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LinkedIn Jobs vs Remote OK: the facts side by side

LinkedIn Jobs is the job section of LinkedIn, a professional network with 1.4B+ members. Employers pay to post or promote jobs there. Remote OK is a remote job board where employers pay to post jobs and job seekers can buy a Premium plan. Below, what each one says about itself, with the source of every fact. The third column shows how Hiring Right Now works, for reference.

LinkedIn Jobs and Remote OK, side by side

LinkedIn JobsRemote OKHiring Right Now
Who paysEmployers pay for job posts (Hiring Pro, Job Slots). Job seekers can buy Premium Career.Employers pay to post. Job seekers can buy Remote OK Premium.Job seekers use it free. Paid options: an optional Plus plan for job seekers (not on sale yet) and featured or pinned listings for employers (self-serve posting is not open yet).
Price for job seekersThe public page shows no price for Premium Career. The price appears after sign-in. Eligible members can try Premium for free.Remote OK Premium: $14.95 a month with a 12-month commitment, billed monthly. No free trial. A $29.95 a month bundle adds other job sites.Free. Optional Plus plan: $3 for 1 month, $7 for 3 months, $12 for 12 months. One payment, nothing renews. Not on sale yet.
Price to post one jobNo public price. LinkedIn says prices vary with your hiring needs.From $299 for 30 days. The button shows $447 when the page loads, with some add-ons ticked.Standard listing free for 30 days. Featured $29 for 14 days. Pinned $59 for 7 days. Self-serve posting is not open yet.
Where the jobs come fromEmployers post on LinkedIn. Partner feeds may only carry jobs that employers posted directly with the partner. Jobs gathered from other job boards are not allowed.Employers can post through a paid form on the site.The employers' own careers pages (Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards).
Where you applyEasy Apply lets you apply without leaving LinkedIn. Jobs from partner feeds link straight to the source to apply.The Apply button opens the apply link the employer gives, or an email address if there is no link.On the employer's own page.
How fresh the listings arePartner feeds are read every 6 hours from hiring systems and every 24 hours from job boards.Posts run 30 days, then renew automatically unless the employer turns renewal off.Every job is read again from the employer's careers page every hour.
Payment methodsCards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB, Diners Club, RuPay, prepaid), PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay for Premium, UPI in India, SEPA debit, iDEAL and Sofort in parts of Europe.Card through Stripe. A "Pay later" option sends a payment link by email.Crypto.

Where LinkedIn Jobs is strong

  • A huge network: 1.4B+ members and 71M companies, with about 9K job applications sent every minute.
  • More tools: Hiring Pro and Job Slots for employers, and Premium Career for job seekers.
  • Many more ways to pay, including cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and local bank methods.

Where Remote OK is strong

  • Much larger: it lists 100,000+ remote jobs from 10,000+ companies and says it reaches 20,100,000+ remote workers a month.
  • Wide reach for employers: posts are emailed to 2,692,454 remote job seekers and crossposted to 261 job boards.
  • It has a public jobs API, and employers can post today.

Questions about LinkedIn Jobs and Remote OK

What is the difference between LinkedIn Jobs and Remote OK?
LinkedIn Jobs is the job section of LinkedIn, a professional network with 1.4B+ members. Employers pay to post or promote jobs there. Remote OK is a remote job board where employers pay to post jobs and job seekers can buy a Premium plan.
Who pays on LinkedIn Jobs and on Remote OK?
LinkedIn Jobs: Employers pay for job posts (Hiring Pro, Job Slots). Job seekers can buy Premium Career. Remote OK: Employers pay to post. Job seekers can buy Remote OK Premium.
Where do you apply on LinkedIn Jobs and on Remote OK?
LinkedIn Jobs: Easy Apply lets you apply without leaving LinkedIn. Jobs from partner feeds link straight to the source to apply. Remote OK: The Apply button opens the apply link the employer gives, or an email address if there is no link.

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