Frequently Asked Questions

Career Poster offers Standard, Premium and Premium Plus job advertising packages. Each package gives employers a different level of job board exposure.

A single Standard job advert is £195 + VAT, a Premium job advert is £295 + VAT, and a Premium Plus job advert is £395 + VAT. Multi-job packages may reduce the price per advert.

Yes. Employers buying multiple job adverts can receive a lower price per advert depending on the number of credits purchased.

Job credits are usually valid for 12 months from purchase unless otherwise agreed.

Yes. Career Poster may offer £50 off your first job posting using the code FIRSTJOB50 at checkout.

Yes. You can pay by invoice, BACS or card where arranged. Contact Career Poster and we can send the correct invoice or add credits to your account.

Career Poster advertises vacancies across a network of UK job boards and recruitment platforms. Coverage can include leading job boards, specialist sites and search platforms depending on the selected package.

Yes. Totaljobs, Reed and CV-Library may be included depending on the selected package.

Indeed and LinkedIn visibility may be included depending on the package. Premium Plus can include sponsored advertising through LinkedIn and/or Indeed where suitable.

Jobs advertised through Career Poster may be structured for Google Jobs visibility where supported. Google ultimately controls what appears in Google search results.

Job board posting can depend on package, job type, location, board rules, moderation and suitability. Career Poster will aim to distribute jobs to the most suitable boards in the package.

Most job adverts run for 6 weeks, while some run for 28 days depending on the package and job board.

Employers can post a job through their Career Poster account or send the job details to the Career Poster team for support.

You should provide the job title, location, salary, working hours, employment type, job description, requirements, benefits, application method and company details.

Yes. Employers can send job details to Career Poster and the team can upload or review the advert for them.

Yes. Career Poster can review your advert and suggest improvements to help attract suitable candidates. You can also use the free AI Job Advert Reviewer.

Yes. Employers can send applicants to their own ATS or application URL by entering the apply URL when submitting the job details.

Salary is strongly recommended because visible salary information can improve candidate response, but it may not always be required.

Applications can be viewed in the Career Poster employer dashboard. They can also be sent by email, or you can receive them through your own URL or ATS.

Yes. Employers can view, shortlist, rate and manage applications inside the Career Poster dashboard.

The application pipeline helps employers move candidates through hiring stages such as new, shortlisted, interview, offered or unsuitable.

Yes. You can download candidate CVs and export applications from the application pipelines page where available.

Yes. You can email candidates within the portal, create email templates and choose whether replies go to the portal inbox or your own email.

Employers can still access existing application and report data after a job closes, subject to account access and data retention rules.

The employer dashboard is where employers can manage jobs, applications, reports, emails, interviews, team members and account tools.

Use the password reset option first. If you still cannot access your account, contact Career Poster for help.

Yes. Team member access is available, allowing account owners to invite other users and control permissions.

Yes. Team member permissions can allow access to specific areas such as applications, reports, emails, posting jobs or managing jobs.

Career Poster reports can show applications, cost per application, board performance, shortlisted candidates, hires and estimated savings.

Cost per application is the advertising cost divided by the number of applications received.

Yes. Where source tracking is available, reports can show application sources such as Total Jobs, Reed, CV Library, Indeed, LinkedIn or Career Poster.

Reports are intended as a useful guide based on available tracking data. Some external platforms and application routes may affect tracking accuracy.

Career Poster offers AI tools to help create job adverts, review job adverts, review applications and check salary guidance.

The AI Job Advert Generator helps create a job advert from role details such as title, location, salary, duties and requirements.

The AI Application Reviewer helps compare a candidate’s application or CV against the job requirements and summarises suitability.

No. AI tools are designed to support employers with summaries, checks and suggestions. Final recruitment decisions should always be made by the employer.

Interview management tools are available to help employers track candidates through interview stages, schedule interviews and use scorecards.

Yes. Where enabled, employers can invite candidates to interview from the dashboard and send available interview dates and times.

Yes. Candidate email tools are available inside the employer dashboard, depending on account setup and permissions.

Yes. Email triggers can be linked to application status changes such as new, shortlisted, unsuitable or hired.

Invoices are sent by email and may be available from your account/order details. Contact Career Poster if you need a copy.

Yes. Businesses can usually provide a purchase order number for invoice purposes.

Payment methods include online card payment and invoice payment via card or bank transfer/BACS where arranged.

You can contact Career Poster through the website contact page, email, phone or live chat where available.

Career Poster’s opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm.