In the course of helping over 200 million unique visitors every month find jobs, we end up with a lot of data. The data we collect can tell us a lot about the behavior of our users, and for the most part we observe predictable patterns in that behavior. But unexpected changes could be evidence […]
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Java 8
Indeed is migrating from Java 7 to Java 8. We’re migrating in phases, starting with running our Java 7 compiled binaries on JRE 8, the Java 8 runtime. Rather than switch everything at once, we started with a few canary apps to get a sense for the kinds of problems we might find. We selected our […]
Luck, Latitude, or Lemons? How Indeed Locates for Low Latency
Indeed likes being fast. Similar to published studies (Speed Matters and Velocity and the Bottom Line), our internal numbers validate the benefits of speed. It makes sense: a snappy site allows job seekers to achieve their goals with less frustration and wasted time. Application processing time, however, is only part of the story, and in […]