Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) Job Board Review

Review:

The Mississippi Department of Employment Security is a government-run employment information website for job seekers and employers in Mississippi. The platform includes a job board where employers can register their business and post an unlimited number of jobs for free.

While the job board is an excellent resource for finding and hiring talent in Mississippi, it is missing a few of the advanced hiring tools of popular job boards including applicant tracking, syndication to other job boards, social media sharing, and featured posts.

Pros:

• The MDES job board is a niche job posting site for finding qualified job seekers in Mississippi.
• It's free to post a job on the MDES job board.
• Employers can access the extensive candidate database for direct hiring.
• The platform includes candidate matching facilities.
• The MDES website also includes an information center and links for filing employer taxes.
• There is a mobile app for job seekers.

Cons:

• The MDES job board does not syndicate jobs to other websites or share posts on social media.
• The platform is missing applicant tracking features.
• Employers cannot create enhanced or featured posts.

Reputation:

We were unable to find online reviews of the MDES job board.

MDES Job Board vs. CareerBuilder:

Like the MDES job board, CareerBuilder advertises a wide variety of general vacancies and offers access to a resume database. However, the latter is the costlier option, charging $349.00 per month per post, compared to the MDES job board's free job posting service. Of the two, the MDES job board may be the better choice for local hiring efforts.

MDES Job Board vs. Indeed:

Indeed is a general job board and one of the most popular in the U.S. Unlike the MDES job board, Indeed offers both free and paid options where employers can pay for featured listings. While the MDES job board offers a more targeted approach to hiring in Mississippi, Indeed has a greater reach and more hiring tools.

MDES Job Board vs. Google for Jobs:

Google for Jobs is a very different platform from the MDES Job Board. Employers who structure their content correctly can have their job openings listed in Google results for free. That said the MDES Job Board offers a more targeted approach to hiring with candidate-matching facilities and a resume database. The platform is also free to use.