Advertising

Re: Advertising

Diederik Gelderman — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:37:14 GMT

You could also try Kookaburra Locums - less expensive i believe and very reliable - cheers

Re: Advertising

Susie Samuel — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:22:41 GMT

We used an advert on Vetsurgeon.org for a vet to do some blog writing and have had loads of replies. Thanks Arlo

Re: Advertising

Julian Earl — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:01:02 GMT

Thanks Arlo, the advert is a lot less comprehensive than the wording posted on your site here, and also has cost £130 in the Vet Times, so about one-third of the Vet Record cost (The Vet Record does give the fourth week free);needless to say perhaps but I'm trying on there for a couple of weeks first. The starting price for the Times is only £55 but I suppose that doesn't allow one to give much information.

Re: Advertising

Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:56:25 GMT

[quote user="Julian Earl"] Now, I know I can advertise here and indeed have done, but an advert in the Vet Record for four weeks - boxed admittedly, but fairly simple - is going to be nearly £1200 for four weeks.

Is it just me, or is that a bit, errrm, expensive? [/quote]

Depends on the size of your advert, rather than the complexity of design or whether or not it is boxed. Still, my first thought was that it is an awful lot of money for a job advert. Particularly when you think that print journals no longer have the monopoly in terms of giving you a platform on which to advertise.

For the moment, print journals probably do have higher readership numbers than online. But the more of you that remember to ALWAYS post any vacancies you have on VetSurgeon.org, the more veterinary surgeons will use it to find jobs, the more of you that will post ads, the more that will come to find a job, and so on, and so on, and so on.

What I am trying to say is that even if you don't get a response to your ad on VetSurgeon (and I know people have had responses), it's still worth posting, because you are helping to build a resource that is and always will be free for the profession.

Re: Advertising

Gareth Dowdeswell — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:39:55 GMT

Vet Times can be difficult to obtain if you're not already working - they're a bit inconsistent about sending copies to unemployed vets. May not be a factor, depending on who you're looking to recruit, but something to bare in mind. I think the online part of Vet Record jobs has been revamped recently, is it any cheaper just to advertise there?

Re: Advertising

Eamon McAllister — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:46:59 GMT

Far too expensive.

Re: Advertising

Tim Cheyne — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:24:50 GMT

The distribution and general management of the VR appear to have changed hands recently; have the advertising rates increased as a result? The VR seems to be packed with adverts anyway so I don't suppose they will be the least bit ruffled by any comments here.

Tim.

Re: Advertising

Bob Russell — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:10:34 GMT

[quote user="Julian Earl"]

Cupid's arrow has struck at my practice and an employee is moving away to be with his fiancee so a replacement is required. Now, I know I can advertise here and indeed have done, but an advert in the Vet Record for four weeks - boxed admittedly, but fairly simple - is going to be nearly £1200 for four weeks.

Is it just me, or is that a bit, errrm, expensive?

[/quote]

Bl**dy hell

Re: Advertising

Mark Hedberg — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:30:42 GMT

Don't forget the recruiting companies; Carlton Professional was really helpful when I was looking to move around.

Re: Advertising

Vikki Halliday LLB — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:02:25 GMT

Vet Times a bit cheaper, and for that money you would probably get a quarter page!

We didn't use VR for recruitment when I opened my new surgery, only Vet Times and of course our own Vetsurgeon.org, and had plenty applicants.

Re: Advertising

Rob Davis — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:52:12 GMT

Is the vet times any cheaper? I suspect it will reach a wider readership these days as well.