Indeed, the world’s #1 job site, recently announced the launch of Indeed Career Scout, a personalised AI-powered career coach designed to make it easier for job seekers to find roles, land an offer, and everything in between.

Landing a role has become harder 

New research from Indeed shows finding the right opportunities remains the biggest hurdle for Australian job seekers (43%), followed by standing out from other applicants (21%), and understanding what employers are looking for (14%).

Many are also unsure where their skills could take them. More than half (55%) wish they knew what jobs they could qualify for based on their skills, while 44% feel stuck in their current career path. Over half (55%) say a better understanding of different career paths would give them the confidence to switch jobs.

In an increasingly competitive job market, influenced by economic uncertainty and rapidly advancing AI, navigating a career requires more than simply applying for jobs. It means recognising the right opportunities, understanding which skills matter most, and knowing how to stand out.

Indeed’s Career Scout addresses these challenges by both personalising and simplifying the process. It makes finding and applying to relevant jobs seven times faster and increases a person’s likelihood of getting hired by 38%.

The AI-powered career coach in your pocket:

• Helping job seekers discover their true potential
  • Uncover career opportunities job seekers may not have considered before based on skills and interests
  • Understand why they may be well-suited for recommended careers
  • Find out what they can earn in a new career
• Simplifying the search for job seekers
  • Chat with Career Scout to find better opportunities tailored to their goals
  • Sort and uncover jobs specific to their interests and learn why they may be a great fit
  • Research companies before they apply – pay, culture, size and employee sentiment
  • Get a salary range based on their title, location, experience and skills
  • Refine their search in chat – ask for remote jobs, higher pay or specific roles
• Skipping the busy work
  • Build or refine a resume by chatting with Career Scout
  • Keep track of applications in one organised hub, the My Jobs dashboard
• Allowing job seekers to take control of their career
  • Get personalised suggestions to effectively highlight unique skills and qualifications in interviews
  • Get interview tips with role-specific questions and examples
  • Prepare to negotiate with market data and practical talking points

Career Scout works best when job seekers have completed their Indeed profile. It learns from job seeker feedback and search patterns—refining its recommendations in real-time for increasingly accurate matches—and is powered by 20 years of hiring data on Indeed, where an average of 27 hires are made per minute

Career Scout is built in line with Indeed’s responsible AI principles and is designed to support, not replace, human decision-making in the job search.

Lauren Anderson, Workplace Expert at Indeed said, “Career Scout puts a career coach in every job seeker’s pocket”

“We know many Australians are open to new opportunities, but feel unsure about where to start—more than half (55%) say having a better understanding of different career paths would give them the confidence to switch jobs.”

“By combining AI with Indeed’s two decades of hiring and matching expertise, Career Scout makes it easy to explore potential roles, refine a resume, prepare for an interview and navigate a career move with confidence.”

“Our goal is to make the job search simpler, more personalised, and ultimately more successful.”

“Career Scout helps people put their best foot forward by highlighting their unique skills, rather than producing generic AI-style applications. Quality career guidance hasn’t always been accessible, so we’re making personalised support available whenever people need it.” said Anderson