Are You Spending Too Much on Recruitment Advertising?
INDEPENDENT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING REVIEW We help recruitment agencies and employers identify wasted job-board spend, lower cost per application and generate more direct applications. 25+ years in recruitment advertising | 12 years at Indeed | Experience with 3,000+ businesses
Proven Recruitment Advertising Results
Small changes to campaign structure, job titles and budget allocation can produce very large improvements in recruitment advertising performance.
+400% Increase in applications achieved for one client
€20,000+ Annual recruitment advertising saving
+200% Applications without increasing advertising spend
Where Does Recruitment Advertising Spend Get Wasted?
Most businesses don't deliberately waste money on recruitment advertising. It happens gradually.
Individual vacancies are sponsored unnecessarily. Daily budgets remain active. Poor-performing jobs consume disproportionate spend. Different consultants advertise similar vacancies. Job titles don't match the terms candidates actually search for.
The result is more often than not higher advertising costs without a corresponding increase in applications.
Spending more isn't always the answer.
What We'll Review
1. Campaign Structure: Is your budget organised in the most cost-effective way?
2. Job-Level Spend: Which vacancies are consuming budget without producing applications?
3. Cost Per Application: Which campaigns, jobs and locations are delivering value?
4. Job Titles: Are you advertising using the terminology candidates actually search for?
5. Sponsorship & Budgets: Are jobs being sponsored that could generate applications without additional spend?
6. Poor-Performing Vacancies: Which roles need a different approach rather than simply more budget?
7. Candidate Demand: What does the market tell us about candidate supply and competition?
8. Candidate Sourcing: Could some vacancies be filled more effectively through proactive sourcing?
Why Independent Advice Matters
Most recruitment advertising advice comes from organisations that benefit when you spend more.
Digital Recruitment Media is different.
We are completely independent of every job board. We don't receive commission for recommending additional advertising spend.
Our objective is to help you generate the maximum number of relevant applications for the lowest sensible advertising cost.
More applications. Lower CPA. Less wasted spend.
What Can Better Advertising Structure Achieve?
One employer was receiving approximately 100 applications per month from its recruitment advertising.
After reviewing campaign structure, job titles, budgets and candidate search behaviour, application volume increased to more than 500 applications per month.
100 → 500+ Applications Per Month
Without a comparable increase in advertising spend.
Is This Right for Your Business?
Our independent advertising review is particularly suitable for:
Recruitment agencies advertising multiple vacancies
Employers recruiting continuously
Multi-location businesses
Healthcare and care providers
Childcare groups
Logistics and driving recruiters
Businesses spending several thousand euro or pounds per month on job advertising
If you're only advertising one occasional vacancy, we're probably not the right solution.
FAQ
Are you affiliated with any job-board?
No. Digital Recruitment Media is completely independent of every job board and does not receive commission for recommending additional advertising spend.
Do we need to change job boards?
No. In most cases we work with the recruitment advertising accounts and platforms you're already using.
Do you work with recruitment agencies?
Yes. We work with both recruitment agencies and direct employers and can review campaign structure, consultant advertising, budgets, job performance and cost per application.
Which businesses benefit most?
The service is most relevant to organisations regularly advertising multiple vacancies or spending several thousand euro or pounds per month on recruitment advertising.
Request Your Independent Recruitment Advertising Review
Tell us a little about your current recruitment advertising. All information is treated confidentially.