Advertise on guardian.co.uk using behavioural targeting
You can reach candidates by showing your buttons, banners or MPUs to users based on their behaviour.
For example, you can target by
Behavioural targeting allows you to headhunt a passive jobseeking audience digitally.
For example, you can target by
- content - e.g users reading 3 or more pages of MediaGuardian.co.uk, or who visit the Graduate Recruiter Index page more than 4 times in a month
- keyword within the content - articles containing certain words such as engineering, environment, fashion or education
- where users are visiting from - e.g. users from specific universities.
Behavioural targeting allows you to headhunt a passive jobseeking audience digitally.
Video
This enables you to give candidates to gain a real insight into what it’s like working in your company.
Using video means you can:
What advertisers say:
“We wanted a more innovative approach to promoting the brand online. The Guardian enabled us to reach our target audience effectively and offer them a ‘window’ into King’s, giving them a real feel for the environment we offer.”
King’s College London
Using video means you can:
- give valuable information to potential candidates
- stand out from your competitors,
- demonstrating your organsiation's innovation and creativity
What advertisers say:
“We wanted a more innovative approach to promoting the brand online. The Guardian enabled us to reach our target audience effectively and offer them a ‘window’ into King’s, giving them a real feel for the environment we offer.”
King’s College London
ROP
Advertising on the front page of one of our print supplements allows you to:
- Gain greater prominence over other advertisers
- Profile your job opportunities as well as raise brand awareness
- Effectively reach passive and active jobseekers
Jobmatch
Send your role out to relevant candidates who have requested to be sent jobs through the guardianjobs.co.uk site.
How it works:
This is an excellent way to reach active, relevant candidates.
With over 53,000 Graduate profiles on the database, you can show your roles to relevant candidates by looking at degree studied or location.
Source: Guardian Jobs Stats April 08
How it works:
- You take the Jobmatch option
- Key criteria from your advert is matched with the relevant candidates on the database
- Candidates are alerted to your vacancies, allowing them to apply directly to the position.
This is an excellent way to reach active, relevant candidates.
With over 53,000 Graduate profiles on the database, you can show your roles to relevant candidates by looking at degree studied or location.
Source: Guardian Jobs Stats April 08


