Post a Job Ad to SEEK

How to Post a Job Ad to SEEK?

To post a job ad on SEEK:

1. Navigate to the Recruitment tab > Select My Requisitions or Requisitions 

2. Locate the requisition > Actions > View Job Ads

3. Click New Job Ad (If you have an advert already setup, please skip this step and refer to step 7)

4. Under the Job Ad Details section > Enter all job advert details in the fields provided

5. Under the Channels section > Configure the Channels settings, including:

1. External Careers Portal: Enable the toggle
2. Display Salary Range: Select if the salary range will be displayed on this job ad
3. Availability: Select at least one portal to which this job ad should be posted

6. SEEK Job Ad section will be displayed > Select a Career Portal

7. Select Seek Acoount

8. Enter the job ad details, including:

1. Location: Enter the suburb or postcode and select an option matching SEEK locations (options sourced directly from SEEK)
2. Work Type: Select from options; Full Time, Part Time, Contract, Casual.

3. Workplace Type: Select from options; On-site, Remote, Hybrid. 

   Please be aware that SEEK uses its own AI to determine the 'Workplace Type' that is displayed on the live ad. To ensure your ad is categorized correctly and avoid candidate confusion, it is highly recommended that you explicitly state the work arrangement in the main body of your job description. For example, include a clear sentence such as:

   • "This is a full-time, on-site position based in our Adelaide office."
   • "This is a remote position."
4. Suggested Category: This option is displayed after entering the location, options are suggested based on your job title and location.
   To select a specific category:
   1. Select "Choose a different category" from the last option
   2. Category: Select the Category of the job ad
   3. Sub-Category: Select the Sub-Category of the job ad

9. Enter the salary details, including:

1. Salary type: SEEK’s options for Salary Types are; Annual Salary, Hourly Rate, Annual & commission

2. Salary range: Enter a salary range to offer candidates (this will not show on your ad)

   ✔️	Ensure that the minimum is greater than 0, and that the maximum is greater than the minimum. This is not displayed to candidates.

3. Salary shown on your ad (optional): This optional field to display a short description of salary to candidates on the job advert.

10. Select the SEEK Ad Type: 

1. Classic
2. Standout
3. Premium
4. Basic (available only for job ads posted to a location in Asia)

11. Select Branding (not available for Classic ad types)

Branding options are available for all Ad Types except "Classic". Branding typically includes a small logo and a larger cover image on the advert, these images are configured by SEEK.

• Basic ads: Allows for a logo only
• StandOut ads: Allows for a logo and cover image
• Premium ads: Allows for a logo and cover image

12. Enter Key Selling Points (optional, available for StandOut and Premium Ad Types only)

Allows for 3 extra dot points to be displayed on the SEEK search results page, designed to attract candidate interest to the role.

These points are displayed on search results when candidates search for jobs on SEEK.

13. Enter contact details

Contact details for SEEK's internal purposes only. Not displayed to candidates.

14. Enter additional details, including:

1. Video URL (optional): Add a YouTube video to your ad
2. Video Position on advert: Select where the video should be displayed on the advert; Below job description, Above job description.
   
3. Internal Billing Reference (optional): Optional field for a purchase order or reference number on the SEEK invoice. Not displayed on the SEEK advert.

15. Review Seek Screening Questions (only displayed for "Optimised Apply" integrations)

1. Seek Screening Questions cannot be changed after posting
   Seek does not support updates to screening questions after the job ad has been posted. This means the questions will not change on a live Seek ad, even if they are changed in ELMO.
    
2. All Seek Screening Questions are mandatory
   Screening questions on a Seek job ad will be mandatory for candidates to complete, even if they are optional in ELMO.
3. Only 3 response styles are supported by Seek
   These are:
   • Single-Select (Single Choice)
   • Multi-select (Multiple Choice)
   • Free text (Single Line Text)
      
4. Unsupported Questions
   SEEK will not accept multi and single-select questions containing only one selectable option.
    
5. How to configure screening questions?
   Screening questions are configured in Administration via Recruitment > Recruitment Workflows > Edit > 'Application' tab.

16. Include Privacy Policy agreement (optional): Tick the checkbox to include your privacy policy > Enter Privacy Policy URL and description (optional)

📝	To set up a default Privacy Policy URL and Description, a company admin can set this up via Administration > Recruitment > Job Board Channel Configuration > SEEK Integration > Enter the Privacy Policy URL and description

17. Preview SEEK Job Ad

The preview page will open in a new tab, and displays what the ad will look like on both:

• SEEK's Job Details page
• SEEK's search results page

This feature also allows you to preview how the ad will appear on mobile as well as on desktop.

18. Under the Content section > Select Job Template (optional, to repopulate the content for the job ad)

19. Review and complete the fields, including:

1. Short Job Description: A short description of the position for the job posting, max 150 characters. This will be displayed on the SEEK search results page.
   
2. Introduction: Enter an overview for the job posting.
3. Job Description: Enter the description of the position.
4. Desired Skills and Experience: Enter the desired skills and experience for the applicant.

20. Click Save

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