SCIWAY Jobs Portal Review With Pricing, Alternatives, and FAQs

Review:

SCIWAY jobs portal gives employers two ways of advertising careers: featuring their careers page in an online directory or featuring jobs on the job portal. The former is more affordable and lasts longer, while the latter provides a more targeted ad and is useful for making fast hires.

Job posts reach a large audience of local job seekers, although there are no candidate management tools or multiple job posting discounts for the Featured Job Postings option.

Pros:

• Featured job posts appear at the top of jobs pages.
• Job posts are optimized to appear on Google searches and are featured on Google for Jobs.
• Employers can choose the number of pages they wish to have their job post appear on, each with an additional fee.
• Job posts can be targeted to specific cities in South Carolina.
• Employers can advertise their careers page in the online directory, which can lead job seekers to their job ads.
• Businesses in South Carolina can use SCIWAY jobs portal to advertise their business in a directory, as well as corporate events.
• The job board is more affordable than its competitor, The State Jobs.

Cons:

• It takes two days for job posts to go live.
• There are no free job posting options.
• Job post descriptions are limited to 60 words.
• There are discounts for multiple standard ads, but not multiple job posts.
• A lack of candidate management tools makes it difficult for large companies to recruit in volume.
• The company is run by two people and does not have the capacity to provide efficient customer service.
• There is no telephone line and emails are discouraged.
• The job board lacks customer reviews.

Reputation:

SCIWAY has an A+ rating on Better Business Bureau and is a verified merchant on Authorize.net. SCIWAY advertisers cite a large number of referrals and web traffic through their job board and employer directory as the standout qualities. We were unable to find customer reviews of the job board.

SCIWAY Jobs Portal vs. SC Works:

SC Works is a state-provided employment portal, whereas SCIWAY is a local online directory with a job listings page. While SC Works offers a free job posting service, SCIWAY Jobs Portal only has paid options, starting at $45.00 for an annual standard listing. In terms of features, SC Works offers better hiring tools, including a resume database.

SCIWAY Jobs Portal vs. Indeed:

While SCIWAY Jobs Portal offers access to a targeted audience of users in South Carolina, Indeed has an international reach. The latter is also more affordable, with a free job posting plan as well as the option to sponsor listings for more exposure, whereas SCIWAY Jobs Portal charges $45.00 for an annual standard ad.

SCIWAY Jobs Portal vs. The State Jobs:

At $398.00 per post, The State Jobs is a significantly costlier option than SCIWAY's fee of $95.00. The bigger price tag gets your job in front of many more job seekers, as The State Jobs posts jobs to its network of more than 30 of the biggest job boards. If you only want to hire in the state of South Carolina and have a tight hiring budget, go with SCIWAY.