Engineering Central

Review:

Engineering Central offers a highly targeted approach to recruiting engineering professionals in the U.S. The platform offers a wide range of features, including featured listings, employer profiles, resume searches, and candidate management tools.

While the site does not provide a free job posting plan, its pricing is very competitive and more affordable than some of its niche competitors, such as EngineeringJobs.net and NSPE Career Center. However, resume database access is only included with its costliest plan.

Pros:

• There are three job posting plans to choose from.
• Both 30- and 60-day job post durations are available.
• Listings are SEO and mobile optimized.
• Employers can access a resume database, set up alerts for resume matches, and export resumes.
• The site offers advanced filtering options and candidate management tools.
• The Premium and Enhanced plans include a spotlight posting and feature the company on the home page.
• Employers can create detailed profiles.
• The Premium plan includes exclusive job email alerts, eNewsletter inclusion, and distribution across its partner network.

Cons:

• There is no free job posting plan.
• Resume database access, email blasts, and job distribution are only included in the Premium plan.

Reputation:

We were unable to find any online reviews of Engineering Central.

Engineering Central vs. NSPE Career Center:

The NSPE Career Center is hosted by the National Society of Professional Engineers and offers member and nonmember pricing at $295.00 and $495.00 per post, respectively. Similar to Engineering Central, it features a searchable resume database and job post distribution, but it's costlier than Engineering Central's $125.00 per post starting price.

Engineering Central vs. EngineeringJobs.net:

With a starting price of $199.00 per post, EngineeringJobs.net is costlier than Engineering Central, which has a starting price of $125.00 per post. While both sites offer a 60-day job post duration, only Engineering Central features resume searches. However, EngineeringJobs.net promotes job ads on social media, which Engineering Central lacks.

Engineering Central vs. CareerEngineer:

CareerEngineer and Engineering Central both offer featured listings and resume searches. However, Engineering Central stands out with a longer job post duration of 60 days and SEO and mobile optimization. With a starting price of $125.00 per post, it is also the more affordable of the two as CareerEngineer's pricing starts at $399.00 per post.