How do I get in touch with you?
Please send any questions in an email, or call us on (020) 7387 5445.
We have a constant stream of vacancies to fill. Do we qualify for quantity discounts?
You can buy ‘job credits’ in advance at discounts of up to 50%. See our Rate Card for details. Note that our job credits never expire.
Do we have to pay any more if we find the perfect candidate?
No.
If we advertise on grapevinejobs, won’t we be deluged by unsuitable responses?
It’s possible you may get some unsuitable responses; however, the overall quality of applicants received from grapevinejobs will be better than just about any other source. There are a number of reasons for this:
grapevinejobs is targeted at broadcast & media sectors professionals. For this reason grapevinejobs is never advertised or promoted: instead, people hear us through word-of-mouth (i.e., the real grapevine).
Our application process is designed to deter ‘casual’ applicants: specifically, jobseekers are required to write and save a cover letter before they can apply. If they aren’t willing to invest the time to do this, we believe they aren’t serious applicants
Also, we restrict jobseekers to a maximum of 5 applications a day. If a jobseeker attempts to apply for more, the applications are not sent, and the jobseeker is advised of this.
When jobseekers first register with us, they are warned not to apply for jobs for which they are not qualified. They also receive a reminder about this when they go through the application process.
Where unsuitable applications are sent, we encourage advertisers to let us know. We then send a Warning email to the offender letting them know that a repeat complaint could result in their being banned from the site. These warnings are generally effective although we do occasionally need to ban persistent offenders.
grapevinejobs includes a Pre-Screening capability which enables advertisers to ask jobseekers up to 10 yes/no questions about their skills and experience which they must answer before they apply. (The wording of the pre-screening questions can be used to deter unsuitable candidates.) The site 'marks' the candidates’ responses against your preferred answers and then reports the applicants’ scores in the subject line of their email applications.
All of these factors contribute to the generally high calibre of applicants from grapevinejobs.
We have positions to fill outside the UK. Can we list them on grapevinejobs?
Yes, quite a few of our jobseekers (and some of our clients) are based outside the UK, and we find UK jobseekers are increasingly willing to relocate, so it can make good sense to advertise your international position on our UK site.
Alternatively, you might want to take a look at our international network
of associated sites.
Who owns grapevinejobs?
grapevinejobs is privately owned. The principal shareholder also owns Searchlight, which is a recruitment consultancy specialising in the media sector. Despite the common ownership, grapevinejobs is completely independent of Searchlight.
