If you're advertising multiple positions, contact us to negotiate a suitable timeframe.
Online: ads are published on Smart jobs and careers and commercial job websites within 3 days (providing your documents are complete and correct).
Print: there is a Thursday 12pm deadline for ads to appear in print from Friday the following week. The ad will appear either midweek or on the weekend based on the paper's schedule. If you're advertising in a regional paper, contact us to confirm their print schedule.
How much will it cost?
The charge for advertising on Smart jobs and careers is included in QSS's customer recruitment retainer.
To advertise a new or existing role you will need to complete the Request to hire form. This form can't be saved and will time out after 2 hours. Use this checklist to ensure you have everything you need to complete the form before you start.
Checklist
I've checked my latest establishment report or asked my HR team to confirm:
the role exists
its title and classification
the position number
the role status: permanent, temporary, casual or contract
location in the organisation structure
hours and location of work.
I know why the vacancy exists.
I know the role type: flexible, flexible full-time, flexible part-time, full-time, part-time, non-standard hours.
I've checked the role description:
is complete and on my agency's current template
allows me to copy and paste from it.
I know who the ad will appear for on Smart jobs and careers:
the general public and Queensland Government employees
Queensland Government employees only.
I know if I'm advertising on a commercial job website (e.g. Seek) as well as Smart jobs and careers.
If advertising on a commercial job website, I know the location to show my ad: Brisbane, other QLD, other locations.
I know if I'm advertising in a newspaper and which paper:
A regional or suburban newspaper because the role is located in that area.
A community paper (e.g. Koori Mail).
The Courier Mail, Weekend Australian or an interstate metropolitan paper. These require Director-General or equivalent approval.
I know the cost centre, internal order or WBS for this vacancy. Invoices for external websites or press advertising will be forwarded to your agency for payment.
I know if I'm advertising the role as a continuous applicant pool (advertise the role continuously with no closing date).
I know if the role is targeted (to employees of an agency or a specific group in an agency).
I know the contact details of the:
chair of the selection panel (we'll use these contact details internally to help us administer the advertising and recruitment process)
contact person for applicants (we'll provide these details to candidates, for example in the job ad, and in any correspondence we provide such as unsuccessful outcome or delay notifications)
I've completed the Media options form—you must attach it to the Request to hire form.
You can print the checklist using the Print icon above.
You can use images and videos in your job advertisement to help attract candidates.
Add an image
To include an image in your job advertisement:
Upload the image to a public internet site.
Tell us in the Comments section of the Request to Hire form that you want to include an image and provide the URL to where the image is hosted.
We'll publish your vacancy on Smart Jobs and Careers with the image included.
Add a video
To include a video in your job advertisement:
Upload the video to your agency's YouTube channel (don't allow comments).
Copy the link from YouTube using the right-click Copy embed code option (or copy the URL for the video).
Add the embed code or URL information to your Short description on the Media Options form.
Tell us in the Comments section of the Request to Hire form that a video is included in the Short description section of the advertisement.
We'll publish your vacancy on Smart Jobs and Careers with the video included.
Image and video URL character limit
URLs are included in the job advertisement short description character limit (900 characters). If you need help shortening your URL, contact QSS Recruitment.
You can add questions to your job advertisement to help you shortlist candidates. You need to do this before completing the Request to hire form. Complete a Springboard questionnaire form in the QSS Self Service Centre. We'll build the questionnaire, send a draft to you to approve, and add it to the vacancy once you submit the Request to hire form.
Complete the Media options to advertise a role form with your ad descriptions before you complete the Request to hire form. You will need to attach the Media options form to the Request to hire form.
Complete the online Request to hire form to advertise a role for recruitment. Make sure you've completed your Request to hire checklist and have the documents you need, including the Media options form.
SSO is an authentication process that allows you to access multiple services and applications with one username and password.
Most Queensland Government agencies use SSO. If your agency doesn't use SSO, contact your agency IT service desk and let them know you would like to use it.
Most government-owned corporates, non-government organisations, and statutory authorities do not currently use SSO. If your organisation doesn't use SSO, contact your IT service desk and let them know you would like to use it.
