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CareerBuilder has a rating of 1.4 stars from 139 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about CareerBuilder most frequently mention customer service, text messages, and phone number problems. CareerBuilder ranks 1511th among Jobs sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Satisfied and employed.”

Sarah B.
5/5/15

I submitted my resume to dozens of jobs through this website, and although some of the replies I received back were marketing jobs that didn't match my original request, I also received many emails and phone calls for legitimate positions. Within a week I had two interviews every day, and now I'm happily employed. I searched on indeed.com for a month and never received a single reply, so I'm happy this website actually worked.

Top Critical Review

“Dangerous! Warning! Don't post resume there!”

Paula G.
7/4/24

I kept getting fake job offers I finally called one out as a scam. He threatened me and said he had my address and was coming to my house! Career builder does nothing about it. Remove your resume now!

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Thumbnail of user nicolep234
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 14th, 2019

I keep getting e-mails saying they pulled my resume from careerbuilder, and EVERY SINGLE JOB E-MAIL I HAVE RECEIVED THAT MENTIONS THIS is pretty much a scam. They don't mention what the companies are or a number to call, just what the pay is (usually too good to be true), some general info, what they want from you, and sketchy e-mail profiles to reply to. STEER CLEAR FROM THIS SITE.

Thumbnail of user alokt6
Malaysia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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June 21st, 2022

Talking to Chutiya Fraud right now. Not sure how people fall in their trap despite with very first conversation anyone can understand they are cheap and fraud

Thumbnail of user danielleb941
Michigan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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November 26th, 2022

I joined I think maybe in the last 24 to 72 hours and have already had two companies contact me that were complete scams everything they were offering sounded great, but then I got to thinking why would they offer someone with just a high school education a job of administrative assistant starting at 30.50 an hour and why would they want me to do an interview over an app called telegram the other one I got from that site was just this morning offering like 40 an hour both positions I am clearly not qualified for period so yeah this site used to be an awesome site to find a Career but it seems like it has turned into a ton of scams. So Buyer BEWARE! I DO NOT RECOMEND JOINING THIS SITE! If you are looking for a job it is a bunch of BS

Tip for consumers:
Just do not use this site I remember years ago when it was the biggest thing in searching for work now its just crap. So in order to avoid the headache just stay clear of it.

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It was a Job Board website so I did not buy anything I joined to look for a job and two people tried to scam me

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Thumbnail of user staceyp16
Georgia
3 reviews
12 helpful votes
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January 13th, 2023

Received 3 job offers right away. I was so excited! Sigh! SMH! Waste of freakin time! I know that I know better! Ugh No one is paying people $30 plus for data entry

Thumbnail of user carlittad
Arkansas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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May 17th, 2023

I've had a career builder profile for years. Recently I went on the site to look for some part time work. With in minutes of updating, I started receiving back to back to back calls from recruiters and they just kept coming in and while I was at work. All morning, one company after the other. I tried to look for an option on the website to opt out of these calls and nothing was available. They call whether you applied for a job or not. They call and want all your information to match you to the available jobs they have, that you didn't apply for or inquire about and it just goes on and on, one company after the other. Don't forget another person from that SAME company is going to call after you told the last one NO. It's annoying and upsetting and I had to block them all. You can't even delete your own profile on the site. They have to put it up for a review and get back to you. Career builders used to be my number one go to, now I just stick to Indeed.com, where you can opt in or out for those calls or go directly on the employers site to apply for a job.

Thumbnail of user keithf378
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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July 7th, 2022

As an Employer trying to add an additional resource to our recruiting efforts, we've been trying for almost two weeks to contact somebody at CB (VM, Email, Request for Demo, etc.). Finally tried the "Technical Support" number and got an individual on the line that sounded like she was working from a tunnel with her cell phone. I've had a better connection when calling North Korea.

I was able to get her enough information thru her crackling phone so that she could forward me to a Sales Rep who also sounded like he was working in a wind tunnel with a burner phone. Asked him to call me back with the hope of a better connection... "Sure no problem, what's your information? I've call you in a couple minutes." Never called me back.

Not sure what happened to Career Builder, but they are nowhere near the company they use to be.

Horrible response time (actually zero response), horrible Customer Service, and if you're talking to a C-Level Executive maybe try to be a bit more professional other than "Hey Man" or "I Gotchu".

Thumbnail of user joshs665
New Jersey
1 review
7 helpful votes
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February 25th, 2022

As a recruiter, I would advise everyone to stay away from this company, you will get excessive number of spams and scammers, literally not a single good local candidate, their posting tools have a lot of flaws and they are frustrating to work with… their sales team will lie about the agreement and they hide a lot of policies and when you try to contact them, they just don't answer calls or emails, CareerBuilder is a misleading and fraudulent company…STAY AWAY!

Thumbnail of user jenniferr429
Alabama
195 reviews
359 helpful votes
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November 18th, 2018

Okay so, CareerBuilder has a glitchy site but has some pretty decent jobs. It seems now, most companies are not using job sites to get new employees. They are using LinkedIn.

Thumbnail of user angelas5
Florida
2 reviews
36 helpful votes
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July 21st, 2010

Careerbuilder continues to post jobs for SurveySay.com after several requests that they label this company's job postings as NON-TRADITIONAL. SurveySay.com is an online survey company, not a regular job and is similar to Global Survey Group which has also posted on Careerbuilder.com. They labeled their job postings as NON-TRADITIONAL. There is no difference between both companies. Job hunters are led to believe that they will receive CASH. Nope, you will not. You only receive bonus points which you have to use to buy services or products from their clients online. Yes, you may get $15.00 if you are lucky, but they never give you enough surveys to meet the MINIMUM required to get paid so you can pay some bills. Careerbuilder needs to do a better job at "protecting" the job hunters that visit their site and listen to those of us who report "weird" job postings. The botton to report this company has been removed by Careerbuilder.com so that we can no longer report SurveySay.com to Careerbuilder.com. Yet, Careerbuilder.com CLAIMS that EVERY job posting has a "Report It" button. Nope, the one on SurveySay.com went bye, bye...

Thumbnail of user davem1234
Ohio
1 review
9 helpful votes
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January 18th, 2022

First, I hate to down-rate another persons efforts. I like to believe the best intentions of anyone who offers service for the good of society. But when a public service becomes a threat to the welfare of those it's meant to serve, someone should cry wolf, to warn others.
No sooner than you put your resume on CareerBuilder site than crooks of all shades and colors pounce on you calling, texting, emailing with the most ridiculous offers you've ever heard of! The pretentious 'employers' and 'HR's' etc, etc, can't so much as construct a grammatically coherent sentence. And they've already approved an application you never made, decided on a salary for a job you never requested, and won't give you a moment to breathe because they are all over you like a pack of wolves. What's more, your email address is now public property, because the email that "approves your application" (sic) is also copied to a gazillion other applicants, and each can see the other's email address.
If CareerBuilder is really serious about offering this kind of service, why, in God's name, can't they find a way to vet, let alone weed out bogus players from their site? What point do they hope to make by asking victims of the hyenas they've accommodated in their platform to report to FBI? If the only way to find a job is by exposing yourself to identity thieves, then you have a home at CareerBuilder. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!

Thumbnail of user cindym135
Pennsylvania
1 review
6 helpful votes
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February 16th, 2017

Most of the jobs listed are wither not hiring anymore, staffing agencies ot not in the city. If you put your search for Philadelphia, posrings from phonixville come up

Thumbnail of user miah130
Netherlands
1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 4th, 2022

I put a resume in at CB. I was contacted by a company offering over $30.00 an hour work from home.

Turns out they were one of many companies that scam WFH applicants, and students.

This fraud used the name of a real medical research company in Switzerland and who also has satellite companies in America.

The scam entails sending a cashier's check electronically. You're told to deposit it and send a screen capture of the deposit confirmation back to the company.

Then you're told you'll need to use your own money to get started to work. But that cashier's check will pay it back once it clears.
This takes a full ten business days.

But, most banks will alot a portion of the funds to be used, depending on your own balance prior to the deposit in a day.

That check never clears because it's a fraud.

But if you paid out of pocket for those things the company told you to buy from a vendor they never name, you'll be out of those monies. Because your real own money was sent to that fake company/vendor.

Your interview for the job that is also fake takes place over Skype. No video or audio. It's all texting. Which warns you that these pirates are not from Switzerland.

All because it appears CB doesn't vet companies that put ads on their site.
Which makes you wonder if any job site companies do.

Tip for consumers:
Don't trust any job resume site that doesn't vet companies they allow to advertise jobs.

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Thumbnail of user shanl22
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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February 9th, 2022

Where is the ZERO STAR option? Complete waste of my time! Not sure when I came across this site but worst thing ever! Started getting emails from a health company in the UK (I am in the states) telling me I have an interview scheduled for "right now and I needed to respond quickly because the sooner I jump on Skype the better my chances are to get the job! Then I get a text message from someone who seem halfway okay. Kinda on guard because they texted me and didn't call! But I gave them shadow of the doubt. Something seemed off throughout our how conversation. When she asked me for my Skype ID I decided to log on to Career Bulider to double check I did apply to this job. Well when I took the time to check I hadn't applied to any job in this website and my resume wasn't even up loaded! So how did you get my application and resume from a website that didn't have it on there? Read a review on this site that said the same thing and how she deleted her account. So my account was then deleted but I bet that doesn't stop the emails or text messages! Just keep looking for other websites that will actually help you find a job and don't waste your time on this one. Your wasting your time and the right job may pass you by if your playing around this one.

Tip for consumers:
JUST DONT USE IT!

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Thumbnail of user nikkir37
Netherlands
1 review
4 helpful votes
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April 20th, 2017

It is all about money and not about service. Careerbuilder does not perform, not communicate and is simply a terrible company. Avoid it! I would give 0 starts if this was possible!

Thumbnail of user marillionh
GB
1 review
7 helpful votes
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June 8th, 2017

Not going to go into details but an absolute scam. Applied for a job advertised that doesn't even exist and now get constant phone calls n emails. SCUM, SCUM, SCUM!

Thumbnail of user sergiot1
Illinois
3 reviews
20 helpful votes
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October 12th, 2011

If you are out of work or just trying to upgrade your next job careerbuilder might be a place to check out. This site has hundreds of jobs that go back at least 30 days. The problem with it is that your resume is put into a pile of thousands and so not really noticed by employeers who might come to this web to search for possible employees. But have no fear for some bucks careerbuilder will upgrade you to the front of the line and that way you can get noticed by searching employers.

The website is very popular and there by your chances of jobs posted there are excellent but the problem with it is trying to stand out. I recommand that you see which employers are looking for someone in your field and send and write them directly, don't use the site to submit your resume as the employer will get hundreds from this site in this fashion instead write an introductory letter and attach your resume to it and send it by the post office, make sure that it is professionally done (this runs between $75 AND $250 depending on which service you use) and use good resume paper and send it directly to the hiring manager( you can get the name simply by calling up the company).

Thumbnail of user maryd287
Florida
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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March 22nd, 2018

A company could not possibly have worse customer service or more people who simply DON'T CARE! It literally took a WEEK to place an ad with them - the same ad I placed in 5 minutes on other sites. They had site issues, didn't reply to my emails, gave me useless help (when they did), and then gypped me out one day in my ad - never mind the fact that NO ONE offered to discount a $395 ad for my WEEKLONG INCONVENIENCE! Time is money and I wasted BOTH with the useless company! I highly suggest everyone avoid CAREER BUILDER, based on the lousy service and uncaring attitudes that I experienced! #neveragain!

Thumbnail of user ryans52
Washington
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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April 22nd, 2013

I have to say that careerbuilder has too many spam advertisements. A lot of fraud and scams job on the website that don't fulfill the real pupose of finding a quality job.

Thumbnail of user joeb1546
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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September 25th, 2020

Lots of SPAM! SCAM sites! DO to give full detail info if looking, search else ware, find listing ant try to apply else ware, use an alternate email to not get spam!

Thumbnail of user amandat165
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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November 21st, 2018

So I saw a button saying fast apply and thought it was to apply to the job I entered for. Next thing you know, I'm applied for 43 different random jobs!? Alot of which I wouldn't apply for.

Thumbnail of user frankc1510
North Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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April 28th, 2022

Most postings direct you to a Survey Site and not the job description. Skip this as a tool for seeking employment. (Work From Home).

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Skip it.

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Thumbnail of user davidt3364
Ohio
1 review
5 helpful votes
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December 27th, 2022

Beware of the auto-renew they do. Even when you hit cancel you'll still get billed, and good luck finding somebody to help you.

Tip for consumers:
Think of screaming your job opening at a baseball game or at church. You'd likely have more luck.

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Used the ad placement and resume search for a month. They auto-renewed after I hit cancel. Half the time the website would crash.

Spent 100 times more time on dealing with billing than with candidates. I'd of been much luckier holding a sign in the street.

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Thumbnail of user evah264
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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June 21st, 2023

Do NOT use career builder to apply for work. Most of the people there can PRETEND to be professional. But they ALL are SCAMMERS. If you choose to apply, at your own risk.

Thumbnail of user aradhanag2
India
1 review
3 helpful votes
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March 23rd, 2023

They are not even value for 1 star...
Don't share your details...they are fraud...
I have lost my 13k

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Thumbnail of user fuy
California
1 review
13 helpful votes
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January 7th, 2014

This scum tricked me into revealing my email address and started bombarding me with multiple pieces of daily spam with fake unsubscribe links.

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