Ruby Now

Review:

Ruby Now is a niche job board that advertises career opportunities for Ruby on Rails professionals. Owned and operated by East Rock Software, the platform helps employers to recruit top candidates from their pool of more than 10,000 developers, programmers, technical leads, and engineers.

Ruby Now offers several job posting packages and a straightforward job posting process. Compared to other developer job boards, the platform is well-priced and has a larger variety of hiring services, such as social media promotion, featured listings, and targeted email alerts.

Pros:

• Ruby Now gives employers access to a niche network of Ruby on Rails professionals.
• The platform offers several job posting packages to suit different hiring needs.
• Employers can post jobs throughout the U.S. and Europe, as well as worldwide remote positions.
• Vacancies stay live on the site for 45 days.
• The platform shares listings to their X (formerly Twitter) account.
• Job posts are sent to candidates via daily, weekly, or monthly email alerts.
• The Expert package pins job posts to the top of the site's email feed for 30 days.
• Jobs are listed immediately after employers complete the posting process.
• The platform offers additional hiring solutions for employers having difficulty recruiting candidates.

Cons:

• Ruby Now does not have a free job posting option.
• The job board's social media promotion is limited to Twitter.
• The site does not offer bulk job posting packages.
• The platform lacks candidate matching, resume database access, and applicant tracking features.

Reputation:

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Ruby Now vs. Fiverr:

While Ruby Now primarily advertises Ruby on Rails jobs, Fiverr is a niche job board for freelancers in a wide range of industries. The latter allows employers browse through profiles of senior and expert-level candidates, while Ruby Now is geared towards developers at all career levels. Ruby Now charges $79.00 per post, while employers only pay freelancers' fees on Fiverr.

Ruby Now vs. Dice:

Ruby Now offers several affordable job posting options, starting from $79.00 for a standard job post. In comparison, Dice's prices start from $395.00 for a single job post. The site has a much larger audience than Ruby Now, with over 9 million registered tech professionals. Dice also offers resume searches, which Ruby Now lacks.

Ruby Now vs. Indeed:

Indeed is a popular job board that advertises both local and international roles in a wide range of industries. By contrast, Ruby Now gives employers a more targeted approach to hiring Ruby on Rails specialists, but is costlier than Indeed, charging $79.00. In comparison, Indeed has a free posting option and promoted posts for $5.00 per day.