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Johnson & Johnson

Machine-learning job search on the career site

Johnson & Johnson drew 41% more highly qualified applicants per search after adding machine-learning job search

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Problem

Johnson & Johnson gets about 1 million applications for 25,000 positions a year, yet few applicants were highly qualified. Career-site search often did not show the right jobs to strong candidates.

Approach

The company worked with career-site provider Jibe, which added Google's Cloud Talent Solution. The service uses machine learning to match job listings to job seekers' interests and qualifications. The page says the career site improved in a few weeks.

Results

41%increase in high-quality job applicants per search, per Google CloudVendor case study[1]
nearly 45%increase in click-through rate on the career site, per Google CloudVendor case study[1]

Takeaway

Johnson & Johnson changed search on a site it already had and did not rebuild its hiring process. The page reports applicant quality per search and click-throughs, not hiring speed.

Categories

Business function
Human resources
Innovation type
Process innovation
Evidence
Vendor case study

Sources

  1. Johnson & Johnson: Reimagining recruiting with Jibe and Google
    Google Cloud16 Apr 2019Vendor publication

Source summaries

[1]Google Cloud16 Apr 2019

Google Cloud's customer story describes how Johnson & Johnson used Jibe and Cloud Talent Solution to improve search on its career site. It reports a 41% rise in high-quality applicants per search and a nearly 45% rise in click-through rate. The page carries no date; the Internet Archive first saved it on April 16, 2019.

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Added 4 Nov 2026 · Updated 4 Nov 2026
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