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  "name": "Specialized Job Platforms",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
  "slug": "specialized-job-platforms",
  "kind": "subcategory",
  "parent_slug": "job-portals-employment-platforms",
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms",
  "scope": "Category research. No publishable AOV benchmark is available.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
  "directory_notice": null,
  "benchmark": {
    "status": "unavailable_insufficient_cohort",
    "slug": "specialized-job-platforms",
    "parent_slug": "job-portals-employment-platforms",
    "cohort_scope": "exact_child",
    "median_aov_usd": null,
    "p25_aov_usd": null,
    "p75_aov_usd": null,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate.",
    "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of account-level average order values. Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. Successful classifications, including manual corrections, with positive finite spend, purchases, ROAS and cost per purchase. Accounts are counted once with equal weight. Quartiles use linear interpolation. Root cohorts include direct root classifications and their child categories; exact-child cohorts exclude parent and sibling categories. The source selects the highest-spend coverage row per account among snapshots dated within the preceding 30 days; the underlying reporting period is not supplied. This is a dated aggregate advertising-data snapshot, not business-wide AOV or a census.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:09:52.863370+00:00",
    "period_label": "No publishable aggregate; underlying reporting period not supplied",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms: no publishable AOV benchmark. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Status reviewed 2026-10-11T14:09:52.863370+00:00. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#benchmark",
    "source": {
      "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#benchmark"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": [],
  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
  "brands": null,
  "answers": [
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-1",
      "question": "How can a technology-job platform qualify leads beyond application volume?",
      "text": "Dice’s 2021 candidate-match guidance compares technology skills and job titles with a posting. Define the relevant skill fit alongside application counts; more applicants alone does not establish more suitable candidates. Current feature behavior was not tested.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-1",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms. How can a technology-job platform qualify leads beyond application volume? Dice’s 2021 candidate-match guidance compares technology skills and job titles with a posting. Define the relevant skill fit alongside application counts; more applicants alone does not establish more suitable candidates. Current feature behavior was not tested.  Source: https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-1",
      "source_url": "https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-2",
      "question": "Does a technology-platform match label establish an interview or hire?",
      "text": "Dice describes match levels displayed with application details. Treat the label as a provider fit signal and report employer interviews and hires separately; the article does not establish those outcomes.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-2",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms. Does a technology-platform match label establish an interview or hire? Dice describes match levels displayed with application details. Treat the label as a provider fit signal and report employer interviews and hires separately; the article does not establish those outcomes.  Source: https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-2",
      "source_url": "https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-3",
      "question": "Which advertised skill requirements should a specialist platform make explicit?",
      "text": "Dice explains that specific skills in a job description are mapped against a candidate’s resume. Use precise required skills in the offer and qualification review rather than a generic technology-interest label.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-3",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms. Which advertised skill requirements should a specialist platform make explicit? Dice explains that specific skills in a job description are mapped against a candidate’s resume. Use precise required skills in the offer and qualification review rather than a generic technology-interest label.  Source: https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-3",
      "source_url": "https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-4",
      "question": "What scoring change could affect a specialist-platform cohort comparison?",
      "text": "Dice says employer feedback helps train its matching model. Document the scoring definition used for a comparison rather than assuming a fit label is a fixed, independently measured industry benchmark.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-4",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms. What scoring change could affect a specialist-platform cohort comparison? Dice says employer feedback helps train its matching model. Document the scoring definition used for a comparison rather than assuming a fit label is a fixed, independently measured industry benchmark.  Source: https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-edjobs1-specialized-job-platforms-4",
      "source_url": "https://www.dice.com/support/employer/jobs/jobs---prioritize-apps-using-candidate-match.html"
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      "question": "Is an AOV benchmark available for this category?",
      "text": "No publishable AOV benchmark is available.",
      "context": "The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-benchmark-status",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms. Is an AOV benchmark available for this category? No publishable AOV benchmark is available. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-benchmark-status",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#benchmark"
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      "question": "Can I download this industry research?",
      "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
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      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-download-research",
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      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-cite-research",
      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
      "text": "When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
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      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Specialized Job Platforms. How should I cite a finding from this page? When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-cite-research",
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