# CareerBuilder: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 3 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/careerbuilder

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Job advertising and distribution](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/job-advertising-and-distribution/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 75% | 8 |
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 111 | 100% | 1 |
| [Recruitment marketing and career sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/index.md) | 0% | 82 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "CareerBuilder and Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2025." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Recruitment marketing)
- "they are widely considered to be avoided for specialized hiring" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Job advertising)
- "Reported complaints include scam-related emails, privacy concerns, and uncertainty about whether applications reach employers." (Perplexity Sonar, Internal talent marketpl)
- "Monster and CareerBuilder filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2025 and were acquired; their future direction is uncertain." (Kimi K2, Job advertising)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CareerBuilder, from 19 of the 22 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 9
- consumer.ftc.gov: 8
- linkedin.com: 8
- money.com: 7
- joveo.com: 5
- pin.com: 5
- en.wikipedia.org: 4
- guideflow.com: 4
- hrmorning.com: 4
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://money.com/best-job-posting-sites-for-employers: 7
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/05/scammers-are-hijacking-job-ads-heres-how-spot-fakes: 6
- https://hrmorning.com/articles/bad-job-boards: 4
- https://pin.com/blog/indeed-alternatives: 4
- https://totaldefense.com/security-blog/job-board-safety-guide-how-to-avoid-employment-scams-on-fake-recruiting-sites: 4
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/07/looking-job-spot-scams: 3
- https://consumer.gov/scams-identity-theft/job-scams-explained: 3
- https://linkedin.com/posts/katiebleeker_alleged-bad-actors-list-activity-7447639149295173632-tKPC: 3

## In its own words

What CareerBuilder's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Find your next job with CareerBuilder. (https://careerbuilder.com/)
- For: job seekers and employers (https://careerbuilder.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page careerbuilder.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 9 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.