# Specialized Job Platforms — Meta ads research Category research. Brand directory deferred. Edition: October 2026. Page updated: 2026-10-11. ## Account AOV aggregate No publishable AOV benchmark. - Status: unavailable_insufficient_cohort - Scope: The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. - Status reviewed: 2026-10-11T14:09:52.863370+00:00 - Period: No publishable aggregate; underlying reporting period not supplied 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. Source: [Madgicx Research & Labs](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#benchmark) Directory status: deferred. Final brand research and logo placement are pending. ## Research questions ### 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 permalink](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 ### 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 permalink](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 ### 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 permalink](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 ### 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 permalink](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 ### 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 permalink](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 ### 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 permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/job-portals-employment-platforms/specialized-job-platforms#answer-download-research) 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 ### How should I cite a finding from this page? 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