The Search PartyA survey of AI job search

AI job search quadranglePhotorevised November 8, 2026

Sources

These are the 36 pages behind every fact on The Search Party, grouped by the company that published them. We read each one on November 8, 2026. The numbers match the superscript citations on every page. Pages from Dreamwork (our publisher) are listed the same way as everyone else's.

Dreamwork

  1. 1
    Dreamwork home page and plans

    Dreamwork's matching, listing sources, no paid placement, applying, plans and limits.

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  2. 2
    @dreamworkhq/mcp on npm

    Dreamwork's MCP server package, run with npx -y @dreamworkhq/mcp.

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Indeed

  1. 3
    What is Indeed Career Scout?

    Career Scout finds jobs, helps build a resume, practices interviews and tracks applications.

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  2. 4
    How Indeed job matching works

    Matching removes clear non-matches, then ranks by behavior; 70% of sponsored applications come from AI recommendations.

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  3. 5
    How pricing works on Indeed (for employers)

    Sponsored jobs are prioritized in relevant search results; employers pay per click or per started application.

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  4. 6
    Free vs. sponsored jobs on Indeed (for employers)

    Sponsored jobs show more often and for longer; Premium reaches the top three up to 2.0x more often; Urgently Hiring label; required sponsorship.

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  5. 7
    Indeed tests Apply For Me

    Apply For Me is a limited US test; automatic mode paused; review mode continues.

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  6. 8
    Indeed MCP server documentation

    Beta MCP server for Claude: job search, job detail, your Indeed resume, company data; no apply tool.

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  7. 9
    About the Indeed app on ChatGPT

    ChatGPT app searches jobs; applying happens on Indeed; which profile fields it shares.

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  8. 10
    About Indeed

    Indeed operates in over 60 countries.

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  9. 11
    Indeed and Glassdoor partnership (for employers)

    Eligible Indeed job ads also appear on Glassdoor; campaigns are paid through Indeed.

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LinkedIn

  1. 13
    Job match insights

    Compares your profile and resume with a job's qualifications; match level is Premium-only.

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  2. 14
    Differences between free and promoted jobs

    Promoted jobs can appear at the top of search with a Promoted tag; free jobs lose visibility over time.

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  3. 15
    Pay-per-click job promotion

    Employers pay per click within a daily or total budget; a job that spends its budget is hidden.

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  4. 16
    Apply for jobs with Easy Apply

    Easy Apply submits without leaving LinkedIn on many listings.

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    Easy Apply limits

    Daily Easy Apply cap and pauses after bursts, to guard against automation.

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  6. 18
    LinkedIn User Agreement, section 8.2

    No bots or unauthorized automated methods, scraping tools or browser plugins.

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  7. 19
    Premium Career

    Premium Career is $39.99 a month or $239.88 a year, with AI job-fit insights.

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Jobright

  1. 20
    Jobright home page

    AI job matches, Orion copilot, and the job counts Jobright claims.

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  2. 21
    Jobright AI job apply

    Match Score with a fit breakdown and its caveat; Jobright Agent works through applications by plan.

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  3. 22
    Jobright autofill extension

    Free extension fills forms on major applicant tracking systems; you click submit.

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  4. 23
    Launching Jobright 1.0

    Matches on strengths rather than keywords; H1B and experience filters; listings from career sites plus LinkedIn, Indeed, ZipRecruiter.

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Simplify

  1. 24
    Simplify home page

    AI talent agent; matches on experience, skills and preferences; Copilot autofill on 100,000+ career sites.

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  2. 25
    What's included in Simplify: features and pricing

    Free Copilot autofill with review before submit; Simplify+ prices; Autopilot submits without review.

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  3. 26
    Apply to a job with Autopilot

    Autopilot is Simplify+ only, with weekly credits on supported postings.

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HiringCafe

  1. 27
    Scaling HiringCafe from 0 to 1M+ users

    Jobs are scraped directly from employers' career pages; it uses AI to collect them.

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  2. 28
    About HiringCafe

    Core search is free; it filters out recruiting agencies and fake consulting firms.

    Checked . The page refused our reader, so we used the company's own text as a search engine quoted it.

  3. 29
    Founding Head of Recruiting at HiringCafe

    The company says it runs without ads or pay-to-win placement.

    Checked . The page refused our reader, so we used the company's own text as a search engine quoted it.

  4. 30
    HiringCafe Talent Agent

    Talent Agent searches the index for you and flags new roles; free for job seekers.

    Checked . The page refused our reader, so we used the company's own text as a search engine quoted it.

Wellfound

  1. 31
    Wellfound home page

    27,000+ startups; always free for candidates; Matched to you labels.

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  2. 32
    Employers: how much does it cost?

    Promoted Jobs rank higher in qualified searches; posting with salary is free.

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Welcome to the Jungle

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    Welcome to the Jungle UK (formerly Otta)

    Quiz-based matching that learns from skips, saves and applies; 70,000+ live jobs; you apply yourself.

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  2. 34
    Welcome to the Jungle (global)

    Companies across France, the UK and the US.

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Dice

  1. 35
    Dice MCP server

    Endpoint https://mcp.dice.com/mcp; one search_jobs tool; no sign-in for basic use; no apply tool.

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OpenAI

  1. 36
    Vector embeddings guide

    An embedding is a list of numbers; small distances suggest related text; used for search and recommendations.

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