for the rest of the day and reverts to organic visibility. The click budget resets the following day.

Re‑sponsorship limitations: Re‑sponsorship is not allowed while a campaign is active. It is not recommended to re‑sponsor the same job ad; create a new job listing and sponsor that one instead. If you do re‑sponsor, you will pay to sponsor again.

Billing: You only pay for used budget. Any remaining budget at campaign end is reset to zero and is not billed.

If prompted to connect your account, select Connect to Indeed Account and complete the connection flow.

If you do not see the Indeed Sponsored section in the Job Push area, add Indeed Sponsored to your Job Board Favorites.

Go to the Job Listings tab.

Select the Actions button for any open job listing.

Depending on your account settings, choose Job Board Push or Job Advertising.

In the Indeed Sponsored section, you may see a prompt to connect your Indeed account.

If already connected, proceed to sponsorship.

Select the Indeed Sponsored Job Ad checkbox.

Choose either Accept Indeed’s Budget or Set My Own Budget.

The Indeed‑generated budget appears only for jobs created after this release; older jobs may not display a suggested amount.

Estimates are based on Indeed’s past performance and do not guarantee results.

If acceptable, select Accept Indeed’s Budget.

Fixed Budget: Choose this option if you have a set amount to spend and want to acquire applicants within a fixed budget.

Flexible Budget: Choose this option if you have a target number of applicants; the budget adjusts to meet that goal.

Choose an ad duration from the Number of Days dropdown (7–30 days). Indeed recommends 30 days for best results.

Enter your budget in the Ad Budget field (minimum $50.00 USD; $70.00 CAD if your account is in Canadian dollars).

Select View Estimated Performance to review projected results.

Select Awesome, sponsor my job to proceed, or choose Use a different budget to adjust.

Choose the approximate number of applicants from the Ad Applies dropdown (1–100).

Select the ad duration (7–30 days).

Select View Recommended Budget to review projected results.

Select Awesome, sponsor my job to proceed, or choose Use a different budget to adjust.

Review the summary on the Confirm Campaign Request page for accuracy.

Select Confirm to submit your ad for sponsorship and agree to Indeed’s Terms of Service and Privacy and Cookie policies. Or select Go Back to edit.

A success message displays; select Close to return to Job Board Push.

Jobs sponsored from the ATS also appear as sponsored in your Indeed dashboard.

Example: A remaining budget of $100.00 exists from a prior campaign.

Enter your new sponsorship amount (for example, $200.00). The total budget becomes $300.00 ($100.00 remaining + $200.00 new).

The Indeed History will show the new remaining balance.

Sponsored ads are managed as ad campaigns. You can increase the job ad budget later; you cannot increase the ad duration.

Sponsored Jobs that reach their daily spending limit revert to their prior visibility (e.g., Job alert or organic). Jobs with lower visibility due to quality, or paused campaigns, will not be visible until spending resumes.

See the “Manage a Sponsored Ad Campaign on Indeed” user guide for additional details.

First, contact the person managing your company’s Indeed account to request Admin access, refresh the page, and try again.

If you still cannot sponsor, please contact our Support Team and provide your email address so they can assist with connecting the correct email between systems.

Jobs with the type “Future/General Interest Opening” or “Unpaid Internship” are not sent to Indeed’s feed and cannot be sponsored.

Due to pay transparency policies, jobs with “Commission Only” pay type will not display pay on Indeed, even if pay fields are completed.

Confidential/blind career sites cannot post organically to Indeed; however, customers with a confidential site can sponsor confidential postings on Indeed.

Individual user connections are required; there is not a single Indeed connection for the entire company.

Indeed requires users to refresh permissions every 60 days. You will be prompted to reconnect when attempting to sponsor after 60 days.

You only pay for clicks; no fixed-term contracts or long-term commitments.

If you reach the daily click limit, a message displays: “Your sponsored job has reached its budgeted daily limit.” Organic visibility continues; the click budget resets the next day.

If you have budgeting questions, contact your Account Executive for suggestions.

All technical issues, account changes, and questions are handled directly by Indeed’s support team.

Indeed uses a client-based support model; for questions about visibility and indexing, contact Indeed directly.

Jobs sponsored from the ATS appear in your Indeed employer dashboard, where you can track performance and work with Indeed to optimize campaigns.

For dashboard help, see the Indeed Employer Dashboard tutorial.

For answers, search Indeed’s Knowledge Base. If you cannot find an answer, submit a question to Indeed directly.

If the number of applicants differs significantly from the estimator, talk to your Indeed rep for suggestions. Indeed provides all estimator data; the ATS does not control these estimates.

For a follow‑up from an Indeed sales rep, email Indeed’s Referral Partners.

For technical issues with the sponsorship feed, contact Indeed Technical Support. They may ask you to complete a form that routes to the team supporting the API Sponsorship feed.

Admin users can run this standard report to see sponsored jobs and the number of clicks received via the new Indeed job feed.

Use the report to confirm pushes and identify any sponsorship discrepancies.

At least one Admin must have sponsorship access with Indeed to view this report.

See the “Indeed Sponsorship Status Report” and “Connect your Indeed account to the ATS” user guides for more information.

When you pay to sponsor your jobs, they receive prominent placement on Indeed to help you find hires faster.

Fixed Budget: You set a fixed spend to acquire applicants for your job.

Flexible Budget: You set a target number of applicants; the budget adjusts to meet that goal.

You can sponsor as often as you wish after the current ad duration elapses. Legacy 30‑day limits that prevented ad stacking are no longer applicable with variable durations.

No. You only pay for used budget. Any remaining budget at campaign end is reset to zero and not billed.

No. Estimates reflect historical performance and are not guarantees. Indeed provides estimator data; the ATS does not control these estimates.

Sponsorship visibility pauses for the day and reverts to prior visibility (e.g., Job alert or organic). Visibility resumes when daily spend resets.

The Indeed‑generated budget appears only for jobs created after the April 1st, 2022 release. Older jobs may not display a suggested amount.

Yes. You can increase the job ad budget later. You cannot increase the ad duration.

“Future/General Interest Opening” and “Unpaid Internship” are excluded from Indeed’s feed and cannot be sponsored.

Indeed will not display pay for “Commission Only” jobs, even if pay fields are completed.

Yes. While confidential postings are not listed organically, customers with a confidential site can sponsor confidential postings.

Indeed requires permission renewal every 60 days; you will be prompted to reconnect when sponsoring after 60 days.

Indeed must see the job organically before connecting a sponsorship; wait 24 hours after posting.

The ATS requires individual user connections. The Admin or Job Posting Manager must be granted permission by Indeed.

The first time you sponsor, you must verify access by connecting Indeed with the ATS. This confirms your permissions with Indeed.