Detailed Advertising Information
Detailed information about all the available recruitment advertising options.
Which option is best for me? More information here.
- CJS Weekly
- CJS Professional
- Volunteers and Apprentices
- Additional Services (e.g. PO boxes)
- Discounts and Deals
The Original CJS Newsletter, includes online adverts (paid advertising)
First Published: July 1994
Availability: On a subscription only basis.
Readership: 250 copies, c. 8,500 readers including every National Trust site, many RSPB and Wildlife Trust sites, university careers departments but mostly to individuals - see more in readership composition.
Why choose CJS Weekly: Offers highly targeted advertising. Regular advertising is automatically included online. Is the only publication to carry free recruitment advertising in the form of Free Linage, these are text adverts edited to the in-house style. See a sample of a Free Linage advert. (NB free and enhanced linage adverts do not appear online).
Published: Every Friday except over Christmas and New Year, Good Friday.
Deadlines
Booking: For artwork and paid adverts noon Thursday
Copy:
5pm Thursday (all adverts including free)
Online coverage: there is no automatic online coverage with free or enhanced free advertising however regular (paid) advertising is posted online in full.
Rates
Free advertising
CJS Weekly is the only CJS publication to carry free recruitment advertising. See a sample of a Free Linage advert
Free linage: basic details of your vacancy edited to the in house style. Submit your FREE advert copy here
Please note: the free linage option does have the lowest response rate.
Enhance your free advert Sample adverts
Add a logo £20
Enhanced listing £20 Slightly different layout, bold heading.
Regular advertising Includes online coverage
Basic Text 200 words £75
Standard Listing 400 plus one logo £125
Unlimited unlimited text* and logos £175
although text is unlimited we recommend a maximum of 800 words otherwise your advert can be overwhelming and readers leave the page before reaching the end, for longer job descriptions and requirements we recommend placing the information in a downloadable document - we can do this for you, see Additional Services.
NB: If you need a full display advert (e.g. for dual languages) please
contact us for further details.
Greater visibility
CJS Weekly is averaging 75 new adverts each week through 2023, make yours more visible with a: Featured Job in CJS Weekly £25
Boost your advert to the top of the Weekly edition, with an eye catching Featured Job banner
Extras
Add a video: £40
Job of the Day:
£50 per day Links direct to your advert on CJS.
Perfect for nearing the closing date to increase interest. Banner at the top of the main online listing for the day (here) and remains live for one week (rolls down on subsequent days) Duplicate social media promotion and highlighted repeat listings in the daily email including an image like this sample. We usually use your logo but can use an image of your choice to accompany the details and all important link. The advert is highlighted in the Daily Email with your logo.
Limits: maximum of 1 promotion per advert per week.
Social Package: £75 per advert As for Job of the Day plus sharing to other website / fora, for example specialist Facebook pages and LinkedIn groups, selected by CJS to ensure we're reaching the right audience for your job. Limits: one promotion per advert only. More information here.
NB: all prices + VAT at standard rate
All adverts
Online for six weeks or until the closing date whichever is sooner. Longer runs by arrangement.
Published in full in the next available edition of CJS Weekly.
Volunteers and unpaid posts
50% discount off all advertising. ALL including free adverts are posted online here for voluntary roles and here for apprenticeships and interns. Paid adverts receive a greater level of social media coverage. More details here
Suggested extra: Where deadlines permit add CJS Professional for only £10, see Professional for details
NB: all prices + VAT at standard rate
Our advertisers say:
- We were extremely pleased with the response from our CJS advert and will definitely use it again. (private company)
- Employed a very strong candidate who responded to our CJS advert. (National conservation charity)Excellent service and the best option for small organisations, especially for part time and short term contracts where advertising is not always cost effective. CJS cuts out inappropriately qualified applicants. (Local biodiversity partnership)
- Excellent service, speed with which ads can be placed is a definite bonus. (FT 100 company)
- Response has been good and we have appointed good staff. (Heritage Coast)
- The quality of candidates responding to CJS adverts means that I don't have to do much other advertising to get a decent shortlist for interview. Value for money second to none. (City Council)
- Very satisfied with the speed, efficiency and costs involved throughout the entire advertising process. (Government Department)
- Impressed with the promptness of the advert going onto the internet and subsequent speed of the first interest coming through on email, first enquiry came through in the afternoon of the advert being placed. (Private Zoo)
- The best response that we have received, excellent coverage. (County Council)
- We had a very good response to the advert and thank you for your assistance. (Royal Estate)
Our CJS Weekly readers say:
- The only source I use to look for countryside jobs - I look forward to its arrival every week.
- My career would be completely different without ten years of CJS - Thank you!!
- A great service which has served as a reliable method of securing employment for me over the last ten years. It continues to go from strength to strength.
- Very useful to all our staff, thanks for a consistent and reliable service. (a county countryside service)
- Used by everyone I know in the industry.
- A university careers services said - Greatly appreciated by all our students.
Online Readers Say:
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A daily routine, thank you for giving such consistently good service to environmental job hunters.
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By far the leading website for providing career opportunities in the countryside management sector.
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My first port of call when looking for a job.
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The leading conservation jobsite on the net and one renowned throughout the ecological and biological world.
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Probably the one and only site worth looking at for jobs in the conservation sector.
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The one stop shop for all environmental jobs.
CJS Weekly Subscriber Readership composition:
In addition to the online readership. CJS Weekly has a highly targeted audience of people seeking work. We offer a free student and recent graduate subscription to CJS Weekly and this group account for two thirds of readership. 6% of subscribers are group subscriptions, this is where an organisation subscribed on behalf of a group of readers, 40% of these are colleges, universities and higher education careers centres, 20% are wildlife groups including the Wildlife Trusts, 10% subscribe on behalf of volunteers groups. We also work closely with HighGround: Life beyond the military - outdoors. HighGround's mission is to improve the wellbeing and employment prospects of serving personnel and veterans using the green environment.
All CJS advertising
Lots of adverts?
We offer a range of discounts of up to 35% when purchasing three or more adverts, outline details here or contact us with enquiries
Anything else?
We can host your documentation, e.g. Job Description or Application Form.
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More here.
We offer a range of Discounts and Deals. Find out more here.
Too busy to answer all the enquiries or deal with applications? CJS Can do that for you too. Details here.
NB: All prices quoted net of VAT which is chargeable at standard rates.