How jobs.ac.uk stands out from other job boards.
There is a huge variety of online job boards, and they work well for casual jobs that don’t require specific skills or a great deal of experience. They’re mostly automated, so you can add your advert and pay, and hope that it reaches someone with the right knowledge to apply. But is that enough? Don’t you want to make sure that you’re recruiting the very best? Choosing where to advertise a job vacancy is an essential step in the recruitment process, you need to consider your ideal candidate – where would they search? How would they search? Which keywords will they use in their search terms? Will your adverts reach them?
We offer a personal touch
Integrated AI technology is playing a larger part in the recruitment process than ever before, but it still isn’t quite a replacement for the human touch. When you post a job with us, its processed by people.
All our thousands of adverts each year are added to our site in person, our highly trained staff know how to correctly index your posts so that they’re found by the right people. Your company or institutional brand always heads each page, so there is never any ambiguity over where a candidate will be working or who for.
We’re not an agency
Our staff don’t work on commission. We are not a recruitment agency, meaning that sending or trying to place candidates that don’t quite fit to reach a profit target or work towards a bonus goal will never happen. We leave recruitment to you and your chosen team, we work on sending the right applicants to you. You know best who will fit in your company or team.
Advanced Technology
We use advanced technology and specific SEO techniques at jobs.ac.uk to improve your adverts reach, to our – and your – target audience, reaching the right people with the qualifications and experience that meet your requirements.
Intelligent Audience
We regularly survey our audience and 96% [i] have at least a first degree, with 85% of those also obtaining a Masters or PhD. These highly educated candidates make up the majority of traffic to our site.
Dedicated contact
Each of our customers have a dedicated Account Manager, ready and willing to advise on how to shape your advert, and how to get the best out of our platform. A quick call or email can help sort any edits or amendments simply, and they can also advise on how to make your recruitment budget go further. They are always happy to talk about your advertising needs to make sure you’re completely satisfied with our service.
Targeted Reach
We have 100k+ potential candidates registered to receive our jobs by email alert, either daily or weekly. These candidates are a mixture of active full time and casual, or ‘passive’, jobseekers, looking for their next opportunity. Their email alerts trigger a response when an advert meeting their chosen criteria is added to the site, meaning that your advert is sent directly to anyone actively looking for your opportunity. They don’t need to search, or trawl. It’s an instant match.
We’re not just for academics
Whilst our reputation rests on being the best site for academics, and a large part of our audience consists of academics, graduates and researchers, we also cater for professionals, technicians, clerical and manual workers, PhD candidates, teachers and further education staff.
We work with some of the largest global brands such as IBM, Shell, Google, Dyson, Toshiba and BPP, as well as renowned charities like The British Heart Foundation, Marie Curie, NSPCC and The National Trust. We work with famous institutes such as Sotheby’s, The Royal Academy of Dance, and Fortnum and Mason. Our scope is limitless.
Boost your responses
We offer a range of products to attract the best candidates, from a standard advert featuring your company brand, to a bespoke mini site, showcasing your company culture and mission statements, which can host videos of your establishment so that candidates can see for themselves where they hope to be working and perhaps meet the team they will be joining.
Cost effective
Online advertising has always been more cost effective than print advertising. Think about it, when did you last see someone reach for a newspaper or print publication to look for a job? Those days are over. Global reach and instant connection is the norm now. Our site is constantly optimised to gain the best reach possible, and we regularly run targeted digital advertising campaigns to ensure maximum reach for your adverts.
Audience focus
As Gen Z graduate, leave school or college and enter the workforce, how do they search for employment opportunities? They look in the places they’re familiar with, social media and search engines, often using social media AS a search engine. According to Resume Builder, 70% of Gen Z’ers encounter career advice on TikTok weekly, and 41% have made a career-related decision based on TikTok advice.
We maintain a constant presence on social media, advertising opportunities and offering career advice, as well as showcasing multiple case study videos. We hold regular webinars on relevant topics, such as building resilience as an employee, and networking insights, which are shared on all our social media platforms, including TikTok.
Gen X are generally more interested in work life balance and bring lots of experience to their search. They are usually at a time in their life where they want security and advancement, how do you attract them? Our adverts display whether a role is part time, hybrid or remote, and clearly state benefits such as pension, holidays and workplace schemes designed to enhance suitability. All the ‘extras’ that job seekers are looking for.
Experience
We’ve been doing this for 25 years. We have the experience to know what works and what doesn’t, and we’ve tried everything, so you don’t have to. Simplify your recruitment. Life is busy enough, who needs a complicated system that could miss your ideal candidate because a keyword is missing from their CV? People recruit people.
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[i] Source: jobs.ac.uk Jobseeker Insights 2024
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